The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-15
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

power. It will be no easy matter to get our mothers wives sisters and sweet hearts to register, for many do not realize it's importance
 A list may be made of every woman in the country and yet no man can esti- mate the woman power of this country, fos it's beyond estimati tioa. It's potential power cannot be guessed at or reck- oned Only the acid test of service in the face of the need can in any way measure it's strength.
 Nearly 300 women have volunteered to act as registrars, and the registration will be conducted from g a. m. to p. m. If it is impossible to get to the nearest schoolhouse, headquarters or department store, then telephone Miss Amelia Worthington-Main 60Oo-and arrange to register later.
 Patriotic women have already done a world of hard work to complete the ar engagements for the registration and it will take a great amount of tedius work to arrange and classify the cards after they are turned in, and it's up to the women of Jefferson county to cooperate and make the work as light as possible on those who have volunteered for the registrati ton.
 There ought not to be any trouble about registering, for anyone can do so who is over 16 years of age. No one has to own up to being 21. It's true that some of the questions on the cards are quite personal, but So is census enumeration.
 Give full name and address, age, mar red or single, color or race, country of birth, citizenship, persons dependent, service offered, time pledged for serv- ice, training wanted, present occupation, by whom employed where employed, references, education, emergency service, place of service time of starting, train ing and experience. These are the main points of information desired.
 It is important to find out those who can work best in agriculture, dairying, farming, fruit raising, gardening, poul- try raising, stock raising, best in cleri- cai work, accountant, bookxeeper, cash fer, filing, office assistant, office man. ager. private secretary, typewriting, stenographer, shipping clerk, best in do- nestle service care of children, clean ing, cooking, housekeeping, laundress, seamstress, waitress Then comes a long list under the heads of industrial, pro- fessional, public service, social service, Red Cross and allied relief, miscella- neous
 If you can't get in under any of these heads and are unable ot do anything in the way of personal service there is still a place reserved for you under the head of contributions. You can give to any of the following: Ambulance, driver for car, duplicating machine, for home for convalescents hospital, hospital, lab oratory, motor boat. motor car, type writer or if you haven't any money, you car share your home with widow or chill dren
 Please bear in mind that by register ing you are not committed to service in any way unless you want to do it vol Do not get registering con- fused with drafting. They are two en- tirely separate things. If you register you can't be sent anywhere without you want to go All that is wanted is a list of ha Iad service in case of need It's optional at the last moment whether one cares to serve or not. The registration and tabulation is for convenience and to get at the matter in an intelligent way.
 
 Mrs R. F. Johnston, chairman for reg istration in Jefferson county, has sue ceeded in getting as helpers a number of the leading women in the various walks through the drudgery of getting ready for today deserve the thanks of the com munity and when evening comes they will still face days of hard work, so make their job as easy as possible by assisting them in every reasonable way. Public work of the kind they are doing is a thankless, yet necessary task, and I am proud that our women never fail to meet any emergency which the govern ments puts upon them.
 The headquarters staff at the Tutwler under the ahle direction of Miss Amelia Worthington have been mighty busy during the past week in getting out the registration blanks and assigning regis trars to the various places of registra- ton. Professor McNeill, county super thing in his power to aid. Public spir- ited women In all of the suburbs as well as in the county have put aside their own affairs and done their bit. Today everything is ready, and so my dear woman, when you read these lines put down your work and go and register. For the convenience of foreign born wemen who are to register, interpreters
 have been procured who will serve at the following places: Greek, Miss Helen Lambridges, at Ullman school; Syrian, Miss Sarah Schaker, at Neishborhood House; Syrian, Mrs. Schabeay, at the | Paul Hayne school Italian, Mrs Frank Troncale, at the Ensley Community l House; French and German, Mrs. Del l phine Schwa abacher at the registration