The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-01-17
WHERE IRE MY NOMEN?"
Suggested Title for 'sBig- Time Movie
Is Inspired by Statistics More Wo-
men Must Work Management
Hopes for Recruits.

eff Uncle Sam Came to Kenosha "
and "Where are My Women9''-these
are the latest suggestions in the way OF
titles for best-seller" followed by
a "big-time" moving picture.
The "big ideas meaning "ze
Grand Inspirations ''-came to an Off
ial of the Red Cross Association as he
Examined the list of women now sewing
at the local work-rooms alG discovered
that they are more than they have ever
been before but, at that, only about
ten per cent of the number that should
be working for Country and Humanity
in a city the size of Kenosha. The sta
tisties were revealing and have inaug-
urated a campaign for workers-more
workers-and still more workers.
The situation is not exactly compi-
mentary to Kenosha women. Officials
of the association have provided COM
Portable and pleasant rooms, every ia
cility for easy and good sewing, per-
feet knitting, and accurate preparation
of dressings, and still they have been
unable to arouse the latent patriotism
Of large per cent of the city's wom-
anhood. With drive on the American
sector impending something must be
done and done Immediately.
81 can understand their indiffer-
ence," said one of the Red Cross work
ers today. "It seems as if they are
going to have to hear that someone
they know and love has been killed or
seriously wounded before they will go
e work. Well, if they wait ,ruch long
er they IL have that chance and then
hate themselves the rest Of their lives
because it took blood-the blood of
their own sons /, brothers, or sweet
hearts-to awaken their working patri-
otism. If men must fight, women must
work and I IN thinking it Is high time
that Kenosha women begin to do their
Bit
The management of the local Red
Cross chapter is doing everything in
! it's power to remedy the condition now
existing. 1t has employed instructors of
the highest mentality and wide expert
ence. It has appointed a staff unrival-
ed for efficiency. It has provided funds
fo- unlimited service and still cannot
attract all the workers it should have.
eve have no complaint, Mrs. III. B.
Robinson declared today, "against the
women who are now working. They are
doing magnificent work. But we must
have more Of them if Kenosha is going
to do her Red Cross duty in winning
| the war;
In securing working members-with
the accent on the working THE 10,
cal officials prefer the volunteer meth
cd and consequently do not intend to
resort to definite drive until it is alb
solutely necessary. The work-rooms
are open on every day except Sunday,
from 9 a. m. to p. m. and arc ready
at all times to receive recruits for Red
Cross service. The only qualifications
fer acceptance are loyalty to the Stars
and Stripes and a willingness to work
accurately and uncomplainingly under
instructions issued from national
headquarters.
The management is still hopeful that
volunteer workers will appear at head
quarters within the next two weeks in
such numbers as to make the contem-
plated campaign unnecessary and give
Kenosha a company of Red Cross patri-
OTIS in every way commensurate with
the companies of military and naval pa
triots already serving beneath the Stars
ard Stripes at Waco, Battle Creek, ard
/ Great Lakes.
! In this instance the management
should worry eff Uncle Sam Came to
Kenosha. y He would find F'his WON
en'' serving their country and not
themselves and consequently say Of
them: 1SThey have done what they
could-it is enough
y