New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-29
WOMEN'S REGISTRATION.

Mrs. (Dr.) j. w. K. Shaw,
chairman Of the Women s branch
of the Council Of Defense Of New
liberia handed us the following for
publication:
The government is preparing
(Afor three years Of war, and the
ssSfk Of the council of National
Defense is based on the govern
ment's plans. Every State has
been asked to secure a registra-
ton Of its women.
l. To get full estimate Of
the women power Of American
at the outset Of the war. Failure
to get similar census in Eng
land and France, Immediately
upon the declaration of war. SER
lously hampered their industries
and caused delay in preparation
and tremendous financial loss.
Unorganized patriotic effort could
accomplish but little. We can
profit by their mistake. Our aim
is to harvest at once complete sta
tistics as to the women who are
trained to take up the work of
the men. or who wish to train
along lines of work needed by
their country, and also to obtain
q list Of the women who will vol
unteer their services for philan-
thropic work.
z. To secure the means Of get
ting in direct touch with women
whenever the government de-
fsnS Program concerns them.
Advantages of the Registration.
I. From the patriotic stand
point every woman wishing toI
serve her country in the crisis will |
be placed where she will he Of
use.
2. Every effort will be made
to cooperate with business hou-
SEES and government Offices so that
women need employment, now or
later may secure employment.
3. In emergency, training elias
ses will be organized. free or the
smallest possible fee, and many
women who register for training
may thus have opportunity TO bet
ter themselves financially.
f. The housekeepers will be
in position to get suggestions
and great deal of valuable in
formation that has bearing upon
II home. It humanity impossible
II an to -rtln her horne indie
p61deht Of community conditions
and demand, land in a crisis like
this it is Of utmost Importance
that the government be in direct
touch with the homemakers, as
we'll as with the business women.
The State Of Louisiana. realiz-
ind = * need for full record of
til koman-p power Of the State,
pass kd the law giving the State
Council full power to require q
regist cation Of women from the
age of 16 up. The State Council
has decided to have such regis |
tration. The governor of Louis
lana is to have personal charge
Of the registration, and women s !
committee is entrusted with the
work and actual reg
Of the women. 1t is S
hoped that the women of Lcuisi- +
ma, true to their ideals Of pat |
riotism, will respond to this move y
aent. The woman's committee r
las put in concise from the rea- y
IONS for this registration. assured s.
hat Louisiana women will give Q
heir full cooperation. The y
names of these women who re- G
We to register will be sent by G
- woman's committee to the
Rate Council, in whose power it O
IL to take such action as it may
|scm necessary" n
NQfet must be distinctly un- 81
|crs 4 that although the regis 2
ration & required. the offer OF u
6rvice is purely voluntary. No 9
koman need offer any assistance
Inless she so desires. ps
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