The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-23
MISS EMMA ODY POHL IS.
SUES SUPPLEMENTARY
STATEMENT.
PLAN OUTLINED
Sueeinet Description Of Plan OF
Registration Given TO Wo-
men.

In answer to many letters asking
information concerning the registra-
tion for the Mississippi Division. Wo-
mems Committee, Council National
Defense, Miss Emma Ody Pohl. state
registration chairman, gives out the
following statement.
Registration of women through
out the United States will be entirely
voluntary, but it will give to every
woman, and girl over sixteen years
Of age, an opportunity to register
for patriotic service to the nation,
it she so desires.
Women are to register their ser
vices as trained" or UNFRAMED"
They are to select from the list print
ed on the registration cards the oc-
cupaton in which they wish service
or training. If registering for SER
vice, they are to state whether the
service is to be volunteer. expenses
only, are paid. The occupation APP
pearing on the registration cards
are; /, Agricultural; 2. Clerical
?. Domestic; T. lndustrial;; s. Fro
fessional; 6. Public Service; Z, Red
Cross, and Allied Relief; O. Contri-
buttons; with classification under
each heading.
"This registration will enable the
government to record in definite
form the training, the capacity and
the willingness for service Of as many
women as can be reached throughout
the country. Later, If the govern
ment wishes TO take a census of It's
woman power, these registrations
may be used for that purpose, and
through this registration it will be
possible for the government to reach
women throughout the country and
call upon them In emergencies for
such service as they are best fitted
TO render.
81 have adopted the following plan
in organizing my machinery for reg
istration in Mississippi:
II secured, from Mrs. Edward Nc
Gehee, chairman Of the Mississippi
Division, Woman's Committee, Coun-
ell National Defense, the names of
the eleven district presidents of the
Mississippi Federation of Women's
Clubs. | requested each of these
district presidents, who are vice.
chairmen of the Mississippi Division,
Woman's Committee, Council Nation
al Defense, to appoint and furnish
me with names of county registration
Chairmen in each county in her dis
trict. As soon as this information
reached me, | wrote to every county
chairman asking her to appoint, and
| furnish me with names and address
es, town and a rural community
chairman in every town and every
rural community in her county.
When these names were received by
me, | wrote to each local registration
chairman asking the approximate
number of registration cards needed
in her community. | stated also
that as soon as possible ] would mail
| her detailed information and instrue-
tions concerning the plan of proceed
ure of registration in her community.
GAS soon as all information has
been sent to me | will begin the
launching Of the campaign by send
ing out these instructions to every
local registration chairman, and send
ing a copy of the instructions to
each county registration chairman
asking her to fire her towns and rural
community registration chairmen
with her own enthusiasm, energy and
love for the cause.
1t is my intention to name GER
tain period, several weeks or months,
for the registration of Mississippi
women and use the initial day OF that
period for a registration drive"
1.-The following is list giving
names of county, town and rural
community registration chairmen,not
appearing in the first list issued by
this office:
Counties.
blinds county-Mrs. Freeman
Brougher. of Jackson, will serve IN
stead of Mrs Gordon Greene; Sun
flower county-Mrs. Carlyle Smith,
Sunflower, Miss; Issaquena county
Mrs. j. N. Parrish, Mayersville,
Miss. Coahoma county, Mrs. Walter
Clark, C1arksdale, Miss; BOLIVIA eoun-
ty-Mrs. Mary Baily, Shelby, Miss. I;
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