WOMEN BEING ORGANISED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 298, 28 September 1938, Page 5

WOMEN BEING ORGANISED.

FOR NON-COMBATANT DUTIES. WORK WITH REGULAR ARMY. (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, September 27. The War Office announces the formation of a women’s organisation named Auxiliary Territorial Service, which in a national emergency will perform noncombatant duties with the Regular and Territorial l Armies and Royal Air Force. The categories are firstly motor drivers, clerks, and general duties, including cooking. The number required at the outset will be 2000 officers and 23,000 women. AN OUTSTANDING EVENT. MARRIED AND SINGLE WOMEN. (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m). LONDON, September 27. The formation of a Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service is perhaps the outstanding event of a hurried day oi preparations against an emergency. It will be raised on a national basis through country Territorial, Army and Air Force Associations. Married and single women are eligible to enrol. Officers will enrol for an indefinite period and members for four years, with the option of re-enrolment for a period of one, two, three or four years. EVACUATING CHILDREN. LONDON’S PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE. (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 28. It is announced that as a precautionary measure all physically defective children in schools and institutions under the control of the London County Council will be evacuated to-morrow morning.—British Official Wireless.