The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-16
ciety and Club Life
Now Gobs =
Sidelights on the Life Of Sailors as
Seen by Chaplain Ruth.

"Why is sailor called sgob9' I
must confess that T do not know. I I'VE
read all sorts of letters from sweet
hearts and broken-hearted wives and
I'm learning something everyday and
may be fortunate enough to learn the
why of it some day. Now, however,
all I know is that sailors like to be
called Gobs above all things don t
call him a jackie.
"a COB may be millionaire, a col
lege professor, "a minister or he may
be the most worthless boy Of his COM
munity, but in the navy they are all
the same. It's nothing to have a COB
ask you to loan him a dime for car
fare up to Waukegan and the next day
you will find out that he is a million
airejus broke, that rs all"
"The Great Lakes has been called
the Stacker $ paradise but we don t
care; we know what it is and our con-
sciences are clear"
young men who have joined the
navy have on the whole been excep-
tional men. So far as wealth is con-
cerned I believe / am safe in saying
that one-half the wealth of the notion
was represented in the navy
"The average American boy is a
wonderful animal and capable Of adapt-
ing himself no matter what comes.
Most gobs have a. sense Of humor
and that's what saves them. They are
looking ahead at the time when they
will be sitting in front of the fireplace
telling of the days they scrubbed pans
or anything in Uncle Sans navy.
Gobs who have sense Of humor like
the life; those who don't well they re
out of luck
"The first day the COB loses his
ideals. A hard boiled yeoman grabs
up his suitcase, SCOTS at The candy the
best girl has put in-he eats it later
and caps it all by sending the poor
homesick COB off to get uniform that
misits everywhere perfectly. Then he
is hustled off to hammock instead Of
a bed. It's inconvenience everywhere
when it used to be convenience. The
real COB though doesn't complain he
grits his teeth and goes ahead.o
GA COB never does anything right
at least that's what the yeoman
tells him.
"The Y. M. g. A. and the K. of G..
do a lot of good work among the
sailors. They may deserve some cri-
ticism, but they also deserve a great
deal of praise. -
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GA uniform is a fine thing, but its
more OF a harm than help to the
sailor. He can t understand why the
girls love him SO much more in a blue
jacket than in civilian suit. The COB
doesn t mean to be bad; he goes to the
city; his uniform attracts people to
him; everybody is following the fifty
ffty' rule and the first thing he knows
the gob's in bad"
"The convent onal religion which he
carried to camp HIS been abandoned.
The returning soldier and sailor must
be tau; bit religion concretely. Those
who have seen service over there have
had experiences-th may have seen
the "White Christi and when they
come back they are going to demand
real RELIGION and may God help the
churches if they cam give. it. If the
church cannot stand the acid test, let it
go-but the church will stand it.
1Gobs are hnngering for healthy
companionship and if you will satisfy
that you will find them pure gold
underneath.
"You are doing something for gobs
here in Kenoshe. when you are asking
them into your homes. They may be
sword swallowars and they may juggle
peas on their knives but you have no
idea what influence for good, such visits
into real homes have had on Them
Praise for Charities
Board of Health Thanks Associated
Charities for Tts Helm in Com