The Archive · 1940

Rates of Pay

"The commandant of the ATS. is n full control of the women. We signed on for the duration of the war and "Yor oversea service, Girls living at home or billeted outside the camp get 21/6 a week billet money, and that. has to be signed for by their people or their landlady. Volunteers, as the first rankers are called, get 1/4 a day, sergeants 3 or 4/ a day, and officers 7/ a day. I was getting 17/ a week because of the special work I was doing. were expected to be as care! our appearance and discipline a men of the services. When we were on parad dared to appear perfectly spick and span, buttons polished to the nth degree, and so on.

"Girls who lived in the hostels had The Sports Section of the British Women's Association are arranging a tennis afternoon for Monday, September 2. at the Cathedral Girls' School. An American tournament will be! played and there will be croquet for those who so prefer.

During the afternoon a raffle will be drawn and there will be a hidden treasure and other competitive games.

We would be glad to receive names for the tournament as soon as possible. A list is already at Headquar ters for this purpose.

As the proceeds are for the B.W.A War Fund we do hope as many as sible will attend so that we can an appreciable sum to this worthy cause. This event is open to all members of the B.W.A. and their friends. Tickets for players will be $3 and non-players $2 including tea.

The raffle is for a handsome chest, the tickets for which are now on sale at $1 each

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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