Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-16
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". r. Whitver Addressed
Cotnrnittee on Work of
Employment Bureau.

AZ meeting Of the Grand Forks
Bureau for Returning Soldiers, Sailors
and war Workers was held yesterday
afternoon at S o'clock at the Com
mertial club rooms. w. r. Whittier,
who was in the city representing the
United States department of labor.
addressed the assembly and spoke re-
gardinr the purpose of the organiza-
ton and the work which the govern
ment is doing to adjust h industrial
Rndstlabor problems throughout the
United States.
A#committee of three was chosen
to act as a committee on organization
and to make recommendations for a
permanent chairman. The committee
named is composed of S. S. Mcdonald.
A. H. Turner and>C. w. Graves. Aft
81 the naming of the committee the
meeting adjourned subject to the call
Of the committee.
The Grand Forks bureau as organ
lied some time ago., is composed of
local organizations who have been &C
tive in wal work during the progress
Of the war. The members of the bur-
eau. in this city, include Peter Morgan.
representing the Council of Defense,
!. P~apermaster for the Jewish Wei
fare Board, H. B. Finch for the Red
Cross, Clyde E.. Baker for the U. S.
Labor department, c. w. Graves for
the Commercial club, Rex E. Willard,
county superintendent of schools, G.
l.. ireland, Harry McNichol, Elizabeth
Burr, the Boys and Girls club leader,
H. j.. Monley for the knights of
Columbus; ThOs- H. Gallagher, for the
M. e. Church; A. H. Turner; Captain
Harry Veach, for the Salvation Army,
and w. H.. Elfring for the Y. M. c. A.
To this membership will be added
representatives of churches and lodge
organizations and Of all other
reputable and organizations within
the city.
The purposr of the bureau, as out
lined by MI. Whitver, is to co-ordi-
nate III efforts of all organizations
and in fact of all individuals in the
community in securing work for SOL
diers and s:.ilors and war workers and
in adjusting labor problems during
the period of reconstruction. All in
formation secured by any organiza-
ton or any member of any %organiza-
ton III the community, relative to op-
portTnities for work is to be filed
with the superintendent of the en-
plcyment office of the United States
department of labor. This Office has
been selected by the bureau to have
charge Of the files and will act as the
agent for getting the employer and
employe together, y
Reports Made Weekly.
Similar bureaus have been organ.
lied in every city and important town
in.the United States. Fifty-two have
been organized in North Dakota
Mr. WHITTIER went on to explain thai
each bureau reports to the federal di-
rector of labor of the state each week,
the report showing the applicants fol
work and the positions available,
Each state Office in turn sends the in.
formation furnished by the bureaus tt
Washington each week by telegraph
In this way the department at Wash
ington is aware of labor conditions in
each community of the entire United
States and to a great extent the &C.
tual rehabilitation Of the army is
regulated by the reports secured by
the bureaus. 1t a readily be seer
that the bureaus must be we'll organ
lied and that they must function t.
supply complete and accurate infoS'
nation to the government. To facili
tate the work, the speaker said tina