Evening star., 1918-01-13
Miss Fraser Tells Of War Work of Emglamds Women

the kingdom. This work divides itself
into two heads. enforcing food regula-
tions and education propaganda. Waste
in England is now punishable onense-
To throw away loaf of bread, to hoard
food. to profiteer unfairly, to sell pro-
hibited things and even to serve people
with more than their allowance OF meats
and bread, incur Imprisonment or fine
in Britain today, the fines running from
$40 to $3.50. In connection with educa-
tive work we have cookery demonstra-
tions and lectures explaining the need
for production. We are using our
schoolhouses to great extent for both
our cooking demonstrations and for our
food talks generally.
Then there are our war savings COM
mittees, which are doing yalua BILE work
in teaching the people that to win the
war every single one of them must con-
tribute financially to the best of his or
her ability. We have 10000 war saw
ingS committees throughout the coun-
try, with over 100000 weekly sub
scribers. The local committees have
unearthed many an old stocking which
held the hoardings of a lifetime in it's
toe. One of our little village associa-
tions alone secured 900 pounds in gold
in this manner. The people have re-
sponded splendidly to the call for war
funds. many small wage-earners giving
large percentage of their earnings to
the fund.
And now we come to the biggest ef.
fort of recent date made in England.
This is the Woman's Army Auxiliary
Corps, called by the soldiers the
'Waacs' Ten thousand women are be-
ing recruited every month to this or
ganization. so that you may realize ITS
extent. These women are serving be-
hind the fighting lines in France and at
the great military bases IN Britain.
They do the clerical work, the telephon-
ing, the telegraphy and motor driving,
the storekeeping, bookkeeping and the
cooking for the soldiers They also
attend the graves of our soldiers. ours
is the first nation to have organized
such a corps. and it is functioning most
satisfactorily.
"This organization is managed en-
tirely by women. 1t has director.
Mrs. Chalmers Watson. a Scotchwoman.
with controllers. administrators ana as
sistant administrators There are no
titles, although military disci-
pline prevails throughout the order. The
women live in camps. just as the SOL
diers do. and they sign up for certain
period, with q furlough of two weeks
in year. The 'Waacs' are doing splen-
did work and much is expected OF them
They wear a uniform. 1t consists OF q
khaki one-piece dress, with an overcoat.
high-top boots and a soft hat. They
wear the insignia of their order. which
carries in 1t the rose of England and
the fieur de lis Of France"
Asked about the work OF policowomA
en- in England. Miss Fraser replied,
There are about 700 policewomen
altogether in England and they are doe
ing valuable work. One Of the create
est problems is to keep things as nearly
normal as possible and at their best,
and our women are very keenly alive to
the necessity of this attitude. and .
great deal of very sound work is being
done along this line in Britain"
Miss Fraser comes to this country with
full experience. Not only q member Of
two prominent national committees, she
has gone throughout Britain. talking
on the food question and assistlng In
tho organization Of many Of the ~
tional and local committees,