Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

places of the men. One sees them in
banks and in Offices of a character not
generally employing women. A case in
point is that of the Manitoba Free
Press Out of a staff of 300 men
eighty-four enlisted for the war, and the
work of those men is being done by the
older men and women of the staff.
The most remarkable of the women of
western Canada is Miss f. Cora Hind,
who at this moment is doing about ten
mems work. She is commercial editor
of the Manitoba Free Press and while
successfully covering this field she is
doing volunteer press agent work for
practically every woman's war activity
west OF Lake Superior Her newspaper
work takes her to every part of the
wheat-growing districts to set an es-
innate on the value of millions of
bushels of wheat She is the only
woman Judge of live stock at live stock
shows in the world and she manages to
hold up this end of her job also. while
incidentally l may mention that she
was finishing up the forty-eighth pair
of wooden socks for the men in the
trenches which she had knitted while
making her long railroad journeys
when ] met her last few months ago.
On the farms and ranches the wom-
en- are bringing about important re-
suits. for they bravely took up the
work where the men left ii to go to
war. As an example OF their quiet
heroism in this respect. Mrs Nellie
McClung of Edmonston, one of the best
known and best loved women in west
ern Canada, tells of young English
girl she met in the market in Edmon-
ston who had driven seventy-five miles
to market. Are you all alone out
there asked Mrs. McClunr. L am
now the girl said. Ny brothers went
back to the war: my sister went as
nurse. and some one had to stay by the
stuff.
Il must give you an example of the
seriousness with which the Canadian
women regard their war economies.
given in honor of very distinguished
woman. A cabinet members wife who
was present apologized for wearing a
new gown. She explained its appear
it was the first she had had in three
wears. The women of Canada. like the
women OF England. look upon it as
bad form TO display anything approach
ing extravaganza in dress at this time.
!
The way that the Canadian women
amazing things about this whole war. and
in the long run 1t is the women of any
country who suffer most through war.
All through the Dominion there seems
to be a tightening and strengthening
of determination among those who have
been bereaved They seem to be meet
ing their sorrows with high courage
and fortitude and with the resolution
to keep up by their work for the sake
of their country and for the soldiers
who are giving their lives to save it.
This also has brought about a sis
terhood among the women of all classes
that nothing before has ever accom-
plished. ] recall one woman, a mem
Der of one of the old loyalist families
of New Brunswick. Her husband Went
to war and was killed in one of the
early battles. Setting aside her per-
sonal grief. she went to st. Johns to
work in the hospitals and in the re-
freshmen stations, anywhere, allying
herself with the Daughters of the EN-
pire in their many sided activities car
ried on in that port of entry and exit,
as well as everywhere else that need is.
The manner of this busy woman's ac-
ceptance of her loss is but an example
of that of hundreds of her kind in
Canada today.
of Canada to their country's call and
the awakening of womanhood TO its
great responsibilities and privileges
point out TO us women of the United
States the road of service in our own
part of this war. Women are quick to
realize that war. when entered into
for justice, has great spiritual value.
The women of Canada have proved
their perception of the truth that this
war has given to the manhood and
womanhood of our continent the OPP
portunity of standing for our ideals
that the women of the United States
will do as much in our country for the
same high standards OF truth and Jus
tice."