"I hope each one of you will take very enthusiastic part! in this work and throw yourselves fully into it. While during war time the men are the fighters it is the women who bear the brunt of carrying on at the rear. We must encourage the men and let them know that we are in cur own way holding on and not letting dows; that we are just ready. to give up everything. even Cur lives, to support our fighters the front, know that various women. stitutions have started to organize to do the very same work that we are. Preparing to do. It is my hope we shall all unite under one organization so that what we do may be done effectively for indeed" unity is strength, "The fighting morale of our men at the. front depends on how much support the rear can give. We must never forget that. And we must remember always a final notional victory, no matter how belated it may be in coming, will erase forever the humiliation days that have for so long crowded our calendar and feble move the sorrow thet for years past bent our heads and bowed our
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