The Washington times., 1919-03-03
DEAR FOLKS

SdSOg lildAC ~ q pJLl1l II.
find out if the women work
erS were contented. / know
by experience that if women
look cheerful and act hap
ply it is a sure sign that al
is well-that it IS a very
good reflector of the char
acter and heart of a business
] must say | was greatly I'M
pressed, and very much
pleased as / visited depart
mentS in the Wilson s
Company pIant-particulaT-
ly those departments where
women stand alongside Of
the men laborerS and do
their work Skillfully 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 sin
certify of their words.
/ have visited many business
institutions in my lifetime where
many women are employed. Il
am glad to say that in a great
many instances these business
institutions really desire to make
their women workers happy and
comfortable, which is greatly to
the credit of the men who con
duct them.
But practically in every institutisn
/ visited there seemed to Be some.
thing lacking something that r.
strained the happy looks and tie
laughter I saw and heard IN The
ranks Of the women workers IN &c
Wilson & Company plant.
The good win, enthusiasm and tie
tine spirit they show IN their Werk
so unusual in my exDeriencs-s
me 10 asking questions I FEE
there was some extraordinary con
ditiOn existing that produced sucA
q wave Of ecntentmenk
And I soon found cut
First, learned that Mr.. W1a
himself enjoys q splendid reputa-
ton among the Women-Workert
They have mbomded faith in him
as. a man. They appreciate his
kindness. sympathy and consider
ton.
But, Mr.. Wilson himself cannot a.
everything. He has to delegate
power to others, but, IN ehoosnF
those to represent him, he MAKES
sure 70 find men and women q
character and heart and ability ard
engaging personality.
He found a jewel IN a little Bohe-
mian young woman-25 years Old
on whom ne placed the responsI-
bility Of employing and directing
the women-Workers ia the plant
This young woman, as / soon dis
covered, is the key that opens TIE
doors to the happy working conf
tons that prevail she has 3 wc6-
derful personality; she keeps Il
daily touch with her army q
en-workers-mOre than 1,1t9
of them. She studies their con-
forts. 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
letter would Ike to mdertalEs the
task Of leading over 1,10O wOmen-
workers and keeping them haPpy
It is a very big undertaking; bat
this little woman (she's not much
bigger than a pint Of cider) loves
the work so much that she gets
the greatest Joy Of her life in ne
doing Of it.
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 to brighten
the lives Of a host Of women
workers; that she can help to teach
them our American customs and
our language; that she can devel-
Cd in them the love Of the beaut-
full in their home lives; that she
can make them as proud TO 1--we IN
America and to become AmerieEn
citizens as she herself is proud -
live here and to be loyal. tive
blue American citizen.
The devotion OF the women-workefB
to this young Bohemian woman - eno
most beautiful thing I've seen In my
life.
Her smile and kindly. words and
deeds Just radiats happiness
There Is no finer work in all the
world to do.
Isn't II great. that IN this Chicago
organization, over LOO Women-Work-
er have found happiness and comfort
have had lots Of sunshine let into
their lives-have been led 20 higher
thoughts and ambitions2
And all because THE MAN WHO leads
the institution they work for wants
to see them get out OF life all the JOY
possible and,~for that reason. chose a.
their friend and adviser one OF the
mbst talented young women in the
woman full Of heart SYM
pathies who just revels in the JOY o.
her work.