Show LAND SAILORS GIRLS SAY NO Hs ii i fc i K i W. W W. W SEEK THRILLS OF OCEAN W WAVE AVE ii i 3 i i 3 BUT BUT- NAVY TURNS EM DOWN I Although during the war scores of girls attempted to Join the navy as full fult fledged sailors since the armistice armistice armi armi- stice few attempts have been made with the exception of Mildred Jin In and Frieda two ChIcago Chicago Chicago Chi ChI- cago girls visiting this region The first hint that the recruiting officer h had d of the girls girls' Intentions was was this morning when in looking over his mall mail he f found und this letter Dear Sir We are writing t to you to find out what chances two girls have ot of Joining the navy Both of our ur brothers served during the war war and when they came home they told us I of the wonderful ilfe life in the navy and the many things they saw so we want want to Join the navy now and serve aboard one of the big battleships We Ve will call calI at office this morning in incur incur cur our brothers brothers' u uniforms so you can see what kind of sailors we would make Yours truly trul MILDRED l AND FRIEDA In keeping with their promise promise the two vo girls girls- c called at the recruiting station station station sta sta- tion one In th the uniform of of- ofa a chief chief officer while the other young young lady wa was attired jn In n the garb of pf a agob agob agob gob The two girls were s sadly disappoInted disappointed disappointed pointed when told that the regulations would pot not per permit nIt women aboard ships except for o occasional visits while In port B But t there was an opportunity pp to Join the clerical forces of the service service service ser ser- vice as T This is work w would take them t to Washington and to s sOme some me of the shipyards along the Eastern coast coast they were Informed But wouldn't we have a chance to get any farther than the coast If we Joined as as y tes they asked That would be the e extent ent of or- your lr travel I am am afraid was was was' the reply Whereupon the girls hoisted holsted anchor and prepared to shove off ort Passing through the doorway they called back at the gob on ond duty ty We want to see the world and not riot b be beland- beland landI landlubbers land land- lubbers We shall shan try some some other xe- xe recruiting re recruiting re- re I station |