The Detroit times., 1914-12-30
VISIT HOMES OF
JOBLESS men TO
BRING RELIEF
Board of Commerce Sends Out
Seventy Committees For
Personal Survey
TODAY'S APPLICANTS
NUMBER CLOSE TO 1000
Encouraging Increase Noted Last
Day or Two in Calls For
Workers

A small army of citizens OF Detroit.
most OF them employers of labor.
started, Wednesday morning. on
tour through the city to lend their
personal efforts to the task OF secur-
ing relief for the thousands OF unem-
ployed men clamoring for work. The
employers are members OF 70 commit
tees appointed from the membership
OF the Detroit Board OF Commerce In
its effort to find work for idle men.
three TO 10 men.
The increase In the flow of unem-
ployed humanity which has appealed
to the Board Of Commerce for aid has
become so great In the last few days
that members OF the organization
have decided To take drastic steps to
remedy the situation. In many cases
members OF these committees have
already agreed to look after families
deserving Of special attention. One
committee reported soon after 1t LETT,
Wednesday morning, that 1t had made
arrangements to care for five ram
lilies.
AL the same time the committees
left on their errands OF mercy, Vice
Presiden. Charles II. Clifford and Sec
retary Byres w. Gitchell started on
tour Of visitation to large employers
of labor clifford and Gitchell, who
are at the head of the movement for
the welfare OF the jobless ones, will
personally interview employers and
Impress on them the dire need OF the
thousands OF men who are without
means of supporting their wives and
little ones.
Predictions made, Tuesday, that the
number of applicants for positions
that day would reach 800. were real
lied. And long before the doors OF
the Board OF Commerce building. at
Lafayette and Wayne-sts.. opened at
Is o'clock Wednesday morning, anoth.
or mass Of men had lined around the
building. The rows OF men, three
deep, extended on Wayne-st 10 the al
ley, IL tho center OF the block. to-
wards MichiRan-ave. and into the al
lev for fully three-quarters OF block.
Shortly before noon, the corps OF men
interviewing and registering the ap-
plicants. estimated that the number
TO be indexed today would be close TO
1000.
An encouraging feature OF the
Board OF Commerce movement Is the
Increase In the number OF calls for
workers that have been received In
the last two days. Wednesday morn
| ing Il became necessary to assign
| three additional men to the task OF
receiving the calls and deciding upon
the most worthy men to fill the posi-
ltions.
"It is the object OF tn. board. said
| Mr.. Clifford. ito centralize the reliei
work, II possible. II we register most
OF the unemployed men here. and em
ployers who need workers send theft
calls to us. the work will be mucf
more effective than II calls were SEN
here and there about the city. As 4
lis. we are able 10 classify the mer
and give what Jobs are open TO thos'
who need them most II the relic
work were 20 be carried on In differ
ent parts OF the city, there would b.
no concerted action. and the best re
suits would not be forthcoming"
The Board OF Commerce provided
the members Of the committees SEN
out Wednesday with automobiles tc
make their visits TO the homes OF the
unemployed.