El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
DEAR FOLKS

VERY early in my daily trips through
' the Wilson & Company plant. Chi
cage. I made it a point to find out II
the women workers were eontented-
I know BY experience that II women
look cheerful and act happily It IS a
sure sign that ali is weT-that It is
a very good reflector OF the character
and heart OF a business
must say I vas greatly impressed.
I and very much pleased as 1 visited de
partments in the Wilson & Company
7 plant-particularly those departments
where women stand alongside OF the
men Iaborers and do their work skill
fully and cheerfulIy.
These good women themselves tolo
ne that they like their work very
much. and they said II 50 earnestly
and frankly that there was no mis-
taking the sincerity OF their words
have visited many business IN
stltutions IN ny lifetime where many
women are employed. am glad TO
say that in a great many instances
these business institutions really de-
sire TO make their women workers
happy and comfortable. which is
greatly to the credit OF the aen who
conduct them
But practically IN every institution
visited there seemed to be some
thing lacking-somsthing that re-
] strained the happy looks and the
I laughter I saw and heard IN the ranks
OF the women workers in the Wilson
& Company plant.
The good VIII, enthusiasm and The
I fine spirit they show in their work
so unusual in my experience-set ne
20 asking questions. I felt there was
some extraordinary condition exist
+ ing that produced such a wave OF con-
Z tsntmenr
And I soon found cut
FIRST. I learned nat 8lr. Wilson
himself enjoys = splendid reputation
among the women workers They
have unbounded faith IN him a. 8
man. They appreciate his kindness.
{ sympathy and consideration.
But M Wilson himself cannot DO
everything. Ia has 70 delegate power
10 others but. in choosing those 20
Z represent him, he makes sure 20 find
men and women o. character and
heart and ability and engaging per
s0nality.
He found a Jewel IN a little Bohs-
mian young woman-25 years old
on whom he placed the responsibility
7 OF employing and directing the Wom-
/ en-worksrs in the plant.
This young woman. as I soon dis
covered, Is the key that opens the
I doors TO the happy working condi-
lions that prevail she has a wonder
I fuI personality; she keeps IN daily
touch with her army OF womsn-worl1-
ers-m0rs than 1.1e0 OF them she
studies their comforts. she loves
them and shows that she loves them
They love her and they show that
I they love her.
How many women readers q this
letter would Ike TO undertake the
task OF leading over 1.100 women
workers and keeping them hzppyf It
is a very big undertaking; but this
little woman Cshe's not much bigger
than a pint OF cider loves the work
so much that she gets the greatest
I joy OF her life IN the doing OF L.
she does her work because she
loves to help others. she feels that
she Is in a position where. BY kind
acts. she can help 70 brighten the
lives OF a host OF women-worksrss
that she can help to teach them our
American customs and our language,
that she can develc in them the love
OF the beautiful Z heir home lives:
that she can make them as proud to
live in America and 10 become Amer
lean citizens as she herself Is proud
to live here and TO be a loyal true
blue American citizen.
The devotion OF the vzomen-worlers
TO this young Bohemian woman Is the
most beautiful thing I've seen in ny
life
Her smile and kindly words and
deeds just radiate happiness.
There IS no finer work In all the
world TO do.
Isn't it great. that in this chicago
organization. over LOO homework
ers have found happiness and com
fort-have had lots OF sunshine lei
into their lives-havs been led 10
higher thoughts and ambition7
And all because THE NAN WHO
leads the institution they work for
wants to see them get out OF life all
the Joy possible and. for that reason
chose as their friend and adviser one
OF the most talented young women IN
the country woman fun Of heart
sympathies who just revels in the JOY
Of her work
I think you viii be interested in a
brief sketch OF this young woman
who. TO me. is a shining example Of
the great work that the women Of the
world are now doing.
she was an orphan at six years or