| Show U S MARINE activities wheeling W va aug II 11 with the announcement that lie he was a dipsomaniac soman so fac a roaring rum hound houn darld and that an enlistment would probably cure him of the drink habit a well dressed young man applied tor for entry into the united states marine corps at its local recruiting station 1 I read in the newspapers that they broke up or auctioned off all the wine glasses and I 1 believe an enlistment in ill your sober respectable service would do more for me than a course at an inebriates school I 1 was thinking think I 1 ng of matriculating at keeley institute this fall but belay the chatter said marine sergeant at austin fredericks in charge of the recruiting station and stow your ideas about the marine corps offering a course in sobriety we want men inen but we want mem sober sober theres no in our service for the man who drinks to e excess sorry old chap but we cant take you the drink afflicted applicant left the recruiting station vowing to enlist in some military organization even tho it were fire salvation army |
