Arizona republican., 1918-11-01
TYPISTS IN PARIS
 WORK UNDER FIRE
(NeW York Sum

She was a pretty little thing and she pounded her typewriter so eXpertly that the other workers in the great Red Cross Second War Fund offices in the Woolworth Building hadn't for a mo- ment suspected that she was other | than an expert, well trained young woman, who had taken up Stenographv as her life work.
 Then one day indirectly the secret slipped out. She is the daughter of one of the most widely known young men in New York City and she had taken a l full stenography course in order to be | fitted to do her bit.
 T am doing this instead of coming out this year." she confessed. q was 1 so anxious to do something to help. And so l studied stenography for the Red Cross. Then later maybe I may get over to France as an experienced stenographer!"
 Take None Under 25
 But just what our serious little deb- utante stenographer's actual chances of getting across?
 Mrs. Ruby Lester Fleming, head of 1 the Red Cross stenographic forces in France and now after seven months abroad, back for a flying visit. gives the answer:
 Tt is hard to discourage any type of worker" she said.
 But you see in the first place her age is against her. The government grants no passport for any woman un- der 25 years old. We ourselves often prefer to have them between 30 and 40 And then there are other restrictions that we have to make. It is a very great responsibility to take women in to the war zone nowadays.
 However great ones loyalty to the cause, the reaction following the un- ending strain is apt to be severe and We must be very sure of our staff men, tally, physically and temperamentally before we send them over For this reason the physical test and examina tion as to their stenographic ability is not enough.
 Tt is essential that every woman who goes over shall have the idea o service steadfastly before her. a spiri that will remain unbroken in the face of mOnOtonous drudgery, discomfor and tribulations." Mrs. Fleming wen on earnestly. And given all othel qualifications, each memteJ of oul staff must be equipped with a fund,U patriotism on which to draw in mo ments of depression and homesickness 1 cannot be too emphatic about that. is an absolute essential to any woman war work in France now" Trying Under Fire Once the Red Cross stenographe gets across, just what is her phase 0 Red Cross work" she was asked.
 Our Paris staff does both militar, and civil work for the Red Cross Sten ographers were at a premium when WI ] n Al1PIlSt h11r were so clogged with work that w were received with positive acclaim, Mrs. Fleming said.
 Mrs. Fleming could not say enougl about the wonderful spirit of the Re, Cross staff and their work under tn !. long range canon bombardments o Paris.
 Tt was terrifying at first, I'll admit, she sbid. Imagine sitting at your type writer and knowing that just as surel, as the hands of your wrist watch tolle, off fifteen minutes another shell wa comingi It may seem lesYSpectacula to say that you stuck to your type | writer under fire >instead of driving a, ambulance full of wounded, but 1 as sure you it requires the same COG nerves and head Under all this strail I simply cannot say too much of tn wonderful loyalty ana 1OrtlIuQe or Ou American girls. Not girl was missin from her desk or faltered in he work"
 Of such is the personnel of the grea Red Cross army who, by every steam CT, are going forward to "carry on" tn gigantic work of our Red Cross.
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