The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-04

and secure the names and addresses
of all persons in his parish who would
be qualified to prepare speeches, and
also OF those who are already pre-
pared, especially encouraging the
young men and women just out OF
college or high school to come for.
ward and undertake the work.
The result in a year or so would be
list of speakers who could creditably
present on any program the Catholic
| side of questions before the public.
The next meeting of ST. Luke's or
ganization committee will be held
January at three o'clock in Knights
of Columbus club rooms.
Mrs. G. H. Beatty, Victory Girl
| chairman for Minneapolis, sent the
following report: The total for both
boys and girls was $4,000 for the
parochial schools, high schools and
academies.
Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Russell and Mrs.
Larpenteur visited thirteen parochial
schools and addressed the pupils of
7th and 8th grades. They secured the
hearty cooperation of the Sisters.
However, it was very difficult to COM
bine parochial and public schools even
after two years of war. No organiza-
ton was able to take care of both in
Minneapolis, although it was done in
st. Paul
The initial meeting of st. Paul
Municipal Chorus organized, and regu-
lar rehearsals will begin on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock at the Court
House. s
Plans are now being formulated by
Hugo V. Koch, State Director, u. S.
Employment Service and John N.
Jackson, Chairman, Community Labor
Board, for the establishment of
bureau in Saint Paul where returning
soldiers and sailors, as we'll as war
workers and others may seek employ
ment. A meeting of representatives
of all agencies in the city which are
to take part in this program will be
held at the Association offices in the
near future to form an organization
and elect an executive committee to
be known as the Board of Manage
ment which will handle the work of
the bureau.
The United States Department of
Labor and the United States Employ
ment service with the cooperation of
the Council of National Defense are
now establishing bureaus in every
community, from the small town to
the largest city, where the returning
soldier and sailor may ascertain what
employment is open for him. Mr..
Koch, at a meeting of the subdivision
of Employment and Welfare, held last
Tuesday outlined the reconstruction
program of the Government and stated
that it is the plan to coordinate the
work of the many societies in every
community which are preparing to find
employment for men returning from
service and war work, so as to avoid
duplication of effort and loss of eff
cheney.
The headquarters of the Saint Paul
bureau will be located at the Offices of
the United States Employment Serv-
ice at 343 Minnesota Street.
The Saint Paul Community Labor
Board, which has accepted the
responsibility for administrative con-
troll of this matter in this territory,
has gone into this matter very care
fully and in order to centraliZe the
work and secure the greatest possible
efficiency representatives of the Red
Cross, Y. NJ. c.. A., National Catholic
War Council, War Camp Community
Service, Jewish Welfare Board, Saliva
ton Army, commercial bodies and
associations of employers have been
requested to cooperate with the U. S.
Employment Service and Community
Labor Board in this very important
program. All these agencies have been
asked to direct the returning soldier
and sailor to this central Office, where
everything possible will be done to