Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-04
CAMP COMFORT
IMPORTANT FOR
WOMEN AT WAR
Governments Make Reser-
walton for Women Who
Offer Lives for Soldiers.

.L+IG. sNF-t.L Eh-..r AmaE NHaEr t.-ftr.h .tsLHHI m
Headquarters Of Women's Auxiliary
Corps, Behind British Lines in France,
Sept. 3.-(Correspondence Of The AS
ISOLATED Press).-When it was decided
to employ women with h British
army in France the main difficulty
that arose lay in the question Of hous-
ing. Accommodations In France had
been prepared solely in accordance
with the requirements of male troops,
and notifications and adaptations Tor
the use Of women required careful
consideration.
The camps and hotels for the wom-
en- workers had to be fully equipped,
within reasonable distance from the
places of employment, and on a
somewhat higher standard OF comfort
than was required then for the men.
With the 'co-operation of the mill
tary authorities, preliminary arrange
ments were so rapidly carried out that
within a month after the decision co
send women to France, everything
was ready for the first groups of work.
ers. These crossed the channel at ne
end Of April this year.. At present the
women's quarters are principally In
hutted camps, and in hostels taken
over by the corps at some OF the bases.
These camps accommodate from 20
to 500 women each. Their total 40
commodation has reached a figure
over 1000.
c, Each camp, however small, is un-
der the charge Of a woman admins
traitor responsible for the comfort ana
well-being of its occupants and for
their discipline outside office hours.
The question is often asked, is the
discipline of the women workers very
strictl The question of discipline was
a subject of careful consideration. The
ome of the auxiliary corps cannot
fully chosen in the first instance ana
are doing responsible work. For this
reason a great deal of liberty is given
them and the rules and regulations
are not stringent.
Members of the corps must wear
their uniforms on all occasions; there
are certain restrictions regarding adj
mission to cafes and estaminets in
France. There are occasional roll
calls at the hostels, but out of ofnce
hours the women are allowed a great
deal of liberty. The administrator
may sanction invitations to me to the
public recreation rooms of the hostel.
The idea in enforcing discipline
among the women workers Is that
they should be led not driven and that
much depends on the administrator
"AAo 1--WE 10 4S6NSA IAA = IA
manner in which the individual mem
bers respond to the trust reposed in
Them to keep up the personal credit
and the honor of the corps. 1t
speaks well for the success of the sys-
tenn that after an experience Of three
months in France only three girls
have been returned to England and
they for an act which showed more
stupidity than deliberate indiscipline.
h administrators are carefully
chosen, being in many cases teachers
in girls schools or housekeepers In
schools or large institutions. Other
are women trained in welfare work
or university women who have had
experience in similar work. To fit
them for their special work in France,
all chosen for administrators
receive instruction before being sent
out to take up their duties.
Recruits for the women's army are
very carefully selected in England
Each candidate must furnish tWovref.
erences, which are carefully consult.
ed. Then the candidate is sent be.
fore a selection board and a medica,
board, both Of whom have set a fairly
are called up" to a receiving depo'
after a short time allowed them fol
making preparations. On arriving a
the receiving hostels the candidate.
are solemnly enrolled and required. tt
sign their formal agreements before
a military officer. They stay at tn,
receiving hostel about three weeks
during which time they are inoculatet
and v~accinated. fitted with uniform!
and taught some elementary march
ing drill. They also attend lectures
on the work before them. These thre'
weeks are very valuable; the wome,
make friends among their future as
sociates Inc begin to get a little O
that valuable esprit de CORPS
pride in their work and understand
ing of it's value and Importance. =
When the first batch of recruit
came to take possession of the big re
ceiving hostel in London they wer,
told that the bed had not yet arriv
ed and that they would have to sleel
on straw mattresses stretched owe
planks. Not a protest was made, al
though vaccination and inoculatiol
soon gave aches and pains to severa
of them: on the contrary they rejoic
ed in the temporary discomfort al
part Of the game"
Not much reduction is expected II
the price of hard coal. +
The demand for business propert,
in most cities is reported fairly good
The peace council" had hard sled
ding I'm Illinois, too. The northwes
10 All right
A piece of business property in Chi
ieago wa leased Last week for the per
iod OF zoo years
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