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August, 19 19
THE LANDS\VOMAN
The Land Army and the Victory Loan
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Laod Army detachment in the Victory Loan Proceuion
JT Land
WM mo'~t c<•rtainly in th<' r llht orclN of thing~ thnt the
:\rmy 1\hould lf'nd that wonderful Jo~' I oan pro~ tht "ar ~a·nngs Committee,
and con"' l<'d of NuN('~, V.A.D.'!l, pohhrnl '\\cmen of nil !'hadrs
of opinion, Womrn'<~ Lcg1on, Women Police, Women Clerk!\ of
the Army Puy CorJlfl, th<' .Record~ OOlC<'. nnd many otht'r
Govermrwnt l>ell:t.rlml'nl~. the Fonlge Co~, tht' Gn·<'n Cro!<<~.
t't.c., rtc .. nnd th1s great body of women wru; led hy a t'mAII con-
tinj:tcnt of 60 L.A.A .S. Soml' of the girl~> carr cd 1 nFket" of
' l getables and flowers, and ncry"here along the routr M' wrre
greet~d w1th cb<'f'rR and shout~ of " Good old land glrl"-thNe
chN~~ for the lnnd ~irht"; lvhllc thr hunrhes of yot·ng canots
JD our ba l.:e~ cl\lled forth rt1qmr1r., on nil Bldfs n-. to ~hue
~as
the b01lrd 1-fd? .Ait
nfterncon , and the folk~m~ extract frcm a le11er frnlly lc.okc d · -
"I sa1l to-morrow, but before I go must trll you how pccd
I "as of your Land girls this nfternccn. They Jook(d ro mce,
~o trJD\ nnd cnrnblr, and llovl' that wny tht>y ha'c of look 1g
onr l'trnlght ln the cyt'. And may I !?ay agnln how wr~ , 'et y
much impt:e!'"ed I am by your whole organication, and "tat
you b:nc acccmpli~hed. We haw so much to lNlrn frcm you,
and I can hardly wait till I (rot balWJ at L•llo, he hnd
a"kr.d thll grmUI) J.'renrh slstA.•r 1t ho must ose h•~ lrSt. nnd llht'
(•t hn•l bf:•·n alrNJ.dy nmpuf:\tl'd) had kr!'•cd his urow and
murrnurc •l : " lf t hi:' vood Gr> I .\h, lt WILq all worth it-th•• yl'OT'! of horror, tlu ~('f ks
of ~u tiering, the maimed young body that would ne,cr run
aga1n
"Why," and he snnppcd his fingers, sniffing Yloltor<' t ;mc und ~o he
allr to
hhc an earlier tru.ln than he had antiCI}'nted, hElJ < d ly a n.c~t
c&J•ablc nnd f'11cr~et1c glrl·rortcr, nt wllC.Dl llo l'.tnr<'d 1n JlllplVM
amazement, rdteving hlll frelhlll!> by an E').JJ!c~.on c " ( oh :'
!).t l'('fZ\llar mh·n al!l
And now he ill ~>Jttlng in lh<' tru fn, 'b<'lng whhl< d n"n) to h:s
no.tht' $hire nnd \Jllugc. Dut lus DIOCd hn!\