The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
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Respectfully submitted,
J. C.. MANNING,
City Manager.
u. S. Navy Recruiting Station, Eighth
and Walnut Streets, Kansas
City. Missouri.

| lily, missouri.
The life of sailor, with its adven-
lures, everchanging scenes and alb
sence of humdrum routine, has always
appealed strongly to the middle west
ern man of spirit. The life of a man
of-warsman not only contains all the
attractiveness of a seaman's life, but
adds to it the prestige of one of the
finest and most honorable services in
the world.
The glorious record of the men who
have worn the uniform of the United
States Navy runs unbroken from Paul
Jones to Sims, and few pages of Am
erican history, either in war or in
peace, do not show conclusive proof
of the high ideals and of equally high
and worthy achievement.
The spirit of the Navy permeates
every one, from Admiral to appren-
tice, and comes not only from the in
spring traditions of the past, but
from the sincere efforts of those liv-
ing in the present to maintain the
feeling of helpful brotherhood which
binds all men in blue, of whatever
rank.
No one who read the newspapers
during our participation in the Great
War, is ignorant of the fact that our
Navy played worthy part in that
terrible struggle. Nearly half a mil
lion of the finest young men of the
country leaped at the opportunity to
share in this accomplishment and
their work was the admiration of
European Navies. Happily for the
world, the war is over, but in later
years many young men whom age de-
barred from enlisting, will wish they
had a better knowledge of the facts
connected with these stirring times.
For these, enlistment offers a
chance to see at first hand just how
the Navy helped to victory, and to
operate the many new and complex
mechanisms which American genius
developed to make Victory possible.
A number of keen alive middle
western boys under 10 years of age
have enlisted recently at the Kansas
City Navy recruiting Office with the
announced intention of winning their
way to Annapolis.
''There is plenty of opportunity
for them," said Lieutenant Command
er Richards today. 'The Navy regu-
lations now provide that 100 boys will
be accepted for Annapolis each year
but only one-third of the possible
hundred have taken advantage of the
opportunity. This is probably due
to the fact that the age limit at Anna
been sufficient boys in the Navy who
had high school training or the equi-
valent of it, and were still within the
age limit after having spent year at
sea which is required"
'There is further opportunity for
the older boys, however" continued
Commander Richards, "since enlist
ed men reaching the rank of warrant
officer before becoming SO years of
age and who can pass the examination
for ensign receives a commission and
steady promotion thereafter. This
opportunity has not been fully taken
advantage of either" according to
Commander Richards.
It was further stated that plenty of
opportunity is given the boys for
study.
Red Cross Notes
To the Members of the Committees:
Gentlemen:
l am pleased Co use this opportunity
to address all those mentioned in the
Red Cross Notes of last week, name
ly, the various committees. I have
just returned from the State Conven-
ton of the Red Cross which was held
at Topeka last Saturday, and I wish
to say that 1 feel very much encour-
aged to pursue this noble work, name
~ the work of the Red Cross. The
encouraging addresses of the various
officers of the Southwestern division
of the American Red Cross, were
highly interesting. The attendance
was good. The address of Alfred
Fairbank on the Scope, Aim, Object,
Purpose and End of the Red Cross &C
INVITES anu the speech Oh MISS OHdr-
lotte Taussig on the Publicity Man
agement of the November Drive, de-
serve special mention.
I would hereby kindly ask each one
of you to be prepared to submit
large number of names of volunteer
workers as our Hays Office has already
received several hundred workers
pledge cards. Moreover, I would ap-
tpreciate to know how you are prepar-
ed for your publicity work in the line
of posters, Text Posters, Motion Pic
ture Slides, Motion Picture Shows, or
any other device to bring Red Gross
Work TO the attention of the general
ipublic as well as to the homes of in
dividuals
Thanking you for any helpful sug-
igestions at our coming meeting on
saturday, October 18th, and hoping
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