The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-09-28
THE WOMEN'S
REGISTRATION DAY

Woman's part in times of war has
always been an important one. Dur
ing this awful crisis the great think
ing women of our country have or
g~anized into a woman's committee to
organize into a United States Council
of National Defense, to organize IN
turn all the women in every state Of
these great United States, so that eyl
cry patriotic woman may be able to do
her bit. We have for our chairman at
Washington, D. c., DIR. Anna Shaw,
with whom are associated most able
and distinguished women from all over
our country. In our w state we
have as chairman Mrs. Geo. w Den
ney of Knoxville, who needs no intro
duction to Tennesseans. Mrs. Denney,
with Mrs. Tom C. Rye, Mrs. Alex
Caldwell and others are organizing
our state into local committees.
The all important feature before the
Woman's Committee National Council
Of Defense at the present time is Reg
~istration Day for Women. Our young
men have been called to the colors.
Our working forces are being decreas-
ed. 1t is essential that our govern
ment should know the working power
of its women. This does not mean that
the housekeeper must leave her home
and go into an entirely different field
of labor. This does not mean that the
farmers wife has to lay down her
home duties and repair to the city
for active service in some line in which
she has no training. This does not
mean that our women are to be clad in
khaki and sent to the western front
in Europe. There is a place every
where where woman can do her patri-
otto bit. If you are a housekeeper,
then organize yourself, sign the Her
bert Hoover's Housewives Pledge
card and get in line to so systematic
your home hat throughout our coun.
try millions of dollars of food may be
conserved and supplied to our allies
across the water. The registration
card takes care of every occupation
woman fills and many others in which
she may receive training. Registrars
at the several polling booths through
out the country will assist our women
in the new and patriotic duty.
In compliance with out Mayors
proclamation, the women of Haywood
county, from the age of 16 will regis
ter
Saturday, October 10, 1917
at the voting precincts nearest their
homes, between the hours of 8 a. m
and 6 p. m. Registration is not com
pulsory. 1t is hoped, however, that the
women of Tennessee will respond
freely to this call, as they have done
in former times of peril. Our presi.
dent is depending upon you.
Mrs. Jonas L. ~Sternberger, Chair.
man, Woman's Committee National
Council of Defense of Haywood coun-
ty, names following registrars for. Oc-
tober 10, Woman's Registration
District No. Is. E. MCGEE, Law
renee Newsom, Mrs. J. A. Bentley.
District No. 2-F. R. Jones, F. T.
Sweet, Mrs. Ed Burford.
District No. 3-W. H. Maxwell, DR..
G. W. Meux, Mrs. A. N. Powell.
District No. 4-W. H. Curtin, Frank
Baird, Mrs. Harbert Rice.
District No. 5, Allens-Robert Stur-
divant, Claude McCleish, Mrs. Macon
Thornton.
District No. 5, Holly Grove-Tom
Castelar,, Charlie Hill, Mrs.
District No. 6-Haywood Whitehead
I. D. Russell, Miss Jennie Mann.
District No. 7-Dr. C. A. Waterfeld
E. c. King, W. T. Davis, Mrs. Joe
Dickinson, Mrs. Abe Sternberger.
District No. ST. B. Claiborne, ]
7. Christie, Mrs. Nichols.
District No. &C. A. Richardson
Tom Joyner, Miss Rosa Lee Evans.
District No. 10-J. C. Wesson, S. t
Humphreys, Mrs. j. R. Warren.
District No. II, Tibbs-L. G. Graves
T. B. Smoot, Mrs. DR.. Miller.
District No. II, Nut Bush-W. F
Greaves, Hubert Holloway, Mrs. G. G
Mulheron.
District No. 12-J. W. Medford, 7
E. Proctor, Mrs. Tate Bond.