Britain's civilian volunteers; . 0 007 692 976 2. NEW YORK MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 1917 Copyright, 1917, by *Gj 7 -B^ MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY MAY I7J9I7 ? Published May, 1917 0CLA467O16 / FOREWOED HISTORY must needs record with what splen-did devotion the women of the warring na-tions, nobles and peasants, rich and poor, shoulderto shoulder, like members of one stricken family,have united in their endeavour to relieve sufferinghumanity. The war has clearly demonstrated that whilstwomen have been eager and willing to use thegreatest gift which God has bestowed upon them—the desire to render s
Britain's civilian volunteers; . 0 007 692 976 2. NEW YORK MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY 1917 Copyright, 1917, by *Gj 7 -B^ MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY MAY I7J9I7 ? Published May, 1917 0CLA467O16 / FOREWOED HISTORY must needs record with what splen-did devotion the women of the warring na-tions, nobles and peasants, rich and poor, shoulderto shoulder, like members of one stricken family,have united in their endeavour to relieve sufferinghumanity. The war has clearly demonstrated that whilstwomen have been eager and willing to use thegreatest gift which God has bestowed upon them—the desire to render service—such service onlyreached its maximum of efficiency in organisedeffort. I fear that any attempt on my part to do justiceto one of the finest examples of organised effort—the Voluntary Aid Detachments—must needs beinadequate, partly because there was never aperiod when publicity was so little sought andwhen so much that was fine and generous was doneso quietly. But those of us who have taken anyactive part in the service of the Re
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