The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-05
Mrs. Ashton Gives Information Concern
ing Movement; Is Voluntary;
Booths Arranged
tuesday, WEDNESDAY
REGISTRATION DAYS
Government wants TO Know what Fair
Sex Can Do II Called Upon; Diff
ferenI Service

Complete information relative tc
the registration of women so that the
government may guage their capabil
tiles for possible positions in war ser
vice. was given Jn1s morning by Mrs
Orin Ashton, county chairman of the
womens department of the council OF
defense.
Under Mrs. Ashton's directions the
registration of Chickasha women will
take place. Mrs Ashton will be as
sisted by Mesdames Bertram Harris,
Howard Hampton, George II. Evans,
l.. d. Major, L. e. Emanuel, Fl. e.
Marks Oscar Claycomb. Registration
will occur Tuesday and Wednesday
al booths arranged in the lobby Of
the First National bank building and
the Red Cross work rooms in the
federal building. These booths, in
charge Of REGISTRARS, will be open
from to II and from 1 TO on the
registration days.
The Object.
Following are other objects of the
registration r.4s
70 have in every community lists
of women, carefully classified who
are willing to be called upon for
trained and unframed services TO the
state or nation,
To ascertain what women are
available for service outside the
home.
To list the women who wish to
take training in order to give more
efficient service.
To be able to furnish women for
salaried positions, whether govern
ment or other positions
To be able to place women who
volunteer their services.
To have a registry of women as a
basis for the work of the woman's
committee of the National Council of
Defense,
Will be Success.
The registration for service by wo'
men will be successful, Mrs. Ashton
said, in so far as it
Reaches all classes of women; sug-
gests possibilities for service and
training; fits women to take govern
ment and community positions; is
kept accurate by constant use.
misconceptions concerning the reg
istration cards are sure to arise"
Mrs. Ashton said, However there is
no need for this. Registration is vol
untary and women will not be draft }
ed into government service. If a !
woman registers as being trained and
capable of self-support it will not be
sufficient cause for her husband to
be drafted
"If a woman registers for service
now and when called upon later finds
herself unable to respond to the call
on account of changed conditions, no
punishment nor criticism will fall on
her, nor will she be forced to re-.
spond
Women should register for what
they are doing and what they have
been trained to. do. Registration
along industrial lines is not intended
to remove women from present posi-
tions, nor to permit them to be ex-
plotted by unauthorized appeals for
war service.
For Loyal Women.
Registration is intended for wo-
men loyal to America, whether or not
they are naturalized citizens.
Children under IA years of age are
considered as dependent upon the
mother, whether or not she provides
the actual means for her support.
while it is true that experience ]
for many years may be considered as /
equivalent to training, the experience !
must be carefully weighed, In other