Evening journal., 1919-03-07
DEAR FOLKS

NERY early in my daily trips
v through the Wilson &
Company plant, Chicago, made
it a point to find out if the women
workers we're contented. ! know
by experience that if women look
cheerful and act happily it is a
sure sign that all is well-that il
is very good reflector of the
character and heart Of a business.
! must say was greatly impress
ed, and very much pleased as I
visited departments in the Wilson
& Company plant-particularly
those departments where women
stand alongside of the men labor
ers and do their work skillfulIy
and cheerfully.
These good women themselves
told me that they like their work
very much, and they said it so
earnestly and frankly that there
was no mistaking the sincerity Of
their words.
have visited many business institu-
tions in my lifetime where many wom-
en- are employed. I am glad to say that
in sreat many instances these bust
ness institutions really desire to make
their women workers happy and com
Portable, which is greatly to the credit
Of the men who conduct them.
But practically in every institution I
visited there seemed to be something
lacking-something that restrained the
happy looks and the laughter l saw
and heard in the ranks Of the women
workers in the Wilson & Company
plant
The good will, enthusiasm and the fine
spirit they show in their work-so I'm.
usual in my eXperience-set me to ask
ing questions. felt there was some
extraordinary condition existing that
produced such a wave Of contentment
And soon found out.
First, Ilearned that Mr.. Wilson him
self enjoys a splendid reputation among
the women-workers. They have un-
bounded faith in him as a man. They
appreciate his kindness, sympathy and
consideration.
But Mr. Wilson himself cannot do
everything. He has to delegate power
TO others. but, in choosing those to
represent him, he makes sure 10 find
men and women Of character and heart
and ability and engaging personality.
He found a jewel in a little Bohemian
young woman-25 years old-on whom
he placed the responsibility Of employ
ing and directing the women-workers
in the plant.
This young woman, as soon discov-
cred, is the key that opens the doors
to the happy working conditions that
prevail. She has a wonderful person.
ality; she keeps in daily touch with
her army Of women-workers-mors
than 400 Of them. She studies their
comforts. She loves them and shows
that she loves them. They love her
and they show that they love her.
How many women readers OF this let
ter would like to undertake the task
Of leading over i,iO0 women-workers
and keeping them happy? It is a very
big undertaking; but this little woman
she's not much bigger than a pint Of
,ider) loves the work 50 much that
she gets the greatest Joy Of her life in
he doing Of it,
She does her work because she loves
10 help others She feels that she is
IN q position where, by kind acts, she
an help 10 brighten the lives Of
lost Of women-workers; that she can
lelp TO teach them our American Gus,
oms and our language; that she can
ievelop in them the love OF the beauti-
ul in their home lives: that she can
make them as proud TO live in America
nd to become American citizens as she
erseif is proud TO live here and to be
loyal, true-blue American citizen.
The devotion Of the women-workers 20 this
voung Bohemian woman is the most beau
iful thing I've seen in my life.
Ter smile and kindly words and deeds just
adiate happiness.
there is no finer work in all, the world to
TO-
sn't It great. that in this Chicago organi-
alton over LOO women-workers have
ound happiness and cOmfort-have had