The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
81 STATES REPORT
Job FOR SOLDIERS
Hall of States in New York
Tries to Secure Places
for Returned Boys.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE state of
Nebraska wired the hall of state of
the New York war camp community
service at u West Twenty fifth street,
New York city, saying that there were
800 Jobs OF veriols kinds out there
waiting for Nebraska soldiers and to
please send on as many as possible.
In addition, the state has offered to
pay their transportation and saws that
mere arc Jobs OF all kinds for all kinds
OF discharged Nebraskans. Other
states are sending in daily for their
men ana ask that these soldiers be in
oucea TO go home where there are Jobs
Wisconsin, thrpugh its chambers of
commerce, has sent in a list of more
thar 600 jobs and wants them filled
as soon as possible. This state Is go
ing at the work Of accomplishing ser
vice men with a system and its list
gave details of the work, the salaries
raid and tho ages of men Required.
Among the men asked for are an cleo
trical engineer for research work; a
dairyman, who will be paid between
forty and fifty dollars a week; a tobac-
co worker for $40 a week and a mum
Der of other skilled workers.
The hall of states employment de-
partment has written letters to all
chambers Of commerce in cities Of
more than 5000 population and has
received many W offering Jobs.
From Lincoln, Neb., came the request
Tor an automobile salesman with spe-
cial qualifications and this was filled
he same day when an ensign accepted
the position and left for the West.
Other replies that have been received
include that of the state of Idaho, which
sent in a hurry call for 5000 men to
go to work on important road contracts.
Many Idaho men have been sent on
to this job. Sheldon, Mo-, sent in to
say that its chamber of commerce
would take care off all the Missouri
men who would come home and Of
fered to pay their transportation.
Thlrty-seven states have now To-
Gated in the hall OF states, and are
active In welcoming their men home.
Al of the welcome home committees
are finding jobs for their men and an
ever increasing number of soldiers are
leaving service to find their jobs walt
ing for them.
Under authority from Gov. Allen, Of
Kansas, q club for Kansas soldiers and
sailors has been opened at No. SO West
Fortieth street. The club Is in charge
of a general committee Of various Kan
san societies in New York, which has
It's headquarters at the war camp COM
munity services hail of states, and
Will send Kansas soldiers to the club
from there. Mrs, Dora Lewis, of Atch-
ison, who has lost a son in the war,
has been sent to New York by Gov.
Allen to represent the state officially
In greeting returning Kansas troops.
The newly formed state OF Washing
ton society in New York recently gave
q reception for soldiers and sailors
from that state at the hall of states.
All former residents of the state of
Washington were invited to attend.
Mrs, William Pitt Trimble is president
of the new society, which was formed
TO provide hospitality for returning
fighters from Washington.
Illinois organizations in New York
have opened at l07 East Thirty fourth
street n club for Illinois soldiers and
sailors, which will be run with a pri-
vate fund known as the Gov. Lowden
fund. Men from that state are to be
sent to the new headquarters from the
New York war camp community SER
vices hall Of states where the Illinois
hospitality committee under Mrs.
Thomas Slack, makes headquarters.