Miss L.A. E. Mann spoke on the subject of recruiting from a woman's angle and, in the course of an eloquent appeal, urged that serious consideration should be given to the Feerultment of women for war service inthe Far East. Miss said that it was true Shanghai had their knitting and hospital aid work, all of which was ex-freely valuable in its way, but' she thought that the time had' arrived when some of them at least should be Ziven an opportunity to play a more alive part, she felt sure that many the office Jobs connected with the 'Army, Navy and Air Forces in Hongkong,' Malaya and India, now per formed by men could be equally well done by women, thus releasing a Inrge number of ien for active ser-vee.
Miss Mann said that she believed that a workable scheme could be developed by means of which women power could be mobilized and trained. and added that she was willing fo assist in any way In the drafting and operation of such a scheme. Hawkings, Chairman of the meetings sub-committee made a few brief remarks on the institution and objects. of the special meetings, of which this was the third. Mem: bers present expressed their approval of the meetings and Mr. Hawkings said that "hoped to arrange the ext on. uring September.
Mr. J. S. Chisholm at the end of the meeting expressed his appreciation of the work being done by the Chairman and the general committee and his remarks were received with applause.
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