Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-11-20
ASK WOMEN
TO REGISTER
GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO FIND
WOMEN POWER OF COUN-
TRY BY REGISTRATION
SERVICES TO BE VOLUNTARY
Local County Chairman Explains
Uncle Sans Aims.
(By Mrs. F. E. Murray, Chairman
Woman's Defense League.)


Woman's Defense League.)
The government has asked the
Woman's committee of the council
of National Defense to secure the
registration of all women who are
loyal to America whether or not
they are naturalized citizens, in order
to have an accurate knowledge of the
woman power of the country. AS so
many thousands of men are leaving
now for the front it will be neces-
sary for women to take their places
IN order to keep up the industries
that are required for the welfare of
the country.
Cards have been sent to the county
chairmen and the opportunity will
be given, in the near future, for all
women to register for service either
in the home or outside localities. The
most urgent need for the service
the profession of nursing and in
office positions.
Young women, especially college
graduates, who wish to offer their
service in the most effective way,
should enter at once a training school
Tor nurses for the regular course
of study, which will prepare them in
the best way for vital service abroad
or at home.
The demand for women to fill
official positions is much greater
than the supply and young women
are earnestly recommended to take
an adequate course in stenography,
typewriting and secretarial work, as
opening one of the best avenues for
service.
There are several objects to be
attained for this registration for SER
vice:
l. To give every woman an on
: portunity to offer to her country
, such service as she is best fitted
to render.
2. To interpret to the government
the possibilities of the woman power
of the country.
3. To furnish accurate informa-
ton of the capacities in which women
are serving, whether in their own
} homes or. in paid pursuits, trades
; or professions.
! 4. To have in every community
) lists of women, carefully classified,
/ who are willing to be called upon
! for trained or unframed service to
the state or nation.
B. To ascertain which women are
. available for service outside the home
{ and which are not.
= 9. To list the women who wish to
take training in order to give more
efficient service.
z. To be able to furnish women
for salaried positions, whether in
I government service or not.
Il Ill Il.
0 can valunteer their services in posi-
n lions of usefulness in many fields.
9. To have a registry of the ca
: pacities and training of the women
n of the country as the basis of the
n work of the woman's committee OF
S the Council of National Defense
q In order to have no misunder.
(. standing in regard to the cards wher
S they are presented for signatures
q the following items should be reaC
S carefully and remembered by every
q woman in the county.
l. Registration is voluntary; wo
s men will not be drafted into tht
u government service.
e 2. Women will not be taken from
u their homes for government servic,
:. either here or in Europe unless they
/ definitely offer themselves for sucl
e service.
8. If woman registered a
l.. Grained" and capable of self sup
n port, this will not give cause TO
IS her husband to be drafted.
is A. If a woman registers for ser
lie vice at this time, and when Gale,
y later finds herself unable, by chang
i, ed conditions, to respond to the cal
is no punishment or criticism will fal
upon her, nor will she be compelle'
n to serve.
OIL 5. Women should register TO
E. what they are doing now and no
n. for what they have been trained t
NJ do, whether or not they can Civ
n any extra service at the moment.
~ 6. Registration along industria
of lines is not intended to remove VIC
he men from their present position
re nor to permit them to be exploite
~ by unauthorized appeals for "wa
service"
1t is to be hoped that all wome
will read the foregoing items yer
al carefully so that when a registrs
j. ton day is appointed every woma
n, will know what is expected of her.