RECRUITING WOMEN.
Volunteers to be Called for
Raid Precautions.
BRITISH ORGANISATION
Drtllsh Official Wireless. HI'CHY, .lime 17. Plans for the recruit ing of .Mill nun «omcn in an organi-atiou to be called the Women's Voluntary Service, have been announced. The Dowager Marchioness of Heading is at the head of the organisation, which will mil be officially associated with anv oi the defence; forces, but will woik in c|n»e co-operation with local nul Inn it ies. tiovcrnment Departments and other Women's orga nisat ions. Its main duties will be iti connection with air raid precautious. Women between the ages of 17 and (i.'i aie being invited to volunteer, whether married or single. Thev will receive training in anti gas and general air raid protective measures. There will be no uniform and no attempt to copy a military tvpe of organisation.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 142, 18 June 1938, Page 9
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