Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08

hers Is an old colored woman who re-
| portF every day with a supply Of clean
ihch rags which She diligently col
iec's as her contribution to tho cause.
hsiuo from the Red Cross. there are
numerous other wonen's societies and
| committees doing war work. The wo-
| mans committee of the Council OF Ma
llonal Defense has a department hero
uhaer which many philanthropic &C.
.Nlties are united. The Cabinet ladies
nave organized their own special war
| reilef committees among the women of
| their husbands departments. Mrs. Nc
| Adoo Is the head OF committee OF
women from the Treasury Department
VINO arc sewing and knitting for
| American soldiers. and Mrs. Lane the
F., wife of the Secretary of tho Intcrion
has similar committee. The Interior
department Is unique among branches
| OF the government In that II has a
large club. for its employees. housed
| in historic old residence on La fayette
Square. II is now proposed TO use the
third floor for war work
For n long time the women OF the
navy. the army and the marine corps
had separate committees: hut. finding
that tho work was overlapping I'm manv
places. they have combined and formed
the United Women's Service League
under the supervision of Mrs. Daniels
and Mrs. Baker. Inasmuch as the feel
ing between the army and the navy
plane, evidenced at the annual football
games. this combination committee Is
one OF the strongest testimonials to
the uniting power of war.
The ~orncn's leagues are legion in
Washington. Some society women are
already SO deeply immersed in the
duties OF special philanthropies that
| they nave been unable to contribute,
anything for the soldiers. There are
me Diet Kitchens. for example. which
are ATTEMPTING To look after the city's
pahles ana teach prospective mothers
me hygiene and care OF the child. In
time of war there is all the more de-
mand for diet Kitchens many Of
which Will add day nurseries where
mothers. who go to work, may leave
their babies
Prnhlcm of the BUTTERFLIES.
hdhS OF the society women VINO are
remaining in Washington this summer
are not doing 80 wholly on account of
me missions. They are staying to
iook after their war work. Of course
there are many ''butterfieS"-m, htly
In the younger set-who cannot crowd
any war activities into the already
crowded round OF social gayet'es. and
there are also many who w,ild only
interfere with the work Of The t1ore
serious minded If they tried to helm
mere is usually no more willing and
enthusiastic creature than the war VOL
untcer-At the beginning. 1t is so IN
~ a''u uiStinCtlNG 10 wear KHAKI!
ana all the various new patriotic cos
TUNES planned for the war uorker
mere Is hardly society woman here
VINO has not had her picture tlken in
one OF them.
BUT the actual hard work connected
with war activities is rarely so popu-
lar. In nsland. when the wa first
broke out the frivolous society wo-
man became real problem. She had
amounted 10 I'm actual scandal IN Inc
Buer war, when the generals formed
combination and literally ordered her
"u! OF me army headquarters. In lslt
~ looked as IL the plague OF women"
mad again returned. First. they all
wanted TO be nurses in the military
hospitals, and many succeeded ia get
tinG there. where they !nterfered with
the hospital discipline and the work
being performed By the real medicine
women They came and went as they
wanted TO. and their idea of nursing
was TO smoke cigarettes with the
wounded soldiers. and hirt with the
more attractive cases
In England, however. this frivolous
eiehent was only phase which soon
PASSED The women who had welcomed
me war as new form Of sensation,
rather than serious undertaking,
were soon sobered by their own losses.
The " A. D." In Great Britain to-day
Is valued WORKER.
So II something OF the sort de-
velops in our own country. We need
not be discouraged. ], will pass. war
work. in spite Of its glorious parapher-
MALTA OF khaki. service aprons, lew
e!ed flags and medals. is not as exctt
ing as II looks, 1t requires quick
brain, actual skin. indefatigable
energy and strong constitution to
perform efficiently what is really =
hit of heroic service combined with n
great deal of drudEcry.