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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: For the Sake of the Soldier - Voluntary Work of Brisbane Women - -Author: Rita Macleod - -Release Date: August 17, 2016 [EBook #52827] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FOR THE SAKE OF THE SOLDIER *** - - - - -Produced by Charlene Taylor, Wayne Hammond and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - -[Transcriber's Note: - -Bold text delimited by equal signs, italics by underscores. - -Text preceded by a caret(^) indicate superscript, enclosed in curly -quotes are multiple superscript characters.] - - - - - _For the Sake of - the - Soldier._ - - _Voluntary Work of Brisbane - Women._ - - _By - RITA MACLEOD._ - - [Illustration] - - - _Printers_: - - _Gordon and Gotch (Queensland) Limited, - 212-214 Queen Street, Brisbane._ - - -_The following--“Remember the Men in the Trenches,” “Verdun,” and “The -Return”--are reprinted by the kind permission of the proprietors of -“The Daily Mail,” Brisbane._ - - - - -Preface. - - -Anyone called on to write a preface for a book describing the efforts -of women for the sake of the soldier should not complain of want of -material for his purpose. All over the British and Allied countries -the splendid work of women shines out brilliantly in contrast to the -dark background of the brutal horrors of war. Courage, patience, -self-denial, self-sacrifice--with untiring energy and devotion--make -up a galaxy of virtues that, to some extent at least, compensate for -the dreadful losses and shocks which women have had to sustain, and -when added to all these is the abiding faith of women in the great -principles of Christianity, we have the foundation broader and deeper, -than ever before, of a regeneration of the world of the future for the -highest purposes. No effort of political or commercial organization can -ever be comparable in its results with those to come from the noble -ideals which have actuated the souls of the women and which they have -now made portion of themselves. - -In this country the women have risen to the occasion as readily and -as effectively as their sisters in any part of the world. The war has -touched them deeply--more deeply than it has touched a large number -of our men. They have offered their services in many directions, and -have appropriated to themselves spheres of work that are invaluable. -No record that has been or, perhaps, can be now compiled can do full -justice to the work that they have done and are still doing. Every day -new avenues of useful help are being exploited by them. One of the -latest productions is this little book compiled by a woman, presented -by her free of cost, embodying one of her activities “for the sake of -the soldier,” and as a preface to it this is an expression of hope and -trust that the book shall prove a source of inspiration to others, both -women and men, to rise to the spiritual and ideal heights prompted by -the crisis of the war. - - A. J. THYNNE, Colonel, - _Vice Chairman State Recruiting Committee of Queensland_. - -[Illustration: Florence Nightingale.] - - - - -Contents. - - - Frontispiece--Florence Nightingale Page 4 - - For the Sake of the Soldier ” 7 - - The Red Cross ” 9 - - The Brisbane Girl ” 13 - - Belgium in Winter--Illustration ” 14 - - Afternoon Tea--from the V.A.D. Buffet at the Kangaroo Point - Hospital--Illustration ” 17 - - Brisbane Spinning Guild ” 19 - - Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Fund ” 21 - - Verdun ” 22 - - Soldiers in the Field ” 25 - - Anzac Club ” 27 - - Remember the Men in the Trenches ” 28 - - Imperial Service Club ” 29 - - Red Cross Workshop ” 31 - - Young Australia ” 32 - - Residential Club ” 33 - - The Return ” 34 - - Coo-ee Cafe ” 35 - - Toys made at the Kangaroo Point Military Hospital--Illustration ” 37 - - The Return of Wounded Soldiers--Illustration ” 38 - - Queensland Soldiers’ Sock Fund ” 39 - - Queensland Red Cross Motor Waggon--Illustration ” 40 - - Home for Returned Soldiers ” 41 - - A Section of the Red Cross Kitchen in Brisbane--Illustration ” 42 - - Red Cross Kitchen ” 43 - - Nurse Cavell--Illustration ” 44 - - Circles and Guilds ” 45 - - Spirit of Service ” 47 - - Transporting Wounded Soldiers from Gallipoli--Illustration ” 48 - - Mutual Service Club ” 49 - - The Flight from Antwerp--Illustration ” 50 - - “We shall never sheath the sword which we have not lightly - drawn, until Belgium recovers in full measure all, and more - than all, that she has sacrificed.” - - [MR. ASQUITH, at the Guildhall, Nov. 9th, 1914.] - -[Illustration: _Raemaeker._] - - - Leading Footwear Styles - For Ladies at Overells! - -[Illustration] - -Ladies’ Glace Kid and Patent Blucherette Style Shoes, with welt sewn -soles and leather Cuban heels; smart style, gives excellent wear, sizes -2 to 7. Price, 17/6. - -Overell’s Spring and Summer Fashion Catalogue will soon be ready. -Please leave your name and address, or write, and we will send you a -copy post free. - -A cordial invitation is extended to lady visitors from the country to -call and inspect Overell’s Ladies’ Footwear Department. - -An immense variety of Footwear Styles, and sound, reliable values -are the features which have brought this section of our business to -the position it holds in popular favour to-day. We illustrate two -high-grade shoes, full of quality, style and hard wear. We pay postage -to any part of Australia. - -[Illustration] - -Ladies’ Glace Kid Dominion Shoe, as illustrated, Bostock’s British -make. Flexible welt sewn soles, Cuban heels. An ideal tourist shoe. -Price, 25/- - - - OVERELL’S L^{TD.} - - The Valley Drapers. - - - - -For the Sake of the Soldier. - - - - -THE VOLUNTARY WORK OF BRISBANE WOMEN.... - - -By RITA MACLEOD. - -It would be just as impossible to give a complete account of the -voluntary war work of Brisbane women as it would be to give a complete -history of the actions of the soldiers in this war. There are countless -deeds of devotion of which no record has ever been made, or ever will -be. But there are results, and this little booklet is an attempt to -give a resume of the work performed by Brisbane women for the sake of -the soldier during the last three years. - -Since the commencement of the war in 1914, organisations have sprung up -wherever the need of the soldier has been recognised. They have mainly -been the result of the efforts of women. The work has been entirely -voluntary, and the enthusiasm has by no means diminished as one year -has succeeded another. Many women have altered the whole tenor of their -lives, and given their undivided attention and energy to the soldier. -But the outstanding feature of the war work has been the courage with -which women who have lost their sons have again taken up the thread of -work for the common good. It is something too deep for passing words of -appreciation. It is that which no pen can write--no words describe. - - - - - THE NEW - - POULSEN STUDIOS - - Phone: Central 793. At the Old Address. - -[Illustration: The Soldiers’ Popular Photographers. - - Your friends can buy anything you may send them except your - Photograph. - -14 to 18 QUEEN STREET - - BRISBANE.] - - - - -The Red Cross. - -FOR THE WOUNDED, SICK AND CONVALESCENT, AND PRISONERS OF WAR. - - -The sign of the Red Cross has been an emblem of relief and comfort to -thousands and thousands of soldiers during the last three years--and -the women of Queensland have contributed their full share to that -emblem. In the busy thoroughfares of the city, in the quietness of the -home, and in the outlying districts of mining, agriculture and station -holds they have worked incessantly since the outbreak of war. The Red -Cross Society was the first institution established for the benefit -of soldiers in Queensland. It started from a well-represented meeting -in the Brisbane Town Hall in August, 1914, and has increased to such -an extent that there is scarcely a town in Queensland in which there -is not a branch of the Society, while in Brisbane alone there are 34 -branches of Red Cross activity. - -No man, woman or child can plead ignorance of Red Cross Work. It -is voluntary help given to alleviate the pain and sickness of the -soldiers, and the women of Queensland have spared no effort to supply -goods to the hospitals and convalescent homes both at home and abroad. - -The military hospitals in and around Brisbane, the transports leaving -for war zones, and the Australian divisions of the Red Cross in Egypt, -England, France and other parts of Europe are supplemented with -necessities from the Queensland division of the Red Cross. To the -head-quarters in Adelaide Street there is a steady flow of consignments -arriving from the suburban and country branches. These are unpacked in -the receiving and distributing room on the basement and stored ready -for the demands of the military authorities. When a requisition for a -hospital or transport is received the articles are again packed and -distributed: groceries, bandages, socks, shirts, pyjamas, magazines and -the hundred and one articles required for the sick or wounded being -arranged and consigned according to the requirements. One thousand -1lb. tins of dripping are sent monthly for the prisoners of war in -Germany, in addition to tins of fruit, meat extracts, honey, rolled -oats, tea, cheese and other groceries, £5,400 a month being spent by -the Australian Red Cross Society for the prisoners of war alone. - -Then there are requirements of the men in the hospitals overseas. -Altogether over 400,000 articles and hundreds of cases and bales -of sundries have been sent overseas since the war broke out, 1258 -consignments having been sent since last December in addition to 160 -bags of sugar. The donations in money which have been collected and -gathered through the strenuous efforts of the women amount to over -£129,864. All this work is voluntary. This fact cannot be stressed too -much, for therein lies the spirit of service which pervades the work -of women for the soldier. Many of the Red Cross members have given up -their lives to the society since the outbreak of the war, and in no -way have their efforts diminished. The only absentees are those who -are ill from overwork; but so strong is the desire to return, that -often while yet in the stage of convalescence they will return to their -posts. - - - - - _The Horse Shoe - Salmon Cook - Book is Free._ - - - _Will you send for a free copy and learn how Horse Shoe - Salmon can be served in scores of different tempting - ways--economically, quickly and easily?_ - - _Send to-day to - “Horseshoe,” Box No. 742 G.P.O., - Brisbane, - for Free Copy. Do it now!_ - -The headquarters are a wonderful demonstration of the latent ability -within women. Many of the workers lived in a small home circle previous -to the war. But now they are capable business women. The organisation -is well thought out and capably administered. There is no overlapping. -Each section has its own particular convener and work. And when it is -considered that there are 202 branches, in addition to sub-branches, -within the Queensland division, and that the work of those branches -includes the buying of material, the cutting out and making of garments -and articles, and packing and despatching to headquarters; that -there are sub-committees to supply delicacies to the local military -hospitals, entertainment committees to provide amusement for returned -men, handicraft and work sections to teach them a means of earning -money, and an information bureau for relatives of men abroad, some -idea of the tremendous work of the society will be realised. The -hon. general secretary has her finger on the pulse of each of these -activities, and a Red Cross Magazine is issued monthly to give all -current information to the workers and public in general. - -It is a wonderful achievement for women who, previous to the cry of -war, had lived the every-day domestic life of the average woman. And -they are as enthusiastic to-day as when they put their first stitch in -a Red Cross garment or took up pen to arrange the financial affairs -of a branch. Their difficulty is not the lack of gifts or work--these -roll in daily--the chief outcry is the small amount of space obtainable -to send the goods overseas to the men who are wounded and ill. The -tonnage given to the Red Cross Society is worked on a percentage of the -enlistments. And there is not nearly sufficient tonnage. - -[Illustration] - - -James Heaslop & Sons Ltd., _HEASLOP’S CENTRE_. - -Because the principle of “Better Value Giving for a Lower Price” is -always the rule here, you are bound to get absolute satisfaction in -everything that is purchaseable at HEASLOP’S CENTRE. - -You can get all your requirements at HEASLOP’S CENTRE in - - Seasonable Frocks, Blouses, Skirts, - Millinery, Golfers, - Coats, Ladies’ Underwear, Corsets, - Hosiery, Gloves, - Sunshades, Kimonos, Dressing Jackets, - Laces, Embroideries, - Ribbons, Dress Materials, Serges, Silks, - Calicoes, Art Muslins, - and other Household and Furnishing Drapery, - Furniture, - Linoleums, Carpets, Mats, - Men’s Clothing, Boys’ Clothing, - Shirts, Undershirts, Underpants, Pyjamas, - Collars, Ties, Hats, - Travelling Requisites, Fancy Goods, - Toys, Etc. - -Make it your business to call at Heaslop’s Centre, and note the big -savings you will make on every purchase. - -The New Season’s Goods are here now for you--come and see them. - - James Heaslop & Sons Ltd., - Drapers, Clothiers, Furnishers, Etc., - _HEASLOP’S CENTRE_, - “_The Drapers of the People_,” - STANLEY STREET, SOUTH BRISBANE. - - - - -The Brisbane Girl. - -CHANNELS OF HER PATRIOTIC ENERGY. - - - Look to the rose that blows about us. Lo, - Laughing, she says, “into the world I blow, - At once the silken tassel of my purse - Tear and its treasure on the garden throw.” - -The Brisbane girl of war time should make a splendid woman, for she is -spending her youth in a heroic and self-sacrificing age. The silken -tassel of her girlhood has been torn and all the treasure of her youth -thrown into the arena of war service. The delights promised since -childhood have been swept away in the great tide of war, and instead -of idle pleasures occupying her leisure hours, it is war work on every -side. And the war work has become more to her than any idle pleasures -could ever have become. All soldiers have been her friends, and she has -worked with enthusiasm for them for the last three years. - -At first her war work was a game, but as the seriousness of war dawned -on her she settled down to solid, earnest work in the interests of the -man in khaki. The business girl gives what time she can spare, the girl -of leisure has in many cases given up her freedom. In the Red Cross -Kitchen or the V.A.D. she will cook and serve for the Red Cross or -Comforts Funds. She will sew and knit, or, again, she will devote hours -to organising and taking part in entertainments, clubs, fêtes, or other -channels for raising money to swell some particular fund. No task is -too menial or too big for her in her endeavours to do “her bit” for the -soldiers. - - -THE BRISBANE GIRLS’ CLUB. - -This was one of the first girls’ organisations for war work on a -big scale. Among their chief activities have been the providing of -Christmas and Easter Dinners to the men in camp, the purchasing of -a billiard table, a pianola and a piano for the White City, and the -supplying of pies to men on military duty two nights weekly. The -members have been successful in collecting over £1,900 since the -inception of the club, and £139 4s. 8d. of that sum was raised on -behalf of the Citizens’ Queen’s Carnival in aid of the Residential -Club. Other efforts include the presentation of flags, while the -conducting of the Comforts Funds of the 41st and 42nd Battalions is -included in the regular work of the club. - - -THE TOOWONG GIRLS’ CLUB. - -This club has raised considerable sums through garden parties, concerts -and the selling of cakes and flowers, the result of their efforts being -divided between various patriotic organisations. The distributions -have included the presentation of side drums to various Companies, and -furniture for the sitting room at the Kangaroo Point Military Hospital. -The club also keeps a bed in up-to-date order in the same hospital. - -The A.C.B. - -Ladies’ Drapers, - - THE VALLEY, BRISBANE. - - Speciality Store for Ladies Only. - - The Largest Speciality Store for Ladies’ and Children’s Wear in - Queensland. - - Thousands of Ladies visit our Bargain Show Rooms daily. - - We recommend customers to read our advertisements appearing - daily in the Brisbane Daily Papers. - -[Illustration: Belgium in Winter. - - _Raemaeker._] - - -THE NEW FARM GIRLS’ CLUB. - -The members of this club have presented two rowing boats and a complete -set of garden tools to the Kangaroo Point Military Hospital among other -gifts for patriotic needs. Their most successful venture was a concert -held in the South Brisbane Technical College in 1915, when £45 was -raised. - - -HAMILTON GIRLS’ CLUB. - -The chief objects of this band of workers is to buy materials for -garments, which are forwarded to the Hamilton Red Cross and the -Queensland Comforts Fund, while wool is obtained for socks for the Sock -Fund. Other gifts have included linoleum for the billiard room at the -Kangaroo Point Military Hospital. The funds have been raised chiefly -through river trips, tennis parties and other entertainments, over £250 -having been collected since June, 1915. - - -V.A.D. - -The girls of the Voluntary Aid Detachment are easily recognised in -their navy blue coats with a Red Cross Badge on the arm. There are -two detachments in Brisbane, with a full complement of 24 girls in -each, the detachments being under the supervision of Commandants and -Quartermasters. Each girl qualifies for her position, and must hold -first aid and home nursing certificates, and produce them within -six months of joining. V.A.D. girls have taken up their work with a -determination. Not only do they receive a certain amount of training -in the civil hospitals, but they are drilled by a sergeant once a week -during the major part of the year, and they work under discipline -at regular stated times. Their most notable work in Brisbane is the -buffet at the Kangaroo Point Hospital, where morning tea, afternoon -tea and supper is provided for convalescent soldiers at a nominal -cost, the idea being to supply small extras apart from the rations -allowed by the military authorities. This branch of their work has been -highly successful. The small kitchen is the centre of V.A.D. cooks -and waitresses both day and night, while the restaurant between the -recreation hall and the kitchen is always full of returned convalescent -soldiers. A few months ago a number of soldiers approached the V.A.D. -authorities, and said that they thought the charges at the buffet were -too small. They felt it savoured of charity, but the V.A.D. would not -hear of raising the prices, and in proof of the absence of charity, -explained that in the first nine months they had made a profit of £150. -As is well known, two of the girls went home to England last year to -assist in the military hospitals, but one of the girls (Miss Lydia -Grant) became ill while on duty and died on April 1st of this year. -Two girls were recently accepted for duty in the Stanthorpe Military -Hospital, and have now taken up their duties as cook and wardsmaid, -while another member of the detachment has been appointed to the -position of cook in a military hospital in Egypt. A V.A.D. girl must be -prepared to work hard, and it speaks well for the Brisbane girls that -there are so many enthusiasts attached to the movement. - - -Y.W.C.A. - -The patriotic workers of the Y.W.C.A. are nearly all business girls, -so that any time or money given is particularly self-sacrificing. -There are two patriotic committees in the association. The War Relief -Committee, which is a sub-committee of the North Ward Branch of the Red -Cross, and the Soldiers’ Comforts Club, which assists the Queensland -Soldiers’ Comforts Fund. There are a large number of members to each -committee, and the donations consist of both goods and money. - - -OTHER GIRLS’ EFFORTS. - -It would be difficult to find a club, society, or band of girls at -present in Brisbane, who are not assisting to swell patriotic funds in -one way or another. Some have had more notable results than others, -but all are absolutely giving of their best. A band of girls under the -supervision of a patriotic worker, have collected considerable sums for -the Wattle Day League, enabling that body to hand over sufficient money -to the Red Cross, in 1915, to erect the recreation hall at Kangaroo -Point Hospital, in addition to giving substantial sums to other funds. -Last year they collected nearly £800 for the League, the sum being -handed over to the War Council to obtain Caines’ artificial limbs -for maimed returned soldiers. They had a notable success for France -last month (July), and are working for another collection day later -in the year when it is proposed to devote the proceeds to the benefit -of Queensland soldiers. This is the result of the efforts of one band -of girls, while practically all the girls’ schools in and around -Brisbane send in garments and socks to one or other of the movements -to assist the soldiers. Nor must the energetic work of the amateur -operatic societies be forgotten. Many of the members of the Brisbane -Amateur Operatic Society and the Brisbane Amateur Operatic Players are -girls who have contributed to patriotic funds through their individual -efforts. Girls are also continually arranging private concerts and -entertainments, the proceeds of which are devoted to the cause of the -soldier. One teacher of elocution has toured the country with a small -company at intervals during the last three years and has succeeded in -raising over £2,000 for patriotic funds. Early in the year, the Red -Triangle appeals resulted in exceptional sums being raised, and girls -in all parts of Queensland were untiring in their efforts to collect -money or arrange entertainments for the Y.M.C.A. Huts. The Brisbane -girl is not afraid to work for the soldier; rather is it her pride to -exert in his interests what energy she may possess. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Afternoon Tea--from the V.A.D. Buffet, at the Kangaroo -Point Hospital.] - -[Illustration: - - “GIBSONIA” - IS THE BEST. - MADE IN - OUR OWN MILLS - - Black Navy Heather Grey] - - -“_Gibsonia_” _is the Best 4-Ply Super Knitting Wool._ - -MADE BY FOY & GIBSON PROPRIETARY LIMITED. - -The Latest Addition to our Popular “Gibsonia” Woollen Industries. - -is “GIBSONIA” Knitting Wool, made from the finest Victorian Western -District Wools entirely in our own mills. Every process in the -manufacture of this yarn is under the supervision of an expert, and in -every particular the product will be found equal to the best imported -Wools. At present we are making only 4-Ply in Black, Navy, Grey and -Heather. From 3½ to 4 skeins of this Wool are required to knit a -pair of full size Men’s Socks, and when made no man could wish to wear -better. The Yarn is also suitable for Children’s Garments, Ladies’ -Jackets, Cap Comforters, and, in fact, any purpose to which Knitting -Wool is applied. - -Our Price is =8 Pence per Skein, or 7/9 per Dozen Skeins=. Red Cross -and Patriotic Leagues who require larger quantities may have any of the -four shades at the rate of =60/- per Spindle of 8 Dozen Skeins=. - - -“GIBSONIA” ALL WOOL IS THE BEST. - -MADE AND SOLD ONLY BY - -_Foy & Gibson Pty. Ltd._ - - - - -Brisbane Spinning Guild. - -REVIVAL OF AN OLD INDUSTRY. - - -Spinning is such an old handicraft that most modern Australian girls -grew up with the idea that spinning belonged more to the time of -fairy tales than to a period within even living memory. They all knew -the story of the princess who was spinning when her wicked godmother -cast a spell and transformed her into a sleeping beauty. Old legends -of the homeland told of the women who spun, and one knew that in -Highland cottages, with grandfather clocks, deep, wide fireplaces and -inglewoods, there were spinning wheels hidden away in some forgotten -corner. - -But to-day in Brisbane there are hundreds of spinners spinning wool to -make socks for the soldiers. Owing to the scarcity and price of wool a -Brisbane Wool Spinning Guild was started in Brisbane over a year ago -by a small band of enthusiasts, one object being to provide wool to -soldiers’ relatives at less than the shop prices. - -There are now over 100 spinning wheels belonging to the guild, the -wheels being made from bicycle wheels donated to the guild, and -manufactured by the Railway Department free of charge. The majority -of these are hired out to Brisbane members at the rate of 5s. for six -months. Wheels may also be bought from £2. 10s., and numbers have been -sold to country members. In some sheep stations the wool is grown, -dipped, spun, carded and made into socks on the homestead, the complete -article being a product of that one station. - -So far, all the wool used by the guild has been donated by the -squatters of Queensland, and since all the work is voluntary it is -possible to sell the spun and carded wool at less than the ordinary -cost price. The carding is either hand-carded at the rooms, or it is -done at the mills through the courtesy of the mill-owners. - -The rooms are open every Tuesday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., -and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., third floor, Courier Building. And what a -busy and picturesque scene is presented on these days. On each side of -the long room are women sitting at the spinning wheels, about 20 wheels -all moving at the same time. It is here that beginners are taught, and -experienced spinners work industriously. Members are allowed to buy the -carded wool, but all wool spun at home on the hired machine is returned -to the guild, where it is weighed and examined by the committee. A -small book of instruction was compiled and issued last year so that -women in the country have every facility to learn. The guild has been -of inestimable value to women who have a number of relatives at the -war, and who found the price of wool a severe tax on slender means. The -movement has steadily grown throughout Queensland in the last year, -and no better testimony of the work could be shown than the splendid -exhibitions of wool displayed by amateur spinners at the Brisbane Show, -both this year and last year, and at the recent Toowoomba Show. The -renewal of spinning shows the determination of women to use every means -possible to alleviate the hardships of war. - -[Illustration] - - McDonnell & East’s Values - - are without a Peer - --in all Brisbane-- - -And we are splendidly ready in every imaginable way to show or send to -you just what you like to wear in - - FROCKS - BLOUSES - SKIRTS - UNDERCLOTHING - MILLINERY - KNITTING WOOLS, Etc. - -Our prices are notably moderate, and our varieties broad and unstinted. -This is the ideal stock for the economical--and who is not economical -these days? - - Our Fancy Goods are Superb! - - McDONNELL & - EAST LTD. - - “The White Store,” George Street, Brisbane. - - - - -Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Fund. - -FOR MEN IN THE TRENCHES. - - -The thought of the severe strain of trench life, whether in the deserts -of Egypt or the blood-stained fields of France, has always struck a -chord of compassion in the hearts of women. It seemed so terrible that, -in addition to risking their lives, the soldiers should be faced with -daily discomfort; and when the Queensland Division of the Australian -Soldiers’ Comforts Fund was established in Brisbane, in September, -1915, there was a big response to the appeal for help. It was felt -that no one here in the comfort of ordinary life could do too much to -alleviate that discomfort, and all over Queensland women set to work -to provide what they knew was required by the men in the trenches. The -local branch became headquarters, and to-day there are over 40 branches -throughout the State, with the central headquarters situated in the -basement of Parbury House. - -This general fund provides comforts for all Queensland soldiers -irrespective of the unit to which they belong. Over £5,000 has been -donated by the people of Queensland, and this money is used to buy the -materials for garments and socks, to provide groceries and sundries -required by the men, while a certain amount of money is sent monthly -to the commissioners abroad to provide coffee stalls, entertainments -(picture and variety shows) and musical instruments for men right in -the trenches and firing lines. Honorary commissions have been appointed -by the Commonwealth Government, and it is they who acquaint the -Australian governing bodies of what the men require. When Mr. Budden -(late Chief Hon. Commissioner for Australian comforts) was in Brisbane -he said that in one month alone they had provided 81,960 socks to men -in the front trenches. The colossal task undertaken by the women may -be imagined when this was quoted as one item. At another time, 25,000 -tooth brushes and 25,000 tins of tooth powder were provided. To all -these requirements the Queensland Division contributed her share. In -the first year the hundreds of consignments sent abroad included among -the comforts 5,830 shirts, 11,607 pairs of socks, 1,232 tins of milk, -763 tins of fruit and jam, 5,000 packets and tins of cigarettes, 1,250 -tins of fish, and a list of articles too lengthy to enumerate. And in -no way has the work slackened since that month of September, 1915. - -The headquarters at Parbury House are the scene of many busy hours. -The room is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Saturday, when it -closes at midday, and one of the honorary secretaries is on duty -daily. The workers are occupied continually with sewing or cutting -out, distributing material or wool to be used up, arranging the goods -for various consignments, packing cases to be forwarded abroad, or -unpacking the contributions from one of the 40 country branches. There -are ten sewing machines in the room, and when they are all being used, -and the various other sections of the organization are centres -of busy women, the room seems one hive of activity. The honorary -secretary’s table, with a telephone, is in the centre, while to the -left is a circulating library, initiated by the Girls’ Sub-committee -to augment the funds. This committee has also made considerable sums -through the sale of cakes and home-made sweets, while individual -members make and sell home-made jams to swell the funds. All work is -voluntary, and no effort is spared to increase the comforts for the -soldiers, and the committees are continually improving their methods -and means of attending to the wants of the men who are in the trenches. -The movement is essentially alive, and if the men could see how -earnestly and unselfishly the women were considering their wants, they -would feel cheered indeed. As it is, the letters that pour in from all -sources show the deep appreciation of the men. The wonderful part is -their gratitude--they do not seem to realise the tremendous sacrifices -they themselves are making. Time and again the commissioners report -that the soldiers will say quietly, “You are too good to us,” and when -coffee is served near the firing line or soup made, the soldiers seem -to take it as a message from home. All gifts are bought or made in -Australia, if possible, and a “comforts” badge or message put on the -articles. The fact that they come direct from Australia increases their -value a hundredfold in the eyes of the men. General Birdwood voiced the -thought of the Australians when he sent the following message to those -in charge of the Comforts’ Funds: “All members of the A.I.F. send our -most grateful thanks to the kind wishers in Australia, who have done so -much to help the Australian soldiers through times of difficulty and -discomfort in the field. What that help has meant none but those who -have seen it on the spot can possibly realise.” - - If you are interested in a soldier call or write for our New - List of - - Gifts for Soldiers - - It includes Suggestions for Presents for Soldiers at - “Send-offs.” Suggestions for Presents for the Soldier at - the front. A list of useful parcels for posting, including - Cigarettes and Chocolates, or Useful Articles of Clothing. The - Parcels range in price from 5s. upwards. There are a hundred to - select from. - - All Colours in Battalion Brooches kept in stock. - - =Rothwells Ltd.=, Edward Street, - BRISBANE. - - -VERDUN. - - We think of love, of garden plots and song, - We dream our dreams to be--and gone-- - While hell let loose, men speak and done - Defend Verdun. - - A glint of red, a glow of crimson flowers - Uplift their heads to meet the morning hours, - A glint of red--in battlefield the Hun - Awaits Verdun. - - O! Frailty of man who only knows - When stormy wind across his garden blows! - For glints of red a-shining in the sun - Reflect Verdun. - -[Illustration] - - - - - Chocolate! - - AUSTRALIAN CHOCOLATE FOR - AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS - - Nothing so sustaining for winter conditions as GRIFFITHS’ Pure - Chocolate. Packed in specially sealed tins ready for posting to - the Front. Also in Solid Blocks. Post a Block with your next - pair of socks. - -Have you seen our SOLDIER’S HAMPER Lists? Write or ring us up (’Phone -3496) and we will post you one. - - Griffiths Bros. - Prop. Ltd. - - 530 Queen Street, - Petrie’s Bight, Brisbane. - -Large Blocks of Chocolate also obtainable at Finney Isles & Co. Ltd., -Allan & Stark Ltd., Etc. - - -Comforts!!! - - What could be more comforting to our boys in the trenches than - PHOTOGRAPHS of their “Ain Folk” from time to time. - -Make an appointment with-- - - Thos. Mathewson & Co., - 184 Queen Street (next Finney Isles & Co.) - Brisbane, - -And secure a PORTRAIT to send in time for Christmas. - -’Phone 614. - - - - -Soldiers in the Field. - -INDIVIDUAL COMFORTS FUNDS. - - -In addition to the General Comforts Funds, many individual funds have -sprung up in the last twenty months for various units. Fêtes have been -organised, entertainments given, arts and crafts sold, and business -ventures started and continued with success to augment the funds of -battalions and units for which different committees are exerting -individual effort. It was felt that the soldiers would appreciate -gifts all the more if they knew they were especially sent for their -own particular unit, and regimental flags are made and sent overseas, -comforts provided, and any special requests of the commanding officers -are attended to wherever possible. - -Money is sent when specially asked for, and expended at the discretion -of the commanding officers, while the continual upkeep of consignments -to the different battalions means an unfailing interest on the part -of the women. When the men know that the cases have arrived from -Queensland and are consigned to their own particular battalion, a -special value is attached to them. The very fact that they have been -thought of individually is a pleasure, and from all accounts the cases -assume the proportion of Santa Claus to a small boy. - -Some idea of the magnitude of the work performed in Queensland, to send -comforts to soldiers in the field, is realised when it is known that, -in addition to the Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Fund, the following -comforts funds are also in existence in Brisbane:-- - - 2nd Light Horse - 5th Light Horse - 11th Light Horse - 9th and 49th Battalions - 15th Battalion - 25th Battalion - 26th Battalion - 31st Battalion - 41st and 42nd Battalions - 47th Battalion - 3rd Pioneers - 4th Pioneers - 9th Field Artillery - Miners and Engineers - -[Illustration] - - - - -A Letter from France. - - - FRANCE, - 3/2/17. - - Dear Mrs. S---- and Miss W---- - - Our Colonel has to-day handed me your most magnificent parcel - for distribution to friendless men of my company. The parcel, - which was sent by Messrs. T. C. Beirne & Co., arrived in good - order, and was greatly appreciated by the men. It really - was one of the best parcels I have yet seen. Everything it - contained was just what we find it difficult to get here. - - (Signed) W. M. Davis, Major, - 25th Batt., A.I.F. - - - And that’s only one of the many appreciative letters for - Beirne’s Soldier Boy Hampers that we have seen. - - Every Mail for the Front sees hundreds of BEIRNE HAMPERS going - to make the recipients happy. - -Can we send one for you? No trouble! Just give us your order. We do -everything else. - -Prices run:--10/-, 15/-, 20/-, 25/- - -And that means THE POSTAGE PAID BY US. - - -T. C. BEIRNE & Co., - -“The House of the People.” - -The VALLEY, : : : BRISBANE. - - - - -Anzac Club. - -CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOLDIERS’ HELP SOCIETY. - - -In a quiet obscure street leading from the main thoroughfares of the -city, there is a sign hung out from the building of an old church, -“Anzac Club.” A rest home is here provided for returned soldiers in -particular, but all soldiers, whether recruits or men who have come -through action, are welcome. It is the outcome of the efforts of the -women of the Church of England Help Society, but no questions of -religion are asked, and the club is open to men of all denominations -and creeds. - -The management is in the hands of men, and personal attention is given -to individual soldiers in an open, broadminded way. For instance, if an -intoxicated man comes into the club, he is not turned out, but taken to -the rest room upstairs and given a couch to sleep off his intemperance. -Everything possible is done to encourage the men to use the club. There -are three rooms for their occupation. A large reading and lounge hall -in the basement with a piano, gramaphone, easy chairs, small tables and -a restaurant. The stage of this hall has been turned into a billiard -room, and at all times of the day there are men using the privileges -of the club. Upstairs there is a reading, writing and rest room, where -notepaper, envelopes and a library are provided free of charge. No -entrance fee or subscription is asked, and the only time a soldier has -to put his hand in his pocket is when he requires refreshments. These -are provided at the lowest cost possible, and it is obvious that some -return is necessary to keep the restaurant in financial order. Letters -are received and remain in the care of the manager until called for, -the manager being in attendance every day and night, and the club open -from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. - -Different societies, and Protestant churches in and around Brisbane, -provide a fortnightly social, and no offer is ever refused to entertain -the men. The members of the Church of England Help Society hold a “tea” -every Sunday and provide all provisions. This function is extremely -popular, and the attendance averages 270 soldiers. These forms of -entertaining returned men have had a wonderful influence among men -of previous uncertain character. They have wandered in, in the first -instance, out of curiosity, but the kindness of the girls and women and -the happy atmosphere of the club have attracted them again and again. -Seeing that a certain respectability is expected of them, they have -taken care to come sober and remain sober. The numbers of men who were -apparently “lost” characters and who have reformed under the influence -of the club is amazing. The women who worked up this movement, and who -continue to give strenuous attention to the welfare of the club, are -the source of more influence for good than they are yet aware. But the -Anzac Club was not instituted as a house of reformation, nor is it run -on any such lines. It is a rest home for the men who have done “their -bit,” or who are going forth to fight for their country. - - - - -Remember the Men in the Trenches. - -HOW WOMEN MAY HELP AND ENCOURAGE. - - -There is an ever-increasing demand for comforts for the men in the -trenches. The Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Depot in Parbury House has -an army of women throughout Queensland working daily to supply those -wants. But these women are in need of re-inforcements just as the -soldiers in the trenches are in need of re-inforcements of men to-day. -Those women who have immediate ties with men in the firing line have -learnt of the soldiers’ delight in receiving additional comforts--they -have also heard of the long hours spent midst wind, rain, mud and -snow, when the soldiers’ only food was military rations, their only -clothes--military equipment. Sufficient comforts have not been sent -to the men. Additional socks, mufflers, mittens, Cardigan jackets, -Balaclava caps, shirts, games, musical instruments, books, tinned -fruits and milk are urgently needed. Surely the women of Queensland -will not fail to make further and greater efforts to bring some -gladness to the men fighting for us in France and Egypt. - -The Anzacs who have returned from facing the hourly risk of death have -a strange look in their eyes, and many, when sitting quietly smoking or -resting, seem to be listening. One soldier was questioned: “You look as -if you were listening all the time to something we can’t hear.” “Yes,” -he said, “when I sit quietly I seem to hear the chaps in the trenches -calling for me to come back.” The Anzac in question was well enough to -do light military duty, but he felt that even he, after his strenuous -work and severe wounds, should return and give the men a helping hand. - -Can’t you hear, women of Queensland, the men in the trenches calling -for extra comforts? Can’t you hear them saying, “If we had a few more -pairs of socks and some extra warm clothing things wouldn’t be so bad. -I wonder why the women don’t send us more things?” Those who have their -women folk working here are unbounded in their gratitude for individual -parcels. They also receive goods from the Soldiers’ Comforts Fund. But -think of the men who have no friends or relations to work for them! -They depend entirely on extra comforts to the Comforts Fund--and if -there are not enough to go round there must be many a bitter thought. - -But not so bitter as the thought of no reinforcements of men. Nor so -bitter as the thought of extra risks, extra hours of suffering because -the country they are fighting for refuses to assist them in their hour -of need. Every extra man in the trenches lessens the casualty lists. -Every extra comfort gives not only a glow of pleasure and hours of -comparative ease, but encouragement. Writing from the trenches men say -that when parcels arrive excitement is intense. It seems a voice from -home, and for the nonce war and death are brushed aside. But the lonely -soldier who receives no remembrances, not even slight acknowledgment of -his sacrifices, must sometimes wonder if his country and countrymen and -women are worth risking death for. - - - - -Imperial Service Club. - -THE HOME OF THE RECRUIT IN 1914-1916. - - -Although this club is now closed it will always live in the memory of -the soldier who was a recruit during 1914-16. It provided a place of -rest and amusement to thousands and thousands of soldiers, and the -energetic band of women and men, who put their untiring energies into -the club, are deserving of unstinted praise. - -It was open every day, including Sunday, and there were always certain -members of the women’s committees in attendance during the day, -while both men and women were on duty at night, the club closing at -10 o’clock. The scheme was carried out on an extensive scale, and -everything possible was done to make the club a comfortable rendezvous -for the soldiers. The billiard tables were a great attraction, and -stationery and other necessaries were supplied free of cost. A -restaurant provided light refreshment, and all sorts of amusements -were arranged to attract and interest the soldiers. Over a hundred -letters were often received in one day for the men, and the reading -and writing-rooms were a boon to the lonely country recruit. Many men -left their personal belongings in the care of the committee, and these -are stored ready for the owners to claim them on their return from the -war. Socials, dances and entertainments were continually being held, -and several musical instruments were always at the disposal of the men -in the large lounge at the basement of the building. The White City, -other attractions for the soldiers, and the fact that there were so -few recruits in camp at the end of 1916, occasioned the closing of the -club, and the women who worked so enthusiastically for the movement -have since turned their energy into other patriotic channels. - -[Illustration] - - RECRUITING READY-RECKONER - FOR MARRIED MEN PREPARED TO JOIN THE A.I.F. - “FOR HOME AND EMPIRE.” - - =============================+===========+===========+===========+==============+=========== - RATES FOR A SOLDIER. | Total |Fortnightly| TOTAL |Fortnightly |Fortnightly - |Fortnightly| Patriotic |fortnightly| Pension |Pension if - | Pay. | Fund | Income. | if husband | husband - | | allowance | | totally | killed. - | | (if | |incapacitated.| - | |necessary).| | | - ----------------------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+----------- - With a WIFE and no children |=£4 9 10= |=------= |=4 9 10= |=4 10 0= |=2 0 0= - With a WIFE and 1 child |=£4 15 1= |=0 12 6= |=5 7 7= |=5 10 0= |=3 0 0= - With a WIFE and 2 children |=£5 0 4= |=0 17 6= |=5 17 10= |=6 5 0= |=3 15 0= - With a WIFE and 3 children |=£5 5 7= |=0 17 6= |=6 3 1= |=6 15 0= |=4 5 0= - With a WIFE and 4 children |=£5 10 10= |=0 17 6= |=6 8 4= |=7 5 0= |=4 15 0= - ============================+===========+===========+===========+==============+=========== - -In addition to the above there is 1/- per day deferred pay, amounting -to £18/5/- per year, which the soldier draws in a lump sum on his -return. - -Then, again, a man has to remember that he is fed and clothed while in -the A.I.F., which is, of course, a big item to consider. - -Don’t forget, too, that the rates quoted above are for the PRIVATE. - -Such a big proportion of the men enlisting in Queensland to-day are -married men, that we thought it would be a good plan to state all the -rates of pay and pensions clearly for their information. - -There is no doubt that the single men are not coming forward as they -should, and many married men are coming to the conclusion that there is -only one thing to do--take up the sword themselves. - - -HOW TO ENLIST. - -=In Brisbane=--Go to Adelaide Street Enlisting Depot (next to State -School). - -=In the Country=--Go to the nearest Town Clerk, or Shire Clerk, or -Local Recruiting Committee, who will give you all the necessary -instructions. - - -STATE RECRUITING COMMITTEE OF QUEENSLAND, - -_Vice-Chairman_: Col. Hon. A. J. THYNNE, V.D., M.L.C. G. M. DASH, -_Captain_, _State Organizing Secretary_. - - - - -Red Cross Workshop. - -FOR SOLDIERS AT KANGAROO POINT. - - -The small theatre at the Kangaroo Point Military Hospital has been -removed to near the Recreation Hall at the gates, and converted into a -workshop for the soldiers. A section of the sub-committee of hospitals -took the matter in hand a few months ago, and a start was then made to -teach convalescent men wood-carving, basket-making, toy-making, and -other branches of handicraft. Some of the soldiers in Sydney, where a -similar scheme has been in operation for some time, made from £2 a week -upwards, and it is hoped that the movement will be of the same benefit -to the men in Brisbane. - -The result has been even more successful than anticipated. Basket-work, -toys, poker-work, and small carpentry have already been made, and there -are now some skilled workers among the soldiers. An exhibit which was -recently shown in one of the shops in Queen-street, was the centre of -an admiring and interested crowd, while a display of the work has also -been arranged in the Red Cross Section at the Exhibition. - -The proceeds of all articles sold are given to the individual soldiers -who made them, minus the cost of the material. Orders have come in from -all quarters, and the men have sufficient to keep them working until -Christmas. A depôt, however, has been promised in the city, where all -work made over and above the orders, will be exhibited and sold. - -[Illustration] - - +-------------------------------------------------------+ - | LLOYD GEORGE declares: | - | | - | “Australia can best help the Imperial | - | Government by making those goods | - | locally she now imports.” | - | | - | It may be added, in this way she can best help | - | herself, but her people must stand behind her and | - | insist on Australian Products. | - | | - | The | - | =“Wertheim-Australian” Pianos= | - | | - | are made in Australia by Australians. | - |Tonal qualities and excellence of casework unsurpassed.| - | | - | =Wertheim Central Showrooms: 52 QUEEN ST., CITY.=| - +-------------------------------------------------------+ - - - - -Young Australia. - -WORK OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN. - - -The spirit of the times has not failed to touch the budding womanhood -of Queensland. In every school, whether public or private, girls will -be found knitting industriously for soldiers. Indeed, it is no uncommon -sight to see quite small children knitting in the trams and suburban -trains, and the exhibitions of their work rank in quality with the -exhibits of women during these years of war. - -At displays of school work there is always a large section devoted to -Red Cross efforts, and the mufflers, socks, “washers,” and Balaclava -caps have been highly commended by expert needlewomen. In numerous -ways children have assisted in providing materials and funds for -the soldiers. Entertainments have been organised, and often talent -discovered that would otherwise have lain dormant, the children showing -unbounded enthusiasm for their work. They have also been encouraged -to give small donations, such as having an “Egg Day” at the schools, -when each child brings an egg to send to the Red Cross Kitchen. War -will ever linger in the memory of the men and women of the coming -generation. It has built a foundation of self-sacrifice and generosity -such as no piping times of peace would have achieved. - - - - -Residential Club. - -FOR RETURNED SAILORS AND SOLDIERS. - - -It was a ladies’ committee that initiated the movement to establish -a Residential Club in Brisbane for soldiers, and their efforts have -been untiring since the first meeting was held on May 10th of last -year. Combining with the Returned Soldiers’ Association they soon -established a strong committee, the result is that the club is now -ready for the soldiers, having been officially opened by His Excellency -the Governor on the 11th of this month. The building, which is at the -corner of Wharf and Ann streets, is a two-storey building and has -every convenience for a comfortable club. Entertainments of all kinds -have been organised in the cause of the Residential Club during the -last year, the most notable being the Queen’s Carnival, which brought -in an approximate result of £4,000. £11,000 will be required to clear -the debt on the building, and so far over £7,000 has been collected or -donated towards the fund. - -The furniture, which is equal to that of any club in Brisbane, has been -provided through the efforts of women on the Furnishing Committee, -the Girls’ Clubs in Brisbane, St. Stephen’s Girls, and through the -generosity of leading business firms in the city. - -The club is under the management of the Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ -Association. It is proposed to run it on broad lines so that any -returned soldier may feel that he has a club of his own in Brisbane. -The best possible accommodation is provided, and the tariff is made -sufficiently low to suit the average soldier’s means. It is intended to -run the club on non-political and non-sectarian lines, and no evidence -of the common bond of sympathy that exists for this movement could be -more striking than the fact that men and women of all denominations and -creeds have met together for the last year to enthusiastically further -the project. - -[Illustration] - - +---------------------------------------------------+ - | Courteous and Efficient Service-- | - | which makes Shopping a pleasure-- | - | is characteristic of every department | - | of our Store. | - | | - | ALLAN & Drapery | - | STARK L^{TD}. Mercery | - | Queen Street and Tailoring | - | Adelaide Street, Furniture | - | Brisbane. Crockery | - | | - |Mail Orders a Speciality. Catalogues upon request.| - +---------------------------------------------------+ - - -THE RETURN. - -There has been no wheat grown in the Northern war areas of France for -the last two years, but the poppies have come up just the same. The -peasants believe that the scarlet flowers have sprung up where soldiers -bled. - - A laughing crowd akin to tears, - And men are passing by, - Who come from trench and battlefield - Where Soldiers’ die. - - Deep notes of music rise and fall - As men have fallen, too, - When Life laugh’d low at danger-mark - And Death withdrew. - - Across the hill the crimson glow - Of day’s return is blown, - And poppies nod in barren fields - Where blood was sown. - - - - -Coo-ee Cafe. - -TO PROVIDE COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS. - -SOCIETY GIRLS BECOME WAITRESSES. - - -It would cheer the soldiers in France and Egypt if they could catch a -glimpse of the scene enacted every day and all day in Isles-lane to -provide comforts for soldiers fighting abroad. There in the Brisbane -Club building, may be seen girls in dainty white frocks and frilly caps -and aprons, cooking every day to supply the restaurant in the adjacent -compartment. In the heat of summer they stood beside the stoves, and -baked cakes and cut up sandwiches and luncheons to attend to the -ever-increasing customers in the long tea room leading from the lane, -and to-day they are as enthusiastic in their work as when the room -first opened at the beginning of the year. - -Until July the tea room was in the basement of the building, and on -descending the wide steps from the lane, the first thoughts that struck -the visitor were what a charming scene, what a bevy of pretty girls, -and what a babble of tongues. The café is now situated on the ground -floor, and at small tables, daintily arrayed with the picked blossoms -from suburban and country gardens, are visitors from all parts of -Brisbane. Soldiers in khaki, tired men, soldiers in the making and -raw recruits, mingle with the civilian in mufti, while women in all -their charm of pretty frocks and subtle femininity are there to amuse -and be amused. From the far end a singer’s voice rises and the babble -is subdued to a low murmur. Again an orchestra will break forth into -melodious music, while all the time busily attending to the wants of -their customers are girls in becoming white uniforms with their frilly -aprons and mop caps. - -This is no idle hobby. There is a manager, a cashier and a -superintendent, who are in daily attendance at the café, while over -200 girls each give a day a week to either cooking in the kitchen -or waiting in the restaurant. All this work is entirely voluntary. -The proceeds are devoted to the Comforts Funds of the 9th and 49th -Battalions, 9th Field Artillery and the 5th Light Horse, 10 per cent -of the takings being donated to the Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts -Fund. The committees of these various funds thought out the scheme -and launched it as a venture. It has been an unqualified success, and -they deserve all the profits they work for to send away to their men -fighting abroad for the prestige of kith and kin. - -Each battalion takes two days a week, and a member from that particular -comforts fund is in charge of the working of the girls for that day. -The offices of the manager, cashier and superintendent, however, are -permanent, and have been held by the same members since the opening of -the café. Two or three days a week the soldiers of the military band -are given luncheon free, and it is a stirring scene to see them all -file in after the recruiting meetings at the Post Office. Sometimes -they play outside the lane, and from every office window along the lane -and overlooking from Queen-street, listening business girls and men are -craning to see the soldiers and listen to the delightful music of the -band. - -The café is an emblem of woman’s admiration for the man in khaki. No -work is too great or too tiresome to express that hardly understood -feeling of her’s for the soldier who risks his life for his country. -And overshadowing the laughter and the music, the symbols of the -soldier are ever present, for round the walls of the café are the -glorious flags of the Empire: Australia, the 9th Battalion, 49th -Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Brigade, and the 5th Light Horse. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Toys made at the Kangaroo Point Military Hospital.] - -[Illustration: The Return of Wounded Soldiers.] - - - - -Queensland Soldiers’ Sock Fund. - -BRANCHES ALL OVER QUEENSLAND. - - -On April 19th, 1915, a movement was started in Brisbane which has -spread throughout the length and breadth of Queensland. It was the -Queensland Soldiers’ Sock Fund, and since that date over 45,000 pairs -of socks have been sent overseas to the soldiers, and considerably -over £1,900 has been collected to buy wool. The depôt is situated in -a large room behind the Queensland Foreign Mission Shop in Albert St. -one of the Hon. Secretaries and a member of the committee being in -attendance every day from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, to distribute wool and -receive the knitted socks. Wool is given out to anyone who applies, the -condition being that the socks made from such wool be brought into the -depôt and sent away with the consignments from the Queensland Soldiers’ -Sock Fund. The work has increased considerably, the returns being much -greater this year than last year, and the largest number of socks yet -sent away by the fund was contained in the last consignment, when 1,697 -pairs were sent overseas. - -The country branches work with the same enthusiasm as those in and -around Brisbane, and parcels arrive daily from all parts of Queensland; -between 300 and 400 pairs often being received at the one time. The -school children are quite as enthusiastic as the women, and large -parcels are sent from both the state and private schools, sums of money -also being collected and handed over to the fund to purchase wool. - -Every fortnight the socks are packed in cases at the depot and passed -on to the Queensland Patriotic Fund, who store them until space is -found for transport overseas. There is an ever increasing demand for -socks, and the members who have worked so consistently for over two -years, never flag in their interest. Apart from the many individual -knitters in Brisbane, there are 300 women who contribute regularly to -this particular fund, and they are just as keen to make socks to-day -as they were two years ago, when the urgent need of socks, and still -more socks, was recognised. That need has not lessened, indeed, it has -increased. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: Queensland Red Cross Motor Waggon.] - - - - -Home for Wounded Soldiers. - -MOVEMENT STARTED IN BRISBANE. - - -A meeting of women delegates from the different Comforts’ Funds -in Brisbane met some months ago at the invitation of the Returned -Soldiers’ and Patriots’ National Political League, to establish a home -for returned soldiers who are cripples or nervous wrecks. Several -difficulties arose, however, in the starting of a complete new fund, -and the matter has since been taken up by the Red Cross Society. It has -been decided by the members to establish two homes for returned wounded -soldiers. One for advanced consumptives and the other for men who are -physically incapable of earning their living. The movement is as yet in -its infancy, but when the Red Cross Society have taken the matter in -hand there is every reason to have full confidence in the homes being -established. They will be of inestimable benefit to men made physical -wrecks through the horrors of war; and doubtless, it is only a matter -of bringing the fact before the public to receive support from all -parts of the community. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration: A Section of the Red Cross Kitchen in Brisbane, where -delicacies are made for Sick and Wounded Soldiers.] - - - - -Red Cross Kitchen. - -UNTIRING WORK OF VOLUNTARY “COOKS.” - - -Day in and day out, for the last two years, the women of the Red -Cross Kitchen have served a tea to the inmates of the Kangaroo Point -Military Hospital. In addition, three times a week, an excellent menu -has been sent out to the camp hospitals, convalescent detail hospital, -Lytton, Rosemount, Wattlebrae, and extra supplies given to the Kangaroo -Point Hospital, while men at Goodna, the Diamantina, or wherever sick -soldiers are stationed, are regularly supplied with delicacies. It -needs no stretch of imagination to realise the work this entails. The -kitchen, which is situated opposite the Customs House, is a long room, -with stores on shelf above shelf on the right-hand side, while to the -left are the stoves, ice-chests, and other necessities for preparing -the supplies; all the fittings having been made by the men’s auxiliary, -who work in the basement. - -The sight of the women, in their white uniforms and caps, working -busily every day and all day behind the large windows with the sign -of the Red Cross, has almost ceased to attract the attention of the -passerby, and yet there is a retinue of 70 helpers who carry out this -work consistently, each member having her regular hours and regular -days for assisting. And all the work is voluntary. Through the heat -of two summers and the varied weather of winter they have worked -untiringly peeling potatoes, cutting up salads, making scones and -cakes, and cooking tempting morsels for the sick and wounded men. In -addition, they have prepared and served the suppers at Kangaroo Point -for the returned soldiers on the night of their return. - -The stores, vegetables and foodstuffs are supplied gratis by the -various branches of the Red Cross, men (particularly the men of the -markets) and women who are interested in the work so excellently -carried out, and school children who send in regular supplies of eggs, -milk and other foodstuffs. Some idea of the work done by the “cooks” -is realized by a visit to the kitchen during the day. There, scones -are being made, fruit salads cut up, potatoes peeled, and vegetables, -curries, poultry and puddings prepared. The rows of home-made jam are -the result of a day’s work, while again pickles and chutneys are also -stored ready for the use of the soldier. Sometimes 14 fowls will be -received from one well-wisher in the country. These must all be plucked -and dressed straight away, and are put in cold storage until required. -There is not an idle moment for the workers, and towards evening or at -mid-day the delicacies are packed and taken by the Red Cross Motor to -the various destinations. There are three gas stoves and two gas rings -in use, and many people who understand and appreciate the work have -added other conveniences for the cooking. The helpers are so particular -that the work should be entirely voluntary that they even pay for meals -served to them during the day. This work is carried out by about 30 -girls, who serve the meals and do all the washing up. The kitchen has -been so widely recognised as an institution of essential value, that -the “cooks” are assisted by the military authorities, who provide two -soldiers every day to help with the heavy work. The soldiers, nurses -and doctors are full of gratitude to these Red Cross workers. And, -indeed, they have been untiring in their efforts, and unselfish with -both their time and their energy, to be of service to the soldiers. - -[Illustration: Nurse Cavell.] - - - - -Circles and Guilds. - -SUBURBAN AND CITY BRANCHES OF WORK. - - -It might be safely said that there is not a street in or around -Brisbane, in which there are not women working in one way or another -for the men in khaki. Leisure hours are given to sewing, knitting, or -arrangements for “days,” fétes and other entertainments whereby money -may be gathered in for the welfare of the soldiers in the trenches, in -the hospitals, on leave, or discharged from duty. - -The working girls, no less than those of the leisure classes, have -given of their time and money, and it is no uncommon occurrence for -the employees of large drapery and other establishments to arrange -concerts, river picnics and entertainments to provide either the -furniture for a room in the Residential Club, or some other gift for a -patriotic cause. - -Apart from the Red Cross Society, the Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts -Fund and other well-known patriotic centres, there are many circles and -guilds and individual women who work for or entertain the Queensland -soldier. Some idea of the work the women are doing is realized when it -is considered that, in the Red Cross alone, each of the 31 Brisbane -branches averages a membership of from 50 to 100 women. In addition to -the Societies formed entirely for patriotic work, there are at least 17 -different sewing guilds attached to independent institutions. - -Among these centres is the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution, the -members of which make quantities of shirts and socks, their work being -particularly neat and well finished. The students of the Queensland -University, the Technical College, and the women of the Mutual Service -Club also make garments and knitted articles for the men, while the -girls of the Y.W.C.A. have given wonderful contributions considering -that the majority of their time is taken up with earning their living. -Not only have they become a sub-branch of the Red Cross Society, and -donated gifts regularly to the Queensland Soldiers’ Comforts Fund, but -they have given of their earnings as well. Each girl gives what she -can afford weekly, a penny, threepence, or whatever the sum may be, -and during the last year they collected over £60 for various patriotic -organisations. - -The Church of England Soldiers’ Help Society have been working -energetically almost from the commencement of the war. It was the -members of this Society who organised and established the Anzac Club -in Charlotte-street, and this is by no means the only channel of their -work. Twice a week members go out to the camp and mend the soldiers’ -clothes. They have a tent, and the Soldiers’ Hut (which is another -result of their efforts) where they receive damaged garments and -darn, patch and mend them ready for use again. A scheme to relieve -the anxiety of relatives of soldiers who are wounded has been of -inestimable comfort to many mothers and fathers in Queensland. The -Society keep in touch with a chaplain in England, who visits and issues -cards to the wounded men in hospitals in England. The men fill the -cards in, stating their wounds, their circumstances, name, etc., and -these are sent out to Queensland, and they are then distributed to the -relatives by the Society. In this way many parents have been able to -trace their sons, particularly boys who ran away from home to enlist, -and who have failed to keep in touch with their relatives. - -Many women’s societies and clubs regularly entertain the men in -camp, organizing concerts, while the work of individual women in the -interests of soldiers has been beyond praise. Among other centres of -patriotic activity, the following churches, institutions and societies -also have energetic sewing guilds:--Queensland Women’s Electoral -League, Stephens’ Girls’ League, Mitson Haseldene Sewing Circle, Holy -Trinity Sewing Circle, Heralds of the King, The Spiritual Soldiers’ -Aid, City Tabernacle, St. Peter’s Guild (West End), Salvation Army, -Nurses at Central Hospital, Vulture St. Baptist Church, and a 60 Sewing -Circle. - -[Illustration] - - - - -A Spirit of Service. - - -Through the portals of modern times woman has met this great conflict -of nations warring with nations with a calm strength and patience. And -she has set up a shrine in the activities of her house--a shrine that -is a spirit of service to the soldier. - -When peace first spread her wings to take flight across seas and -continents, she left woman standing on the brink of war with reluctant -and uncertain feet. No woman in any period of the world’s history ever -faced the colossal task that the women of 1914 faced three years ago. -Into the domestic trend of their lives came the shadows of battle and -strife and death, and they waved goodbye to their sons, brothers, and -lovers, with a vague feeling that they had gone forth to meet danger, -and it was for their country. Then came battle news and casualty lists, -and the doubting fears broke into grief and sorrow and daily anxiety, -from which emerged an unfathomable reverence for the man who will die -for his country. - -It was then that the full significance of the soldier really dawned -on woman in general, and with characteristic femininity she sought -to express her reverence for these men in unbounded service to their -needs. Nor has that service diminished--rather has it increased. - -No man will ever realise the feeling a woman has for the man who goes -forth to fight for his country, his womenfolk and the weak. Life is -such a precious thing. Women know this too well. So many of them have -lingered near the edges of that undiscovered country and known the joy -of regaining the shores of Life. So that when a man voluntarily risks -his life to defend all that is precious to him, he becomes almost a -demi-god in her mind. Her sons seem to have grown something almost too -precious. She exists in a daily imagery of their lives, and when they -fall in battle something of their great courage seems to be reflected -within her. She meets her loss with such a knowledge of the honor -of his death that she is fortified with a strange new armor. Girls -who grew up with their brothers, and looked on them just as their -“brothers,” are at times overwhelmed with the magnitude of what these -boys have done and are doing. And from a world of tennis, dances, -pleasures, and peace-time sorrows, they have traversed into the great -arena of service. - -And what an arena it is! From the lowest to the highest rung on the -social ladder, from the tropic lands of the North to the wheat grown -fields of the Downs, from the out-back stations of the West to the -Pacific, women have arisen to do honour to the man in khaki. She who -must needs work to earn her daily bread spends her leisure moments -in knitting or sewing. She who has lived in the midst of household -duties and home cares, gives what hours she may spare--and often, what -she is unable to spare--to Red Cross activities, comforts for the men -in the trenches, or to practical work to augment the funds of some -particular patriotic institution. For these works are not temporary -works, they are institutions, institutions built on the foundations of -self-sacrifice, and they will outlive many a granite building in the -memory of future generations. The society woman--the butterfly--has -been one of the surprises of the war. Out of her chrysalis she has -come and put aside her life of luxury to do homage to this demi-god -in khaki. What matter whether he was her gardener or her lover -yesterday--he is a soldier to-day, and as such she will give him -homage. - -[Illustration: Transporting Wounded Soldiers from Gallipoli.] - - - - -Mutual Service Club. - -FOR RELATIVES OF MEN AT THE FRONT. - - -Any afternoon in the week, except Saturday and Sunday, between the -hours of two and five o’clock, the Mutual Service Club may be seen -in full working order on the top floor of Moon’s Building, Adelaide -Street. This club is for the relatives, particularly the wives and -children, of men at the front. There are two large rooms available -for the club, and they are always well patronised by the wives and -children of soldiers. Primarily it is a society of mutual service, and -the committee who organised and keep up the club endeavour to assist -wherever help is wanted. The women of Brisbane who have time and means -do not give their energy to the soldier alone, for they realise that in -helping his wife and children they are indirectly doing him invaluable -service. - -The room is always a centre of interested women and happy children. -There are many diversions for the soldiers’ wives, and the children are -provided with toys and picture books. A Red Cross Circle provides one -interest, while once a week cooking or sewing demonstrations are given -and entertainments are arranged whenever possible. - -Two members of the committee are on duty every day, and afternoon tea -and biscuits are provided for 2d. The subscriptions are 1s. a year for -club members, 2s. 6d. for committee members, and 5s. associate members, -the latter being practically annual donations for the upkeep of the -club, while the shilling subscription is given by the soldier’s wife -who wishes to obtain the privileges of the club. - -The privileges are many, for wherever help is needed the Hon. Secretary -attends personally to the want. Professional men have been exceedingly -generous to members, and there are several doctors and chemists who -practically give their services free, while even legal advice is -tendered to those in need free of charge. The latter help is required -more often than the general public think, for there are many times -when a woman feels utterly at a loss in the tangles of the law. When -a soldier’s wife is confronted with legal or other difficulties, she -will always find assistance at the Mutual Service Club. Jumble sales -are also held, and quite a large sum has been made by the members from -a small stall at which remnants, supplied by the shops, are sold. -Proceeds from this stall purchased a clock for the camp hospital at -Enoggera last year, and the profits are always of use to the committee. -Sometimes money is advanced to women who are in needy circumstances, -and, indeed, whenever anyone is in distress, endeavors are made to -alleviate the trouble. - -The club has been in existence for over two years, and the women who -initiated the step towards its establishment must feel exceedingly -gratified at the success achieved. - - +---------------------------------------------+ - | _Mayfair Ltd._ | - | | - | Your New Frock. | - | | - | If you make your own Frocks and have a | - | liking for Pretty Laces, Dainty Insertions, | - | and Delicately Worked Edgings, you will | - | be interested in the Mayfair showing. | - | You will be charmed, too, with the New | - | Gloves, Veilings, Neckwear, and Hosiery | - | London has sent us. | - | | - | _Mayfair Ltd._, _Edward Street_, | - | _Brisbane_. | - +---------------------------------------------+ - -[Illustration: Flight from Antwerp. _Raemaeker._] - - - Printed by - GORDON AND GOTCH (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED, - 212-214 Queen Street, - Brisbane. - - -[Transcriber's Note: - -Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.] - - - - - -End of Project Gutenberg's For the Sake of the Soldier, by Rita Macleod - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FOR THE SAKE OF THE SOLDIER *** - -***** This file should be named 52827-0.txt or 52827-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/2/8/2/52827/ - -Produced by Charlene Taylor, Wayne Hammond and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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