The Washington herald., 1917-03-25
WOMEN ROCKIES TO
join navy RESERVE
Come in Carriages. Autos. and Afoot
to Offer Services.

Come in Carriages. Autos. and Afoot
to Offer Services.
Those ''peace-at-any-price" pacifsts
would soon learn how empty the appeal
OF their argument Is to patriotic Wash
'ngton women by standing for ten min
ntes at the corner OF Tenth street and
pennsylvania avenue southeast and
Watching the continual how Of women In
an walks Of life who pass into the old
Naval Hospital to offer their services to
Uncle Sam as members Of the naval re-
serve.
All day yesterday the telephones In the
ofnces were jingling. Automobiles rolled
up to the door. and women prominent in
Capital society made their application to
help out in a material way when war Is
declared. Others came on foot-women
with famiies-but all animated by the
same spirit of patriotism that has ami
mated all true Americans In every great
national crisis.
Not Mere Fad.
The women are not looking for pub
hcity nor are they taking up the work as
a fad. They are earnest and determined
to do their utmost should the country
need them.
More than forty application blanks
were filled out. As many more were
taken home for a perusal of the terms
under which the signers officially become
a unit in the great army of national de-
Tense. Many more women we've sent to
the navy physicians for the physical ex-
animation they must pass before they
can be accepted for the work which the
government requires. There were more
than 200 requests by telephone for in
formation as the necessary routine re-
Guired for acceptance.
All In all, 1t was a very busy day that
the officers put in at the recruiting office
When ii closed three more women had
been accepted as women yeomen in the
navy reserve and a number of others are
teady to be sworn
Don't Want Names Printed.
In conformance with the wishes of the
applicants. the names of the new ap-
pointees will be withheld by the Navy
Department, since the majority declared
that they craved no notoriety nor exploit
tation of their patriotism.
One of the women applicants became
indignant at the mention of compensa-
ton from the government. The very
idea Of my taking money for this" she
said. II should say not. l am ready to
help and I want no pay for It,"
Nevertheless the women enter the serv-
ice of the government at a salary OF S33
a month and subsistence Of $1.S a day.
Promotion to second-class yeoman al
$3.50 and the same subsistence will be
given the women when qualified. Vacan-
cies exist in the Bureau of Navigation
and In departments of the Navy Yard
which will be available for women.
Mrs. Max Howard Cissel, the first
woman to be appointed began work yes
terday in the ONCE of the paymaster-
general Miss Ella S. Moulton, the sec
ond woman accepted. was also assigned
to this division.
Plan to Oher Sons,
The women at the Naval Hospital were
not the only ones, however. to bring the
navy personnel up to 100 per cent war
strength. More than a score OF mothers
called at the Ninth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest recruiting station
and sought information about navy life
with a view to Offering their sons for the
service. Not in the history OF recruiting
for the army and navy service have the
women displayed such a lively interest
and number promised to bring their
sons around and enlist them for active
service.
Two weather-beaten old vets" each
past the three score mark, were among
the applicants for enlistment Yesterday
ana were senulnely dlSa ppointed when
told they were too old for the service,
and encouraged to join the Home
Guards which are being organized
throughout the country. Only men be-
tween the ages of II and 90 are being ac-
cepted
There were three enlistments at the
Ninth street office yesterday, but more
than score of applications were filed
out and the number seeking information
was constant until the station closed at
II o'clock last night.
Numerous applications from Young
men between Il and ~ who want to be-
come aviators in the navy were received.
1t seems certain that if the international
crisis develops into a declaration of war
the navy will be able to recruit a corps
of aviators within very brief time.
No notification has as yet been re-
Ceived of the official order of Secretary
Daniels authorizing special enlistment for
the period of actual warfare but when
this is received and such enlistments are
taken II is certain that recruiting will
be much livelier. The majority of those
who apply want to be assured of active
service.