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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 13, 1941. Bringing Up Father

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By: George MacManus

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Britain's Strength Is In Its Womenfolk

The value of democracy can be mewared in many ways. By the iving standard of the orchmary itet people, by its educational factfit

Ps, and, last but not least, by the extent to which women take part In the life of the community.

Mec Lloyd George, aslightly So much for Members of Pari unit woman not much over five lammett, It would make the ht Lands at the story too long if all the woma head of an army of salvage ex- M.Ps were to be written about. perts who have just completed a canvass of 9.000.000 householders

"The public is getting more and Biore salvage-minded,' As They

It is 110 mere accident that in express it modestly those countries where wonen harej

As a matter of fart These sal-

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Outside Parlament, there matty women who are dodig amaz- ing jobs of war work Mrs. Ethel M Newinan may be mentioned, the woman member of a (01- muttee of nine apponted by

the

a valce in public affairs. The pro- ple are weil housed, have good vage experts are making millions Government to check food pro- schools, enjoy high general of women public-service-minded. nteering. standard of health, and have re- duced infant mortality.

In all these countries the special abilities which are the, undeniable heritage of women are fully used, How democracy enables women in develop thear gifts and to shoulder their share in communal responsibility is best Illustrated by the accomplishment of Eng Jishwomen during the present war,

Of the many women MPs m The House of Commons, 1 have recently visited Miss Irene Ward at the Palace of Westminster.

Now every housewife has been made fully aware of the fact that; Mrs. Newman is no economist; nearly one half of the foodstuffs, shy is a practical housewife who she uses are unported from the 3 became organiser on a large scale. British Empire. she begins to M

to Miss Caroline Haslett is another Lou'standing personality She is the official adviser on the train- ang of women for technical work I factories. She laughs at the idea that women have no gift for techural jobs.

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realise that the strength of

She herself started at ton shill- ings a week as a clerk and is now the President of the Society

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which she is the founder.

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A Ward, stately and Rat-British Commonwealth of Nations haved, IN Chairman of the is based upon a systein of give and train scores of girls in clectrical "Wos can-Power Committer.” a take, and becomes herself a fully engineering and to make English advisory body which couperates conscious member of that Com-housewives "electricity-minded” with the Minister of Labour on monwealth.

and keen to use electrical de- matters pertaining to the employ-

vices in the household. Thus ment of woman during the war. Organising An Army of Miss Haslett, who never seems to Ts is the god of what Miss Ward told me: The war demands the highest degree of efficiency from everybody and we want to give women the best opportunities of using their abilities. We consider

Housewives

Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., 15 one of the few people to whom is given considerable responsibility

be in a hurry, has added speed to every day life in her country.

To women abroad Miss Haslett is well-known as a leading per-

munition-making as only one of for the health and security of peo-sonality of the International Fed-

many war jobs for women. Every

ple in wartime,

ought to find the calling This whirlwind of a woman, for which her gifts and her train-striking little figure with a crest ang qualify her.

Piss Ward paused to take parer from a messenger.

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of red hair, is responsible Io il

great extent for the provision of

eration of Business and Profes- sional Women. She is now the president of the British branch of this important association.

Health in The Shelters

a shelters for the civilian popula-

It is a great experience to meet tion. No more fortunate choice than that of a woman for this post Dowager Marchioness of Reading Lady Reading. Her full title is "Qur committee is not,

could have been made, for she is course, an employment agency. We familiar with the many little pro-ing, a former Viceroy of India.

as she is the widow of Lord Read- ascertain in general where wo-blems of everyday life of ordinary men workers are needed and sug-people.

Despite her exalted title she gest new openings of employment.

likes to remember the time when she made her living as a wage-

The war is creating all sorts of If men and women

spending

new conditions of life, and women their nights in shelters are to re- earning secretary. Grey-haired are entitled to a share in their main healthy, questions of sleep-but overflowing with vitality she shaping. To do this they must be ing accommodation, ventilation is the founder of the latest fem- active in many different spheres and hygiene, of providing refreshinine association in England, the ments, care of sick, etc., are not Women's Voluntary Services, less important than the construc-known as "W.V.S."

of work."

What a triumph of concerted tional technicalities of the shel- effort if this committee succeedsters. in its task of placing at the dis- posal of the community every- thing that is best in feminine tal- ent and industry!

This co-ordination will be of even greater value when

peace inally comes.

Miss Megan Lloyd George Organises Household Salvage

Another women's committee has been established to. advise the Minister of Food. It consists of women M.P.s under the chair- manship of Miss Mégun · Lloyd George. This is what she says:

"The chief task of this com- mittee is to teach people the gentle art of thrift during the war. Particularly the elimina- tion of waste in the use of those Commodities which are brought from overseas countries at the risk of men's lives. It is estima- ted that $30,000,000 a year in the imported value of goods could be saved in the United Kingdom if every housewife used foodstuffs in the right way and did not waste edible refuse."

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"With the help of a few friends I created this association as a shock-absorber in wartime," says Lady Rending. "Now we have about 800,000 members.

"Our rules and aims? We fina it an advantage not to have hard- and-fast rules. Our first princi- ple is flexibility. The W.V.S nurse the wounded, organise the evacuation of children and old people, manage canteens, collect aluminium, run clothing depots for victims of air raids. They drive cars rnd khit garments. They help. refugees,

"Wherever local authorities need an extra aïm in wartime they find us ready to serve??

This organisation renders greut service to the community in the time of crisis, but it is the mem- bers themselves who will derive the greater benefit. Mary of them find themselves for the first time in their lives doing, some regular work and grappling with realities. The work and respon sibility enrich these voluntary workers morally and spiritually,

"Our various practical services are only a training in spiritual growth," says Lady Reading. Ima gination, Improvisation, Ingenuity, the motto chosen by Lady Read- ing, is sure to appeal to women throughout the world.

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