The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
before the war was well known as
an Alpine climber.

before the war was well known a
an Alpine climber.
She joined the forestry servic
because the work appealed to her
was soon made an officer and ha
now been commandant OF the Off
GERS training corps for some time
Il suppose you will think that m,
methods are odd" she said. .
admit that | require no discipline
in the ordinary sense. All | ash
of my girls is that they should pla,
the game have talk with ever,
girl as soon as she arrives in camp
You see our English secondary
schoolgirls are all sportswomen and
! take them quite frankly on that
basis. | require that they all shall
play the game, in public and in pri-
vate, right through to the finish.
"And do they all understand
Don't some of them forget once in
a while and go out and waste time
with the young Canadians !" | could
not help wondering how many love
affairs were blossoming out there
in the greenwood, for surely there
never could be more ravishing sur
roundings for romance.
Can Flirt But Must Work.
81 don't mind how much they
flirt; all | demand is that they
shall work hard, give the best that
is in them to their work. and that in
working hours there shall be no
nonsense. We have dance here
in the hostel every Saturday night.
You see, the partitions can be re-
moved between the dining room
and the lounge, and the whole place
is thrown into one with the great
doubt faced fireplace in the CEN
ter. Well. we dance until 10, then
the officers go back to their camps
and the girls go to bed. Some
times we 60 over to the camp to
dance, we go in party and some
times officers accompany their girl
friends back here. But there is no
out of bounds, that is
not allowed on either side.
Il can tell at once if girl has
joined up for the fun Of it, and
when | find she has | just simply
turn her away. It's no use; can't
have the liberty of the majority cur
tailed in order to keep unruly ones
within reason. Besides, that sort
are not the best workers. The few
rules we have are made by general
consent and we hold each other in
inc."
/ had seen the forestry girls re-
in Trafalgar Square and |
wondered at the time that some of
hem didn't wander away in their
fascinating dress to dine and dance
With jolly new-made friends. SO |
lsked if that had happened.
why, OF course, they had love
y time up in town; but as soon as
We arrived and before the girls
tarted out to recruit | called them
IL up and reminded them what we
we're doing. that upon us depended
he honor of the service; and then
old them they must all be back
N the spot at s o'clock to start
ONE The brother of one of the
iris is in the navy; he came to
axe her to tea and afterward |
card he had laughed at my little
peech. He said that | begged the
iris to come back for my sake.
ic said that in the navy they didn't
o things that way"
well, did the girls come back? p
asked curiously.
Every one OF them. Most OF
hem were there before time, and
here was not a particle of trou-
lie, though they had scattered all
yer London, free as air
Forestry Girls Uniform.
The government provided the :
inform for the forestry girls. The
reeches are of khaki, and they
ear high boots or CATERS, or
eavy wool stockins or puttees with !
w shoes. The tunic is brown |
nen belted with broad tan leath- 5
r. The cap is a soft green tam
shanter On the left sleeve is
green tree with the d
itials W. F. S. (Women's For
'try Service) beneath it. The
wears green tabs on d
er collar fastened with small brass "
ittons. and green shoulder straps;
Ie forewomen have the green -,
BOULDER straps only.
Quite a number OF the girls are =
arried. The preferred age is be- q
feen Is and 10. One woman has
boy OF 10 who spends all his holi- :
Iys with her and when / asked her
she didn't rather long sometimes
r her luxurious London house,
e replied: Yes, | admit | do,
times. | don't mind the narrow
inks or short sheets or the hard
ork. but at times in the evening
rather long Tor satin couch.
aiding lamp and a new book. But
forget all that when my boy comes
} for his vacation. lie adores it,