South African Women's Auxiliary Service - Revision history

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	''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 15, November 1941.		''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 15, November 1941.
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		+	''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 23, July 1942.

	"Disbandment of women's auxiliary services," page 6, The Star, Johannesburg, Thursday, April 26, 1951.		"Disbandment of women's auxiliary services," page 6, The Star, Johannesburg, Thursday, April 26, 1951.

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 The Entertainment Section of the SAWAS at Pretoria had an arduous job as the number of military camps increased. This increase meant more and more work.
 The Section-Leader in Pretoria was Mrs D E Malan who was in charge of arranging the entertainment of all units in the various camps.
 She was assisted by a committee of enthusiastic women who were full of bright ideas for concerts and fundraising efforts to pay expenses.
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 One of their main expenses was transport as members were expected to provide their own transport and in many cases bear the expenses.
 Costumes and stage props, which had to be kept bright, fresh, and up to date, also had to be paid for by the volunteers.
 A large amount of money was initially raised at a variety concert held in the Pretoria City Hall, but this was soon used up and efforts were made to devise a plan to raise more cash.

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 On many occasions, actors left Johannesburg at 5 pm and only returned home at 2 am as they sometimes got lost in some of the camps.
 There they wasted many hours trying to find their way out of the maze of huts and tents, but despite all these obstacles in their paths, that did not deter Mrs Gaiger or her assistants.
-The “Blues” (the original women drivers before they amalgamated with the Transport Unit) played their part in the building up these entertainments by driving the concert parties to and from the camps, no matter what the distance.
+The “Blues” (the original women drivers who used their own personal cars before they amalgamated with the Transport Unit) played their part in the building up these entertainments by driving the concert parties to and from the camps, no matter what the distance.
 Professional artists played a vital role in the productions and donated their services voluntarily, taking much effort to introduce variety into their turns to ensure no camp saw the same show twice.
 Concerts were not only staged in the outlying camps, but places such as Milner Park in the heart of Johannesburg, also benefited and they had their fair share of the glamour of the footlights. Wherever there was a group of soldiers, the Entertainments Section “did their stuff."
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 "For that reason, it gives me great pleasure to state that I am prepared to extend my personal patronage to this section of your work and can assure you of the support of the South African Gifts and Comforts Committee in your efforts to raise the necessary funds to carry on this good work.
 "You indicate in your letter that you have approached African Theatres with a view to putting on a show at one of their theatres to raise money to cover the cost of petrol for the transport of concert parties to the camps.
-“I support this idea wholeheartedly and feel sure that Mr. Schlesinger will accede to pour request.
+“I support this idea wholeheartedly and feel sure that Mr. Schlesinger will accede to your request.
 "I think it advisable that the function should be advertised as being for the "Petrol Fund for concert parties for South African troops, under the aegis of the South African Gifts and Comforts Committee."

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	''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 15, November 1941.		''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 15, November 1941.
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		+	"Disbandment of women's auxiliary services," page 6, The Star, Johannesburg, Thursday, April 26, 1951.

	https://ivormarkman.wixsite.com/photojournalism/south-african-womens-auxiliary-services		https://ivormarkman.wixsite.com/photojournalism/south-african-womens-auxiliary-services

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 == Current status ==
-The organisation was disbanded on April 25, 1951 at he final meeting of he committee apointed by the 1947 conference to complete the various undertakings and to distribute any surplus funds.
+The organisation was disbanded in Cape Town on April 25, 1951 at he final meeting of he committee apointed by the 1947 conference to complete the various undertakings and to distribute any surplus funds.
 == Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==

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	== SAWAS Civic Service Unit Bugle Band ==		== SAWAS Civic Service Unit Bugle Band ==
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	The first women's military band was started as a drums and fifes band in Johannesburg by [[Bertha Egnos]] after a suggestion from Commandant Mrs [[Jack Shapiro]] of the SAWAS Civic Service Unit circa May 1940. The Provincial Commandant (Mrs) Jurie Wessels, of Command 10, took the responsiblity of ensuing the project actually materialised.		The first women's military band was started as a drums and fifes band in Johannesburg by [[Bertha Egnos]] after a suggestion from Commandant Mrs [[Jack Shapiro]] of the SAWAS Civic Service Unit circa May 1940. The Provincial Commandant (Mrs) Jurie Wessels, of Command 10, took the responsiblity of ensuing the project actually materialised.

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	https://ivormarkman.wixsite.com/photojournalism/south-african-womens-auxiliary-services		https://ivormarkman.wixsite.com/photojournalism/south-african-womens-auxiliary-services
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		+	Photo of the band during the Liberty Cavalcade in St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 This SAWAS enterprise unit was later incorporated into the [[Union Defence Force Entertainment Unit]].
 == See Also ==
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 ''[[The Women's Auxiliary]]'' magazine, No 5, January 1941.
 https://ivormarkman.wixsite.com/photojournalism/south-african-womens-auxiliary-services