Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-09
URGES WOMEN
TO ENCOURAGE MEN
To Register. An Appeal Made By DR..
Anna Howard shaw To Women
OF The Nation

The following appeal TO the women
Of the Nation has been issued by Or.
Anna Howard Shaw. chairman OF the
woman's committee, Council of Ma
tional Defense, in regard to the as
sistance women must render in max
ing registration day success:
To the State chairmen:
A new and imperative call comes TO
the women of our land from which at
first there may be a spirit OF shrink
ing, but the splendid response which
the patriotic women of America have
made TO every call of their country
assures US of willing and courage
Gus compliance with this the greatest
and most important demand made
upon the loyalty OF our people since
the beginning of the war.
You have tirelessly sold Liberty
bonds and thrift and war-savings
stamps; you have eagerly and with
infinite patience produced and con-
served food; you have been unweary-
ing in the service of the Red Cross
and relief societies; you have recruit
ed young women by the thousands
for our civilian and Army nurses
training schools: and in numberless
ways you have rendered voluntary
service for the material support of
the war
But of what avail is il that we have
money, food, ships, munitions, and
lie a sufficiently large army TO win
hospital supplies If we fail to mobi-
the war?
Congress has now called for the
registration of the man power OF the
Nation between the ages of is and As
years, of which there are estimated
to be 100000, not all of whom will
be called into active service, but from
whom the 100000 or more will be
selected to complete the army of 81
600 men which we have pledged to
the allied cause.
These will belong to class /, made
up Of men without dependents and in
nonessential industries. No family
will be disrupted or derived of prop
er financial support and the indus
tries of the country will not be UNI
duly disturbed. But every man OF the
10 100000 is in honor bound to regis
ter We women know who these men
are, and every woman is equally in
honor bound to inspire, encourage,
and urge the men of her family to
perform their patriotic duty.
This is the service of sacrifice and
loyalty which the Government asks
of the women of the Nation at the
ems committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense takes up this duty with
spirit and enthusiasm, realizing how
much depends upon our attitude to-
ward it,
Provost Marshal General Crowder
writes to the chairman of the wom-
ems committee. saying: Il am much
impressed with the Importance of
awaiting myself of the assistance of
the women of the country as repre-
scented by your committee With full
knowledge of the situation, it is GER
tain that they will be ready to assist
by all appropriate means"
can not too strongly impress upon
you the absolute necessity of getting
this message to every unit of your
State division as speedily as possible.
To inspire us in our task we have
but to remember this: We must win
the war. We must win it in. the short
est possible time. 1t can be done only
with a sufficient large army to break
the military power of Germany. This
army can be secured if we do our
duty.
Every consideration of honor, of
patriotism. of love, of justice, and
hope for the future peace of the world
calls us to this sacred service.