Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
Women of England PLAN
to Take UP Work of Mem

railways and insurance companies wouid
intimate their willingness to substitute
for the less skilled members OF their
staff, such as minor clerks. the wives and
sisters of existing employees at their
husbands and brothers present salaries
there would be prodigious boom IN re-
cruiting."
A fourth advertisement reads:
1.-The women of Spain frequently throw
their jewelry into the bull ring. III a
committee were appointed to real re on
II, would not the women OF Eng and cast
their Jewels into the national re4ief
fundT'
Nor Is this all. The women Of London
have made the question of the part which
they must play n the great conflict a
matter for serious and personal consider
alton Most of the daily papers, acting
as a medium of communication, are de-
voting entire departments to the discus
sion of suggestions sent in by the women
of London and its suburbs. These col
umns are frequently headed, How to be
useful In war time and there is no lack
of correspondence to show that 1t is
question which has the entire approval
of the Engiishwoman.
In one of these columns not long ago
appeared the foIiowing communicate
surely this is an opportunity Tor the
English girl to show that her outdoor
sports have taught her to do more than
pay. Why not organize woman's de-
tense league which. in the OF war, could
be relied on to provide drivers Tor carts,
motors and so forth? NumEeis OF us can
ride and manage horses and could conse-
Quentfy attend to the work OF harvesting
the crops. Can no use be made of US
to re,ease the men to answer Eng Iands
call?'
A second woman suggests that the suf-
frage societies enroll from their MEM
bers corps Of women to undertake the
work of guarding property. .patroIiing
stations and bridges, so that the men
now employed in this work may be avail
able for military service in the field.
Still another offers advice to the army
of women in training to become amateur
war nurses. DO not all OF you specialize
on first aid'?" she counseis. some o.
you should learn to become competen,
cooks and laundresses. That will mean
much more to the wounded soldiers COM
fort than if you We're merely semi
competent nurse
That no army Is any stronger than
the feet of its infantry is a well known
axiom of war. Therefore there comes
from another source the suggestion
that the war office give permission to a
body of women, well versed in noun
tain climbing. to oversee the prepare
ration of the shoes destined for use by
the British soldiery. Under proper ST.
peryision these women, 1T is contended.
could so pare the heavy army shoes
with a mixture of beeswaX, turpentine
and boiled oil of the best quality. as
to render, the footgear soft and PHI
able, as well as practically waterproof.
From this same source also comes
a warning. directed to women who are
making socks fo:' the soldiers. They
are cautione3 against making them
too large. as the slightest wrinkle
in a government bulls WOOL can
lame a soldier in a few hours OF
heavy marching.
In one of the How to Be Useful
in War Departments" It is suggested
that the women of London remember
that hospital nurses have little time
to write letters for the wounded.
Therefore. it is suggested that women
not otherwise engaged in the work of
war volunteer at the sick bays as let
ter writer's and thus help the wounded
men to keep In touch with their homes
and relatives.
Stfll another woman has noticed the
plight of the territorial troops who
are at present engaged in guarding
The railway stations IN England. These
men, she points out, have no beds
other than the hard boards Of the
station platforms, and she suggests
hat in every locality bands of women
be organized to whip together rude
to be stuffed with straw.