Evening journal., 1918-11-19
]. c. SAYLOR IN
new POSITION
Wilmingtonian Be c o m c S
Special Representative in
Employment Service
CONFERS TO-DAY
WITHOTHER CHIEFS


Announcement has just been made OF
the appointment OF John C. Saylor. who
has been known as district superin-
! tendent OF the United States Employ
ment Service of the Department Of
Labor, as special representative TO the
director general OF the employment
service.
Mr.. Saylor, on April ~. 1918, entered
on official duty with the employment
service, having charge Of the States Of
| Pennsylvania and Delaware. About two
months ago decision wes made by the
director general to eliminate the thir-
teen employment districts Of the United
States, which included Pennsylvania and
Delaware, comprising District No. 3. Mr..
Saylor, as district superintendent. en-
gagged in intensive organization work as
a field officer OF the employment serv-
ice and personally opened forty United
States employment service offices In
Pennsylvania at the direction OF James
L. Hughes, assistant 10 the director
general. Z. C. FELTON,, federal director
for Pennsylvania, agreeing at the time
that prompt and intensified action was
necessary, that Pennsylvania would be
ready TO effectively handle its I'M
portant end Of the war labor program.
Up until the present date all OF the
fiscal business OF the two States has
been handled by Mr.. Saylors office, al
Nos. iii2-i4 King street, this city. The
Delaware fiscal business has been Sc
gregated, but for the present II has
been decided 10 head all OF Pennsyl-
vanla's fiscal affairs through the office
Of the new special representative TO
the director general.
Today, a conference OF the men en-
gagged in fiscal affairs in the State of
Pennsylvania, is being held in Mr..
Saylor's office. Those who are attending
are Francis J. JOhan, chief OF the fiscal
division Of the federal directors Office
Pennsylvania; n J. Mccormick, assistant
chief; both Of Philadelphia; Ralph NJ.
Rogers, assistant superintendent OF the
forty counties OF central Pennsylvania,
whose official station Is Harrisburg,
Pa; j. NJ. Hutchinson, fiscal clerk for
the western Pennsylvania district, COM
prising fourteen counties OF Pennsyl-
vania, and V. ]. Cain, chief Of the pur-
chasing and requisltion division OF the
federal director for Pennsylvania Of
fee at Philadelphia. The purpose OF
the conference is TO thoroughly train
those who attend In the important
fiscal system used by the Government.
w. 5. Boldly, who is known as the dis
trict clerk, is aiding Mr.. Saylor in the
intensive training Of the personnel en-
gagged in fiscal pursuits.
As special representative 20 the d.
rectOr-general, Mr.. Saylor win have a
larger field 10 cover. and while having
supervision Of work in this district,
will no doubt be called upon 70 repre-
sent John B. Densmore, director -gener-
al Of the U. s. Employment Service in
other parts Of the country. During Mr..
Saylor's term Of office as district super
intendent he opened new offices in the
following Pennsylvania cities: Phila-
depths. Chester, Pottstown, Scranton,
Nllkesbarre, ShamOkin, POttsville, du-
Bois, Bradford, Emporium, Sayre. Mt.
Union. Lewlstown. Harrisburg. Wells
bOrO. HazletOn, Pittsburgh, McKees-
port, Allegheny. braddock, Butler.
Connellsville. a number OF
railroad station Offices in important cit
les in Pennsylvania. as well as Offices
in other cities that have not been men
toned. all Of which reflected credit on
the ability displayed by the Whining
ton man in the government service.