The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27
ORGANIZATION OF SUFFRAGISTS
 FOR WAR WORK

| | Birmingham Equal Suffrage association, ], with the victory for suffrage In the House i of Representatives rousing such real en- | thusiasm over the entire country suf- | frage workers are being released for
 more intensive war work than they have ever before been able to undertake. | At the executive board meeting of tho l Suffrage association this week 8 splendid | plan was evolved to organize the women 1 of this city to take the place of men as {. they are needed. A thorough investiga- I ton Is being undertaken by committee l of intelligent women to find where women l are going to be most needed in industry 1 as the war continues to draw men away l Cooperation with the companies employ | ing large numbers of young men who | will be called in the next draft, together with study of what women can best nn- | dertake and the needs of their prepara- | tion will be the first step.
 1 Organization of the women them- l solves will follow the collection of | this most necessary data. For this or l sanitation will be used the member ship of the Birmin sham Equal Suffrage | asso ciation as well as the registration | cards of the national council of de- | fense. which are on file fin the Suf- l frage headquarters. Any woman eager I to do war work whose name does not | appear upon either of these roles is urged to register at once at suffrage | headquarters at Cable hall in order | that the organization contemplated may be adequate to fill the needs. Preparation to take the places of | the men called to war will be the next | step in the scheme. This has already | begun in the classes in stenography, l use of the dictaphone and general cler- | ica] work which are held under Mrs. Welford Leake at suffrage headquar- l ters every day. Other classes are planned, enrolment for which will be
 permitted in the near future. These
 classes will be along widely divergent lines ranging from dressmaking and 1 industrial employment to classes in truck driving and telegraphy The ! classes will be based upon actual To.
 cal needs and will be given by trained men and women.
 l Having prepared women to take the l places of tho men, trained them, quick
 ly and efficiently 1t is hoped. the final | link in this chain of usefulness will I be a cooperative, free employment I bureau designed to bring the women 1 and their potential employers together. This employment bureau will be con- ducted along the lines laid down for a national employment bureau in the
 bill now before Congress and will seek to anticipate the needs of the com
 munity as they make themselves felt. Tho eager cooperation of every suf- l fra gist for this ambitious programme for war work is urged. Plans of more detailed nature will be announced shortly. Watch for them and be ready to do your part. And register at head | quarters if you have not already done so.
 HER SPHERE.
 1 By Alice Duer Miller.
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