The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-09
Mrs. Ashton States Firsl Registration Day
Was Success; Many Come TO
Investigate Plaa
MAKE OFFER FOR
FOREIGN SERVICE
Is Desired that All Become Acquainted
With Purpose Of Move; Not
Necessary Leave Home

Great enthusiasm was shown in
the registration of the women yes
terday and there was hardly time
that someone was not either filling
out registration blank or inquiring
about the same with view of filling
out one. The greatest amount of the
work was done in the booth at tie
First National bank building where
about thirty-five registered. About
fifteen registered at the Red Cross
rooms.
A great number of the women ex-
pressed their intention to register as
soon az they studied about the mat.
ter and decided just what line of
work they thought they could do to
be of the greatest service to the gov
ernment. 1t was expected that larg
er number will register today than
on the first day, as many who did
not understand the purpose of the
work have taken the matter under
consideration and those who are in
charge Of the work are satisfied that
the majority of these will fill out
their registration certificates.
Wrong impression.
Many h.ve been 9f the opinion, IL
was stated, that in classifying them
selves they would have to go to a
foreign country if called upon but
this is not true Only those who ex-
press willingness to do foreign
work will be liable to be called away
from their home town.
Those who registered, expressed
their desire to give their services in
many and various occupations. At
least half dozen expressed their de-
sire to drive ambulances but the ma
jority seemed to think that they could
help best in sewing and knitting and
registered in that line of work. Sew
eral enlisted as nurses and one wo.
man registered as a physician.
Most of those who are employed as
stenographers and otherwise regis
tered as such and in this way offer
ed their services to the government
A 6n1 1F oofc
tered signified their willingness to
go anywhere in this country or in
the foreign countries to do work for
the government
Aid Offered.
One old lady who was unable to
give anything to aid financially offer
ed her home for any who might be SO
unfortunate as not to have a place
to stay at this time. Another lady
offered to pay the expenses for the
haining of some young lady in a spe
cia; line who would after she had re-
ceived the special training, give her
services to the government.
Many of the teachers in the city
schools registered yesterday and
most all said that they were willing
TO go anywhere the government call
ed if they could be of any benefit in
their profession. 1t has never been
made known v Nhether these people
wlll be called out of the country but
it is practically certain that if this
nation is to send a great army to
Europe that some of the women will
be called upon to take the mems plac.
es especially in the profession of
teaching.
Would Go Anywhere.
All of those who registered as
nurses signified their willingness to
go anywhere they might be called.
AS yet none have registered as law
yers. At least twice as many are
expected to register today as regis
tered yesterday as several are ex-
pected to come from the Women's
college and some from the local busi-
ness college.
Mrs. Orin Ashton, in speaking of
the work yesterday. said, "The regis
tration is far better than we first
expected. OF course we could not
tell at first just how the women
thought of the work as no expression