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The women members entertained also the wives of the Overseas Dominions delegates, who were in London for the Imperial Conference, and Mrs. Lloyd George, wife of the Prime Minister.
In introducing here, I remember saying that the Club stood for a United Empire, and in Mrs. Lloyd George we had one of the greatest links of the Empire, for she was the wife of the greatest statesman, and no statesman could be really great who had not a clever ally in a helpful wife. Mrs. Lloyd George a natural and easy speaker, after expressing her pleasure in accepting the club's invitation said, "I am sure that the Old country will never forget the great loyalty and the splendid courage and devotion of the Dominions, and how those free peoples came to the aid of Britain in its hour of peril".
The Germans thought the Empire would not pull together. The German has been disappointed; he has found us one vast Empire closely knit together to fight for the freedom of the States. We are all delighted to do even ever so little to help this great Empire and keep it together."
Other guests who accepted were Lady Jellicoe, Lady Robertson, Lady Doreen Long, Lady Perley, Lady Rhondda, Lady Rosling, Lady Berch and Lady Dawson.
PART 6.
Another department of war work which came my way, was to help Mrs. Fisher, (wife of the Australian High Commissioner), who had organised an Australian "shift" to give their services one day a week at an officers club in a fashionable quarter.
The other days were arranged for by representatives of Colonies, and by English women, many of them were titled, and there was an element of humour in seeing smart motor cars bringing the ladies of all work for the day, sometimes accompanied by a Pekinese dog. They looked very smart too in their purple gabardine frocks, white caps and dainty aprons. One of the rules was that the voluntary helps may not speak to the officers