Evening star., 1917-02-27
D. c. EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE IS OPENED
Service Established at Depart
ment of Labor. v. Pow
derIy in Charge.
TO HELP THE GUARDSMEN

The District of Columbia employment
service has been established at the
Department of Labor to secure employ
ment for returning District national
guardsmen and all other persons in the
National Capital who may be in need
of work Secretary Wilson has ap-
proved the designation of T. V. Powder
ly, chief of the division of information.
as acting director of employment for
the District.
Thus a long forward step has been
taken, il is generally felt. in attending
to the needs OF the people of the Ma
tional Capital who may be in need Of
positions.
This work has been carried on gener-
ally to date by the local offices OF the
federal employment service, OF when
A Caminetti. commissioner OF lmm1gra-
ton, is the head. but yesterday marked
the establishment of a separate and dis
tinct District of Columbia employment
service.
First attention will be given to re-
turning guardsmen, and preliminary
efforts are now under way for the es-
Enlistment of a women and girls dlvi-
sion in this city.
all women's organizations will take place
March Q, in the hall of the Public Library
at . 80 pm. Invitations are being sent
out to all organizations of women to send
a representative to this meeting
The purpose of the meeting to be held
March Q is to consult representatives
of woren's organizations with view OF
organizing cooperative club women's COM
mitteeS to aid in the objects OF the woln-
ems division.
Women and Girls Division.
The objects of the women and girls
division are: Placement of women and
girls over sixteen years of age; informa-
tion as to industry. vocational guidance
and Industrial training: and industrial
education to those under sixteen years
as well as to those above that age de-
string same.
The new organization for the Dis
trict, while in contemplation for some
time, Commissioner Caminetti ex-
planned this afternoon. was made alb
solutely necessary in order to facili-
tate the securing of employment, first,
for returning guardsmen desiring work;
secondly. for all other persons as might
apply for employment. There are now
many applications for employment on
file by returning guardsmen, and 1t was
considered that this work. so far as
cerned, could be more effectively done
by a special organization created for
the purpose.
Employment for Guardsmen.
1T is intended that this organization
will cooperate with the military and
other organizations in the District and
employers for the immediate purpose
of securing employment for such
guardsmen." Mr.. Caminetti declared.
Included within the scope Of the or
ganization is the general system opera
tive now in other sections of the coun-
try. The system includes not only the
mems division. but also the women and
girls division: young men and boys
division, schoolteachers and profess
sional service division and clearing
house of information.
1T is the purpose to proceed as soon
as circumstances will allow with the
installation Of these various divisions,
SO that the District of Columbia will
be served in the same way, SO far as
employment is concerned. as states are
under the existing system.
The invitation for representation at
the meeting on March . includes not
only representatives of the units of
the women's organizations who have,
through their national officers. indi-
Gated their desire to cooperate, but
also all organizations of women.
whether having national organizations
or not. who are organized within the
to unite their efforts in the endeavor
to secure employment for women and
girls. This invitation will be sent to
all known organizations of women in
this District Mr. Caminetti said
Indian Head proving grounds today
Joined the list of employers who want
to give work to the District guards
men returning from the Mexican bor-
der. A letter from the inspector of
ordnance in charge 20 the Department
of Labor states that the station can
take at least fifty-flve men. Five who
kan qualify as all-round machinists
can be given positions with pay from
s3,36 to S4.56 a day of eight hours.
Fifty men can go to work as common
laborers in the powder factory. start
ing at s1.s4 and 81. These will be
given training as powder factory at
tendants." and shortly can expect to
make s2.16 to s3.6s a day of eight
hours. Indian Head is twenty-six
miles from Washington, on the Po-
tomac river. While isolated, ii is a
well built village of more than 700
population. A large factory is operat-
ed by the government, making smoke
less powder. This manufacture, the
authorities state, is not attended with
the dangers which surround the manu-
facture of black powder. dynamite or
illuminate of mercury.
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