Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
WOMEN ENROLLED
IN MUNITIONS RESERVE
All Ready for Call to Service ut
Seven Pines Bag-IOad-'
8 ing Plant.
OTHERS TO GO TOMORROW
First Twenty-Five to Begin Active
~ Service Immcdiatcly-Ncw lncrr-
ment Will Take Up Training.
Leave Main Street Station ut 7:20

Richmond women and girls. 1900
strong. representing every walk of life.
are enrolled to-day in the women's mt
milton reserve. and are prepared for
war work. when called, at the United
States bag loading plant No. ), at
Seven Pines. The second increment
was called yesterday afternoon. which
means tina; twenty-five more rcservists
will enter training school az Seven
Pines Tomorrow.
Those who will make MP the second
Increment are rs iollowS: .
Mrs, Joseph Button, Mrs. John H.
Chaifin. Mrs. Bcnlah Patterson war
s giek M hrs ' % h naiS Mrs Mrs 'h
Frost Mrs Mooring. Mrs. 1'rmplc. Miss
Gertrude ca,nrn. Miss Mary MasSie Miss
Jayne Davidson Miss BESSIE Johnson.
Mrs. c. e Doyle, Mrs Sue Spoit. Mrs.
Agnes West. Mrs Mars1ret Daniel Mrs.
Miss Bianch kinE. Mrs. Frances Han
cock. Miss Elizabeth Watkins and Miss
Gertrude SLACK.
These reservists Will report a; the
women's munition reserve headquarters.
fourth floor, Central National Bank
Batldins. Third and Broad Streets 81, AT
will make their first trip 10 Seven
Pines by automobile. and each is en-
pested 70 carry her LUNCH With her.
ment. who entered training last Thurs
day, will so 10 the munition factory
,o-morroW WoFniGE by ,Ps;S;ai trat an
o'clock. The w NJ. r. Special Trolley"
over the Broad and Main line. will pick
up these active workers and reach the
station in time for them TO board their
special. This special car will leave the
Reservoir car barns at 6:A3 o'clock.
While they must pay their street car
without charge on the special train.
Their passes. TO the bag-loadiug plant
will be recognized by the conductor.
EMULATE ENGLISH WOMEN
IN SERVICE Tn CAUSE
DO you mean to say that YOU in
tend to work regularly At the munition
plant. reporting for duty at $ o'clock
every morning" was asked Miss Marie
Smith, OF 925 West Grace Street one
OF those who went with the first class:
Yes: why not?" she rejoincd If
the women OF England can work three
the women and girls of Richmond cam
not do as we'll. Unless YOU have been
through the haE-locdinE plant at Seven
Pines you have no idea of how we'll the
government has provided for us.
The first thing that impressed me
was the fact that the rest rooms at
the plant are provided With mir, window dow
to a man. but TO a woman 1t means
lot, and when coupled with COM
iunchroom facilities and every other
convenience. IL makes me. for one, feel
that as long as the government is doing
its part l must do mine.
Yes, ] carry my lunch with me, Why
shouldn't ]? Consuelo Vanderbilt. now
the Duchess of Marlborough does and
IL she con there is no reason why |
or any other reservist shouldn't do the
same thing and feel perfectly com
Portable.
The restrooms have on sale milk
and other things TO supplement our
lunches, and they are sold n cost. The
result is. we have, very good meal il
Z the middle of the day.
III one wants TO meet ones friends
one must enroll In the womcn's mum
tion reserve"