Evening star., 1938-09-13
REGATTA'S UNITS
READY WATER
EVENTSSATURDAy
Queen and Ladies of Her
Court Attend Luncheon
of Association.
BOB SNEDECKI, FORMER
CLASS B CHAMP, ENTERS
Commissioner Call on Residents
to Decorate Homes and
Business Places.

Members Of the Presidents Cup
Regatta Association gathered yester-
day at the Raleigh Hotel for their final
meeting before the sailboats begin
slipping through the waters of the
Potomac OF Hains Point Saturday
afternoon in the opening events of the
1888 regatta.
Queen of the Regatta, Miss Eliza
beth Reed. publicly met members Of
her court, whose names were an.
nounced over the week end. The
luncheon meeting was given in their
honor.
They are Miss Marty Wilson, 2120
Kalorama road NV; Miss Anne Tur-
ney, 1929 lockwood parkway NV:
Miss Amonett Gordon, 1905 Woodland
drive NV: Miss Sue Partridge, 429
New Jersey avenue S. E.; Miss Peggy
Vogel, 37l4 Ingomar street NV, and
Miss Rosemary Newman, Arlington.
Va.
CnAImen report Progress.
Reports of committee chairmen,
made to James A. Councillor, general
chairman of the regatta, indicated
everything Is in readiness for the
opening of the water events.
The ladies of Queen Elizabeth's court
were welcomed to the spotlight, which
Miss Reed has occupied alone for the
past several weeks, by a group Of
entertainers, including Carl Crosen, II,
and Diana Courette Hubbard, 10, sing
ers and tap dancers; tap-dancing
Sailor" Johnny Linden, and singing
"Davey Jones" Fred East and Flying
Dutchman" Billy Raymond.
Gordon Hittenmark and Lee Everett,
National Broadcasting Co. announcers,
who have developed something akin to
mountain feud incident to the re-
gatta, were shown the cup for which
they will vie in a special boat race.
The cup" is a two-gallon jug suit
ably adorned with caricatures Of the
racing principals and phraseology in
dicative Of nature Of this unscheduled
event.
The Fo'csle Club admitted two new
members, Lawrence. Kraft and John
Strait.
The entrance in the Gold Cup Race
OF Bob Snedecki, former national class
B outboard racing champion of Rich
mond, Va. was announced at the
luncheon yesterday
Washingtonians were called on YES.
terday by the District Commissioners
to decorate their homes and business
establishments during the week Of the
Presidents Cup Regatta as members
OF the Race Committee reported that
plans for the annual event have been
completed.
Mr. Councillor reported that tickets
are on sale. The schedule beeins
Saturday with sailing races on the
Potomac and ends September Is with
speedboat races for the Presidents
gold cup trophy.
Program Of Events.
A detailed program released BY the
association yesterday follows:
Saturday. September II, l:3o p.m,,
sallboat races, Hams Point.
Sunday, September ls, $50 am.
sailboat races. Hams Point, all day.
Thursday, September ~, $50 pm.
to 1890 pm, Illuminated water
pageant, Water Gate.
Friday, September %, ll:3o am.
to 4:30 pm, outboard races. Hains
Point; 1880 pm, swimming and diving
events in Venetian Pool shoreham
Hotel; $50 pm, street parade, pro-
ceeding west from Peace Monument on
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street NV, to Constitution avenue.
Saturday, September "a, l:4s pm.
to s pm. inboard motor boat races,
Hains Point.
Saturday, September rs. l:2o pm,
to 5 pm, inboard motor boat races.
Hams Point.
The Navy Department has assigned
the 1,050-ton destroyer Jacob Jones
to attend the Presidents Cup Regatta
here from September II to Is. it was
announced today.
The Jacob Jones, commanded by
1t. Comdr. Arthur H. McCollum, U.
S. NJ, Of Destroyer Division 80, Train
ing Detachment, now Is at New Lon
don, Conn.,, and will proceed to Wash
ington during the latter part of this
week, 1t was announced. She is
manned by S officers and 100. enlisted