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Show Salt Lakers Honor Navy Day; Ideals and Efficiency Lauded Mothers' Club Hears Service Praised; Program Held in Schools Tribute to the idealism and efficiency of the United States navy was paid at Navy day observances by Salt Lake City schools and the Navv Mothers club Wednesday. Seventy-five persons attending' the luncheon of the Navy Mothers at the chamber of commerce heard Carl A. Badger, local attorney, declare: de-clare: "A strong navy Is our best means of carrying the messags of America to the outside world. "We cannot escape the duty of leadership today. The United States is rightly regarded as the' leader among nations. This position demands de-mands that we possess adequate means of accomplishing our high mission." Mr. Badger paid a high tribute to the ability and morale of navy personnel. per-sonnel. A toast to ths nsvy. given at the luncheon by Mrs. Ethel Pitts, brought a response from Lieutenant J. L. Graham, commander of the navy recruiting office in Salt Lake City. A toast to the mothers of navy men was delivered hy Mrs. Edns Larsen. to which Mrs. Adelaide Holmes responded. Mrs. DeVere Chrlstensen was toastmaster. Navy day observances at Mouth high school took the form of a program pro-gram presented exclusively by students. stu-dents. Mrs. Lottie D. Robinson, psst com-msnder com-msnder and one of tbe founders of the Navy Mothers' club, received word Wednesday that her son. Dale D. Robinson, had finished training at the navy torpedo school st Newport, New-port, R. I., and will be assigned to the new destroyer, U. S. 8. Fanning. |