Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-23
STATE TO HUNT
JOBS FOR TROOPS
Captain Jack and Mr.. Lightner
Get Together For Harris
burg Cavalrymen

pennsylvania Troopers returning
from the Mexicatf border without
definite arrangements for employment
will find the Bureau of Employment
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry alive to their needs, and
equipped to place them in suitable
positions almost upon their arrival.
Commissioner John Price Jackson
made that announcement to-day fol-
lowing q conference with Jacob
Lightner, Director of the Bureau of
Employment. He said that through
the five offices of the. bureau located
at Harrisburg, Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh, Altoona and Johnstown, virtu-
ally every unemployed trooper of the
2700 who are returning with the next
detachment can probably be placed
in employment. This fact is being
communicated to General Clement,
Captain George C. Jack, of the Gov
ernor's Troop, of Harrisburg. and
other Pennsylvania military officers.
Director Lightner said to-day: Ac-
cording to my understanding the next
detachment of troops to come home
will be the Fourth Pennsylvania In
fantry, recruited mainly from GEN.
trail Pennsylvania; the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania Infantry from North
western Pennsylvania; the First Cav
airy from Philadelphia, and other
points throughout the State; tho
Signal Corp, Field Hospital No. and
Ambulance Company, No. l, all of the
Pittsburgh District.
II have just notified Commissioner
Jackson that special arrangements
are being made in all our bureau
branch offices to handle the requests
of as many of these 2700 men who
desire work, and who send their re-
quests to the central office of the
bureau at Harrisburg. This office is
the clearing house for the entire
State
The Bureau of Employment is no
tifying manufacturers and employers
in general that a great many of these
returning troopers will soon be avail
able for the various trades and other
classes of work throughout the State.
With this number of seasoned men
ready to re-enter the ranks of Penn
sylvania's industrial army, employers
Will do we'll to file their requests early
with the bureau at Harrisburg"
Director Lightner also made public
to-day the following correspondence
between him and Captain George C.
Jack, of the Governors Troop, which
as part of the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry will return to Harrisburg
shortly after hesfirst of the year:
December 20, 1916.
Captain George c. Jack,
1419 Swatara Street,
Harrisburg, Pa.
Dear Sir
l notice in the daily papers that
your troops are about ready to leave
Tor home and l thought perhaps there
may be some of them who will have
no employment to go to upon their
arrival. L am, therefore, writing this
letter to you in order to obtain from
you, II possible, the number who may
need employment and the kind of en-
ployment wanted, according to their
trades.
This information is to be used by
this bureau in arranging openings for
them, in case no other arrangements
have been made.
Hoping that you will approve of
this and that you will give me ali the
Information that you can, l am
Very truly yours,
(Slgned) JACOB LIGHTNER,
Director Employment Bureau,
Dept. of Labor & Industry.
Harrisburg, Pa,
December %, 1916.
Mr.. Jacob Lightner,
director, Bureau of Employment,
Department of Labor and Industry
Harrisburg, Pa.
My dear Mr.. Lightner:-
Yours of the Goth instant, concern
nS the homecoming of my troop, re-
celved. In reply thereto, 1 would state
that 1t is impossible for me to saw
at this time just how many of the
men VIII need employment upon their
arrival, or what their trades are.
L feel, however, that this part of
the state work is very meritorious and
shall be only too glad to bring this
matter to the attention of my bows
we shall more than likely be in the
Armory, at least five days before he
ing mustered out and 1 shall then
nave an opportunity to get for Won
the desired information. Owing to the
services S' rendered by these boys, hope
you will be able to place them in NO
sltiohs OIL which they are deserving.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) GEO. CJAcLS
captain of Governors Troop.