The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-05
TEN THOUSAND WOMEN READY TO
 MAKE MUNITIONS
Minute Women Make Sue cessful Canvass for Bet
 ter Production.

Women willahg to do war work l have applied in large numbers, under 1 the stimulus of the woman's labor registration, and more than 2,50o women not employed have expressed willingness to do war work full time if their services are needed.
 With 30,S22 women between the ages of 16 and 60 registered, the Min ute Women of Bridgeport today end ed their active campaign to enlist workers for the munitions factories The headquarters at S64 Main street will be closed tonight, and after 6 o'clock volunteers may register at the War Bureau, in the First Bridgeport National Bank building.
 Of the total number registered, B. 53S women agreed to work full time in the factories when called upon The number of part time volunteers at B. 956, so that the total number of new workers volunteering to make nuzd- ttons to back up the men on the fir ing line is s,494, or nearly 22 Der cent. of the total number registered.
 There has been a great increase in the number of women applying al the United States Employment Ser vice office in Fairfield avenue, since the campaign began. The weekly re- ports of the women's department of the bureau for September show the following facts: registration week l ending Sept. T, 9ss week ending Sept. IA, l2O; week ending Sept. 21, 352; week ending Sept. 28, 736- Reports I for the current week are not in, but they show 8 large registration. To 1 these women, and to those who regis tered as willing to work must be added several thousand who obtadued work by applying directly to the fac tories, so that the estimate of 14,OO0 new workers brought into the field of labor as 8 result of the appeal to the patriotism of the women is l considered conservative.
 The Minute Women are grateful for assistance rendered by thre volunteer teams of women, who did fine work.
 They all worked in the First District,
 and are as follows: Captain, Mrs Will
 liam G. Rockwell; workers, Mrs. A. A.
 Griffin. MES. Addie Howard, Mrs.
 Bradley B. Mee11er, Mrs. Walter I.
 ITartweIl, Mrs. Harry G. Toucey, Miss
 Louise T. White and Miss Louise Bot
 tomley.
 , Captain, Mrs. Jesse Beans; workers,
 Mrs. F. 0. Gaylord, Mrs. George L.
 Tracy, Mrs. Arthur Jeuner, Mrs F. W.
 Flewe1llng, Mrs. Jerry Holmes, Mrs. ] w. Seymour Lacy, Miss Lucy Curtis, Miss Bess Warren and Miss Helen Gumman.
 , Captain Miss Hitchcock; workers
 Mrs. Clarence N. Payne, Mrs. George
 Pierce, Mrs. A. w. Minor, Mrs. Walter
 Alden, Miss Lucille Godfrey, Miss Ma rion Wright, Miss Frances williams Miss Marion Cleveland and Miss Ruth
 Everett.
 The Minute Women have not neg , lected their other work during the house to house canvass, and it is fell , by all concerned that they have done remarkable work. Very few wome1
 in the city showed reluctance to gtvve
 the information that was requested
 and the women are taking a justifi-
 able pride in their work.
 One of the most useful teams was : that of Mrs. George Mara, which dit ''cleantng up," after the various dis , trict teams had finished their work ; Mrs. Mara's workers turned in hun > dreds of registrations that had beer > overlooked, or where conditions were especially difficnlt.