Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1917-04-06
ORGANIZING THE
WOMEN FOR WAR
League Proposes to Make Them
Hep the Country.
FOR WOMAN POWER BOARD

Head OF National League For Womano
Service Urges That United States
Government Adopt Methods Which
Have Been Successful In Warning
Nations-Has Definite Program.
What service is most likely to be re-
quired Of women should our country
become involved in war?
This question is being put to the Ma
tionel League For Woman's Service by
scores Of organizations Of women and
by thousands Of individuals. Until the
government has outlined what its poll
cy is to be in the event Of war with
Germany 1t would be impossible for
any private organization to determine
what service the country will require
either of its men or Of it's women. says
Grace Parker, national commandant of
the National League For Woman's
Service.
Until such time as woman's bu-
reau may be established under our own
government the National League For
Womans Service is attempting to re-
cure, SO far as it may be possible for
q private organization to do so, infor-
nation regarding organizations of wo-
men In this country, the object for
which each organization is established,
its membership, the service which its
members are prepared to render In
case Of emergency and to place this
Information at the disposal of the gov
eminent should 1t be desired. A reg
iStry Of volunteers who are prepared
for definite service and are ready to
give full time or part time in case Of
emergency Is also being made through
the state and local offices Of the Ma
tional League For Woman's Service.
These volunteers are. then organized
into emergency detachments Of not
less than ten or over thirty members
similar to the voluntary aid detach-
ments in England Each detachment
Is in charge Of duly authorized COM
mandant The detachments then meet
at least once a week. oftener II posi-
BILE, for regular work to develop their
efficiency along the line Of service for
which they have volunteered.
Organized In Divisions.
The emergency program Of the Ma
tional League For WOman's Service
provides for the organization Of de-
tachmeLts under the following divi-
sions. based upon the requirements
which have been made upon the WON.
en- in England In England's crisis:
First division. social and welfare.
are:
(a) Prepared to cooperate In estab-
fishing and supervising social clubs
for men and women in the locality Of
military training camps, similar to the
over 800 such clubs which have been
established in England.
(b) In communities where munitions
plants or other large industries are
located. to cooperate In providing
proper housing facilities.
tc) TO provide canteens in connec.
ton with large industrial plants, where
hot lunches would be served at min
imum cost.
ID To cooperate In establishing rail-
way station canteens en- route to and
from military training camps.
(e) To perform welfare work for in
dustrial workers, based upon the condi-
lions In the community.
Second Division, Commissariat.-De-
tachments under this division are pre-
pared to act as purchasing agents and
cooks for industrial and railway sta
ton canteens and to cooperate with
the Red Cross wherever their services
may be needed for hospital cooking.
Third Division, Motor Driving.-De-
tachments under this division are pre-.
pared to establish communication serv.
ice by motor, either for the army or for
civilian interests. In case telegraph.
telephone or railway communications
should be broken. Members Of these
attachments are required to pass
rigid test as to skill in driving ms well
as to knowledge Of the mechanism of
the car.
Fourth Division, General Service
Under this division members Of de-
tachments are prepared to volunteer
for administrative work and Office
service. including stcnography. record
ing, filing. telegraphy and wireless.