Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-03
Jobs FOR EX-YANKS
GOAL OF CAMPAIGN
Unemployment Sunday" Tomor-
row Marks Effort to Find
Work for Veterans
APPEALS FROM CHURCHES

Clergymen in every pulpit in the state
z viii launch the Pennsylvania jobs for
{ Pennsylvania soldiers" campaign to-
marrow, as designated by President
Z Wilson as employment Sunday
The project. sponsored by the army
and navy department of the Brotherhood
ofs st. Andrew, is nation wide In its
scope and the campaign will be carried
Z on in every state. each for its own sons.
1t Is indorsed by Secretary of Labor
Wilson ind the United States employ
ment service.
Governors of the states and mayors
< Of all the larger cities have followed the
example of President Wilson in issuing
appeals for united and effective effort in
behalf of the men who are being released
from the military service.
Pastors of Philadelphia churches will
dwell in their sermons tomorrow on the
necessity for immediate employment Of
ex.service men in positions they can
fill and at fair wages. They will lay
stress on the sacrifices which the men
themselves have maderin behalf OF those
I who remained at home.
.is Presidents Message
Following is the, text of President
Wilson's message on employment
j Sunday" cabled from the Peace Con
ference: ..
1.-THE church organizations Of the
country having generously united in an
t, effort to assist the Employment service
OF the United States in finding work
for returning soldiers and sailors ana
war workers, and having deslgnateo
Sunday, May 4. as Employment sun
day I am happy to add my voice 10
Others in an appeal to our fellow -coun
trymep to give their earnest am nnltea
support to this and every similar move
ment.
81 hone that the people o, the coun
try will universally observe Employ
mert Sunday as a day of fresh dedica
tion 10 the mutual helpfulness which
will serve to work ont in the months to
come the difficult problems of employ
ment and industrial reorganization. In
these days Of victor. we can make no
better offering than that of service to
the men and women who have won the
q victory.
WOODROW WILSON.
Church welcome committees in all
parts of the country already have oeen
doing an active work in welcoming the
returned soldiers and sailors, placing
them in Jobs and serving them through
the many channels of church and com =
munity life. This plan of welcoming
men has the hearty indorse-
Re,aent and co operation of the big wei
nenare examinations. notably the Red
Cross. Y. NJ. G. A. and War Camp
Community Service. The general war
time commission is actively pushing the
idea.
u4.ts Fit Men Into Right Place
Fitting the returned man into his
proper place in the community and
church life is the keynote of the plan.
i 1t suggests that each church should form
at once a committee of its active lay
men, to get in touch with the men as
n they return home. seek out their needs
z and in every way possible work with
them in filling those needs.
Jobs are found, entertainments are
planned, the man is welcomed to the
church and to all activities of the com
munity life. He is welcomed home and
shown that his church and community
feel proud of him, not in stand ottish
semblance of hero worship, but in real
service that tends to build up and
strengthen the ideals for which he
fouoht