about it, o it doesn't seem much good Oh. one gets slong.
More Women Wanted and drink the Queen's health and speedy return to throne.
It fs interesting to see that. there is to be a considerable expansion of that notable ssu In Holland the slightest extiibition loyally to the Queen has been ade a crime, The wearing of orange colours and of the white carnation which is Prince Bernhard's favourite ower is absolutely taboo by the Germans. They have even begun to remonstrate through the wireless with Indies who fancy wearing little hats made like British military forage caps. To be sure that does not imply any particular affection for the House of Orange, But anything suggesting sympathy with the Queen's friends, even if they were not the hated "Englander," would inexpressibly shock the food German's feelings.
Queen Wilhelmina is living very quietly in a house in Baton Square, with but a few servants and all the meals strictly kept to the common rationing pattern. She does a good deal ct work with the Netherlands Government in London chiefly: concerned with the Netherlands colonies. She also hag rented a small house in the country to which she occasionally yoos. Otherwise walking is her chief Feereation, Prince Bernhard has a couple of rooms in her house, though he moves about considerably among the Netherlands troops in' Britain, The Queen does no entertaining. Her subjects in this country will send her a Joint token of loyalty today and there will be a service in the quaint old Netherlands church But it Is Queen Wilhelmina's wish to remain as vetted as possible while exile, Royal Naval Servi ly argued point or the Fanys (also dating from 1914- 18) are the most aristocratic of all the "women's war organizations. Certainly none wear a more becom: ing uniform than the Wrens. And the work they do is specially useful and attractive, Now an appeal for some 700 more 'a month is issued. They take no civilian's place but only that of a man who can be released for service float. Some will work as cooks, being trained in the naval kitchens If they cannot already cook. Others will become stewards and clerks The expansion of the Fleet Air Ari calls forthe employment. more Wrens. "Hitherto they have' been mostly recruited from coast towns, as one might expect. But now recruiting officers are to go. inland. Lantern slides - she the Wrens do have been prepared for display at the einem This appeal is the more noteworthy in that there is a strong feeling in some quarters that not nearly as much use is being made of women's help as might be. Just before Parliament rose a meeting of the Committee fon Woman Power was held at the House with Miss Irene Ward, 31 in the chair at which it was com: plained that, while everyone was being told to "go to it," when women try to go there seemed too often nowhere for them to go and no machinery for using them, published by
women are doing war work, of whom
while 700.000 are registered to voluntary" jobs in their spare time. there are about 141 "million women en th million there is evidently a large reserve be drawn upon.
The vast majority of women would undoubtedly be only too glad that they were definitely: helping country. but they do not know what Needless. to say. this feeling, not confined to" women. One many bitter complaints. from men that they have applied again and again for any work, not necessarily for remuneration, and can get further than to have their names put down on some roll which seems forthwith {0 be lost. The Home Guard has opened a way of service for hosts of these men. But that is useless for women, igh T have
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