Evening star., 1940-10-27
Honors 10 NAVY
Open With Rites
AT Jones Statue
Crowded Programs
Continue Today
And Tomorrow

In simple but colorful ceremonies
at the monument of John Paul
Jones, near the Tidal Basin yester-
day afternoon, AZ patriotic organi-
cations joined in local observance
of Navy Day.
Under the joint auspices of the
military Order of the World War
and the National Sojourners, colors
were massed and wreaths placed on
the memorial. General naval OBJ
servance is today, birth date of Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt, big Navy
champion.
The program today includes radio
speeches by Secretary of Navy Knox,
Assistant Secretary Compton and
Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief of
Naval Operations Mr. Knox speaks
this afternoon from 2 to 230 o'clock
over WJSV and from 4:30 to o'clock
over WRC. Mr. Compton speaks
from ! to lis o'clock on Building
Two Ocean Navy" over VOL. Ad-
miral Stark will speak on the S&le
program with Secretary Knox at 2
o'clock
Beginning at am. tomorrow a
full day of events will be presented
In Fairlawn Park, Anacostia, by a
special Navy Day Committee of the
Washington Navy Yard.
Capt. Giffen Speaks.
During the ceremonies yesterday
at the monument Capt r. c. Giffen,
director Of the Naval Reserve policy
section of the department, spoke on
THE Navy-Our First Line of De-
fense." Of the fleet he said:
1T must at all times be so power
full that it can take the offensive
in war and meet and defeat the
enemy far from our own shores.
Doubling of our combat tonnage has
led to the expression of 'Two-Ocean
Navy
The situation could arise where
II might be advisable to divide the
fleet and have a sizehle portion of
it in the South Atlantic, for instance,
if the Monroe Doctrine is to be
maintained. A similar portion might
reasonably operate IN the North At
lantic and like groups. in the Pacific.
But it should be feet so flexible
and large in number of ships,
whether operating as unit or in
several units, that it is altogether
powerful enough for defense of our
long coast lines at any time. any
where. against all combinations OF
powers Unless our Navy is strong
enough to do this. we cannot say
1t is ready for every emergency"
Discusses Life of Jones.
1t. Col George F Unmacht,
Chemical Warfare Service, dis
cussed the life of join Paul Jones.
He called on Americans to renew
our faith in ourselves and faith in
our Nation" that "the right to life,
liberty and happiness might be the
proud heritage" of the people
He said the Navv was fortunate
to have "a hero to furnish the spirit
to those who now make up its men,
bership" Col Unmacht said Jones
made himself TO know the ways of
the men of the world so that when
he appeared at the courts of Europe
he honored the cour try he repre-
sented.'
Rear Admiral William r. Furlong,
chairman of the military order, in
troduced the speakers Comdr. Will
liam K Rafferty, assistant chief
of chaplains, gave the invocation,
and 1t. Col Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr.. directed the placing of wreaths.
The Navy School of Music Band,
under the direction of Bandmaster
James M. Thurmond, played several
selections
Navy Yard Closed tc Visitors.
Because of military restrictions,
the Navy Yard will not be open for
inspection. 1t also vas decided to
cancel visiting at the Naval OBJ
servatory because of the extensive
construction and repair work in
progress.
The program tomorrow offers a
variety Of events. An observation
plane will be catapulted from
barge in the Anacost'a River under
the direction Of Comdr. F.. N. Trap
Uell dt . ~ dill, ~ oV dill, PILL,
2:45 pm and $50 pm.
A special exhibition of deep-sea
diving will be given at 9:55 am. and
3 pm, under the erection of 1t.
j. l.. De Tar. An attack by fighter
planes against light bcmbers will be
staged at 10 am and 2 pm. In
addition, several lectures and dem
onstrations on chemical warfare de-
fense will be given under the super
vision of 1t. Comdr. j P. Wetherill.
At 11:50 am. and 2:30 pm. life
saving crew from the LeWes Oel0
Coast Guard Station will demon
strate methods of rescuing persons
from a ship in distress. Under the
direction of Chief Boatswain c. A.
Osborn, at 3:15 p.n, the crew will
capsize a lifeboat and show how
1t is righted
Admiral George T. Pettengill,
commandant of the Navy Yard, will
review the Marine Battalion, under
the command of Maj Harold E.
Rosecrans. Musical programs will
be given by the Navy School of
Music Band. The program will close
at Sis pm. with massing of colors
on the field under the direction of
Capt I. F. Gillikin, L. S. M. c.
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