Arizona republican., 1920-12-11
REPORT VERIFIES ESTIMATE IF 20O
 UNEMPLOYED GIRLS

In a report submitted at the weekly luncheon of the Business and Profes- sional Women's club Thursday the committee appointed to investigate conditions of unemployment among the local young women declared that the previous estimate of 200 young girls out of work in Phoenix was approximately correct. The committee was composed of Miss Alice Birdsall, local attorney, chairman; Mrs. Cowgirl of the cham Der of commerce and Miss Frances Shambaugh, secretary of the Young Women's Christian association of Phoe- nix. The report follows:
 We have found that the situation as to unemployed girls is practically as stated by Mrs. Maud Makemson at the last meeting Of the club; that a large number of girls are unemployed at the present time and that the number is increasing daily; that there is no out look for any improvement in condi
 tions at any time soon. but, on the l contrary, establishments are each day 1 turning off employees, and there are very few new positions open, the ten dency being to cut down help in all lines.
 1 50 far as the committee has been able to ascertain, there are no cases of
 actual want as yet among these girls,
 as the '. W. c. A. has been able tus | far to place those whose immediate 1 needs were urgent in other lines of work, where they will at least be sure of a livelihood until they can again
 secure employment in their own line
 of work.
 Your committee believes, therefore
 that the situation, while not alarming
 at the present tune, may easily become
 so if there Is a further influx of women dependent for their living on securin>
 employment after they arrive, and that the best service this club can ren- der at this time, both to these girls and to the community generally, Is tC use the efforts of the club and Of the individual members thereof to stop the advent of more working women tc Phoenix until conditions improve. As a means of accomplishing this, the lcommittee has prepared a letter in the name of the club, signed by the presi- dent, stating clearly the true condi- Itions of employment in Phoenix ana Iadvising women and girls seeking em- Iployment not to come here which let.
 ter has been multigraphed and copie:
 left with the, chamber of commerce
 the Underwood typewriter agency, tn,
 United States employment office, ano
 the Y. W. c. A., to be mailed out by them in reply to Inquiries respecting
 positions. All of the above named
 bodies, who are daily receiving nu. merous inquiries concerning employ ment from women and girls, are heart , fly in favor of this plan and have glad
 ly consented to send this letter aloni with their replies to such inquiries
 believing it will add much weight t their own statement of the situation. "The committee presents the follow 2 | ing further recommendations:
 s "1. That the local papers and tn 2 correspondents of the Los Angeles an,
 Fl Paso papers be furnished with l Icopy of this report and be requeste e and urged by the club to give publicit 1 thereto. to the end that the presen $ situation shall not be aggravated b e needy women coming to Phoenix unde n a misapprehension as to true condi : tions 0 femployment here;
 . "2. That in order to facilitate tn - work of handling any applications fo = positions or cases Of unemployed girl o needing assistance which may come |
 the attention of members of the clu . individually. Miss Shambaugh of tn f r. W. c. A., and a member of thi : committee. shall be designated to aC : as the representative of the club, | n whom members shall refer all appli s cants for positions, as well as infor a nation which may come to thei : knowledge concerning possible open e ings in any line of work:
 u "3. That this committee, or som
 similar committee appointed for ths
 purpose, be retained for the ensuin
 months, with authority to take sue
 further action and make such furtht
 reports from time to time as the ex
 gencies of the situation may require