The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-07
WORK FOR WOMEN OUTLINED
Chairman E. j. Sullivan of Co. Council,
Gets Call to Women of Kenosha Ccun-
ty to Join Nationwide Movement
Many Are Ready to Enlist.

/ The call has come for women of Ke-
nosha and Kenosha county to align
themselves with the work of the County
Council of Defense. Already several
women of Kenosha city and county are
active in the defense work but a more
Thorough organization of the women is
sought in a letter sent out by Mrs. H.
M. Morgan, chairman of the committee
on woman IS organization of the State
Council of Defense. This latter has
been received by Chairman E. j. Sui
Ivan, of the Kenosha County Council
1t goes into detail Of the plan for the
organization of the women of the va
rious counties in the state. Mrs. Nor
gan has been giving her entire time to
this work, and she has done much to
promote organization and practical
work.
After the county committee has
been organized" says Mrs. Morgan,
find out how far your county lcoun-
Gil has organized the various towns, and
whether the county council has ap-
pointed the officers in each town coun-
ell, or if they have been elected by the
people of each town. IF they have
been appointed by the county council,
then it will be necessary for you to APP
point a woman as chairman of the
women IS work in each town. If each
town selects its own officers, then, of
course, you would merely see that
woman has been selected and keep in
close touch with her work. She is sup
posed to work under your county coun-
Gil.
This is in conformity with the plans
of organization received from DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw; chairman Of the Wom-
EMS committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, part of which follows:
The county chairman on women s or
CARNATIONS shall appoint in all cities
and towns competent woman to serve
as temporary chairman 1t shall be
her duty to call into conference the
presidents or their representatives Of
all local organizations as soon as posi-
BILE. A city committee shall be former
composed of the president, or one rep
resentative, Of each cooperating organ
ization and certain women chosen from
the city at large, known as the WON
az S committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense of Kenosha.
This city or town committee shall
elect its permanent Officers and exec
utive committee, and act under direc-
tion of the county council in all mat
ters relating to the general defense pro-
gram, as outlined in the departments,
each community being allowed, howev-
err, to work out the details of the plan
in accordance with local conditions.
The city committee shall proceed as
rapidly as possible to establish auxil-
larry units in each ward. The same pro-
cess of the appointment of tempo
rary chairman as was followed in the
organization Of state and city will
probably prove the most successful
plan. The ward organization confer
ence, however, should be a general
meeting of the women of the ward and
the unit will be composed of individ-
ual members, the idea being OF reach
all women of every class and make the
defense program comprehensive to
them.
This plan of proposed organization
merely links together in complete work
ing cooperation existing organizations
Of women. The women IS committees of
states and cities are designed to be,
federation of all organizations of wom-
en-. There may be women, however,
who are not members Of any organiza-
ton represented in the city Or town
committee. For the benefit of such
women, freedom to form or join other
units should be allowed, and they may
serve on all committees of state, city
or town; the primary object being to
coordinate and make effective the pa
triotic service of as many women as
possible.
Departments may add individual
membership. Clubs, church societies
and groups of various kinds may affil-
late directly with a department with
which they wish to cooperate.
Organizations may be found already
engaged on some special line of work
which may suitably be charged with
the responsibility for continuation of
such work.
The object of the plan of organiza-
ton proposed is to coordinate women s
| organizations and their working forces
in order to enlist at once the greatest
possible number in the service which