Evening journal., 1903-11-30
Y. NJ. c. A. TO HUNT JOBS
FOR MEN OUT OF WORK
Employment Bureau to be
Established by Local
Association

Frequently inquiries come TO the
Young Mems Christian Association
from business firms for Office help and
indeed help of all kinds. In the past
this part Of the Association work has
been run without much regard TO sys-
tenn, but soon after Managing Secre-
tary Hopkins assumed charge he de-
termined that the field was large
enough and this department of the
work important enough to Warrant or
ganizing 1t into a regular department
of the Association and putting It upon
a business-like and systematic basis
as he had been accustomed TO having
it in other cities where similar lines of
work had stood very high I'm the esti-
nation of the business world.
There is really no place i'm Whining
ton where business men can apply for
certain classes Of business help or
where young men Of merit and worth
canfregister for the better lines Of em-
pigment. Nearly two weeks have
fbeen spent in perfecting details and
getting suitable blanks in readiness
and il win still take some little time
to get matters TO running smoothly,
but the Association Employment Bu-
reau is now fully established and
to furnish to business men help Of all
kinds
This department will not be allowed
at any time to become a charitable or
reform agency where broken down and
dissipated men are helped to positions,
nor will incompetence be abetted At
all times a premium viii be placed
upon merit and worth, the aim Of the
department being to put the right man
I'm the right place, or none at ALL
Each applicant for employment is
Obliged TO iii out a blank giving full
information as to his habits. ability,
former employment, etc, and giving
the names Of former employers and Of
good references.
All this information is conhdentially
investigated by the association and
! the information obtained placed on file
with all the original correspondence, so
| that employers can have access to IL.
| Not one employer in a dozen has the
time 10 carefully investigate applicants
and all this is done for him by the as
sociation. When an employer sends
word by telephone or otherwise that he
wishes a certain kind of a man the
association takes from the files and
places before him for inspection its
/ information and correspondence con-
cerning such men as IL judges would
suit, and from these the business man
makes his selection. The man is then
sent for. and it is left 10 the business
Imam to engage him or not as he thinks
wise. II one does not suit another is
sent. Members of the association are
always given preference other things
being equal. but any worthy man can
get his name registered and his appli-
cation filed by filling out the necessary
blanks and signing an agreement TO
take out n membership IN the assooia-
ton within thirty days after securing
a position through the aid of the as
sociation.
The association makes no charge to
business men for this service. II in
vites all business men in need Of any
kind Of Office, store or shop help TO
call upon this agency, and it invites ali
worthy men out Of employment or
Young men who wish to better them
selves to call and m out the required
blanks and file the necessary informa-
ltion.
The Sunday Afternoon Club meets at
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton each Sunday afternoon at 3.45
o'clock and takes up an interesting
conversational Bible study under the
leadership of Managing Secretary Hop
xins. The club is open to any who de-
sire to join it. the only way 10 get in
being simply TO come TO the building
land participate I'm the meeting, for that
is an that il really is. Strangers are
ALWAYS welcome. The study for to-
morrow afternoon will be "The Model
PRAYER taking what is commonly
lcalled the Lords Prayer as the basis
lof study. The study lasts one hour.
A number Of members of the Young
MEMS Christian Association Board OF
directors visited Lancaster. Pa, yes
terday to inspect an association build
ling at that place, which was erected
labout one year ago and is considered
i a model building in many respects
The building shows what can be done
In a city Of 10000 people. Many have
wondered what the Wilmington Asso.