| Show I 1 URGE WOMEN'S RAINING CAMP CAM Girl Pals In Iowa Put Question To President Harding WASHINGTON July 27 CA 27 W WA A A per personal onal plea to president Har liar Harding Harding ding from rom two girl pals In Iowa for tor establishment of ot government training camps for girls where there would be real training all as shooting drills and everything similar to the bou bos reached the war department via Thursday tia the White House In the absence of ot the president And It drew a prompt answer from Major General Davis adjutant general of ot the army that the pals had raised some most Important questions which ou may rest assured will be carefully studied Coming on the eve of ot the start tomorrow morning of ot the summer train training InS camp for or men which will assemble 30 or more oung Americans over oer the country for tor military service the plea of 01 the low Iou a pals pals struck war do- do department de department officials with ith Ith unusual force It ser sered ed to disclosed that general staff start officers are giving serious thought to plans for sup sup- supplementing sup supplementing summer work ork among the bo boa bova s with similar opportunities for girls As yet the project ha has I Inot not taken definite shape Bot Follo Following Ing Is the tho letter Jetter to President President President dent Harding WANT W TO BE Dr izi SOLDIERS Charles City la Ia July 14 Dear President Hardin Harding We Wa are two girls and last night at the movies we saw you running a tractor and stacking oats aRts We e thought It if you could do that you might read a letter from t two 0 American girls We Ve have ha planned to write to for tor a long time but but ut did not have courage enough until we saw IOU ou last night There are boys training camps campsall campsall all over the United States State but we e have nevor heard of ot a government training camps for girls Why Is IsIt isit laIt It girls cant can't have one too It Is 1 sure suro rotten luck to be bo a girl but butas butaS as long as aa we are weve we've eve got to tomake tomake make the beat best ot of it It 1 HELP GIRLS There are ni-a s schools where girls g may study to become nurses but that doesn't exactly appeal to us usI usI usI I boll believe eve a girl would make as aI good gooda a soldier a as any bov bol bo but they have havo never given gien us a a chance to try Why Why la Is It wo we pant cant ant have a chance to do our bit the same lame as the boys It If ever the chance arose the girls United States army would and could help out helping tho United States It would help the girl girls Girl Girls that have havo no home become tuft A A training camp would be a fine tine thing for tor I them Girls GirIs can learn to handle Ar arias UI the tho same game as 81 boys boya There are girl scout camp campI around here hero but girls over 18 are not admitted and besides beside wed we'd like real training as shooting drills and thing thing- similar to the boy boys boy From Two Pal Pals Pala Alletta Carey Percy Paine Please answer soon loon |
