Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
WOMEN OFFERED
PEACE-T|ME TASK
First Step in Plan Results in
Mrs. SippeI Being Made
Leader.

Under plans worked out between the
War Department and a committee of
nationally prominent women leaders a
new opportunity for peace time patriotic
service is being offered the women of
the country.
AS the first step in carrying this plan
forward. MIS-. John F. Sippel of Balti-
more, president of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, has been desig-
mated chief civilian aide to the Secre-
tary of War in the direction of welfare
work among the enlisted men of the
Army and their families
She will cooperate with the Secretary
and the Army authorities through Miss
Anita Phipps, who, as director of wom-
ems relations in the War Department,
has been the official liaison officer be-
tween the Army and the women OF the
country since 1920.
Recognizing the value of women's
services in relation to certain aspects
in the life of the enlisted personnel,
former Secretary of War Davis invited
a group of women to attend confer
ence in his Office on February Is. The
women who were members Of l3
patriotic and civic organizations were
invited to the conference, not as repre-
sentati-es of their respective societies
but as individuals having vast expert
ence in the public work done by women.
Appointment Follows Farley.
Out of this conference grew the ap-
pointment of Mrs Sippel to work out a
plan in cooperation with War Depart
ment officials for the furtherance of
welfare work in the Army and assist
ance in solving many of the problems
entering into the human relations OF
the Army. Under Mrs. Sippel will be
a staff of aides to serve with the nine
Army corps areas throughout the coun-
try.
These corps area aides in turn, will
maintain liaison between the chief aide.
the corps area commander and the
women's organizations within each area.
They will act as individuals, however,
and not as agents of any organization
to which they may belong.
After meeting with the Secretary OF
War. the women held a conference with
Miss Phipps, at which the preliminary
plan was worked out. A nominating
committee was appointed which will
meet next Wednesday to receive the
names of those submitted to be appoint
ed as aides in the nine corps areas.
Territories May Be Included.
The adoption of this general plan. 1t
was explained at the War Department,
is merely a recognition Of women being
capable of doing the same work as that
done in connection with the c. M. T. c.,
which consists of chief civilian aide.
and aide for each corps area and one
for each State. However, IN the case
of the women, it is intended to limit the
appointment Of aides.
While the Philippines, Panama
Hawaii and Porto Rico had not been
considered at the conference for repre-
sentation by women aides in welfare
work. War Department officials ex-
planned they could see no reason why
such appointments should not be made.
AS outlined, the work which VIII De
done by these women aides will be TO
provide a medium through which bet
ter understanding of the Army and Its
peace-time activities will be supplied to
the public. as well as to assist In every
way possible the hostess service at Army
posts where much beneficial work al
ready is being done.
It was stated that the work done py
the Army hostesses is as necessary from
a moral viewpoint as that OF the
charlains and many letters from soldiers
at home and abroad testify to the oene.
fits derived from the establishment o.
hostess houses.