For the Sake of the Soldier: Voluntary Work of Brisbane WomenMacleod, Rita
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For the Sake of the Soldier: Voluntary Work of Brisbane Women
Macleod, Rita
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care -- Australia; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Australia
The privileges are many, for wherever help is needed the Hon. Secretary
attends personally to the want. Professional men have been exceedingly
generous to members, and there are several doctors and chemists who
practically give their services free, while even legal advice is
tendered to those in need free of charge. The latter help is required
more often than the general public think, for there are many times
when a woman feels utterly at a loss in the tangles of the law. When
a soldier’s wife is confronted with legal or other difficulties, she
will always find assistance at the Mutual Service Club. Jumble sales
are also held, and quite a large sum has been made by the members from
a small stall at which remnants, supplied by the shops, are sold.
Proceeds from this stall purchased a clock for the camp hospital at
Enoggera last year, and the profits are always of use to the committee.
Sometimes money is advanced to women who are in needy circumstances,
and, indeed, whenever anyone is in distress, endeavors are made to
alleviate the trouble.
The club has been in existence for over two years, and the women who
initiated the step towards its establishment must feel exceedingly
gratified at the success achieved.
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| _Mayfair Ltd._ |
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| Your New Frock. |
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| If you make your own Frocks and have a |
| liking for Pretty Laces, Dainty Insertions, |
| and Delicately Worked Edgings, you will |
| be interested in the Mayfair showing. |
| You will be charmed, too, with the New |
| Gloves, Veilings, Neckwear, and Hosiery |
| London has sent us. |
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| _Mayfair Ltd._, _Edward Street_, |
| _Brisbane_. |
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[Illustration: Flight from Antwerp. _Raemaeker._]
Printed by
GORDON AND GOTCH (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED,
212-214 Queen Street,
Brisbane.
[Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.]
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