Evening star., 1943-03-29
Captured Jap Sub
To Be on Display in
Alexandra Friday
Parade and Big RoIIy .
To Sell Bonds in Front
Of Post Office Planned

Escorted by military parade, q
captured two-man Japanese subma-
rine will make a three hour stop
in front of the Alexandria post Of
flee Friday evening as the feature
Of the city's biggest bond-sale rally.
The submarine, which is being
taken on bond-selling tour of the
country, and which will proceed
from Alexandria to Washington,
will be met at the city limits by
two motorcycle police, and escorted
to the 400 block of South Patrick
street, where the parade will form
at $50 pm.
1t. Col. Everett A. Hellmuth,
commander of the 11th Battalion of
the Virginia Protective Force, said
the parade will be led by Mayor
william r. wilkins, A. o. Reardon,
chairman of the city's War Bond
Committee, and members of his
committee. They will be followed
by Col. Hellmuth and his staff.
includes Band.
A military band from Fort Bel
voir, three companies of the En-
gineer Provisional Battalion, a COM
pany of WAACS and one of WAVES
will precede the submarine. Next
in line will be two companies of the
Virginia Protective Force, now
known as the Virginia State Guard,
and two companies of Virginia Re-
serve Militia or Minutemen, uni
formed In the recently approved
green coverall. The band and ca
Diet corps of George Washington
High School will follow.
The parade is scheduled to move
north on Patrick street, east on
King street to st. Asaph street,
south on st. Asaph to Duke street,
and west on Duke street to WASH
ington street and then north to the
post office, arriving at g. o'clock.
Mr.. Reardon has announced that
while a cat-walk is being set up to
reach the submarine, he will conduct
an auction over the public address
system, and the buyer of the larg-
est bond will be the first person
to enter the submarine. AS bidders
drop out, their names will be taken
so that they may also visit the
submarine in order.
Miss Mitchell to Speak.
Miss Ruth Mitchell, sister OF the
late Brig. Gen. william Mitchell
and the only American woman
member of the Chetniks, Yugoslav
guerrilla organization, has notified
Mr.. Reardon that she will be pres
ent and will speak.
Among the prominent Alexan-
drians who will make 5-minute
talks during the rally are Supreme
Court Justice Black, Norman Davis,
president of the American Red
Cross; Mrs. Doris Rhea, former ex-
ecutive secretary of the Alexandria
Red Cross chapter, now on the nurs-
ing service of the eastern area ;
Mayor wilkins and approximately
20 others whose names have not
been made public.
Mr.. Reardon has asked that any
officers in the armed services who
plan to be in the city Friday get
In touch with him so he may know
how many plan to attend.
Is Being Painted.
The submarine visited Emporia,
Petersburg, Suffolk and Norfolk last
week, and is now being painted in
the Norfolk Navy Yard. It will be
taken to Richmond Wednesday and
will make stop at Fredericksburg
Friday before reaching Alexandria.
The submarine, while in WASH
ington, will be on exhibition Sat-
urday at the Capitol Plaza from 8
am. to 8 pm. and on r street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets Sunday and Monday. Ex-
hibit hours on Sunday are 2 to 10
pm. and Monday, 10 am. to 10 pm.
Minimum admission, both in Alex
andria and here, is the purchase Of
. 25-cent War stamp for children
under IL, all others 81 worth Of War
stamps. AL purchases Of stamps
must be made from the special
booths at the SUBJ, Advance bond
purchasers may secAre tickets with
their bonds at post Ofiices, banks,
building and loan associations, the
aters and retailers.
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