Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-09-08
$50 PER YEAR.
EEGIsTKATIoN OF WOMEN
Purpose Of Movement Explained In
Public Reply TO Injury.

PURPOSE of Movement ENpllluCU In
Public Reply to Injury.
The objects and adyarta.,-s Of tlr
proposed registration of women are
exclaimed I'm "a -flt.u.u' made. rufrr
.. II. Il.Ia rhrIp.. chairman OF the
woman IS rummi-tc Of th. Louisiana
I.....u of tlg National Council ut u..
t.u.,. s New Orleans newspaper rc.
.....r ID. Miss VIrI...' og..,a .r,rnuuI.
..t., 'r.u u.o OF 90. Subscribers. ask.
.., far irf,rlultI,u MS 20 Size. r,.rr.t.-.
Eli ..r.u and questioning ,h, value
.I -r.l % r-urI.rr 5. many SIMILAR
....r.. have been received tuat "a great
icai Of Ume would be- required 20 au-
.,r,r individuals ~ length, hence "a SIM
. rulai. reply o. an of tEgm i, made
Trough She medium of tn. press Mis-,
..hrtr-' statement. addressed To the
oii'cr i'm question. IL rs follows:
lcar Madam. As Won SIGN Yourself
"A Worker Of the L. S. A." you cyi-
.y.tl. have the w,'tar, Of our country
81 h,at. and oppose registration simply
r,au.r. a. yuur card makes clear. Won
.,r uuf received sufficient information
mo- the sub iect o. feel that REGISTRATION
VIII bc Of definite value. As your posi-
tiou IS identical with that OF q great
rauy other intelligent. patrioti, wo-
through the press I'm the hope that our
message will reach nm the women 10
.brn, these points have not been made
lear
The government is rr,pariug for
lrcr wears of war. and the work
hr National CouuriI of Defense is has
"a rn thc ro,-crup,cutfs ,,Iors E,crv
,atc has been asked to scrurc = rows.
ration of its women. tho objects "a
,oIlove.
. /. To get q full estimate of the wo.
nan newer If America NJ tho outsct If
h, war, Failure 70 gesatirali m g n
! ho war. Failure 10 get SIMILAR census
il England md France Immediately
.pon the declaration Of war, seriously
, ampcrcd their industries aud caused
.elav in preparation and tremendous
mancial losses. Unorranized patriotic
fort could accomplish but little. We
an profit bv their mistake. Our aim
to have NJ once complete statistics as
a the v.mru who arp Trained 70 take
3D. Che .,.rk Of tho men. NJ who wish ~
rain alono lines of work needed bv
heir rorntrv, and aIsl H. obtain list
f tlr women who will Volunteer thnir
.arviccs for rhiIan.hropic work.
To scou.r Tho means ot .,o,iirr :,
- lircct touch with vo,aca ehc.cycr the
,crlmcut's defense program concerns
them.
The advantage If the registration
are:
% l From the patriotic standpoint every
woman wishing TO serve her country
N the crisis will be placed where she
will be of most use.
2. Every effort will be made TO CO.
Be. operate with business houses and Cover
ssnnehs Offices SO that women who need
/, .oIAp 10Y Inent, now or-letorj may secure
= = - : - -
8 In epiefgsney, training classes will
be organized, free or for the smallest
possible fee, and many women who re-
gister for training may thus have the
opportunity to better themselves fin
ancially.
The housekeeper will be q posi-
e.. ton to get suggestions and great deal
Of valuable information that has bear
ing upon the home. 1t is humanity i'm.
'ossibie for any one to run her homo
independent Of community conditions
and demands, and in crisis like this il
is OF utmost importance that the govern
ment be IN direct touch with the home
markes, as well rs with the business
women.
The state of Louisiana, renli2ing tho
need for full record Of wOman-pOwcr
Of the state, passed the law giving
the state Council of Defense full pow,
~ OF require registration Of women
from the age l6 up. The state council
has decided 10 have such n registration.
The governor Of Louisiana is to have
personal charge Of the registration,
ana the Wonah,s committee IS ehtrust'
ed with the organization work and