Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-08
TWO DAYS REMAIN.
FOR OTTAWA WOMEN
TO AID GOVERNMENT
REGISTRATION PERIOD RAPIDLY
NEARING CLOSE -- HUMOROUS
INCIDENTS ARE DISCLOSED BY
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Everyone is registering for war

Everyone is registering for war
service.
That is, almost everyone.
rest room IN the court house late yes
terday afternoon and was requested
10 register by one OF the registrars.
NO, she replied. my husband does
not approve of women mixing up In
politics"
Another woman, the wife Of
wealthy farmer near town replied
she could not afford to pay the ten
cent registration fee. And a third one
when requested to register, replied
she never did anything of that kind
without first consulting her husband
But the Ottawa women, for the most
part, are proving themselves to be as
patriotic as in any other city in this
country by their response to the gov
ernment's call for registration and
| by the end of this week. there will be
few 'slackers" among the women Of
the city
| One prominent Ottawa woman was
sick in bed the other day and had
failed to read her summons in the
paper the night before to act as reg
! istrar on the following day Her maid
asked her IN the afternoon if she
! could be excused from registration
duty. The woman was so afraid she
would be branded by the others as a
Stacker that she left her sick-bed and
went 10 the court house and worked
all afternoon. This was a good ex-
ample OF the spirit Of patriotism
found among the women of this city.
Women are registering for every
sort Of position imaginable, both paid
and unpaid Most of the women reg
istering want to stay in their home
towns but quite a Number have vol
unteered to go any place In the United
States and several are willing to 20
any place in Europe or America, az
they are needed.
There are only two days left TO reg
lister in, so II there are any who have
not signed up yet it is time for them
to get busy. Their country is calling
for the first time in the history OF the
world. and for the first time in THEN
lives they have chance to otllciall,
show their patriotism. Whether they
believe In Woman suffrage or not, OF
no matter what in their religion, oc
cupation, or politics, they should stant
{ by their government and help then
. make their official census of the WON
p an power of the nation, and at th
same time their bit and help tn
/ Sammies win their battles
p Marselles Women SchooIed.
4 Thirty-lve women from Marseille
and Streator attended school of ir
S struction for registrars for the Natior
r al Council of Defence held in the SUI
t ervisors' room in the court house yes
It terday afternoon.
The women were taught the use an
filing of the registration card an
were also taught the proper metho
OF registering all women. The regi
1 ration card is very complicated a
air and before the women are alb
0 use it they must have a comple
|, knowledge of the proper way for fl
ng in and filing of the cards. Mr.
tW f. Carr conducted the school ye
al terday.
West Side Ladies Tomorrow
I'll Tomorrow will be registration d;
l., ! 'Cr the west side women. Mrs. Jenn
a. ! Hinton will be officer of the day al
-, he other registrars will be Mrs. L
~ ward Mccall. Mrs. W. W. Nash Mi
=, John Hanifen Mrs. Nevoy Straw
=. Mrs. Fred Jones. Mrs Il. r. Palm,
Mrs. John Edecomb and Misses Els
,,,. Walking and Freda Duncan.