Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 935
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 935 |
|---|---|
| Page number | 935 |
| Date | 1919 |
| Edition | |
| Publisher | Unknown |
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READING POST OFFICE.
Post-women and Messenger Girls.
During the war our girls attired themselves in a variety of uniforms and performed a multitude of unwonted tasks, and in no sphere Were they more successful than in the Post Office. At Reading, in particular, the post-women and indoor and outdoor messenger girls earned the authorities' highest praise and proved themselves willing, capable and intelligent workers. Soon after the armistice, when the "Reading Standard" enquired as to the girls' future, Mr. Wedlake, the Postmaster for Reading, expressed himself in terms of the highest admiration of their services. Now that the postmen and messenger boys have returned, or are returning, the problem of the girls' future occupation has arisen. So far as is possible the girls are not being demobilised, but are being gradually absorbed into other branches of the Post Office work. Their services are being retained in all cases where vacancies on the staff occur, while for their part, the girls are happy in their work and eager to continue in the occupations in which they have so signally proved their capability during the war.
[photo, group, exterior] INDOOR MESSENGER GIRLS. [Speller, Reading.]
[photo, group, exterior] POST-WOMEN AT THE SORTING OFFICE. [Photo by Speller, Reading.]
[photo, group, exterior] OUTDOOR MESSENGERS. [Photo by Speller, Reading.]