Army now in France. I do not refer to the
Women's Auxiliary Army alone, but to all women who are doing war service in France. Their name is legion—nurses, V.A.D.'s, telephone operators, clerks of every description, cooks, carpenters, ste. All are anxious to have clubs and rest rooms, if only we ran put them up. The Young Men's Christian Association, with the help of the nation, line done so splendidly for our men; will the nation not help us to do equally good work for our women's army? It cannot be said that the girls need the huts more than the boys, but I feel it can be said that they need them as much.
One of our organizers writes : " When they arrive in camp we shall have to build a writing and quiet room at the end of our hut. In the winter this will be all they will have." We as a nation are so often too late. The winter will be upon us before we know where we are, and sinless the ever-generous public will be yet more generous, and will be generous to us, we shall be unable to provide these rooms throughout the winter for our army of girls in France, and not only in France, but also for the seamen arid girls in our camps at home.
Another extract : " I am spending the day in the new hut. The girls arrived this morning, and simply made a bee-line to the hut. As I write they are sitting, writing or resting, in the deck chairs. nth° send money. I suppose I may go ahead—indeed, I do not see how I can do otherwise."
I must not trespass further on your hospitality. We shall need &AIM to make real headway with this work before the winter is upon us. Our girls' army is scattered in numerous places. Will every reader help us not to be too late? E800 will provide a good hut, fully equip it, and endow it for a year; but every sum is
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