Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Poem ~ Women’s Emergency Corps - Wednesday, 4 November 1914


On Tuesday p.m., the Women’s Emergency Corps
Formed objectives, meeting at the Kingsway Theatre.
Chaired by Lady Aberconway who spoke how public
Needs, were now being filled by their organisation.

The Women’s Corps  had been in out the field first
In Belgium to assist the Belgians, prior to their
Move to France and how they took up instructions
Of British Soldiers into the language of the French.

Lady Aberconway declared how Britain before war,
Gained from Austria and Germany toys in their
Millions - but now was the time for Britain to make
Such children’s toys - orders for which were growing.
In assistance came the colonies with many samples
Sent to South Africa and elsewhere – these locations
Are very likely to place great orders for Christmas.

GK Chesterton  made a statement in regard to the role,
That women were taking and how they now came
To civilisation’s rescue  - their forces would reverse
Inherent wrongs, thus redirecting the correct course.
In this statement Chesterton says this will be
The greatest war that the world will ever see -
That women were symbolic as an emergency force.

by Jamie Mann.  

Anon.,1914.  Women and the War – Rescue of Civilisation. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 4 Nov. p.4. Col.7. Available online at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11034515/Daily-Telegraph-August-15-1914.html [Accessed: 4 November 2014].
Mann, J., 2014. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 4 November 2014). 



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