The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-29

hears the postman's morning knock,
and behold, the letters are delivered
by a poStwoman. The milk arrives II
is handed in at the. door by la latiere
upto-date. The City man leaves MS
home after breakfast, boards motor
bus, and gives his. penny 10 Il hlsh-
booted, slouch-hatted lady conductor
who handles the bell punch as TO the
manner born; at the tube station ne
buys paper of bookStall girl: pur-
chases his ticket of Il female clerk; de:
scends to the lower regions by grace OF
lift girl, or is confronted 1T the bar
rier BY an amazon, who clips his ticket
coolly and regards him merely as Il
bifurcated nonentity. At his deStlna-
ton the ticket IS collected by uni
formed sister. and on the way, ne mas
seen platoonS Of portresseS with mops'
buckets and broomS attending TO rows
OF waiting trains:
IF he keeps his eyes open he per-
ceiveS that women are taking !lVe!E
part in the work Of the war Itself
They drive motor cars for the Minis
try of Munitions, for high staff ottl-
have become engineers. machinists
and munition workers in their thouS-
ands. This is by no means all. women
have done much more than Invade the
sphere OF undignified manual LABOR.
The business man watches her. trim
and slim, and armed with pen, De-
hind the counter of his bank, and real
ICES that having a good figure and be-
ing good at figures are not necessarily
contradictory. Even in the Bank OF
England women clerks are now in the
majority. The typist, the lady clerk,
the lady secretary. is everywhere, ana
- lnun1onr,ant * thar
there are girl auditors in the City.
This new condition of things is
wonderful demonstration of the adapt
ability OF English womanhood TO war
conditions The far.sighted people are
little disturbed by the problemN OF
what is to happen when the war Is
over. The English woman, especially
the young English woman, will never
again be content, save under eXcep'
tional circumstances. to settle down
without an active part in the lie OF
London and the country, Itself. inc
war is popularity supposed TO have put
the suffrage movement in England to
sleep. 1t has done. nothing of the
kind. When peace comes. the move
ment will be found 10 have been reVl.
talized in an astonishing way by all
that has happened during the last
twenty months"
Had The Right Spirit
Emma Benedict runs a small photo
graphic studio in a little Eastern town.
Until President Wilson issued his call
moblizing the militia on the Mexican
border, Hugh Wentworth. young mar
ried man worked for her as general
assistant" Wentworth is. a member or
the national guard and when the call
came it took him away, not only from
mis- job, but from his wife and two oa-
bies.
Emma Benedict is AZ year old spin
ster. She is also suffragist and she
doesn't approve Of war. But
Today. and ever since the day that
Private Wentworth entrained for. the
border. his wife and two babies have
lived with "Daddy's" spinster. employ
or and have been taken care of by her.
Moreover, the young soldier has the
assurance that Emma Benedict will
continue to take care of his little fam
ily until he can return to his job.
That's all there is 10 the story. Per.
haps it might be padded out to fill
more space if Emma Benedict would
consent 10 have her real name used