| Show S L Women Marines Celebrate Birthday Birthday- One Year of Acceptance by Famous Corps By Cristie Gristle Wi Wicker er They couldn't they wouldn't condone it it Women in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States marine corps The whole i idea ca was preposterous For years the marines had been the roughest toughest hitting hard-hitting men to be found they had fought on the theland theland theland land and on the thc sea and had never lost a war nor given a a. single inch They had cleaned the thc pirates from the Barbary coast waged many a bloody battle in the war of 1812 and were prime pivots in the allied battle wheel of World War Var I I. I with each battle their iron men reputation had grown they were famed as the Fighting Fighting Fighting Fight ing Leathernecks and suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly they were told that women were to become a part of the corps maintain an equal status with the men within the ranks It was enough to make any forest forest forest for for- est green blouse turn a horrified horrified horrified horri horri- fied pink and from the oldest oldest oldest old old- est fighting sergeant down to the youngest training private the mutual opinion was Its ridiculous To Burn Brightly On February 13 the United States marine corps womans woman's reserve will put a match to its first birthday candle with the knowledge that it has gained the he esteem and respect of the thc themen themen men in forest green with the thc realization that exactly one year from its date of organization over women have pledged to its ranks Digging peeper Women of the Salt Lake marines marines marines ma ma- rines arent aren't celebrating the one year birthday with parties balls or like rather they are digging in just a a. little littlemore littlemore littlemore more than usual to put marine bond sales over the top in addition they are arc preparing new recruiting programs and are attacking their usual office offic tasks with renewed energy Lieutenant Claire Rauch of the Salt Lake recruiting office is working hard to make marine birthday No 1 successful a member of the first officers' officers candidate class to enter the woman's womans womans woman's womans woman's wo wo- wo- wo mans man's reserves she smiles with happiness and satisfaction in re reflecting reflecting reflecting re- re back over the first eventful eventful event event- ful year and according to Lieutenant Rauch there willbe will willbe willbe be a lot more of them They're For It If Satisfied too with the work of their fellow corpsmen are the marine men in the recruiting office a far cry from their gen general ral attitude when the suggestion suggestion suggestion sug- sug sug sug- for women in the ranks was made I even recommended recommended recommended mended that my sister join the marine corps and both she and andI I arc are glad of oC it says Staff Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant John Thornley while according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to Staff Sergeant H H. H E E. E Troyer The women marines are arc doing a swell job In the many positions the women marInes marines marines ma ma- rines are doing the work as RS aswell aswell well as the men they released for the fighting fronts Said Sergeant C. C Lon Sperry Salt Lake should be proud of the girls it has wearing the marine uniform and according to Staff Sergeant Charles Williamson William William- son by releasing men to fight women marines have been of the greatest help to their country Valentine Party Valentine surprises are in m store for crippled children of hospital Saturday when Lybia temple No 32 Daughters of the Nile give a party Lybia Temple Tem Tern plc pIc c club of oC Ogden is is in charge of ot arrangements and festivities will begin at 3 3 p p. p m m. |
