Evening star., 1918-09-22

ing COMPREHENSION. e.ro,ra
our nice little home aristocrats that
they call it the Signal Corps Clup.
Miss Elizabeth Fox of New YORK Is
secretary In charge, and here. as,evel,
am. refreshed ry. by .rnsn .he sGhev"id tbev lead
parties of French business girls 70
the Modern to let them see WhatS
what The Moderne. remember. was
a rather smart tourist. mouse pc
fore the. war. "and the f,rench s,a,s sas
wage earning American sisters ~,
stalled as: masters, as confident anu
deferred to as We're the lorliici
tourists.
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They are the exhibits. These Amer
lean girls OF Signal Corps. and other
departments. smart in neat uniforms
we'll greomed.
United States Army nurses, minis
tered to in Tours by Miss Tunell, an
other Y. w. C. A. secretary. are SINH
lar aristocrats All such envled
American employees. work hnrd; and
their brief leisure in a lovely oio
land is solicited by sightseeing INV.
tations and real need or 1resh ar. ~
COUNTS uOuDlc llCilS AcA
time on mere girls, when they sing,
play, lecture on America and even
permit themselves to be lntroduceas
as many have done, to little fFencn
stenogfaphers at the foyer. l Want
to show It in all fairness 10 tne1..: .rip1s
head. Personally. 1t Is a wasted art.
ernoon-the giving UP Of something
beautiful and perhaps to dream anout
throughout the week-to mix IN gif!s'
games ofRsoliey ball at the tsle; soos OF :
Of Miss Edith Aylsroyd and Miss Esther
Il revere these girl secretaries. They
are radiant and wise. have seen
Miss Woolley applauding the engl-s
AyIroyd touristihg at the ruins. OF
Marm0utier. True. she had her for-t
forn Waacs with her-and gave ups
tea with. q countess (and all that it'
means in Tours) to do II!
These Waacs are admiraole anu Pa
thetic. Bourges, they say. is 'fall OF
them, Expert clerks. they come to our
Army departments with fixed wage
schedule averaging 80 cents per day:
from witch so cents is to be retained
for their keep. Our chiefs may not
boost them without a,oa9 anss5.n as,a Mns,and md
government, which kindly loaned
them to us in our need-the trans
~ ..sn,nspt - saema. The Recruiting
at. home OF titne y. s,ae <1ine
s1ri .e.srns tfousa So Ma of eiris living in
barre cks, ,perfectly protected ana re-
spected. but with 80. cents each per
aay. TO DuS & .hein ostore stoen'ns ~ 4carfare and
ksen themselves neat,
'Those Waacs are perfectly lovely
says Miss Sleight: they come ;on,o 10 ene
Island cruz; 10y togeLnasr' anu ,nIne,,ni n.en.S,
sing ana play paL VIII sae 80 VI
girls. Iney are OF q Hsh Sdua tSpu 70
girls. SO they uh1els.anu any u' at,e W
help. ana thev ENJOY aor ~ .re mawo
selves 'lt is the hrst cnance We have
had In France they tell me-. TO make
tea on lawn. IN leisure. y Soulso ras'.
they are kept very strlc' anu n''e ie"
opportunities; 49,. W.T.,
:. It is the Isle OF the lAessea; e., Spot pc OF
utter beauty, leased ny me I. w. y: a. A.
WITH certain TAN f1stso for n" nen,c
staled tnere Ior ptruiG iouneheepa..s 1s
MISS SlelRht IS recreation leauef anu
island fesldent. She ~ tue. Ne". iotie
Girl secretary VINO MADE SO great u sue
cess with; the eniptoyes OF ths ulliorA.i
factory AT Cnarleston, .. -. lheie tue
wealthy people nag previously hotHlils
TO 90 with girls VINO W0rkeH 1or IL nv
ing. Before tne X. W. y. ~. qult
Charleston soc,etS dsputantes were @ tno
blackstone OF the. clup ana running tho
classes. "'.
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"[n Tours" says Miss Se!ght. 1--WE
ere working I'M to the same program.
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