Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-11-06

Stenography has become so impor-
tant a war industry, that nation
wide drive for 5000 stenographers
and typists is under way by the U. 5.
Employment Service. Every possible
agency has been asked to cooperate
to furnish the desired quota.
Well known manufacturers, inelud-
ing the Remington, Underwood, l. c.
Smith, Oliver and Royal typewriter
firms have placed the facilities OF
their Offices at the disposal of the En-
ployment Service, and have not only
offered the use of their machines,
but will supply examining clerks as
well. A civil service examiner will be
present at each examination held un-
der the auspices of the various COM
panies designated.
Many of the foremost colleges are
offering secretarial courses, which IN
clude stenography and typewrltlng.
Stenographers are expected to
qualify for one of the three classes:
l. College graduates and women
of wide business experience. Salaries,
81 $4,000 and up.
2. General Stenographers-salary,
$1,000 and up.
8. Typists and stenographars Of
limited experience salary sl,loo
and up.
The various departments in Wash
ington in need Of stenographers and
typists will send in each week the
number desired and the U. S. EN-
ployment Service will pro-rate the
assignments according tc the need
of each department and the supply
which the Employment Service has
on hand.
Women who make the Civil Service
examinations at the suggestion of the
~. S. Employment Service, are plac-
ed in departments where civil ser
vice is required. There are, however,
eighteen departments of the Govern
ment outside of civil service, and for
those desiring work in these depart
ments, it will be necessary to meet
the qualifications outlined by the U.
S. Employment Service.
Washington offers many attractions
to women engaged in war work. The
Government has appropriated S10,-
100000 to house employees who are
serving at the National Capital.
Early in the year, the first of a
series of residence halls for women
will be completed. The initial resi-
dence hall is being erected opposite
the Union Station, and will afford
home for 1000 women. It will be
operated on the plan of an apartment
hotel. Each bedroom will have run
ming water, and a commodious clos
ct. The furnishings, while not pre-
tentious, will be attractive and in
keeping with the latest ideas of in
terror decoration. In the meantime
many private residences are being ta-
ken over by the Government to aft
ord homes for women.
Probably no war capital in the
world has so many agencies enlisted
to provide interesting forms Of rec
reation for girls doing Government
work. The activities provided are
practically the same as those found
in the leading Women's Colleges in
the country. The Community Cen
ters of the Washington Public
Schools hold dances in the centrally
located school houses nightly for the
entertainment of the girls and men
in the service. In one of the large
schools equipped with a big natato-
rum, swimming classes are held for
girls every night at 700 o'clock fol-
lowed by a dance to which are invit-
ed soldiers and sailors stationed in
Washington or passing through the
city.
The outdoor sports include archery,
horseback riding, golf, tennis, boat
ing, trap-shooting, and aquatic meets.
Some OF the girls form military
companies and drill several after
moons a week back of the White
House, in order to keep themselves
physically fit. They are instructed by
regular army officers and non-coms.
In addition to the athletic and So
eial activities, there are free lectures,