Evening star., 1945-10-03
Ninnitz on Coast;
To Bring Wife
ToCeIebration
Resting at Home
Before Starting
For Welcome Here

AS details of the spectacular pa
rade planned for Nimitz day, Friday,
were made public here, the triumph
ant commander in chief of the Pa
cific Fleet rested briefly at his home
in Berkeley, Calf, today before
leaving for Washington to receive
the Nations acclaim.
Admiral Nimitz few to San Fran
cisco from Hawaii yesterday and
was welcomed with a parade and
ceremony at City Hall. His wife was
first to greet him when his plane
landed at Oakland, and she will ac--
company him to the Capital.
The hero was hailed in San Fran
cisco by Gov. Earl Warren and city
officials, and presented a golden key
to the Golden Gate, the Associated
Press reported.
Makes Speech on Navy.
"New weapons such as the atomic
bomb" Admiral ,Nimitz told a San
Francisco throng, will undoubtedly
change the character of battle. But
the prerequisite for military success
remains. You must have control of
the sea. We have the power and the
resources now. Let us keep them.
Our Navy today is a guarantee of
peace for tomorrow"
Washington's Nimitz Day parade
is scheduled to start from the foot of
Capitol Hill about ITO pm. as the
admiral leaves the joint session of
Congress called to honor him.
The parade will include 16 march,
ing and motorized units of the Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The
45-minute procession will be divided
into three divisions-guests of honor
marching men and women, motor
lied detachments.
Naval Heroes to Ride.
Admiral Nimitz and his party will
ride at the head. The guests of
honor also will include naval heroes
to be decorated with the Congress
sional Medal of Honor during the
day by President Truman. March,
ing units will include 1000 midship-
men from the Naval Academy,
headed by their band; 600 Marines
from Quantico, with the Marine
Barracks Band: 200 midshipmen
from thet Navy Yard receiving sta
ton, with the Navy School of Music
Band; $50 Coast Guardsmen, headed
by the Coast Guard Band; Nurse
Corps platoons from the Naval Med
ical Csnter, 400 women Marines,
headed by the Marine Women's
Reserve Band from Camp Lejeune;
400 WAVES from the Washington
Naval Barracks, headed by their
drum and bugle corps; 400 SPARSI
from the local barracks, behind their
drum and bugle corps.
The motorized divisions will in
clude jeeps bearing veterans of the
battles of Wake Island, Guadal-
canal, Two Jima, Saipan, Okinawa,
the Coral Sea, Midway and the first
and second battles of the Philip
pines Sea.
War Trophy Display.
A japanese landing craft and
other captured equipment will be
displayed on trucks. Motorized
Unit IA will bring United States
naval air exhibits, towed by trac-
tors. These will include an Aven-
ger, Helldiver, a Corsair, a He'll
cat, Baka bomb, Zeke and Jill. An
ordnance display will be another
feature.
Hundreds of naval planes will fly
over the route of the parade.
Leaving East Capitol Plaza, the
parade will move north to Constitu-
ton avenue, west on Constitution
avenue to Pennsylvania avenue and
along the historic avenue of parades
to Fifteenth street, then south on
Fifteenth to the Monument
Grounds, where it will be reviewed
by Admiral NimitZ and then dis
band.
Will Visit White House.
The program at the Monument
Grounds will start as soon as the
review is completed, probably
around 2:45. Admiral Nimitz will
be welcomed by Floyd Akers, gen.
eral chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee which sponsors Nimitiz day.
Commissioner John Russell Young
will present the key to the city.
Admiral Nimitz will respond.
The admiral will go to the White
House to be honored by the Presi-
dent at $3.50 pm. The day will
close with the elaborate citizens
banquet at 7:30 pm. at the May
flower Hotel.
Tickets for the parade and cere-
monies at the Monument Grounds
are on sale at the American Auto
mobile Association, Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, and the keystone Automobile
Club, 1643 Connecticut avenue NV.
Reserved seats in the Monument
Grounds are priced at $1.20 and
bleachef seats along the route at 81.
Schools of Arlington County and
Alexandria will close at noon Fri
day. Arrangements previously had
been made to dismiss District pupils
at II am. Government employees
will be released from noon to pm.