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AMERICA AND THE " WAACB'

A big moon shone over th'o/wateM, lighting up the animated facesi of- the two "Waacs" who paced tho Channol boat. ... ' -.■■■• --•,. -■ "■'■' i "They're the httlo • ladies to ,wliorc| I raise my kit,'.'.said'an officer:.of the American Flying Corps as he: watched them. --"Why one.calls'thenr 'AVaxjl or what-it means;l don't- knpw,;but-vl do know tliattheir work in Franco has impressed mo immensely. j ■ ''The way they lvustlo and no back answers gets riio every time"." I've seen tlio drivers bring their cars in at nightj receive their orders, and carry on again without a word. -- , . , ■ J ; "And uniform: is just the neatj est, nicest-looking thing J.'vo teen. . j "It was 'Who are thoy?' and What do they do?' when our boys first camd over, and didn't'"it just. gefrathera thinking wlien they saw these. British girls working behind tno' lilies, in offices, laundries, kitchens, stores, and messes!" '. J "Havo you seen their camps?'; 4 asked. ..'"'•• '-i Ho-had not. ■. . ,j "But I've seen one branch of their work.that I'll nover forget," be con-j tinued. "I-went recently to visit the gravo of 0110 of our boys—l know, hid mother in Boston—and what"did I.find but a 'Waac' tending it! ■ I tell you when I saw those four graves ' there j with; the American flag , flying.; oveE them and that English girl', keeping, them briglit with flowers, it just got'riie alVbeaten. I-wrote' and told' his mother—you can guess how she will feel about it." ' | j I introduced this American to the ! two "Waacs" who were 'eturning-home' on leave. ; ' •- ; ■-■"<'.' '1 Some of their British" reticence had been lost during their year in France,' and ho listened, with the. keenest in-; te'rest while they told of their life in camp, and gave some-of their impressions of active■ service; .'■ ..- ' I One was the daughter of ai.theatrical manager in the North of England; \ tho other .was a young war widow who was counting the hours till she could reach her. small son. ~ They, spoke; ,briefH of their experience in the raided area s<j lliey discussed with optimistic intelliJ gence. the'present 1 situation. The American lost no word of it.nil.;. , I ,!'I say," he. said earnestly, wiiojitho, khaki cirls had departed, "I wish.vouj could, tell these Waacs' in France what our boys out here think about tlicm'.g I. promised. j "And," he added, "say, t00,.; tjudj it'R.not. ; onlv their work wo.-admirej j either-!"— Hilda Love, „in .the "Daily! hilail.-"--" : ---' ; -- :: '-"'•-■■'-; :i '"'r; ™f?"A

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 13

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402

AMERICA AND THE " WAACB' Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 13

AMERICA AND THE " WAACB' Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 15, 12 October 1918, Page 13

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