The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-07-22
Navy Launches
Drive For WAVES

has just taken over the direction of
Navy recruiting in Maryland, sue
ceeding Lieutenant (jg) D. o. Smith,
who is serving as assistant Inspector
of Navy recruiting and induction for
the Third Joint Service Induction
Area, announced today that the Wo-
mems Reserve of the Navy will be
one year old July 80, 1913, and that
nationwide recruiting drive for
WAVES began Monday, July IL, and
will reach its climax with birthday
parties and dances throughout the
country on July 80.
The Baltimore Council of the
Navy League of the United States is
sponsoring the recruiting campaign
for Baltimore, reported the Lieu
tenant and said that they will hold
a WAVE Birthday Ball at their new
headquarters, 8O6-808 ST. Paul ST,
on July 80, in celebration of the first
anniversary of the WAVES.
Dr. Arthur G. Barrett, President
of the Baltimore Council, is Chair
man of the campaign and Mrs. JOS
eph w. Hurdle, Chairman of the
Women's Council, Navy League, will
assist in the direction of the drive,
stated the Recruiting Officer.
On July 80, 1912, said Lieutenant
Stone, the President signed Legisla-
ton authorizing enlistment and
commissioning of women in the U. S.
Naval Reserve, where upon the
Navy Department announced the
organization of the Women's Re
serve. Lieutenant Stone empha-
sized that the women of the Navy
are doing a splendid job and stated
that requests are coming from Navy
Shore establishments throughout
the nation, for WAVES, WAVES
and more WAVES. He continued,
saying that we are fighting war in
which every woman, as well as ev-
cry man, must play part. There
are important service jobs that must
be carried on at shore, said the Lieu
tenant man-size, full-time jobs
which the women of Maryland can
fill - jobs in which they can ''serve
their country in their country" and
release the Navy men to fight at sea.
BY doing this, he said, women will
have the satisfaction of knowing
that they are giving the greatest
wartime contribution that lies in
their power to give = their own
services.
The Recruiting Officer stated that
women are needed in the Navy to
fill many jobs. A few are Librarian,
Shop Clerk, Bookkeeper, Reception
list, Storekeeper, Aviation Machinist
Mate, Link Trainer Operator, Phar-
macist's Mate, and many others in
the field of Radio, Nursing, Photog-
raphy, Tailoring, Communications,
Telephone Switchboard work, and
so on. He said that women trained
in these jobs are mighty valuable
to the Navy.
Lieutenant Stone also said that
there is a place for women in the
WAVES who do not have expert
ence, adding that the Navy will give
them thorough training in the job
for which they are best fitted -
training which will be valuable for
important civilian jobs after the
war has been won.
The Officer in Charge of Navy Re-
cruiting in Maryland, stated that
many women seem to have the i'm
preston that WAVE applicants
must have college education, and
corrected that thought by saying
that enlisted women need only two
years of high school or two years of
business school training. Other re-
quirements he said, are that they be
citizen of the United States, be at
least 20 years of age and not yet
reached their 36th birthday, and
have no children under Is years.
Additional information on the
WAVES may be obtained from the
free "a page illustrated booklet en-
titled ''How To Serve Your Coun-
try In The WAVES" said Lieuten-
ant Stone and announced that, copies
are available at all Maryland U. S.
Recruiting Stations. The Hagers-
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