Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1917 — WOMEN ORGANIZE IN COUNTY [ARTICLE]

WOMEN ORGANIZE IN COUNTY

In accordance with directions sent out by the State Council of Defense the women of Jasper county have perfected their organization for taking the enrollment of the women of the county. Within the next two weeks every woman in the country will be given an opportunity to sign a card ind’cating what service she can be 3 t render if the need arises. The purpose of the enrollment is to coordinate and standardize the work of the women of Indiana along the lines of constructive patriotism. This registry of the women who are ready to volunteer their services in time of emergency will be forwarded to the State Council of Defense at Indianapolis. The following are some of the lines of service: Cooking, purchasing, gardening, poultry raising; dairying, assisting in hospital, making of hospital supplies, sewing, mending, knitting, laundering, scrubbing, office work. The following women have charge of the various townships: Barkley, Mrs. Rebecca Eib; Carpenter. Mrs. Fem Lough: Gillam, Miss Lizzie Faris; Hanging Grove Mrs. Warren Pool; Jordan, Mrs. Riley;. Trillis; Kankakee, Mrs. Charles Peregrine; Keener, Mrs. Essie Erwin; Marion, Mrs. Howard Mills: Milroy, Miss Belle Southard: Newton, Mrs. Charles Schleman; Union, Mrs. Harvey Dexter; Walker, Mrs. Gail Michael; Wheatfield, Mrs. Morgan Sterrett.