The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-18
0R OMEN in New york are rushing

NIX ' OMEN in New York are rushing W\V forward to show that their
 hour is striking 4 times by the clock, and that during war times the women of America will be organized to aid in the defense of the nation.
 The women of this country are ready for war; in New York I found that more than a years time has been consumed In organizing the various orders, associa- tions, clubs-what you will-to aid the men when the climateric comes, and it Is at hand!
 Just think of this; estimates which l collected during my recent visit to New York show that already from 100000 to SooO,ooO women have enlisted in some form of war preparedness; women have been listed and trained for service; for nursing; to take the places of men called from the farms and factories; to serve on street railways and railroads; to drive trucks; to do clerical work; to care for the nations food supply; to prepare band- ages and surgical kits; to do guard and patrol duty; to fill the places of profess sional men, such as doctors, dentists and chemists who might be called to war.
 During the first two weeks that the books of the National American Woman s than 100000 names were enrolled; the particular form of assistance that will be given by this great organization is car ing for the nations food supply by the tilling and cultivation of every available acre of ground.
 The Amercan Red Cross association gives the chance to the women of this ors.
 The stage women opened their cam paign for preparedness while l was in New York with a tremendous crowd which Miss Rachel Brothers, the well known playwright, presided, thus giving the actresses of this country an oppor- tunity to use their talents in various ways.
 These are only a few of the numerous organizations which are giving women all over the United States chance to do their bit for their country.
 One morning during my visit to New I headquarters of the splendid patriotic or ganizations and l gleaned expressions from some of those higher up'' whose words may be of encouragement and use to the women of the south whose en- thusiasm and energy is being turned into well directed channels to aid in every way possible during the present great crisis
 At the American Red Cross association at 30 East Thirty sixth street Mrs. Will liam Kinnecut Draper, secretary of the New York chapter of the Red Cross ex- pressed herself in these words:
 We are going to find out what Is needed in every part of the country. in every field untouched by our relief work, then we will supply these various and urendng needs. assigning the different kinds of work to those localities where they can be handled with the greatest natural felicity. It is to be as much an ''order business as we can make it; we don't want to be rolling bandages, when hospital garments are needed or buying jam when the hospitals are crying for hot water bottles. We need more work CTS in every department; we want more branches, more auxiliaries; but every thing must he co-ordinated we want women who can sew, drive motors dc clerical work, but we want them to come to the Red Cross and learn, first, how, where and when to do it''
 At "The Militia of Mercy" No. East Forty-ninth street. where Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. William Ran