New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
GIRLS WON'T QUIT
THEIR WAR JOBS
When Tommy Comes
Marching Home He Must
Fight for Work.
LASSIES ARE HAPPY
IN NEW WORK
Actress Goes Back to the
Farm-MaidS Like Mu-
milton Pay.
By F. A. WRAY.

London, Aug. 30.-Do the women who
have so largely taken the places Of the
FIVE million men absorbed by the Brit
ish army like the work they are doing?
Will they readily go back TO their
homes and old ways Of life after the
war?
These two questions are occupying
much Of the attention Of employers,
social workers and statesmen through
out Great Britain All seem anxious
20 air their theories, but few have
made their inquiries direct. Accord
ingly, ! set out to ask the women act
ually concerned. ..-
The conductress OF the motor omni-
bus taking ne home ran lightly up the
stairs, smiled gayly at fellow passen-
ger. who raised his hat and said Good
night" as he left, and gave gleeful
laugh as a sudden lurch Of the bus
made her cling 20 the handrail. Then
she knocked a speck Of dust from her
high leather leggings. pulled her smart
white sumner overall more into place,
adjusted her straw sailor hat and took
nv fare, with a word of'thAnks.
She Likes Her Job.
"Been at this long," asked.
about two months" she replied.
Gust long enough TO get my sea legs.
Like it,"
oTine. Just the life for me. Out
doors all day, got a decent uniform,
people mostly nice, money good. Use
20 be q waitress in tea-shop. Mace
about IS shillings a week. Last montr
averaged so shillings q week az TINS
Nice chap, my driver, too. He lets m
use the mirror in front at the end OF
every trip" -,
Feel like going back 70 waiting"
"Not much. I'm clinging TO this loo'
unless they fire me-
a two-borse delivery van belonging
70 a big catering firm was drawn ~
alongside a water trough. Two girls
wearing black oilskin coats and hats
were sitting up in front, one driving
Both had apple red complexions, and
Judging from the way their pea!s OF
laughter continually rang out, they
found life pleasing.
scorn Old Jobs Now.
Both readily told 5- ubout their
work. They g-Ar,ce a. a. n. and I'M
ished about b:30 p. m The driver re-
ceired two guineas $1,000 and the
other 35 shillings $40. they mad
been az the job about nine months: Inc
driver had been brought up on a iarm'
but came 70 London 20 learn TO DC
nilliner. The other had assisted her
mother in a small shop. asked II
they liked the work.
"Tip-top," answered the driver ana
her companion gave vigorous assent
Outdoors all day, nobody 70 inter
fere with u 50 long as the work is
done right And the motor drivers al
ways give way TO US" .,
30 you want 20 20 back 10 the ola
lob ?" I asked.
"Not on your life. This is double the
nancy and 4 bit Of real life. I'm en-
owing H." Again her companion agreed.
thought possibly the girls who col
lee. the tickets on the underground
,ailroads and those who work the eie-
vators might have a different story 20
.eIf. but. on the whole, IL vas not so.
Hours were. II seemed, & bit long. but
then. fresh faces passed every moment
and time vent very quickly. they
said. People mostly were exceedingly
nice. Taking everything together, they
thought they hadn't previously had
better Job. The pay was good, too.
Actress Now Farmland.
What about when the army comes
back Are you not afraid the men
will drive you out Of this job7
"Not a bit They wont want u.
Thig isn't mems work. They'll want 70
do something bigger. Besides, they
couldn't do IL as we'll as We do
CHANGED 10 meet, last week,
young woman who, year ago, was
playing ANAL psrts at the West End