The Washington herald., 1920-01-11
War Risk Bureau Minin1izes
Hardships OF Released Girls
By Offering Good Positions
Policy Of Employment Seek
ing Adopted by Person
mel Office May Spread to
Other Government Serv-
ice, and Private Business,
Waiper Believes.

sat right down in the midst of
them.
1t seems that the "sob lady" be-
lies her nickname for she has
bright, charming face full of inter-
est and sympathy, crowned by q
wealth of white hair. 1t was she
who had charge of the employment
service.
In case the position is elusive or
not satisfactory. or the applicant
meets with no result. he or she Is
at liberty to return to the employ
ment desk and the case is again
taken up. Telephone calls, mes
sages and letters to possible em-
ployers are sent by the sob lady"
until definite results are gained.
I'VE intend to see." said Assistant
Director Wainer. that the girls
who go out from employment berc
are cared for just as we'll at the
future place of employment as they
were here. We investigate the sur
roundings of girls leaving the bu-
reau and try to be sure that the
place to which we send them for
work will be wholesome and COM
patible with right living.
Fiji Many Positions.
1T has been gratifying to see
with what ready responses We were
met on all sides when 1t became
known that our released personnel
was to be looked after by the bu-
reau. Concerns ef every descrIp-
tion in the business world have
written to the bureau for clerks or
specialists of different kinds and
we have even had a request from a
well-known United States Senator
from the West. to furnish him a
stenographer.
The bureau employment agency
has also been honored by the Blu
reau of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice. sending to it Gor
some high-class clerks: the Rail-
road Administration has been serv-
ed. besides the Public Health Serv-
ice. the Red Cross, the Census. Sig
nal Corps, L. s. Employment Bu-
reau, Shipping Board. Department
OF Interior. Quartermaster Corps.
Department of Agriculture, field ar
tillery and other government
branches.
'In the business world the add
schools of stenography. have asked
for. clerks. Also lawyers and large
business houses. including fashion
able miIliners. have been furnished
with help: and four restaVrateurs
have asked for cashiers. two hav-
ing been supplied
Prevent Unbalanced Conditlon.
One clerk in the excitement of
being released from the bureau re-
ported at the Capitol that she was
without a position, when her trans
fer to a branch of the Treasury De-
partmeht with her original salary
and a bonus there of $240 was walt
ing for her in the personnel Office
and she had never inquired for-it.
When the assistant director was
asked what bearing the war risk
agency will have in establishing a
precedent for such work in all gov
ernment departments. he said, "by
taking for it's own use clerks from
the surplus of one department to
meet the shortage of another, pre-
vents sudden flooding of the
world of private business with re-
sulting hardships> and depression to
the individual"
Accordingto Director Cholmeley-
Jones' report to Congress the bu-
reau will be completely stabilized
June 30. 1921, when the personnel
will be sifted down to about 1900.
At that time the assistant director
in charge of personnel believes that
25 per cent of those wishing en-
ployment will be placed.