Macon beacon., 1917-09-07


County Chairman
'To the Registration Chairmen oi
Mississippi:
Governor Bilbo will set aside a day
on which the registration of the womer
of the state will begin, the registration
being for the purpose of ascertaining
the woman power of the state and re-
cording it.
"On this date which will be knowr
as 'Woman's Service Day. all Missis'
sippi women and girls over sixteen years
of age, who desire to, will register with
their local registration chairman fol-
such service as they see fit to render.
Registration will be entirely volun.
tary, but it will give to every woman
and girl in the state an opportunity to
register for patriotic service to the ma.
tion if she 80 desires. Women are to
register their services as trained OF
unframed They are to select from
the list printed on the registration cards
the occupation in which they wish to
serve or wish to receive training. In
registering for service they must state
whether the service is to be volunteer,
expenses only, or for compensation.
The occupations appearing on the regis
tration cards are: agriculture, clerical,
domestic, industrial, professional, pub
lie service, social service, Red Cross
and allied relief and contributions with
classifications under each head.
1.-THE registration will enable the gov
ernment to record in definite form the
training, capacity and willingness for
service OF as many women as can be
reached throughout the country. Later,
if the government wishes to make q
census of its woman power, these regis
trations may be used for that purpose
and through them it will be possible for
the government toreach women through
out the country and call upon them in
emergencies for such service as they
are best fitted to render.
-'In order to launch the work of regis
tration in Mississippi with the greatest
possible momentum a statewide one
day campaign has been arranged on the
initial day of registration. On this day
each town and community will try to
secure as many registrations from its
women as possible. The counties in
the state will vie with each other in the
securing of registrations. and arousing
general interest, and in securing contri.
buttons to the fund to defray the ex-
penses of the registration.
"This one-day drive will be given
wide publicity throughout the state and
record of the result in each county,
both as to the registrations and sub
scriptions will be given out through the
press.
"The work of registering the women
of the state will not be limited to one
day but on the date of the drive an ef-
fort will be made to register as many
women as possible. The competition
between the counties will be restricted
to the drive.
'1n order to secure registrations Off
ciAlly it will be necessary for each local
registration chairman to be in charge of
a local station. In large cities sub-sta-
tiOns will be established, and the sta
tions will be maintained as long as reg
istrations are made. All registrations
must be made through the registration
stations.
ITO defray the necessary expenses
of printing the cards, and to meet other
expenses in connection with the regis
tration. a 'Woman's Service Fund will
be raised on the day of the drive. Mon
ey in any amount will be received from
every one. Also such women register
ing must make a contribution to the
fund in any amonnt from one cent to
one dollar.
Local registration chairmen are d.
rected to provide ribbon badges for each
woman who registers and others who
to the fund. A report of the
registrations will be made to the chair
man of the state registration committee
on the day following the drive. Regis
tration will continue throughout the
state for period of one week, and dur
ing the last three days of this period a
Of the negro women of the
state will be held.
"In those localities where registra-
tions have been made through the diff
ferent societies a new registration
should be made, using the official cards
furnished by the local registration
chairmen.