The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
ALL WOMEN ARE Ex-
PECTED TO REGISTER
Council of Defense Sets February
1873 as Dates for Their
Registration All Over
Nation.

Little Rock, Feb. 4.-The week of
as Registration Week for the women of
Arkansas.
In his proclamation, Gov. Brough
calls attention to the fact that in times
of war, the nation must have an ac-
curate knowledge not only of its man
power, and food, live stock, fuel and
money power, but its woman power as
we'll
i In the warning nations of Europe
many thousands of women are employ
led in occupations that were confined
| strictly to men. But the men have
gone Into the trenches, and industries
at home are just as essential to vic
tory as fighting at the front.
The campaign is being conducted
systematically in the state on the plan
| that was so effectively employed in
Illinois, and is under the immediate
supervision of the Woman's Committee
Of the Council of National Defense
"You will not be called upon for any
| service you do not Offer is the reas.,
surance given the women vino mag
| entertain a mistaken notion about
registration being draft into service
away from home. Nothing of the sort
is intended.
! The objects of the registration may
be summarized as follows:
To give every woman an opportunity
to offer to her country such service
| as she is best fitted to render.
To interpret to the government the
possibilities of the woman power of the
country.
To furnish accurate information to
the Government of the capacities in
| which women are now serving, wheth-
er in their own homes, or in paid pur-
suits, trades, or professions.
To have in every community liste
of women carefully classified who art
| willing to be called upon for trained
or unframed service to the State of the
Nation.
To ascertain which women are avail
/ able for service outside the home, and
which are not.
To list the women who wish to take
training in order to give more efficient
service.
To be able to furnish women TO-.
salaried positions, whether in Govern
ment service or not.
To be able to place women who can
| ;olunteer their services in positions
| Of usefulness in many fields.
| To have a registry of the capacities
and training of the women of the coun-
| try as the basis of the work of the
Womans Committee of the Council o.
National Defense.
| The registration is voluntary, and
women will positively not be drafted
|
| Women will not he taken from their
homes for Government service either
here or in Europe, unless they definite
ly offer themselves for such service.
| If woman registers as trained
ard capeble of self-support, this will
not give cause for her husband to be
drafted.
| If woman registers for service at
this time, and wAen called later finds
herself unable, by changed conditions
to respond to the call, no punishment
or criticism will fall upon her, nor
will she be compelled to service.
Women will not be forced to give
their exact age, but are fivised to do
so, as certain Government positions
are open to women only between GER
in ages TIL age should at least be
given in decades over 80 or under 40.
The demand for women to fill official
positions is much greater than the
supply and young women are e,Enest-
| ly recommended to take an adequate
course in stenography, typewriting and
| secretarial work, as opening one of
the best avenues for service.
There are III occupations listed or
the registration card as open to wo-
men.
= Club Meeting.
/ A very delightful meeting of the