Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-06
WOMEN
OF COUNTY FOR
WAR SERVICE
GOVERNMENT WILL CATALoG
ALL BETWEEN AGES OF is
AND go YEARS.
MRS. PARKER IN CHARGE
Directs Listing in Giving
Of Names voluntary-Ways
to Aid Uncle Sam.

Women of Idaho county are this week
being registered for war work. The reg
istration is a part of the plan of the
federal government to catalog every
woman in the United States SO that the
government will know who will be
available for war service, and who are
efficient in particular occupations.
Registration in Grangeville is under
the direction of Mrs. A. f. Parker,
chairman of the Idaho county council
of national defense. Places where
women may register are Lamm 8 drug
store, Lyric theater, Palace of Sweets
and Glanville's drug store.
Register of Own Free VIII.
Registration on the part of women is
entirely voluntary. At the present time,
the government has taken no measures
to force registration, but has simply re-
quested that the women of the nation
between the ages of Is and 60 years
be listed, together with the occupations
they deem themselves most competent
to fill The names will be card-indexed,
and in case the government feels the
need of calling women into various
branches of war work, it will be able
to readily pick those most able and
competent to fill the places in question.
While the vast majority of register
ed women will remain in their homes,
attending to their household duties,
there are many who would be able and
willing to be of use to the government,
if they only knew Of the manner in
which they could serve. Many of these
women would serve without pay, while
others wuold require pecuniary compen-
sation for work.
No Draft for the Women.
1t is not the plan of the United States
now to draft women into war work, but
officials at Washington consider it es-
sential that check list be had on WON
en- who may be called upon to fill the
places of men summoned for the army.
Already many women, especially in the
cities, have taken mems jobs, while the
men have gone away to war. But in
this employment, the federal govern
ment has had no hand. However,
should the drain ON man-power be in
tense, it is evident that the woman will
be required to do a great deal of man s
work.
For three years women in England
have been engaged in war work. They
have gone into the munitions factories,
the fields and the stores by the thous-
ands and hundreds of thousands. In
London, women operate omnibusses, and
are otherwise employed in positions
formerly held by men.
Labor Shortage In U. s.
! While at present there does not APP
pear to be in the United States a dire
need for women to fill men IS positions,
it is true that labor shortage exists.
and that it is growing exceedingly diff
cult for employers to procure competent
help.
1t has been suggested that young
women who think of studying steno-
graphy and other forms of clerical work
Immediately begin preparation along
their chosen lines, for already many
such positions are vacant, and the mum
| her is constantly increasing.
With millions of American men al
ready in the military and naval service,
and countless others engaged in various
| lines of civilian war work, it stands
| to reason that soon the demand for
men i'll civilian occupations will be so
great that they cannot be retained as
/
| these positions can be held by women.
Register in Other Towns.
Precinct organization for registration
of women in Idaho county has not been
effected due to lateness in receipt of
instructions by the local committee. How
ever, the following named women have
been placed in charge of registration in
the outlying districts:
Gottonwood-Mrs George F. McKin-
ney
Ferdinand-Mrs II. G. Sasse.
Winona-Mrs. J. Adair.
Fenn--AIrs. Marion Weber.
Westlake-Mrs. Mae Eastman
Columbus-Mrs. n. B. Pettibone.
characteristics. Harry Baker.
Stites--Mrs. Howard Williams.
Whitehird-Mrs. A. L. Donaldson.
Woodand--Mrs l.. ID. George.
Greenereek-Mrs.A dolph Hinkelman
Polloek-Mrs. Adsley.
Riggins-Mrs. Alberta Hiltsley.