New-York tribune., 1918-01-25
Fudge Looms y p in the Offing;
Two Girls Join Navy as Cooks
Menu of Beans, Beans and
More Beans Menaced
When Pretty Young
Women Enroll Here
Seek to Enlist 500 Men

II the philosophy of woman SUFFRAGE
is sound, the tars in the American
navy VIII have more varied menus in
the future. The rule by divine right
ABOARD ships Of beans, hardtack and
beans is threatened. And by two zeal.
GUS young women, who believe that
knitting is not cnough!"
MISS Helen Christcne Hocrlc. twenty
three and pretty, and Miss Geraldine
Ocvoy, twcntyfour and also pretty.
yesterday won the distinction of beinc
inc ''rst two of their sex to be enrolled
IN the United States Naval Reserve as
cooks. They actually have the Jobs.
and the traditional, monotonous grub
is going to be supplanted by a new
era IN navy cooking, unless the doc
Urine that women will infusc a fresh
viewpoint into every activity they
enter fails to make good.
When the notice of the unprcce-
dentcd appointments reaches the ears
or the men at sea. visions of mayon-
naisc dressing, fudge, shrimp and
Welsh rarebit will probably spring up
IN the minds Of the sailors If the
logical possibilities of the opening Of
the kitchen door of Uncle Sans navy
are realized, the proverb "as useless
as menu card in the navy" will lose
its significance.
Both Miss Hoerle and Miss Dewey,
who achieved their goal by surmount
ing almost insuperable technical OBJ
stacles, arc not jealous of their new
possession. They enlisted because they
teit they were needed. And they don't
wish to keep the whole navy to them
selves. They told the enrolment Of
ncer at 2S0 broadway that much and
more after they were accepted In
took up their regular duties as instruc-
tors in cooking at the United States
Naval Reserve School in East Sixty
third Street, they would conduct u spe-
clal recruiting campaign.
To Seek 500 Male Cooks
They promised to stir up 500 male
cooks to volunteer within two weeks
They plan to visit motion picture
houses, theatres, hotels and other
places where culinary workers are
likely to be. They will restrict
their appeals to men, and besides the
enrolment officer informed them that he
really should not have permitted them
to enlist and will keep up the bars as
tar as other women are concerned.
Earlier in the week he declined to ac-
cept the services of Misses Wertheim
and Johnson. who came from New Lon.
don, Conn.,. to join the colors.
Miss Hoerle, who acted as press rem
| resentativc for herself and her friend.
who was Professionally enrolled with
her. said:
"Thc Naval Reserve needs 500 cooks.
and we hope to get them in two weeks.
1t is more important that competent
cooks prepare food for the boys in the
navy than for the people who stay at
home. Willing men can learn to cook
just as we'll as women in four weeks.
and VIC are willing to undertake to
show the unskilled how to prepare a
palatablc meal if they will enroll for
the duration of the war.
Both Recruits Live Here
Both the new recruits, whose pay or
rank is still unsettled, live at 1888 West
Twentieth Street. Miss Hocrle is en-
ployed as assistant scenario editor b>
the Paralta Plays Corporation, at 729
Seventh Avenue. Miss Dewey said she
was an art student and also knew
stenography.