The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24
WOMEN, ORGANIZED, CAN HELP
U,5,AS ARMY HOUSEKEEPER5
Clerical Garden and Other NonMary Work Suitable tor
Sisters Of Men Who Fight the Battles-How
"Wacks" and "Wrens" Serve British

,hev li>,. In barracks and they are PAL"
10y tho government. ,,.
Tho "WnCkS" arc nrSahl""" - -
the places at men who arr nc'ucu ~
tirht They do all kinds of cl"rlCHl "prh,
,hcy cook wait on table at officers mess
they havo charge OF the suPphES' tnos
huv" almost entirely taken over 'ht az
nal brunch, telrpnoninG anu '''esI
ing. and the like. There rehoiE sg', ,akcn
hc little thar the "WnCks' haven't takeh
over IN the way OF civilian tasks. my
even assist the veterinarians IN TAXING
cure Of sick and Wounded horses ana
mules.
women Il naval Work.
Thcrs urc about 2OO00 women In tins
branch Of the British service. SOME o.
rnem work IN t;rcnt Britain and others
IN France. OFTEN they have served
under fire, and always with sreat
bravery. The Telephone and tclegrhph
operators have been cited for coolhcsS
md devotion to duty under smell hr9
and air raids. Great Britain is proud OIL
her Womcn's Auxiliary Army.
She is proud also OF the women
Royal Navy Corps. known IA IN,
"Wrcns." Of the great land army OF
women who work on farms and help te'u
the country and the army IN France.
Altogether. there are over mllll"I,
women In Great Erilain who have signed
up for government controlled war WORK.
talked with General rcrshlnG about
the possibility of organizing women III
America to release men for the trenches.
told him that it distressed mr. 10 see
men in uniform working ut card III
deXra sorting mail. pounding type
writer's and attending 10 telephones. ~"
! snid that 1t was only question or t'r!le
| before some Of this work. 1T least "oulu
| DC taken over by women.
Il know that we shall nave 10 haEn
Women telephone OPERATORS. SAID mo
! comma nler And within few months
! the first women tclephonsts Wcro
actually in France.
Start in Cautonments.
General Pcrshiug told me ut the close
| of our conversation that nc would. II
| consulted. recommend that the work or
) our women be begun 1T home. In Inc
| environments. That strikes me us an eN-
cellent idea.
Women ought ID be signed up for
| clerical work. garden work and csnc-
! cially for housekeeping work in all the
| cantunmenls \ uniform is absolutely
[ necessary. and the women should he
| rrficcred and disciplined by women.
They should take over most tasks not
/ actually military, thus releasing OIL
GERS and men TO drill. In this way the
work Of speeding up huge army would
| ht: greatly accelerated.
| Our army in the environments ana IN
tho field abroad is very well fed but
: thor" is ~ standard which has tC hc
maintained in all the regiments. IT u
company has n good mess sergeant tho
| food Is good we'll selected. well cooked
! and served. II II has a poor moss ser
grant the food IS abundant but not well
! cooked or served
If the officers Of regiment are. MS
Jealous. thoughtful and rcsuurcefuf as
they ought To bo tho men nrc ~ we'll
taken caro- of rs they would be Mt home.
have in mind rs model officer
young first lieutenant. n Yale man. IN
command Of a company of negro stove
dores at one OF the great ports which
cw are using in France.