New-York tribune., 1918-12-24
Job Agents Agree
TOCet Places Free
For War Veterans
Employment Association
Will Waive Fees From
Men Who Seek Work ON
Return From Battlefields

Members of the Metropolitan En-
pioyment Association, comprising near
~ all OF the licensed employment agen-
cles IN Greater New York, have re-
solved to waive all fees in Il campaign
10 obtain Jobs for discharged soldiers
and sailors who apply to them for
work. The association Yesterday out
l'ncd its purpose in the following res
olution:
I'm the hope of being able to repay
with material means the service rem
dered TO this country by those of our
men who saw fit to enter the army or
navy, and because of the fact that
the government has failed in number
or cases to SO provide for these men
as TO enable them to maintain them.
selves pending such time as they have
peen successful in reestablishing them
selves in industry, and because reports
nave come to US that there are thou
SANDS or them now to be discharge d
from the army and navy without ar
rangements being made for their OBJ
tanning remunerative employment prior
10 such discharge; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Metropolitan EN-
ployment Association, through its
members, offer the services of their
respective Offices in an effort to secure
employment for those of cur soldiers
and sailors who may 20. be employed;
and be it further
Resolved, That the fee TO which
these offices are entitled by law be not
charged to these men, and that the
gratis to all soldiers and sailors who
apply therefor"
Thirty-three agencies signed the
resolution. The work will be central
lied through these Offices:
H. T. Hutchinson, 23 West Fifty
sixth Street; Mrs. f. B. Brinkley, 5o7
Fifth Avenue; Hosberg E. Nelson
685 Lexington Avenue; Ida A. Seely
80 West Fifty second Street; Chauf
feurs' Exchange Agency. 81 West
tlfty-first Street; Chelsea Employment
Agency, 423 Sixth Avenue; Knicker.
booker Employment Agency, 696 Sixth
Avenue; David e. McDermot, 69C
Sixth Avenue; Coleman & Rector, 691
Sixth Avenue; Lonordos, SAT Sixth
Avenue; Geneva, 500 Sixth Avenue;
Walsh, GAL Sixth Avenue; Imperial, 635
Sixth Avenue; Liberty, 661 Sixth Ave.
nuc; Irwin, 629 Sixth Avenue; Ifer
713 Sixth Avenue; Odell, 629 Sixth
Avenue; Mrs. Jones, s82 Sixth Avenue
Grant (colored), 103 West 131st
Street; Mrs. Cokin, 68S Sixth Avenue
Central Employment Agency, 64(
Sixth Avenue; P. Wholert, 157 Eas-
Twenty y-ninth Street; Tulle (colored)
2297 Seventh Avenue; Swedish EN-
ployment Agency, 624 Madison Avenue
American Employment Agency, ZOE
East Seventy-ninth Street; Scandina
Wan Employment Agency. 71O Lexing
ton Avenue; Miss Isobe Shea, 80 Eas+
Forty-second Street, Carl B. Sampson
Agency, 781 Lexington Avenue; Mis-:
Fitzgerald, 546 Fifth Avenue; Mrs. S
j. Atwood, II State Street; Mr.. Rosen
krantz, 131 East Fourth Street; Mrs
G. G. Dahn, 624 Madison Avenue; Do
herty's Hotel Employees Reference As
socation, 601 Sixth Avenue.
In launching it's campaign the as
sociation has appealed for the coopera
ton of employers.
The bill now before Congress seek
ing to perpetuate the United State.
Employment Service will be opposed
by the private agencies. which decided
to open a systematic campaign amonl
representatives. in Congress urging :
public hearing on the measure. The
agencies charge the governments
emergency war employment machinery
has been conducted in a wasteful ant
inefficient manner