The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-05
WOMEN WILL
REGISTER ON
next MONDAY
, FOR SERVICE
TO COUNTRY

friCf- by TINS time every one - Ia
miliar with registration day for men
bur this is the first time that the
women OF this vicinity have had an
opportunity to register for war work.
Very soon the Government will have
explicit information regarding the
man-power of this country between
the ages OF eighteen and IS: their oc-
cupaiions: their abilities: their train
ing and whatever they can give that
might be of service to their corntry.
Now. the Woman's Committee OF the
Council OF National Defense is Sb-
tanning similar information for the
Government regarding the women Of
the country--as Ida Tsrbeli says. THE
raising OF a great woman's volunteer
army for National service
Every woman over sixteen years OF
age viii be CALLED upon by commit
tee of women provided with registra-
ton cards furnished by the govern.
nent. On these cards are specified
l5s occupations in which women have
nhown themselves proficient-from
the domestic dufies-the clerical. agri-
cultural. Industrial trades-to the pro
fessionsl arts. social service and Red
Cross Relief activities. Every woman
is proficient in at least some OF these
occupations; the majority in many
Of them. giving her an opportunity 10
offer some service 10 her country.
She can tell just what she is fitted TO
90: what education and experience
she has had. what Time she can give
and where she can give it--sf home.
Ia the United States or abroad.
This registration is in no way bind
ing. She simply states that II con
ditions are such. at the time OF call
for service for which her training has
made her OF value. she will respond.
An opportunity will also be given TO
register for service in which she
would like training. The government
has recently made a cali for women
for student nurses training and is
now calling for women for all classes
Of clerical work. Wherever possible
that training will be provided. These
cards will be filed az our county court
house and a tabulated report being
sent TO the government at Washing
ton Then, we. as county. will know
just how many trained and how many
volunteer workers we have
The following committees have
been formed TO begin their work next
Monday:
Mrs. p. w ChappelI. chairman
Commissioners District No. l.. Canon
City. Precinct No. i.
Mrs. Stanley Roberts, chairman.
Mrs. A. ]. Turner. Mrs. Ralph wann.
Mrs. II. g. Arthur. Miss Marian Nc
Farlane, Mrs. Jack Meyers. Mrs. A. S.
Munroe. Mrs. G. L. Peasants.
Precinct No. Mrs. II. c. Web
ster. chairman: Mrs. Jack Bond. Mrs.
Chas. Roberts, Mrs. Henry Galley.
Miss May Morgan. Mrs. Dave Walker.
Mrs. Clyde Nelson. Mrs. d. N. Cooper.
Precinct No. 3.-Mrs. II. Irish.
chairman; Mrs. A. Shore, Mrs w. II.
Duncan. Mrs. Mack Wilson. Mrs.
Clyde Farmer. Mrs. c. w. Waldo.
Mrs. Chns. Swanton. Mrs. Ethel May.
Sc. Miss Numa Skinner.
Precinct NJ. s-M Mrs. Guy U. Hardy.
chairman; Miss Edith Harrison. Mrs.
w. n. Dozier. Mrs. W. W. Clark.
Mrs. Harlan Wood. Miss Alice Felon.
Miss May Harding. Mrs. c. II. Swan.
ton. Mrs. Geo. Rockcfellow. Miss Kate
Sartor.
Precinct No. 5.-Mrs. Fred Rciter.
chairman; Mrs. w. b. Anderson. Mrs
c. r.. Baldridge. Mrs. Robt pupten.
Mrs. John Featherstone, Miss Helen
Mathes. Mrs. Harry Bowen. Mrs.
Peter Esser. Mrs. w. II. Hopkins
Nfss Helen Jeffrey
Preciact No. 6.--Mrs. A. II. Bur.
E.ss. chairman; Mrs. n. II. Craig,
Mrs. Theodore Ashley. Mrs, s. Il.
Lane. Mrs. q. G. Kramer. Mrs.
James.
South Canon.--MPs. Frank Dixon.
chairman: Mrs. Claude Rogers. chair.
man: Mrs. Geo., Griffin. Mas Helen
Ciark. Mrs. fred Rouse. Nrs. Chas
Modley. Miss Clara JeiSerson. Mrs.
Cieland. Mrs. y. X. Hiil. Ma. D. r.
Carol. Mrs, Geo. Fuller. Mrs.. HAIRY