Show SALT LAKE GOB SALT LAKE SHIP 9 1 4 v Wi- Wi Ov Ovi i 1 x J JRalph 1 r r I r 4 1 L- L r ri I i t ji j jC C 1 i 1 Ralph Eugene Greene Is the only Salt Lake youth aboard the navy cruiser Salt Lake City He will be among the he participants In sJ special ial Navy Vavy day festivities to be held aboard the cruiser Thursday Below is shown the ton tan Salt Lake City one of the United States navys navy's finest inest cruisers Navy Day to Be Observed Throughout Nation Nation Na Na- Na-I Na tion and Aboard All United I States Ships The United States navy will have its day Thursday when the annual observance of Navy d day dy y will be celebrated cele ccle- throughout the United States and nd aboard all American battleships cruisers and destroyers The event holds special significance cance ance for Ralph Eugene Greene sec see ond nd class fireman fit aboard the cruiser Salt Lake Cit City who is the only gob on n the ship who is a former Salt Lake youth Greene is the son of Mrs Lo Lotie LoVie Lottie Lot LoV- tie ie M. M Greene formerly of Salt Lake He Ic enlisted at the local navy recruit recruit- hg mg o office fice January 31 1928 He was born in n Beaver May 4 1907 but jut shortly after moved to Salt Lake He was educated in the public schools of f this city The Salt Lake City was commissioned commis commis- at Philadelphia December 11 1929 It is feet long has a beam or of f 65 feet a draft of ot 20 feet and caries carries carries car car- ries ies 55 o officers sailors and 40 marines It is commanded by Captain Lewis Coxe and is at present at San Pedro harbor in California The ship was given a silver service ervice set by va various ous civic Lions Ions of the city and according to Commander R. R L. L.- Porter local navy recruiting officer is b one of the best equipped quipped cruisers of the entire navy In Salt Lake Navy day will be observed ob ob- served with programs to be held beld in several everal of the schools Assemblies willbe will willbe wille be e held at South West and East high schools Judge Memorial school and Westminster college Speakers at the schools will Include Lieutenant Comm Commander Porter Lieu tenant Howard C. C Adams and Ensigns Philip S. S Laskey and Lewis D. D Stearns 1 Commander Porter has bas requested that business houses and civic buildings buildings build build- I ings display the colors on Thursday I |