Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-20
SALVATION LASSES
UNAFRA|D OF WAR
Cheered Homesick Soldiers; Fed
the Hungry; Murmured Not
at Burdens They Bore.

armies continue W hitNiN'' - " '
turn over here
Day after day and month after month,
women stuck 10 their posts IN hospltais
IN advanced dressing stations, IN work OF
ninistering Ia the boys behind the hnes
without the slightest show OF fear or
hystcria. while falling shell and bursting
bomb tor, up the earth about them.
These women have earned the admira-
tion and gratitude ot the armies they
served Among this bug number ot cour-
aecous women are two young members ol
the Salvation ARMY. taptaln Louisc
Young and Lieutenant stella Dung ~
New York CITY hey SHARED the hard-
Ships and dangers oi the american dough
bay m the battle goncs Of rance and arr
now continuing thcir work oi sewing on
ms buttons. meu.hng his clothes, baking
ple~ and aoughuUts writing letters home
and being a sister an service win the l~'
American Army DIVISION. now on German
soil
Their record of woTS Is a remarkable
one. not alone for the wonderful assist
ancc thov were able e. give. hut because
of the opportunity they had hv reason ~
the confidence placed IN thcm 10y m"
military authorizes Tor scrvlrr IA ~"
furthc~t advanced positions permitted ~
women
BORN INrt1 SAiN AIlDN AitMl
These two Young women werr virtually
horn into Salvation Army work, for their
parents for Nears we've working members ~
tins great peace army hey went ~
France last February The following
notcs of thc,r work. jottcd down m diary
form. gives IN part thu interesting story
oi work done bv these two plucky Amcu-
can girls
February AZ last We are N France
We have a quaint old hours for our cantccn
and where DO YOU suppose We sleep In
dugout under tho house ueNt door say
sleep. but for several night> after Wc ar-
rived her, We uidn sleep much Ihr
village j. bombed almost every night
Two dsys after We arrived wo had our
first introduction 20 real warfare We had
Just finished cleaning up the cant"Cn
preparatory to opening ior business me
next morning Nc used up scnbhlng
brush and several pieces oi soap and lot 81
washing powder bai the place SHOWS n.
My arms feel Il
we have gone a. our dugout There d
something about tins accommodation r.
minds one oi wild animals cnnauched ~
hillside hole, rh- comparison suggested
it~cl a. ne IS recalled th, thOu~and, II
mon n thu arme- France Who iNc Hh"
molr- IN th. earth. u trrushe p dAE
outs N hcll hol, md rilc %
ruANkrUI ron ,oT-
Rut we have army cots and blankets
and Is wooden hoN iar dressing tel"
Wth supply ei WAY candles hc can-
die. ana the ,ot. narA TIE dNding lnc
between civilization aud the carly cave
mans stat
How thankful We arc ior these cots
How tIrd we src' We feel quite hINu-
rious lyinc herr wrapped n blankets
Hundreds of soldiers pass 4 through hcTa
TO-DAY wonder Whcr thcN ar now
and what they arc dong
What Is that dreadful noist' never
heard ANYTHING hkc i in ali nv llte except
once u ihc thundorlnl crashes q tornado
out M,-t wh.n Vas girl ~ len ltt
the c4nal ana dr. sod III ais lonlh
had killed sout ~ ouf pcoIle hurried
upstairs vh,r. $50 Na~ cuiet u + cold
and damp outside hut the moon j. bright
/ walked oNDr ta thc cnntcen ht 'lc
candle in tht front roon AIlvAs Peaceful
therr s. ( went thr.ugh The neN room
and into Tie Kitchen
II could have crIca With TIE sight !
saw The kfchen Was. or had cen
covered with glas- homh had tcen
dropped on that glass and our Kitchen
which We had scrul icd almost 90 SNOWY
Vhiteness was roa a mass ~ broken
glass and spluferci vooa
The daN after W. are promised 2
canvas rooi Tor 0ur Kitchen H. deirie
!. cleared away Two of oar men have
arrived with trgcklaad % supplies
At last We are ~ our real work 81 baking
PIES and doughuuts H., mon have
carried gallon, 81 water from ncris
well and have helped ls - prerare thc
coffee Il have seen enough things on
wheels TO-DAY a. cncircis hC glohc hey
all pass through here au thelr Way - the
front Huge numbering wagons carr, iuE
tons and tons ~ ammunition others
CARRYING tons oi iond and other supplies
scnr- of rolling kitchens, amtulancc~
ton numernH. fo count and ~eVc-a. ears
carr, luV both French andAmercau officers
We are rcadH - serve We too are
now q part ui fhl. hlg program % war
far am eager 80 iueCi The tovs One
feel aher ifti, thul' - N.ltcmcnt
~ they come muehmg up tro road. one
hlG picture oi moving Ehak
"Our Captain has gone down the road
Way to inform The commanding officer
ih8t Wc lrr fttdN - serve the boys with
hoi coffee, aud dagEhuut- H b. would
pcrmt thrm fa stop long enough ou-
foute a. accept th. rulN Nmcurau rt-
rcshmenf III gives ii- consent
uoteuNrI -rErRi-r Hols.
our blg tank 81 coffee i placed 81 4
woodeu hos outside The cautceu Il i-
hung bot Hundreds 81 freshly baked
daueanu- urp-h lrpr-c - the hu1s
: lhr un fh,t Hn bl. backwards III
~ hrtttr 4cA % IL, reirrshmcut
counter ilteI .tro-ut in tln, place
s. ,rfu
tA loutl .um \uu ork Observed
thl nc 4ftack IN Tho dluphuui- tr,'
he said voH urt muet t1te begun baking
when We started from thr ~tatt~
rEtl-L foK pit.
lloW did YOU rlcr ~ up here one
askpd ir.n you alfad ~ NJ, Boche
b1mhsf Nhsn did ou .4V tb, states
and dozen - afher gu. uan
The, hEed of .af, Ord. 81 st,ed
ofu aprI, ~ lhel ,nthn -r .- n
iccuuue LNephult ,be,rrd hy thor
presence. and II cvo. up r4ys thcr
rplt confident mHuHcr Iu-urD- victory /
ihc rpui II 0ur due4ut + covered 1
with sindbag hu' th, ucny determine 1
pl 'a wreck lho town Our mon have
neu. VI that cfrei " La4c hccn t1ld \
ht af udhouur- thH Il. MUST l,ayc 4
8. faD dHnrH t91 groa u- ha- becu
f hl-t centre iur muuN u,ei nd Ar
rDt up Reluctantly
two Wuol. utcr tHolpnt Il ut.
uult, au event Wiou Distributed doug
nuts ~ th. bot n tae trenches baf h,rc