The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-26

Will Pay
Homage

CARNATIONS and the nation,
Saturday, in celebrating the
10th anniversary of the
founding of the United |
States Navy, by act of Con-
gress, 1775. Mayor Bower
has called upon residents OF
the city to mark the day
with suitable celebrations,
and to pay respect TO the
living and tho dead OF the organi-
zation and It's coordinated forces;
Merchant Marine. Coast Guard, Air
Corps. and Marine Corps. and to
display the national oolors 10 ex.
press the gratitude OF this cornmun.
fly for the great services rendered
the nation.
Since It's beginning the Navy has
engaged in nearly a dozen declared
wars and punitive expeditions. and
has fought innumerable engage
ments.
Governor Kelly, with governors
Of other states and the President
HIS issued a proclamation setting
the day OF observation.
At celebrations of local groups,
veterans OF the recently ended war
are to be guests OF honor with
their families.
The Edsel B. Ford Post will hon
or the Navy with 4 banquet at the
Log Cabin" on East Michigan Ave.
Dinner will be served at p. m.
Guest speaker for the occasion will
be 1t. Com. II. l.. Miller, USN.
1t. Com. Miller 10 n veteran OF
several years Of Pacific combat, At
Pearl Harbor, in the battle OF the
Corral Sea. and the occupation OF
the Attu Islands.
Navy films will be shown and an
evening Of entertainment will fol.
low.
American Legion Huron Post viii
have a luncheon, dancing party. Sat
urday evening. at the Ypsilanti
Lodge Auditorium. George Edeler.
USN. a veteran Of four years serv-
ice will be guest speaker. Motion
pictures will complete the program.
Ypsilanti Legion Post 2s1 viii
observe Navy Day at the Legion
Home. Saturday evening. with 4
program OF motion pictures and an
open house social evening. arranged
by veterans OF World War II. Louis
Hall and George Berberick.
Both city high schools. Rooss-
welt and Ypsilanti High observed
Navy Day, Thursday. with special
all school assemblies. Navy films
entitled THE Fleet that Came to
Stay" were shown 70 both groups
by Commander Joseph Doc" Me-
Culloch. Ypsilanti American Legion.
At Roosevelt, Ii. Russell Cos
per. USN, former faculty member,
home on leave. addressed the -
sembiy. 1t Cospsf, when q mem
Der OF the faculty. taught French
and English. He has been IN the
Navy for over two years, serving
aboard q supply transport ship be-
tween the U. 8. and Europe, a.
communications officer.
The Ypsilanti High School band
furnished appropriate music for
the Navy films to be shown to
that group. An address by Com
mander McCulloch followed.
In the local grade schools, OBJ
servance OF the Navy holiday was
arranged by individual teachers in
their class rooms, with no school
assemblies being scheduled.
The Huron Navy Mothers Club
held their observance Wednesday
night following a brief business
meeting. The hishlight Of their
program was the talk given BY 1t.
George Morris, Detroit, who CON-
manded patrol in several Pacific
landings during the war.
President Truman
Washington, Oct. 26-AP-PTes-
ident Truman will leave late to-
night by train for New York to
take part in Navy Day celebration.
The President will leave his spe-
cial car in New York's Pennayl-
vania station at 1880 a. m. He
will make two speeches-one at the
commissioning of the carrier Roose-
welt at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and the other q twenty-minute for
NAL Navy Day address In Central
Park. Later he will review the
fleet In the Hudson River.
Fleet Notes Day
New York, Oct. 26--AP- Great
grey ships OF the Atlantic and Pa
cific fleets slipped into their Hud.
son River positions today in an
awesome seven-mile display of nav
al might which President Truman
and q thankful nation will acclaim
tomorrow-Navy Day.
Last night, binding shafts from
the searchlights OF IL famed men,
of-war opened the victory cslebra-
ton OF the greatest Navy Day In
American history.
Ceremonies will be held and vet.
eran warships saluted In ports
throughout the nation on Navy Day,
but the most spectacular tributs
will take place In New York when
President Truman reviews an ar.
mada OF so vessels.
As 1,2O0 Navy planes roar over.
head. (the greatest number ever
assembled for such an occasion)---
President Truman aboard the des.
troyer Renshaw will procede along
the line Of vessels anchored In mid.
stream.
The ships range from the largest
warship afioat-the super-carrier of
Pacific warfare, of Kamikafe planes
and bomb hits. Among them Is the
famed battleship Missouri. scene
OF the japanese surrender cere-
mony.
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