Evening star., 1945-07-23
1900 u. ). Women
To Be Needed Soon
For Work Overseas


military and civilian women now
in positions overseas will be made
during the coming months, it was
learned today by The Star. State
ments by officials indicated about
1000 more women would be sent
abroad.
Though We day and the sue
ceeding period has reversed the
flow of servicemen to Europe. the
need for women to perform cler-
ical, secretarial. administrative
welfare work and other tasks has
not diminished in many of the mil
itary and civilian services. In many
cases women are being used to take
positions men formerly occupied, in
that way releasing men for work in
other parts of the world.
The largest contingent of women
workers are in the WACS, a total of
5000 now being in different coun-
tries in Europe. According to in
formation at the War Department,
many of the WACS will continue to
serve with the Army of Occupation.
They are operating switchboards,
teletype machines, driving trucks,
doing hospital technician work and
clerical tasks The Big Three Con-
ference in Potsdam now has 81
WACS handling the switchboard.
More wACS in Pacific.
In the Pacific the approximately
5000 WACS now there are expected
to be increased by another 1000 in
the coming months, it was learned
from the War Department. These
will include new recruits whose spe-
cial skills are needed in this area
and those WACS desiring foreign
service who can be replaced in this
country.
The American Red Gross said to-
day 1t needs 1000 more women In
Europe in the next few months.
869 to Europe and l31 to the Medi-
terranean area. At present the or
ganization has 3,545 Red Cross wom-
en- workers in European countries
and an additional 784 in the Medi-
terranean section, totaling 1929 now
overseas. Most of the workers are
doing office. hospital and club work
The Red Cross also stated 1t needs
739 more women for the Pacific
area and 86 for the China Burma :
India theater There are now 1881
women overseas in the former the
ater of war and 644 in the latter.
UNRRA Needs More.
The United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration sx-
poets to send more than 200 wom-
en- overseas to Europe by August IS,
spokesman at that organization
said today. Most of these workers
will be assigned to displaced per-
sons camps, performing tasks the
Army has asked UNRRA to do.
At present the agency has more
than 600 women working in Ger
many In these camps. 1t also has
large number doing secretarial,
welfare, administrative and hos
pital work in UNRRA's regional
office in London.
More than 40 women from Wash
ington are to be among the 200
workers going to Europe by August
Is, mainly in secretarial capacities.
Among them are Miss Marion r.
Wyvell, AL P street NV, the first
Washington WAC to join UNRRA
so she could get overseas duty: Mrs
Beverly Jane Rogers, who worked
for the District Red Cross Chapter
in its home service department, and
Miss Rose G. Hoffman, a former
Navy Department civilian employe
State Department.
The Unified Foreign Service in
the State Department estimated to-
day that it has approximately 1000
women, mainly in secretarial posi-
tions, overseas. More than half that
number is in Europe. Though no
large additional help is expected
to be sent overseas in the coming
months, department spokesman
said recruiting is still going on to
replace returnees.
The Foreign Economic Admins
tration also does not anticipate
adding to its present number of 113
women stationed in European coun-
tries. If any more go over. a spokes-
man stated, they will be mainly
requirements for returning person.
mel. The same situation applies at
the Maritime Commission.
The Owl has reduced its staff
in Europe since We day, though
approximately $50 women still re-
main. Additional secretarial help
is being planned for the Pacific. 1t