The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-04


G. Chandler explaining how The
United States government is taking
care of wounded soldiers and sailors
through the Board for Vocationa
Education, and various government
hospitals.
Converting at IL O'Clock. recess wa2
taken from 3 to-4 for lunch. Upon re-
converting the following resolution
was unanimously passed:
Resolved by the commission for the
care and rehabilitation for Virginia
returning from the war. that:
l. Conforming with the letter and
spirit of the joint resolution of the
General Assembly OF Virginia Great
ing this commission to seek the CO.
operation Of public, snjyited. citjzers
~ ~ az ss IL tt>A2 S.s.x NJ EsEs
deSrgned to be extended to the return
ing soldiers may be available to such
Of these as may be returning prior
TO the converting of the next Cen
eral Assembly Now, TO make this
cooperation effective this commits
sion calls upon all employers OF la
hor of this state wire may have va
cancies in their working departments,
or who can give additional employ
ment to make these facts or either of
these facts, known at once TO a United
states Employment Service Bureau,
II there be one in their neighborhooi,
or to representative of this commits
sion to be appointed in their neigh
horhood under another provision of
this resolution appearing below.
, That the chairman Of congress
sional districts as named by this com
mittee be requested TO appoint as
soon. as practicable chairman for the
counties and the cities. and that for
the purpose of carrying ont this sec
ton Of the resolution the congress
sional district chairman will be asked
to naTnc as county chaiTmen the couu-
ty clerks in their several districts
provided that there are no cities in
such counties. but where there is a
city within the county the district
chairman shall name for such a local
chairman such person as he shall
deem hest qualified for the position.
8 That for the purpose of making
this effort effective all public spirited
citizens are. requested to inform re-
turning soldiers and sailors that these
agencies are created Scr their bene-
ut, and that the United States De-
partment OF Labor, through its local
employment Offices. or this commit
tee through its local chairman, stand
ready NJ all times to aid them in Sc
curing profitable employment.
the efforts nf the l.. s Employment
Service, which is seeking to find suit
able employment for the dem obilized
military forces of the nation, and
places itself in full accord with all the
other departments of the government
and the Council of National Defense.
who are now cooperating with the
Department OF Labor.
). That the commission applauds
the activities of the State Labor Com
missioner in making an. emplovment
survey cs the state for the purpose OF
acquiring information. which should
lead to the profitable employment of
soldiers, wounded, crippled or other
wise incapaCitated by war service
f. That the chairman SO designated
in each county or city is urgently re-
quested to give publicity in his COM
munity to the purpose in view and to
receive from any soldiers seeking en-
ployment and from employers all ne
cessary data and endaavor to obtain
local employment for such soldiers
and in the event there is no local en-
plovment obtainable, TO communicate
with the secretary of this commission
G. r. Kelley. State Capitol. Richmond.
Va
!. That the newSDaDers Of tho etqto
are particularly solicited to give the
widest publicity to these resolutions
as the surcst means of getting this in
formation before the people of Vir-
GINA
District Chairman Appointed
Acting upon the foregoing resolu-
ton the following men were appoint
cd district chairman, except those
from The second, third and fifth dis
tricts. which are 10 he filled later:
/ Judge G, w Robertson, Naw-
port News; 4 Judge Jesse West
Waverly: ;, Judge Bennett T. Cor
don, Lovingston; Z. Judge r. NJ, I{ass.
Harrissonburg. s. Judge G. Latham
Fletcher Warrenton; .. Judge VIM
f. Burns, Lebanon; 10 Judge Henry
". Holt Stauytosi