Evening star., 1942-04-05
DC. and Nation
Ready 10 Mark
18th Army Day
PorodeIess Capital
Turns to Airport,
Nearby Posts


lean cities tomorrow.
In observance of the twenty fifth
anniversary of the United States en-
tarnce in World War I. April 6,
1917, the outstanding features in
this area will include:
At Washington National Airport,
today and tomorrow. display of
American combat planes of types
now engaged in the war of the
Southwestern Pacific will be open
to the public.
At the Mayf1oWer Hotel, tomorrow
night, the annual dinner of the
Washington Branch, Military Or
der of the World War, is to be ad-
dressed by 1t. Gen Brehon Somer-
veil, chief of supply forces of the
Army. Many distinguished person.
ages of the Army and Navy will
participate.
Open House at Walter Reed.
At Army Medical Center, Walter
Reed Hospital, there will be open
house from $3.50 am. to 4:30 pm.
tomorrow for visits. Several DEM
onstrations of equipment will be
given.
At Fort Belvoir, Va, Army Day
festivities start with an engineer
exhibit, open both today and to-
morrow from $50 am. to pm.
Conducted tours will take place to-
morrow, beginning at $50 am. In
addition there will be retreat pa
rade by the Sd Engineer Training
Battalion.
At Baltimore parade of more
than 10000 men and hundreds of
pieces of the latest Army equip
ment will start at 2 pm. tomorrow
from the 5th Regiment Armory
Plaza and proceed through the
downtown section. Many Washing
ton service men will appear in this
parade, as it will include the 29th
Division. Reviewing officers will be
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, COM
mander of the Sd Corps Area, and
Maj Gen Leonard T. Gerow, COM
manding officer of the 29th.
The 1st Tank Group at Fort
George G.. Meade will keep open
house" for visitors tomorrow and
lend spice to the occasion by put
ting on simulated action.
Col. Ennis in Command.
The group is commanded by Col
Robert B. Ennis and consists of the
Headquarters Detachment and the
741st and 191st Tank BattalionS.
During the afternoon the 8O5th
Tank Destroyer Battalion and tanks
of the 741st Battalion will stage a
demonstration as the latter drive
along the obstacle course west Of the
posts golf course. Anti-tank guns
will take pot shots as the battalion
deploys.
Some 80 tanks of the 191st Bat
talon will take part in the Army
Day parade in Baltimore tomorrow.
At the Ordnance Training Gen.
ter. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md,
open. house" will be held tomorrow
from 10 am. to pm.
Importance of the observance Of
Army Day was stressed by Secre-
tary of War Stimson in statement
yesterday.
Army Day this year has par
ticular significance for the American
people" he said 1T is appropriate
that the Nation should pay tribute
to the soldiers now engaged in the
great struggle on many battle fronts.
within our own continental linn
It's other patriotic Americans are
taking part, as soldiers and as civil
ians, in the greatest national effort
of our time. The observance OF
Army Day will mark the respect and
the affection which we all feel for
our armed forces, and the pride
which we all share in the Army of
the United States"
Flying Forts on View.
Explaining the display of combat
planes at Washington National Air
port, the War Department an
nounced they will include fighters,
attack bombers and long-range fly
ing fortresses. 80,
Both afternoons the planes will
be flown to Boiling Field for the
night, Pilots of the Air Forces
Ferrying Command will bring many
of the planes into the Army Day
Exhibit. from their present stations.
They will begin landing as early as
9 am. today. j.,
Plans for the exhibit were ordered
bv 1t. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, chief
of Army Air Forces, to show the
public the kind of planes now fight
ing for America. John Groves, air
port manager, is cooperating in ar
rangements.
throughout today and tomorrow,
description and identification of the
aircraft will be given over the air
ports public address system.
Tomorrow the ships will be re-
turned to the airport from Boiling
Field, beginning at noon, and will
remain on display until late after
noon. The Air Forces band from
Boiling Field will give a concert
under direction of Warrant Officer
ALI Heiberg.
Boiling Field will be closed to the
public, arrangements having been
made to mold the Army Day observ-
ance at the airport to assure that
work at the Army field will not be
interrupted. Camera fans were
warned to leave their cameras at
home. Only accredited press
photographers will be permitted to
take pictures of the military planes.
Fees Go to U. S.
Admission fees will be charged
today and Monday to get into GER
tain parts of the airport. Manager
Groves said the fees would 60 direct
to the Treasury Department for the
war effort. Military police, soldiers
from the Washington Provisional
Brigade and police will be on guard.
At the Aberdeen Proving Ground
an elaborate program of exhibits
has been arranged under direction
of Brig. Gen. ROLAND w. Case, COM
manding the Aberdeen Proving
Ground; Brig. Gen. Julian S.
Hatcher, commanding the Ord
nance Training Center; Brig. Gen.
Bethel W. Simpson, commanding
the Replacement Training Center,
(See ARMY DAY, Page A-l2)