The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
Mrs. Mulvane Explains Their
Part in Defense Plans.
She Addresses Shawnee County
Unit of Woman's Committee.
MEETING AT NATIONAL HOTEL
Sixty-Fiye Counties i'm State
Now Organized.
Day for Offering Service To Be
Announced Soon.

The Shawnee county unit of the
woman's committee, Kansas brarch OF
the national council of defense, met
Friday at the National hotel Mrs
David w. Mulvane, chairman of the
state committee, of which the Shaw
nee unit is a branch, was present at
the meeting, and in answer TO me IN
quiries of the precinct, captains ana
others present, she devoted a gooo
deal of the time of the session TO
an explanation of the aims and work
of the organization:
THE objects of the society" she
said, ARE to secure the regisf ration
of every woman in the state OF Kan
sas; to promote efficiency; TO prevent
duplication of effort; to utilize ryan
izations already in existence; 20 give
every woman an opportunity eor ser
vice either at home or abroad, and TO
cooperate and coordinate all wo-
mems organizations and all uns riga n
lied women for war service
She further emphasized the fact
that signing registration blanks is not
compulsory, and does. not at all mean
compulsory war service. 1t IS an ave-
nue. by which the government can OBJ
tain valuable information regarding
the available resources of the coun-
try, and a means by which women can
offer what service they are able and
willing to give.
Women Have Big Work.
Women" Mrs. Mulvane continued,
have a definite place in our scheme
for defense. Each individual should
assume the responsibility for her
SHARE Registration is a duty, as well
as an opportunity to help the govern
ment"
Just as soon as all the counties are
organized and the registration cards
ready, Governor Arthur Capper will
make an official announcement of the
" VxTIl ha Gaf sir al
the women of Kansas to make their
patriotic offer of service. The regis
tering will be done at the polling
places of the different precincts. and
the hours will be from a. m to 1880
D. m. Those hours will enable those
who are employed to register The
equipment for registration which the
precinct captains will see is on hand
will consist of four tables, four chairs,
pen. ink, etc, for each polling place
The duties of the lieutenants or
registrars will consist in asking the
questions on the registration cards
and writing the answers they receive
The woman being registered will sign
her own name. Not more than ten
minutes should be required for the
registration of any one person. The
place of registration will be finally
determined by each precinct captain,
but il is thought that when the regu-
lar voting place can be obtained with
out cost, it is better to use it, In
places where the regular voting places
are not available. the precinct captain
can doubtless obtain the use of a resi-
dence, school house, or other building
centrally located in the precinct
Sixty-Five Counties Organized
Sixty-ffve of the counties are now
organized. leaving forty which have
not responded to the call. Inasmuch
as the registration of the whole state
is waiting chiefly on its complete or
ganization, it is highly desirable that
the women who have been appointed
temporary chairmen, should either be-
gin the organization or decline to do
it, so that other arrangements for the
work can be made at once.
The Woman's committee will take
up work in ten departments, and these
departments will be taken up one at
a time, registration coming first An
nouncements and Instructions will be
given out from time to time regard
ing the further steps to taken