Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-02
| RAILROAD WOMEN
WORK FOR WAR
Wives and Daughters of Pennsyl-
vania Men in Determined
Campaign.

About $50 women, whose husbands
are with the Maryland and Delaware
divisions OF the Pennsylvania system,
attended the meeting OF tho Delaware
Division, T. r. r., Women's War Relief,
held in the assembly room of the Pennsyl- |
wanna Building yesterday afternoon. All
railroad women had been urged to attend, |
and to join the organization, and The |
response was most gratifying. IL was |
primarily n meeting for the Delaware |
division, of which Mrs. i. l.. Grove Is |
superintendent, but all railroad women |
were invited There was bret pre-
Iiminary meeting. with addresses by |
officers, and then the ladies heard talk
ON hospital work in Scotland by MISS
AllSa NIarCo oil Of Philadelphia Mrs. |
Gamble Introbe, general superintendent |
for the MARYLAND. Delaware aud New |
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk divisions, !
made the address of welcome, and spoke |
with praise Of the splendid leadership oi |
Mrs Gto~c for her division, and OF MISS |
Ellen Ruckalcw, who had represented her |
lAlrS Iatrohc) in organizing The three |
divisions She stated that other divisions |
starting before this one expect to nave
- pcr cent oi their women enrolled ny
June. and she wants the same thing |
accomplished here Mrs latrobc $ al
dress included some original verses on
war service. and very truly reflected the
spirit Of the times Il Is an inspiration
20 see our men 70 with JOY IN thcrr hearts
She sald Your sons and mne are
working and fighting over there, and we
are working and PRAYING over here we
women need each other more than ever
and IN us lies much power 10 WIN me
war
Miss Buckalcw spoke very briefly,
urging every one To JOIN the organization,
the dues for which are only - cents. ana
It Was suggested that each one present
bring hive or ~iN others "a the next meeting
NURSING IN SCOTLAND
Mis-, NIactou i 4 *. T. - lNolun-
tary N,I Dctachmcnt. which means
that She worked al whatever work she
was put To- aud II was rcai drudgcry,
| during her hospital service ~ Scotland.
| The \ u WAS formed ~ Great Britain
| and Mas composed Of nurses Who Signed
| IN for war. Ihcu volunteers were taken
| for the ,Irudgcry work IN convalcsccnt
/ hoeptals. and Miss Nact oil was ono ct
| these. Practically every Ing house ~
4 Great Britain d ElyCu over as = con-
y9lcscrpt ho~pltal. and Miss NlaCC oil
worked ia one hi Paisley Scotland. Tier
/ description 81 the work was most enter
tanning The A. y y had 10 scrub
/ cook and serve meals Their two hectic
afternoons were veg day, when N"ge-
| tables had "a tie prepared tor cooking,
and "kctch the day they boiled rec
ANA fish. A. there were 80 persons TO
| cook for, It meant lot OF work h'F
! had neither butter nor margarine but
/ something not very paIatahlc called.
| '.shldgc Miss MacColl was over Tor
about i wear and Was forced 10 return last
/ October because 81 an attack 81 APP
1 pcndlcItis Food, she sand. Is now most
| important consideration All last sum
| mcr, they were practically hungry. where
| She was. not starving, hut At every meal
| they could have eaten more. Now she
/ SAID the British army is beng ratloncd,
/ and Il seems rather hard that the men who
/ fight ana the men Who are recovering
1 from wounds cannot have the right food
/ or enough 81 ID Miss Ma oil thinks 1t
| onlv d matter OF time till our army IS
ratIoncd
Miss AiacCol asked the women, above
! an things. to save food She sand they
/ have done nobly on the other side, and
| the onIl thing that IS breaking their
/ SnIrti i I'd have the men come home and
| have no meat, and the children come from
/ school and no bread and milk. 1t Is
| important TO write often % the men over
/ there, and always cheerful letters. he
spirit IN England and Scotland is wonder
/ fIIl. il is the spirit Of DONG for others,
/ and she found il particularly fine in the
hospital where she worked She thought
/ il fine in London last September to see
| the t,eop!c going about their affairs. pay
inc no attention to the German air RAIDS,
ana she said she wished the Germans
could see their poIse and endurance She
had praise too for the stewards and
strwardesscs on the liners; all Of them
have 50 much courage In closing, Miss
NiarColl reminded her audience of Arch
hiSboD York saving that now the women
are backing up The men, and after the
war. they will be leading them on.
Tea Was served after the meeting, with
! Mrs. Grove aS hostess. and assisting her
were Mrs. " II Rcdmile Mrs Willard
! Fleming. Mrs Thomas Metz. Mrs
Frcelerich Ross and Mrs. +. Homer Roe.