Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-29
WOMEN
DOING THEIR SHARE
I'M PREPAREDNESS
Offering Their Services in
Every Capacity in Which
They Can Act to Help
Along the Cause.

Along the Cause.
New York, March 2s.-The hand that
rocks the cradle rules a good share of
the work of American preparedness.
Nation-w reports to the United
Press today show the women of the
country offering to serve as sign paint
/ ers, factory inspectors. naval steno-
graphers, nurses, drug clerks, cooks,
| laundresses and anything else they're
needed for.
Hundreds of patriotic women have
answered the navy's call to the colors;
and other hundreds have answered in
other branches without being called.
BIG RUSH IN NEW YORK.
In New York there was big rush of
women of all ages to help Uncle Sam
get ready to fight. OF these, three
stood out for their unique methods.
! Viola McGuicken, 20, got permission of
the navy to recruit men and opened
her own station in a branch postof-
flee.
Her work was remarkable" said
Lieutenant Grady today. "She sent in
nine applicants, five of whom we will
| take"
| Under sanction of Secretary Daniels,
Mrs. Margaret M. Crumpacker, widow
of the late Federal Judge Crumpacl1er
of Indiana; and Mrs. Charles Francis
! BedeI made an automobile speaking
tour along Broadway, telling crowds of
men their duty. Mrs. Crumpacker, just
back from the French front, told what
French women have done for their
| fighting men.
Plans for a big woman's prepared
ness campaign We're rapidly being
completed by Miss Alice Carpenter,
who is backed by Mayor Mitchell, and
will go to Washington today to dis
cuss New York's womens prepared
ness plans with the government.
BASE HOSPITAL ORGANIZED.
In Milwaukee AZ women have ap-
piled for enlistment in the navy. Mill
waukee women have organized base
hospital with $50 nurses and 25 aides,
large enough to care for 500 patients.
! The local Red Cross has 1T2 new Wo
men students enrolled for service.
San Francisco naval recruiting of
ficers report $50 women applicants for
| enlistment. Several hundred women
have taken up courses in Red Cross
| nursing. Girl bookkeepers, account
ants, nurses and stenographers by
the dozens have offered their services.
! Red Cross training classes have been
organized by the st. Paul, Mimi, Y. W.
! c, A. Among the women applicants
! for navy service was Miss Jean Bishop
| who has two uncles in the British
army. University of Minnesota co-eds
have organized a Red Cross class
Minneapolis women have organized
Red Cross classes and many women
have applied for naval service at the
local recruiting office.
FOR HOME DEFENSE.
A corps of honor guards has been
organized by the women of Portland,
Ore, for home defense. Twenty-Five
women and girls have offered their
services TO the navy. A corps of wo
men pledged to aid local enlistments
of men has been put to work.
Although no women have offered to
enlist in the navy at Cleveland they
have organized a complete Red Cross
unit ready to move the moment war
is declared. A call has been issued
for 10000 more Red Cross recruits in
Ohio.
The National League for Womens
Service, organized in Columbus, o.,
lew DAYS ago, HAS lou Iu6IlDcIS anu is
growing. The local Red Cross has 500
members now and is out after 10000
more.
one woman has enlisted in the navy
at Kansas City and four other appli-
cations are being considered.
SOCIETY WOMEN ORGANIZE.
Chicago society women are organiz-
ing Red Cross classes. They have in
of women attend. Other hundreds
have enrolled for active service in case
of war; Thirty-five women have ap-
piled for enlistment in the navy. Red
Cross units have been organized among
high school girls and among eds at
Chicago university and at Northwest
ern at Evanston. Many debutantes,
I'aLd society women are assisting in re-
cruiting work, They personally inter
view men prospects for the navy and
distribute navy posters from door to
door. The Red Cross has issued a call
for 10000 new members and the re-
Spouse was instantaneous.
st. Louis women have organized Red
Cross units and already have started
civilian girl classes making bandages
and kits and collecting Red Cross
funds.
Five Treqton, N. j., women have APP
piled for enlistment in the navy and
have been accepted. Housewives are
organizing home defense work.
one woman has been enlisted and
seven others have applied and may be
accepted at Philadelphia for naval SER
vice. Women's clubs and other wo-
mems organizations are stirring UP in
terest in the women's preparedness
camps at Chevy Chase and elsewhere.
Fifty women have registered for
emergency aid, offering to work as
sign painters, factory inspectors,
nurses. drug clerks, cooks and laun-
dresses. Three girls classes in wire
less instruction have been started I'M
der Miss Eleanor Bonsau.
Twenty women have applied for ma