The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-07
Plans Complete; Booths Open in First
National Bank Building and Red
Cross Rooms
CONTINUE LISTING
NAMES WEDNESDAY
No Girls Under Is Allowed TO FIJI Out
Cards; Mrs. Ashton Desires All
Come Ask Questions

Plans are complete for the regis
trations sof Chickasha women for war
work, The booths will be opened
tomorrow morning at o'clock in
the lobby of the First National bank
building and at the Red Cross work
rooms in the federal building. The
registration will occur tomorrow and
Wednesday.
The booths will be in the charge
OF well informed registrars who will
be there to explain to the women
any detail that may not be clear to
them and to supply them with regis
tration cards.
I'VE want the women to thorough
ly understand the registration" said
Mrs Orin Ashton this morning. IRE
gardless of whether they want to
register, we want them to come to
the booths and let us explain Just
what the work Is. The registration
is not compulsory. There is no dan
ger in registering, for the govern
ment does not wish to compel any
woman to enter the service.
Girls Under 18 Barred.
Girls under 18 years of age will
not be permitted to register. 1t is
the desire OF the government that
these girls complete their education
TO register also does not mean that
the registrant. even If called Y the
government, will be required t. leave
her home. 1t is provided that wo-
man may register for war work and
agree to give so many hours o day
II her own home to the work. The
idea of the government is simply to
get list of the women who are will.
ing to do war work if necessary, and
determine what they are fitted for.
"In the event one does not have a
profession, or is not especially fitted
for some specific class of work, such
as nursing, driving an ambulance or
any class of public service, yet if she
desires to learn some particular line
of work, she may register as willing
to take training in that class. She
may also state whether she can bear
her own expenses while taking the
training.
Leave Women With Children.
"There is one thing that the gov.
ernment stresses. Women will not
be taken away from their homes and
children. Each woman will state
whether she has dependent children.
If she has she will be expected to
stay at home That fact, however,
would not necessarily prevent her
from doing some class of war work.
There would be various war occupa-
tions she could carry on in her own
home that would materially aid the
government. In short, the govern
ment wants women to register for
what they can do anc are Wiling 10
do and what they are willing to be
trained for.
The registration card holds blanks
to be filled out, giving the desired
information concerning the applicant.
On the lower half of the card are
given 154 classifications under the
heads, Agricultural, Clerical, Indus
trial, Professional, Public Service, So
cial Service and Miscellaneous. The
deatiled positions under the cores
ponding heads are listed and the reg
istrants may indicate under which
classification she desires to register.
If she is not particularly fitted for
any branch, but desires to learn, she
may register for training.
Statewide Plans.
Plans at this time are under way
for a statewide celebration in con-
nection with the registration of wo-
men for war work. On this day, it