McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-09-21
GOV. RYE CALLS WOMEN
SETS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10,
FOR WOMEN TO REGISTER TO
"Do THEIR Btu
All Women Of Tennessee Asked BY
Governor to Register in Order to
Aid Government to Win War Against
German Militarism.

Nashville,-Gov. Tom G. Rye issued
proclamation setting aside Saturday,
Oct. Is, as woman's registration day
in Tennessee The proclamation fol-
lows:
''Womans Registration Day Proclama-
ton.
The history Of the world is a record of
conflicts between destructive and con-
structive agencies. War, when pursued
for the purpose of conquest and the sub
lection of peoples, is the destructive force
at high tide. When undertaken for the
just liberties of humanity it is the highest
test Of eternal righteousness, because in
YolVlng the greatest sacrifices. 1t then
becomes the constructive force, fighting
to uphold the truth that will make men
free Such war, upon America part Is
the one into which we have entered. 1t
must be won for the right, and in the
waging of it and in the winning of it we
shall not forget the spirit in which we
enter or be unfaithful TO humanity's cause.
We go into it with courage in our hearts,
the same courage that was the inspra-
ton of our fethers when at the birth of
our nation they discarded old ideas Of
government and set out TO build up the
human right that those who submit to
authority shall have voice in their own
government. The courage that builds Is
greater than the courage that destroys.
That which gives life is greater than
that which deals death. This greater
courage belongs inherently to the
mothers of men. The world is fast learn
ing to give due recognition, and as Amer
lea enters this world war we cannot dis
count the part that the mothers of men
will play in meeting the crisis, unfalter-
ingly and unafraid They will give their
sons, their brothers and their husbands.
This is not all; they will give, themselves,
and the work Of their hands and brains.
They will conserve the nations resources
and double its power to build. They will
add to the practical efficiency necessary
to establish and maintain the defense that
is to win the war for the right. And best
of all, they viii ever point us to the high
est aims for which we battle.
1T is fitting, therefore, that every en-
enlargement be given to their efforts for
practical organization, that they may do
most effectively what they want to do
and what the nation expects OF them.
Recognizing the importance of thor
ough organization in every laudable un-
dertaking and deeply conscious of the
wholesome and beneficial results which
inevitably follow organized, harmonious
effort upon the part of Tennessee woman
hood, and in pursuance of the plans of
the National Council of Defense to bring
about this result, !, Tom c. Rye, governor
OF Tennessee, do hereby proclaim Satur-
day, Oct 49, Woman'S Registration Day,
when the women of Tennessee 16 years OF
age and over will present themselves for
registration at the regular polling places
In their respective districts and wards,
between the hours of am. and pm,
in order that the relative proportions OF
trained and unframed workers may be
ascertained, and an accounting had as to
the woman power available for the sew
eral activities and occupations women are
now pursuing and may be called upon to
pursue during the war. and an estimate
made of those who will need to have
opened to them opportunities for train
ing to better fit them for their chosen
fields. The necessity of this registration.
in order that proper aid and assistance
may be given to the National Council of
Defense looking to the successful prose-
cution of the present war, must be appar-
ent to every woman in Tennessee, and in
rendering this service they will be con-
tributing to a cause in finch they are VIZ
tally interested. and the history of our
,womanhood justifies the belief that there
will not be a Stacker In all the state in
regard to this important matter.
in witness whereof, / have hereunto
subscribed my name on this Sth day OF
September. 1917, and caused the great
seal of the state to be affixed hereto.
tom c. RYE, Governor