New-York tribune., 1918-03-18
company dance all stained and faded
1t looks as if he drilled so hard, you


1t looks as if he drilled so hard, you
know.
A very competent young person, this
girl in the grimy smock, and in fair
way to serve her country we'll by max
ing munitions very fast. She was one
Of the group of girl workers who en-
listed at Bloomfield last week 1t
wasn't until long after she had taken
her place in the roomful of green girls
that it was discovered she was q Coluln-
bia University graduate with several
courses in mechanical arts to her credit
Then they put her in front Of a lathe
the most difficult work any of the girl
workers do-and told her to go ahead
as fast as she liked.
"That is the kind of girl we must
have here if the United States is 60
ing to win the war;" said E. B. Smith,
efficiency engineer Of the plant, watch
ing her trudge off, a specimen of femi-
nine efficiency herself with her low
you, the women of the United States
ought to be ashamed of themselves.
They think it is beneath them to work
in factory. 1t isn't beneath their
brothers and sweethearts 10 shoot the
Germans, is it? Then why is it be-
meath the girls to make the smells for
them? Why cant they wake up before
it is too late? If they don't help now
they'll have 10 help in crepe later on.
II addressed a meeting CT patriotic
men and women recently, all anxious
to know what they could do to help
win the war. Aren't there thirty or
forty young women in this town who
arc living at home and doing nothing
for their country but knitting little
and making fudge for handsome SOL
der somewhere? l asked. The folks
admitted there were.
"'Set some of those girls to work
ing in the munitions plants l said,
and then you'll be doing something
that is really needed
I'VE don't want to take girls from
other occupations" Mr.. Smith went ON,
hcatedly. ''Ihat isn't increasing the
production of the nation any. want
to yet hold Of these idle girls. l know
a tcilow IN one CT the training camps
who has had eight sweaters given TO
hini. It's criminal, you know, for our
girls to be wasting their time that way.
IT'S bullet makers we need, not
knitters."
The college girl in the grmy smock
was only one of the pioneers who en-
listed last week to serve their country
behind the lathe, and with their advent
q new spirit crept into the factory life.
They we're singing "Over There" and
'Joan Of Arc" Saturday noon in the big
room lined with cases Of shining brass
cylinders that are going to be fuses for
G-jnch shells some day.
The GaiiY "sins" is going to be
regular pat Of the training for Uncle
Sans girl soldiers hereafter, Sing"
established for the same reason that
the soldiers at Camp Upton have anna
tcur circUscs and that General Pershing
has asked for bascbalis and bats for his
men in the trenches. The girls at
bloomfield hope TO have their own or
chestra soon, too Already they have
collected S22 toward buying music for
noontime dances, and they spurncd the
suggestion shat generous patriots would
Dc glad 70 donate one.
"Notbin' dcin''" said the girl in tho
pale pink blouec and the striped sport
skirt, who is the fastest worker in The
testing room "Wc'il buy our own
music ard take no favors"
While the tumult Of the Sing"
eprcad through the whole building
there was another affair" going on
down iu the basement, which ran u
close second in popularity. They're a
claEnigh lot down in "B basemcnt,' and
only those who "belonged" we're IN
yited, for this was # st. Patricks Day
spread, With green icing on the CAKE,
and "cyerything."
Ii was "a strange sight the low room