The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-24
Dne-Third of Office
Staff Goes to
War
EVEN THE GIRLS
OFFER SERVICES
Women Must BE En-
plOyed to Take
Places of Men


bn Thursday, when Walter c. Cole.
ecretary OF the third largest com
nercial organization in the United
States. buckled on his natty khaki
Uniform and started for Fort Sheri.
fan 20 become a captain in the quar-.
ermaster's department OF the army.
Capt. Cole il the fourteenth mem
Der OF the Office stan OF the boaro
o don the army uniform. A the
stan consists OF Just AZ members
when II is complete. the mathemau-
al statement set forth an the fore
going paragraph Will be seen at a
glance 90 be quite correct.
The war batting average OF the
board is even better than the mere
figures would indicate. for the rea-
son that OF the A. members more
Fhan half are either girls or men
who are exempted because OF age
limitations. or the entire stan. only
two remain who are of military age.
and these two have tried TO enlist
In some branch OF the service but
have been rejected because Of phys
icAl disabilities Ones syes failed
10 pass muster. while the other was
shy few teeth A. that. their
work r. of such nature that
stranger could not we'll take II up
and is OF such importance 10 the
community that they are more val
liable az their desks than they
would be toting around musket
Thus, while numerically the board
r. 80 l-3 per cent pure from a fight
ing standpoint II rs reals 100 per
cent patriotic. for every man Jack
that the government would accept
Is now on his way 10 the fight
In addition 10 the active members
Of the boards office stan. two for
mer presidents are now ~ rho ser.
vice. as is also one member OF the
board OF directors Edwin DENLY
had no sooner retired as president
OF he organization than h." enlisted
as private IN The marine corps.
Hardly had he reached Port Royal
for training with the rockies" than
Charles B Warren. also former
president was called into active ser
vice as a major m tho Judge advo.
categeneral'E department closely
following him went Walter c. Piper
who has been commissioned a cap
tain and is now In Fort sheridan
Mr.. piper was ono of the most ac
tive directors Of tho organization.
John W Chandler, secretary Of
he board 5 wholesale merchants
bureau. Is now IN Plattsburg bar
racks. a captain and assistant TO
the quartermasterE Roland
r ChickerinR, membership secre
tary OF the board, and Martin Sen
nett. information clerk. have both
enlisted in the navy They are now
somewhere on tho Atlantic Harry
r. Porter and G. H. Miller. OF the
Executives club Of the board. have
received commissions I'm the reserve
corps and Will leave almost immedt
ately. Harry Hogan, p 81 Spencer
w G Cullin and G. l.. Woinope, all
OF whom held important desks. have
Joined the lighting forces OF Uncle
sam. tho last two named IN the
navy and the others in III, army
Even the page boys have nearly
all gone 10 fight the nations fight
Hubert Duncan Is in the navy and
Floyd weissingcr in tho ambulance
corps Norman Burgess failed oto
make the army so he went 20 Can
ada and has been sent over the
seas.
Patriotism did not stop with the
men Three of the girls IN the stem
ographic department have offered
their services and have been &C
cepted They, too, will soon be on
their way.
The few members OF the official
STAFF OF the board who remain have
agreed 10 shoulder the work OF their
comrades who have gone Every
man will DO the work OF two II is
going 10 require from 10 TO rs hours
day. but they are all willing 10 do
their bit" in this way The few
who remain. however. cannot do all
the work. so girls are 10 be employ
cd 10 take the places of the men
Page girls are 10 be- used instead Of
the boys. FOR those pages who have
not alreaa gone have agreed 10 70
main only until girls can be found
to relieve them
when the Board Of Commerce first
began 10 hold meetings and in va
rious ways urge young mon 10 rally
round the flag the sneeriug remark
vas often voiced
why don't some of those high
brows get in Tho fight instead OF
urging others 10 do it,
Members Of the STAFF of she Board
of Commerce have answered the
question and every man who has
gone has made a big financial sacri-
hoe. ranging from S5o.p0o a year
down 10 $500 year
Tho annual convention OF the Con.
necticui Federation of Womcn's
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