Evening journal., 1921-10-14
CITY BUILDING
TRADE BETTER
Trades Council Hears Re
ports Indicating Return
Of Better Times
LABOR BUREAU
PLACES MORE MEN

ported at a meeting last night OF the
Building Trades Council. caused
brighter feelings in local labor
circles today.
The Building Trades Council is
composed Of some 80 representatives
OF local unions. comprising men en-
gagged In construction work. Twenty
Of the representatives attended the
meeting last night. which was held
in the Labor Temple, Tenth and
Tatnali streets. Walter J. Outten
presided.
When call for reports by the vari-
Gus locals was made. a number OF
their representatives stated that bet
lei. conditions had been apparent Of
ate. and that while the improve
ment was not great, 1t was note
worthy.
It was reported that the Pullman
Company is taking on more men and
plan to build up its working force
to something like that OF last winter,
when approximately 500 men were
employed. About 400 men are now
working at the plant, Il was stated.
Oficlals OF the Pullman shops de-
cline TO discuss the situation, how
sver.
There was a falling off this morn
ing in tho number Of applicants for
work at the Public Employment
Service bureau In the old City Hall
rhirty-five men had been registered
I'D to noon. Call was received Tor
six carpenters. Men were referred TO
The jobs. A place also was found for
a man Al years Of age, who has had
considerable executive experience
and good training. IL was thought
the position found for him eventu-
ally will lead 10 advancement
One applicant this morning was a
man so years old. who has been thir-
ty-six years on one job.
Speaking of registration, Miss
Katherine Smith. who is in charge Of
the mems division of the bureau, and
has organized similar bureas in many
parts OF the country. said it was
a fact that registrations were heavy
on Mondays. fairly full on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thurdays. but light
on Fridays and extremely light on
Saturdays. Just why registrations
should run In this general order I'm
various parts Of the country. Miss
Smith said she could not explain.
But while Miss Smiths branch of
me employment work Jagged some
what today. that Of Miss Blanche J.
Swavns. who has charge OF the wo-
mens division. was most active.
More thlr 20 applications for work
were Med this morning. which was
as mHrF rs en- DAY yesterday. Most
81 tness applicants were colored
rirlE
some VERY needy white womer
aurlnd Tor housewcrk BY the day ol
Tor work In stores. Two of fhesi
women have been deserted BY their
husbands Five young girls who have
been laid on ty a candy r1nufac-
tory. asked work One woman o,
5g years sought once cleaning. An
other woman said her husband had
been laid on for seven months. She
has three children and said she
would do anything" u was evil
dent from her appearance that she
had never been accustomed TO hard
work
As against these applications foi
employment. Miss Swayne received
a call for eight or ten girls TO do
house-to-house canvassing. An
young woman who thinks she woul'
be successful in this line. should ap
ply az the old City Hall at once.
A man living a few miles outsid
OF West Chester. applied for
woman who could care for his wife
convalescent after having been !
4 hospital. and 70 look out for n
house generally.
Miss swayne. who formerly wa
assistant secretary OF the Cor
sumers' League OF Delaware and
social worker Of much experience
in speaking Of the employment worl
says:
During the influenza epidemi
when I was head Of the Emergenc
Motor Corps OF Wilmington, we II
ceived constantly. calls FOR all sor
OF service from persons Of all ciasse
Now. OF course we are requested
do only one thing. that is 10 m
Jobs. but the requests come from
many types of people as did the cal
arsE the Emergency Motor Corps
Il have here on my files Of WI
men applicants for work. thr,
teachers. a manicurist, a little girl
fifteen whose fathers wages are n
SUFFICIENT TO support his family II
latter hoped we could place her 1
nurse of children. She was vei
fond OF children she told us. ar
added that she always took goC
care OF them.
"A secretary who has excellei
reference has registered. A mo-
occo worker who has been unen
ployed for ten months Is asking Z,
any sort OF work. Seven women, WI
formerly held good Office position
are in actual need and asking Il
aay sort Of work. We hope "a plas
one OF them soon, as a clerk in OF
OF the ten cent stores.
A little Polish woman. deserte
by her husband. and the only SUI
port Of her three little children sa
she would be glad TO do anythin
even scrubbing. She has no mon,
and Is living with a friend Who
also without work but willing
share her lodging and what lit,
food she has, with another won,
In need.
Many OF these women have be
looking for work for months. Sol
OF them came 10 us last year at
Commerce League office, asking Il
we help them in finding a situatio
Mayor Harvey, in a statement
sued from his Office. commends
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