TO THE WOMEN OF THE EMPIRE

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 138, 7 December 1918, Page 8

TO THE WOMEN OF THE EMPIRE

MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN His Excellency the Governor-General has received by telegraph, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the following message from Her Majesty the Queen for the women of the Empire :— "A few months ago at the height of our anxiety and strain I sent'a message in the name of the women of our lands to our men fighting for us across the seas. Now), in an horn- of thankfulness and hope, v should like to give a message to the women of the Empire. "During the war they have been given the high privilege of service. They have risen to the great opportunity, and have proved their courage, steadfastness, and ability. "I have been * allowed to watch and appreciate their work in many parts of the country, and my heart is full of admiration and gratitude for what I have seen. I earnestly trust that though the thrill and glamour of war are over the spirit of self-sacrifice and. helpfulness I which has kindled will not wane in the coming days. , A new era is dawning upon the world, bringing with it manydifficulties, fresh responsibilities, and eerious problems to be faced. Parliament has secured for the whole country greater opportunities of more thorough and varied education, but it will depend upon the parents whether these opportunities are used to the full. We all rejoice that plans are afoot for bringing to an end the existence of auch bad and crowded housing as make homelife almost impossible. To-day more than ever the Empire needs her daughters, for in the larger world of public and industrial work women are daily taking a more important place. As we have been united in all ofir work, whether of head or hands, in a real sisterhood of Buffering and service during the war, let us go on working together with the same unity of purpose for the re-settlement and reconstruction of our country. MARY R."