Evening star., 1940-10-25
Plans Mapped
For Navy Day
Observance
Program to Be Held
Tomorrow at John
Paul Jones Statue

The Capitals observance of Navy
Day will begin tomorrow at 12:15
pm. when more than 40 patriotic
organizations gather before the
John Paul Jones statue at the foot
of Seventeenth street NV. for a
one-hour program.
Rear Admiral William R Fur
long, chief Of the Bureau of Ord
nance of the Navy Department, will
open the ceremonies at 1890 pm,
following a l5-minute concert by
the United States Navy Yard Band.
Navy Day. Sunday, will be fea
tured by radio addresses by Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Compton
and Admiral Harold r. Stark, chief
of naval operations.
The Navy Yard will remain
closed to the public under defense
precautionary regulations. The
Navy Day Committee of the Navy
Yard will present an all-day pro-
gram Monday, beginning at $3.50
m. in Fairlawn Park, Anacostia,
however.
Capt. Griffen Will Speak.
TT is regretted that due to the
extensive construction work incident
to the addition of facilities at the
Naval Observatory and the ground
repair work in progress, it is not
practical to permit visiting" the
Navy Department announced.
Capt Robert C. Giffen. U. S. N.
will deliver the principal address
tomorrow. and a tribute to John
Paul Jones, often termed "the father
of the United States Navy will be
offered by 1t. Col. George F. Un-
macht. national secretary of the
National Sojourners.
Comdr. William K. Rafferty,, as
sistant chief of Navy chaplains, will
make the invocation. Placing of
wreaths will be directed by Col.
Lemuel Bolles. assisted by Comdr.
Homer N. Wallin and 1t. Col. Edwin
S. Betterheim, jr.
Participating Organizations
Among participating organiza-
tions. many of which will be repre-
sented in a grouping of flags at the
sides of the statue, will be:
The Navy League of the United
States, Military Order of the World
War, National Sojourners, Heroes
of '76, Army and Navy Legion Of
Valor. National Society. American
War Mothers; District of Columbia
Society, American War Mothers,
Gold Star Mothers, Advisory Board
of Masonic Clubs of the District of
Columbia National Society, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
District of Columbia Society, Daueh-
tiers of the American Revolution;
National Society, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution District Of Columbia
Society. Sons of the American Revo-
luton; National Auxiliary, Spanish
War Mothers; Naval and Military
Order of the Spanish War.
! Also Military Order of the Cara
bao. Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Daughters of 1912. Military Order
of Foreign Wars, American Legion
Auxiliary. Sons of the Revolution,
National Patriotic Council. Womens
Overseas Service League, Ladies
Auxiliary, Fleet Reserve Assocla-
ton; American Womens Legion,
Aztec Club of l847, Order of Ahepa,
Society of the Cincinnati, Junior
American Citizens, Danes of the
Loyal Legion, Society of American
Colonists. Society of Mayfiower De-
scendants, Military Order of the
Purple Heart, National Society,
Daughters of American Colonlsts;
Womens Relief Corps, National
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
erans; Ladies of the G. A. r., La
dies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign
Wars: American Legion. Disabled
American Veterans; Daughters of
American Colonists, Daughters Of
America, Disabled American Veter-
ans Auxiliary, La Societe des 40 Ct
s, Daughters of Founders AND Pa
triots of America, and Gushing
Auxiliary, Sons of Union Veterans.
Officials in charge of the program
urged groups planning to bring
wreaths or flags to the exercises
get to the scene as early as possible
as the ceremonies begin about the
time that Government Offices in the
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