Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-21
'COMMITTH READY
FOR, REGISTRATION
OF LOCAL WOMEN

pa1gn will begin tomorrow morning,
ANDY will be conducted from the CEN
trail quarters in the First National
Bank building, which, were occupied
during the second Liberty loah cam
patgn. A group Of women from the
Votes for Women league constitutes
the central committee and will have
charge Of the downtown headquar-
tiers.
All the districts and their commit.
tees are preparing to begin the work
tomorrow morning, and several Of
them held meetings last night to for
mufate plans. >In the Roosevelt dis
trict the P. E. o. sisterhood Isl in
charge with Mrs. George SturtevAnt
the club president. and Mrs. c. E.
Tingley, president of the Parent
Teachers association Of that school,
as leaders. The Parent-Teachers' as
ISOLATION is cooperating in the work,
and have so workers ready to start
out on a house to house canvass to-
morrow morning.
A committee that will work down
town, under the leadership Of Mrs. P.
NJ Cole, president of the Votes for
Women league. will>be as follows, and
will have the specified districts to
cover:
Hotel DacotaA and Bacon flats, Mrs.
J.. D. Bacon; Dinnie block on Third
street. New Hampshire flats and s.
curtty block upstairs, Mrs, A.
Bresee; upstairs. both sides Of street,
blocks between Alpha snd DeMers
and First National Bank building,
A. Lein; upstairs. west side Of
DeMefs to Third street, Mrs. D. i
Blair; DeMers, East side, to Gertrude.
Mrs. c. e. Warmer; DeMers from
Great Northern " station, including
stratford block. Ontario store, laun-
dries and hotel, Misses Winifred and.
Frances Owen; Hotel Northern. H, N.
Wells; st. Michael's hospital and pa
rochial school, Mrs. w. H. McGraw;
University of North Dakota. Dean Ell
Ia Fulton, Mrs. E. F. Chandler and
Miss Mary McCumber: Third street,
west side Of first block and both sides
of second and third block, Mrs. E. C,
Grienn.
At the Belmont district, where the
Civic league, under the leadership of
the league president, Mrs. Roger Coo
ley. will look after the work; affairs
are being we'll lined up, and work
will be started in that district on
Thursday also.-The- North Dakota
Danes, Mrs. L. C. Harrington, presi-
dent, in the Washington school dis
trtct; the W. G.. 7. u. at the Wilder
district. with Mrs. "A. l. Woods in
charge, and the Winship district,
Thursday Musical club. with Mrs. C.
ktng to carry on an efficient campaign.
h information that is given in the
signing of the cards is confidential,
and goes through the hands only Of
The committees in charge. and later is
fled for reference at Washington.
There doesn't appear to be anything
asked that any women could take ex-
ception to unless it is the very tender
question of age" In that regard,
the age is asked in order that the
government may know just for what
kind Of work a woman is best fitted.
A position suitable for a woman kof
rs would be the kind in which a
woman twice that age would be plac-
ed, under normal and ordinary con
ditions, and for that reason it is ask
ed that women at least give their ap-
young damsei Of 10 who looks eoiIr; IS.
wants to back up hat youthful look
with the information that she is but
the number Of years she appears, that
Is perfectly permissible, but il she is
ten years older than 40, then it would
be best that she admit at least 35.
This information regarding the age,
capability, or patriotism Of any wom-
an is not going to be shouted from
the housetops. at any rate, and worn-
en- a afford to be perfectly candid.
That is what the government wants,
after alto know candidly what
women can do, and IL they are will
ing to do these things they can,
should the need arise:
Miss Esther LeMeter OF 40s wal
nut e, was given q pleasant surprise
by Q group OF young men and women
who assembled to helm calAhratA har