Show Thirteen Chums From Salt Lake LakeS S Roam High 1 Seas Alter After being chums churns since early arly childhood childhood child child- hood how fifteen youths of Salt Lake were ere unable to le resist let Jh pie cull call of the tea sea and thirteen of the number are aie now in various various various va va- rious parts of ot the tha world as 35 seamen teamon on United States Stales war warships Two of the boys are aro in Salt Lake lonesome and discontent discon tent tented b because they must be landlubbers This is the stor story told toda today at th the local navy recruiting station in the Judge ln In imi Fifteen en boys bO had h been heen n tho the closest of ot pals most nil all their lives Their hom homes s sw w were ro all In Sail Salt Lake tp Up until the time thc they r reached ached ch l th the tho age bC of ot 1 17 i or 18 IS years ears thc they had done don most mOISt everything c from playing hooke hookey front from rom school to winning winning win win- ning tho the town lot basel baseball nU and football championships the parents moved moed to other sections of tb the city and tho the neL neighborhood crowd became scattered the b band t nd remained Intact Finally Ray Michel 1402 1492 South Third East on February 14 H of ot last year r grow foot weary until his hla feet Itched He Hevan wan wan- vander der cd into tho the 10 local I nav navy recruiting station ala sta lion tion and enlisted He wa was accepted and sent Immediately tel to Join the flat Oat foots toots On February 19 Leonard L. L Moore South S Second cond wrest West r received e cel a letter from toni his pa pal pair Ra Ray and enlisted te He lie was so o elated with tho the service in the navy nary that ho he opened correspondence orrE with the tho this this- t teen eu remaining pills pats In Salt l Lake e. e urging ursin th them m to enlist Tho The letters wore addressed from various harbors harbor throughout hout the Pa Pacific Padde Pa- Pa eWe Ono One by one onEs the whole crow crowd 1 came cameto cameto cameto to the recruiting office John A. A Campbell No 2 RIgby court we the next to Join th the tho nav navy lie He was vas followed b by Ernest Cox of Paxton a avenue Albert Peterson enlisted May 2 25 6 After Petersons Peterson's enlistment no other members rl of ot the gang ang came to the re recruiting re- re I station for consid considerable time Peterson also enthused t with the s service r I wrote enlightening letters of or praise and i delight 11 Finally nail on August CO O O. O William i J J. Nelson Everett court was accepted ac ac- ac Ilo Iio said Enid ho lie had received a a. letteri letter i from his lila pal Pete and couldn't resist relst any longer lancer Henry Henn S. S South Eighth W West had enlisted August 12 and with him was as Earl rl Wayne Wayna ra 71 Weber 38 We West C t Eighth Fouth Both left the same name day Archie Walker alk r left lett August t 2 23 and Kellogg Nash following after his pats pala enlisted October IS U I October 21 21 Joe Richard Grose Gross 30 30 South I Tenth East Fast loft lott for or the tho Pacific Thomas Kirby of or Salt l Lake was enlisted on October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc obey tober 14 H. Thomas II Gra Gray GraV 1203 IO South Eighth East signed H Eo several application blanks but hut hi his parents parent tu n-tu refused f d to let Jet him go He Hp pleaded with tb them m and tried d every o way to Join the navy Y but his ble attempts were thwart thwarted Alm Aimer Almer r V V. V Cook 2314 South Sixth East was rejected being to fulfill tho the ph physical requirement requirements Ho lIe Tr was S tho only member of ot the tho fifteen en unable to pass pas tho the examination This is remarkable and speaks peaks for the ph physical 1 of the boys boy as only one of or every ever live five or six applicants ap ap- ap- ap for th the tho navy are lre accepted at the tho local recruiting office James H. H Saunders 9 7 West Third South ws yes was the tho last laet to enlist He Ito fought ot off the d desire lrA as 35 lon long as p possible then on December 2 24 21 1914 h hn ha came to the rc- rc offices an and J filled fille out his ca cation II on I 1 dont don't want to go so but what can I 1 Ido Ido do All my m friends f are ate In tho the navy be he said taht when he he enlisted elS was accepted and left let right after Christmas Tho The star of this group of ot youths all aU of ot whom were betT between betTen en the 3 ages age of ot 17 1 and ami IS 13 I Is one of tIme iho most moat O l r remarkable of or any recruiting station l lii In th the il 11 1 States State declares declare's s Outline GuthrIe officer In charge of the r recruiting Cr Eta Ett station lion In the Judge |