The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-12-11
Registration Day
on December IS
Many Things Women Can Do To Help
Win The Great War For Liberty
and Humanity.

A week from today is registration
day for the women of this country
Although the matter has been fully
explained in two articles published
in the The Sunday TIMES and fur
nished by Mrs. John e. White, who
has general charge in Twin Falls
county; in order that the matter be
emphasized by reiteration, The TIMES
publishes the following statement by
Mrs. ]. G. Green, of Boise, that the
urgency of the matter be kept con-
tinually before the women of the
county:
To the women who do not under
stand the necessity for signing regis
tration cards, nor the power behind
the movement, this explanation is CIV
en-. In 1916 the council of national
defense was created by act of con-
gress to deal with problems in the
United States arising from war con-
ditions As the help of women was
needed, this council created the wom-
ans committee, which is a part of the
government and is doing government
work. The United States has asked
this woman's committee to take a war
census, an inventory of all the wom-
en- of the United States through the
signing of cards.
This week marks the beginning of
the big registration drive and every
loyal woman should be prepared to
sign card. 1t is right that the wom-
en- should demand a clear explanation
of the reason for signing. Here it is
Simply that the government may
know the woman-power of the ma
ton, so that it may be informed where
it may call into service trained work
ers in the dozens of lines where wom-
en- workers may be necessary.
A Rare Privilege
Women should regard the signing
of a registration card in the nature
of a rare privilege, because it not only |
gives her the opportunity to prove her |
loyalty but the opportunity, also, to
offer to her country such service as
she is best fitted to render. For in
stance: The government needed Red
Cross nurses. Some had registered
Tor service in Boise and the govern
ment knew where it could find 10 to
II who were willing to enter it's SER
vice. Hence, it called to them and
they responded at once and will soon
be where their services are required.
In England, one million women took
The place of men in the first two
years OF the war. Two million more
women were needed to cook for and
care for the children of the one mil
ion women workers.
This will be the result in the Unit
I'd States where one million men are
already taken and millions more may
be called. Women will have to fill
heir places either as volunteer or
paid workers. The charitable agen-
lies need a large force of volunteers
o help with the relief investigative
Ind protective work Trained work
srs can be used at once for the bene-
1t OF their home communities.
All Can Serve
Any woman can devote a few hours
week to work for her government in
iome capacity, whether trained or un-
rained. Our boys are fighting for
is from the Misunderstanding to save
is from the shame and the woe the
women of Belgium and northern
france suffered from the common en-
my and which the Italian women are
ven now suffering in agony and des-
'air, and we should fight for them at
ome.
This is a government census and
or not you are able to offer
r perform any service, it should in
Jude you name. Do your duty 10y !
lily and register You can knit, or
old bandages, or collect books and ]
magazines, or sew, or make Christ
nas gifts or write a CHEEKY letter to {