El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-04
PRAISES
WOMEN s ARMY
High Service Rendered Ma
ton, Says King, Review
ing Women's Parade.


IonI5n. Eng. Sept. I've know
how some people did vIew-down
their uoses-the voluntary aid or
rauizauon. and the abuse heaDed
even in 1918 on the mere notion OF
women replacing men on the land
Yet the other day there were between
1000 and 5000 uniformed women
drawn up opposite Stanhope gate for
inspection by the general officer
commanding the troops in the London
district. And not an urchln OF
Knightsbridge pointed a finger at the
caps and tunics and polished leathers
OF the wOmeus police service, nor an
old woman" threw Up her hands ~
horror at the smocks and brooches Of
the women's land army
Every spectator was amazed, IL rs
true. but with "A complainant amaze
meut. at the revolution wrought hy g
few years OF war. whereby these 5000
women could represent 100000 and
more others similarly accourtered f0t
war service
Women March Like Soldiers
still 70 was all very wonderful IN
what il sienified. and the note OF
these popular reflections was struck
in the speech which the king made
to them a little later at Buckingham
palace
These are changed days from those
OF the sentimental refrain; how men
must work and women must Weep
There WAS nothing in the very least
weepy about the cOmpanies-remari
ably fit and remarkably picturesque
who swung down Constitution hin
TO the playing OF the guards bands.
and formed up on their markers ~
the palace quadrangle with the pre-
cision of the barrack yard
They had the rcsOlute air Of women
who viii work while men must fiSh-
and the king paid a high and serious
tribute to their spirit He added
reminder to their unrecruited sister
that there is room in their ranks for
many more-which is especially true
of the clerks and cooks section oil
the ". A. a. C-'s. and all those Of tie
land army
Accompanying the king and queen
on the dais at the palace was princess
Mary. in her V - D. uniform
British Wonarch's speech.
I'm our visits 10 various ccuters we
have lad opportunities Of seeing and
approaching the great part which the
women OF our land are taking in all
branches Of war service and every
where we have been filled with ad-
mirarion at their achievements. an
which believe TO be
shared by the whole nation the king
said.
The queen follows with deep JIM
tcrest every branch Of 1VOmeu's work
and mas constantly at heart the well
fare OF women and children She is T
proud 10 be associated with the work
ers in her position as coumander.u E
chief OF the women's auxiliary corps. [
and Do is a satisfaction TO rs both
that our daughter is serving as a
commandment Of a voluntary aid de-
partmeut
Every Woman n Whole Time Worker.
The range OF war work under
taken by women is well cXemplified
in your imposing procession I IN
derstaud that every woman IN your
representative units is a whole time
worker. engaged either in some work
of national Importance under a state
department or in some active service
Of public utility under local authori-
ties.
When the history OF our couutry's
share in the war Is written. no chap
ter viii be more remarkable than that
relating TO this range and extent OF
wcmeu's participation
This service has been rendered
only at the cost OF much self sacri-
readily worked for long hours and
under trying conditions in our fac
tories and elsewhere. TO produce the
supplies Of munitions which were
urgently needed at the front. and TO
maintain The essential services OF the
country
las nurses and Y A. D. workers
they have labored in hospital ana
dressing station for the care OF the
sick and wounded. with even more
than the accustomed devotion which
has characterized our Red Cross ser
vice since the days OF the Crimean
war They have often faced cheerful /
ly AID courageously great risks both
az home and overseas in carrying on
their work and the women's army
has its own roll Of honor OF those
who have lost their lives in the SER
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