Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-07-26
WOMEN 10 REGISTER
WIN psedee Themselves ses Service
and Conservation Saturday.
July a

On Saturday. July %. the women OF
the nation will register for service un-
der a federal order and by prOclama-
ton Of the governors Of the various
states. The registration is being cor
Quoted by the Woman's Council Of
National Defense. which was appoint
ed April 81. 1917. for the purpose OF
coordinating the organized forces OF
the women Of the country. 1t Is for
such service as the women can give
their government now and later should
a large number of men be drafted for
war service. At the same time they
will be requested to sign the Hoover
pledge. which has to do with conser.
walton.
The United States asks the help OF
the women in winning the war. The
service a woman can give is just az
important q factor as service In the
field by our fighting forces. The
woman's committee which works with
the Council Of Defense takes care Of
the organization Of the women in the
various states and has sent a call to
every county seat and to every town
asking the women to register for
service and for the Hoover pladge.
The registration for service does
not mean that the women must leave
their homes and 60 into strange parts
and into strange duties. In fact. the
home-maker just as much as the
woman in the field is doing her work.
AS Secretary Houston recently said:
while all honor Is due to the woman
who leaves her home to nurse and
care for those wounded In battle, no
woman should feel that because she
does not wear a nurses uniform, She
is absolved from patriotic service.
The home Of the country. il
they will give their minds fully to the
vital subject of economy and train
themselves in household thrift, can
make of the housewives apron a uni.
form of national significance"
The women will register them.
selves for the service they car best
perform in the case the men OF the
nation be summoned in its defense,
and 10 sign the Hoover pledge TO help
conserve the food products Of the
state and nation.
There are, according to the re-
searches Of the national defense
council, 1856 occupations of the United
fy.4 - ,,1.szt. ,.s-. a-~ hn vNgn
in case of need, They are divided
by the council into the following
groups: Agricultural, domestic, cleri
cal. individual. professional. public
service, social service and Red Gross
and allied relief.
The registration cards to be signed
in the enrolment provide for both
paid and volunteer service, so thai
no woman. whatever her state OF life
or her financial position, need fea'
that she will not be able to render
service to her country along the lines
| for which she is best fitted through
physique, education or natural inclin
alton.
> Every woman who has the welfare
Of her country at heart, is expected
i, to enroll herself in these ~reistra
lions, that of the Hoover food con
s~ervation pledge as we'll as the serv
ice enrolment. The service registra
ton signifies her willingness, shoul'
the times demand it, to help he
country along the lines best suite'
4 to her capabilities, while the Hoove
y pledge binds her to fight waste il
kitchen and pantry and help Pres
dent Wilson and Food Administrato
: Herbert G. Hoover carry out tn
: food conservation policy that they ar
Il convinced stands only a little belo,
4 the armed strength Of the nation |
'. the defense of the United States fror
. the enemy.
u The registration is not compulsor!
% there is no age limit, and every o
an Is eligible to register. Registr'
:, ton of women cannot be made con
pulsory in a non.sufrrage state, br
. most will regard 1t as oblig'
. tory upon them to announce then
selves ready to do their part for thei
. country in the present crisis. men
~ bers OF the women's defense couns
,. believe.
The registration Of women for ser
!. ice carries no legal obligation.
:. does not compel the women registe
:, ing TO do the thing for which the
= have registered except as any promis
to perform binds the person givin
=. the promise. The purpose OF the re
:. istration is to list, classify and cat
>. logue the women Of the country. $
=. that In time Of need 1t will be pc
). sible to find those best fitted to {
= certain work. Each woman registe
y Ing Is asked to state the kind OF ser
ice she prefers to perform. also VIII
- kind Of work she knows best how
= do. Home work, professional VOL
and skilled labor, all are equally II
portant. The registration cards,
A. filled out properly. show the age. pr
vious experience. education. natio
ality, financial condition. and 9th
20 important facts concerning the sig
" ora. and will be a complete index