The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-07-28
FAIR T0IL-ERS FOR JAPAN
Women's Work In Behalf of the
Army and Navy.
GLADLY LABOR IN A COLD ROOM.

| High Social Leaders Spend Eight
For the Men at the Front-No Talk
ing Allowed Ia the workroom.
Other Instances of Patriotism.
The Tokushi Kango Fujinkai Volun-
tary Society of Women Nurses, TN
der the presidency of her imperial
highness Nashimoto and Fushimi and
with the patronesses the Marchion-
ess of Nabeshima, Shimatsu and 9th
ers undertook to contribute 10000
roller bandages to the army, navy and
the Red Cross society, says a Japanese
| correspondent of the New York Globe
writing from Tokyo. The members are
meeting in the upstairs rooms of the
Red Cross society building in ShibIya,
Tokyo, and engaging busily in manu-
featuring A few days ago l visited
them and carefully observed the ladies
Of the highest society in Japan work
| ing like girls who cannot afford pair
of tabi (sacls) regularly. | was i'm
pressed by their mighty demonstration
of patriotism. Just think of the honor
able ladies OF the royal family working
! from 8 o'clock in the morning till ;
o'clock and with only a rice ball (mu-
subj or one or two Of sandwiches
! for their luncheons!
On the day l visited them l saw
H. l. H. Nashimoto and Fushimi, Mar
chioness Nabeshima, Marchioness To-
Gugawa, Marchioness Matsudaira. Mar
ehioneSs Hachisuka, daughter of Mar
Quis Mori, and other ladies with great
! titles sitting or standing in q row, with
scissors in hand or moving a rolling
machine. There We're some $50. The
members were divided into three par
! ties, and the date was fixed for each
party to appear to work. but they
could not wait, Mr.. Takagi, member
Of the Red Cross society, assured me,
for their turn of day. So all the ladies
attend every day without taking any
rest.
The room was tremendously large.
There was only one stove, and the
weather was still cold. When the mo-
ton to put some more stoves in was
brought before II. l. II. Nashimoto,
she said that they should not wish
such a luxury when the soldiers and
sailors are suffering at the front. SO
they are gladly working in the bare,
cold room.
1t is forbidden to talk in the room.
/ They have one hour for rest at noon.
Before they enter the workroom they
are obliged to undergo the process of
disinfection. They wash their hair
and trim their finger nails. Everybody
does it, even the ladies of the royal
/ family. And II. l. HuNashimoto is
said to be the cleyerest worker, pro-
ducing daily more than fifty rollers.
Even the slowest lady can make some
twenty or So There is no waitress
when they have luncheon. | was told
| that her imperial highness will help
herself with her tea and even wash
her own dishes.
| And the kazoku jogakko (the peeress
school will not be behind in patriot
ism. If you drop in in tie late after
noon after their hours of lesson, you
will see all the girl students, 426 in
all, with fifty teachers, wearing white
caps and aprons, working hard at
bandage making. 1t is said that they
make 1000 rollers every day. Among
the students there is many a princess
who will not fail to work with the 9th
er girls The students have stopped
playing tennis or any other games at
/ oil OF hoy
are hurrying to make rollers.
One Of the Tokyo papers reported
story of Miss Mino Kawakami, who
lost her parents some years ago and
inherited considerable money. When
the war began she decided to go with
the army as nurse. She divided her
fortune into three parts, one Of which
she contributed to the army, and the
others she left to her relations and
asked her uncle to give one part to
somebody who should be adopted to
take her family name. She had been
seeing many influential people in To-
kyo for such a purpose. She called
on the Red Cross society and was told
that no inexperienced woman would be
taken. She called at newspaper of
fee in tears and asked for advice.
There are a thousand and a thousand
stories like that. Here is a story which
Is superstitious, but at the same time
shows an admirable spirit and patriot
ism. The story came from the province
Of Shiga. Some time ago travelling
priest stopped at the temple of Shin
Zenkoji, Of the Oshitate village and
preached before the old women and
young girls. He told them that it was
the greatest time for Japan, when the
nation must show it's mighty strength
and determination. After that all the
women discussed how to help the ma
ton. They decided to meet together in
the temple every day for prayer, and
also they will cut Their hair, since if
their souls be not pure their prayer
will not be accepted by the Lord Bud
dha. In Japan it has been regarded
from time immemorial that to cut the
hair or shave the head is publication
/