The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-30
By E. LEoNA LAUBE COPELAND

in Jefferson county has written down on one of the cards exactly what she can do
 Registration means the act of enrolling, or a written account or entry, and that is all this registration means. You do not oblgate yourself to do anything; you will not be called upon to leave home Cthat is, unless you want to go). Maybe you think you have all you can do and are doing it right now; but if this war comes to the worst. there is lots of un- necessary work that will go undone, and we all will do the most vital service for this country. All that registration is asking is to please sign and fill out card telling what work you know that you can do. It is just to get definite idea of the woman power of the United States.
 "Often when I speak of organizing suffrage committee in some part Of the country away from the larger centers, said Mrs. Johnston, our district chair man, someone will say. oh, you can't do that, the women in that territory are not wide enough awake They don't want to take part in the progress of the state or county. They would lots rather sit back and do their work and toll and dig without having any sayso about how they shall be governed, what kind of laws they shall have, whether they shall have good roads or good schools or good gov ernment or all bad
 q have been in the country a great deal recently I have not only talked to the women about suffrage, but occasion ally I get in word with the men-you know the men will have to give us the ballot when we get it, and I never forget this. But they are not opposed 10 II. In fact they almost always come out flatfooted for it~ when they understand just what equal suffrage means.
 ot de yub is a wonderfully wide-awake and pro gressive little town. I mentioned to two of the women with whom I happened to be speaking, Are you suffragist? An I? Well. I guess l am don't see how a thoughtful woman can be other- wise. I believe in all the principles Ger tainly I'm suffragist.
 asked MT. Wilmington of Leeds the same question and he answered in the affirmative. pr. Mitchell expressed himself as anxious to hear one of our Birmingham suffrage speakers. member of the Farmers union, who went over to the barbecue from Gate City. said T believe the men of Ala bama today would vote for suffrage for women" Whether this is true or not it is pleasant for we suffragists, who several years ago heard so much anti ti-sentiment, hear the other side now have always felt that our Ala
 
 they understood us. I hold that every woman at heart is a suffragist and when she understands us she is will ing to come out in the open and admit her convictions. Some of them don't know it yet. but they, as I said before, are all suffragists at heart.
 The woman recruiting officer in the United States is Miss Neva McKinna of Tipton. Ga.
 The women of state council of de- fense of Santa Fe, N. M. have under taken to market the states fruit crop. They will supply buyer for every box of fruit in the mountain district. The crop is difficult to market on ac- count of being scattered among the mountains.
 The new county superintendent, N. R. Baker, is vice president of the Mems Equal Suffrage association. He knows the possibilities and capabilities of womankind
 The school teachers throughout the county will cooperate with the suf- fragists in this registration. After school opens many parents will be reached by this means.
 Mrs. Julian B. Parke has written, asking Mrs. Richard F. Johnston to re- tain the chairmanship of registration for Jefferson county until every wom- an is registered.
 The importance of registration can not be overestimated and the state of ficers have decided that the registra- tion chairmen shall continue in that office throughout the counties until every woman in Alabama has regis tered
 Mrs. Richard F. Johnston and all the suffragists are delighted with the results throughout Jefferson county. Tn 10 short days Mrs. Johnston financed this great