The Washington times., 1921-06-26

other days bought a paper hat.
So I didn't care much, although all
the other girls In my division were
scary and always talkin' about what
the country was comm 10 and what
they were going to do when they Inst
their Jobs. figured that there were
a plenty Of buildings in washhinston
and as long as that condition lasted
there would always be Jobs. What
were the buildings for? come from
a big town. but I never have seen
so many buildings as there are In
Washington.
So as Aforesaid when I got my
pink slip the other day. ] wasn't a
BIT nervous. / just went to my room
and you know what / did7 Well I
use 70 know a girl once who had a
lot OF experience In life and she told
me that whenever / got in q kgEt
place and needed a job 10 just fix
myself up the best ! know how and
then make my approach. That's what
did but II didn't turn out as prog
nosticated.
THE FIRST ATTEMPT.
1 dolled up and picked out tpe
-. II was such a big t'Iii!ing
that's why picked 1t out. 1 thought
there would be room enough for !, st
one more. I'm not very big anyway
and what miss in Drawn / make up
is brain power. That's not conccit,
that's just self-confdence.
The first person came 20 was
the watchman at the front door. He
looked at me suspicious-like and
then he said, What you looking
forT' / told him, a Job. He said.
We'll don't come around here. Hun
dreds of 'em are turned away every
day. Go on in. 'Talnt no use but
go on"
Wasn't that a dirty dig trying 20
discourage me like that. 1 went In.
1 met two girls in the corridor and
asked them TO please direct me TO
the employment office. They gave
me a mean look and had a sarcastic
slur around their mouth. Then one
of 'em said over her shoulder, "Taey
are not taking anyone on now. but
you can try at that office. the second
door TO the right"
was beginning to feel kind of
kind of out Of my
latitude. I'd been a clerk two years
and never had anyone look at me
in that tone. but straightened my
hair back, rubbed the powder Oft my
nose and took long strides and tried
to look capable as entered the
office of the chief clerk. But no
looked so grouchy that fell back
Into the vernacular right or the
bat, and lost all my self -composure.
He kept me standing there for an
hour almost and then he looked up
from his desk. well" he said, do
you want to see me?" I'm looking
for a Job" 1 said. I'm a stenog-
rapher. had two years experience
and thought this would be a nice
place to work and"
Wait just one minute" he inter
rupted. There's not chance here.
Why. we have waiting list OF 500
and were not taking on girls any
way. The policy of the company Is
TO employ males only. We are not
taking anyone on at present. What
would advise you TO do Is 20 in
auire in some of the other depart
ments. There are twenty-five de-
partments in this building and each
one has It's own employment officer.
Go and inquire OF each one, but I
hold out no hopes TO you.
felt like sitting down on the steps
and crying, but being that just put
on some pink face powder that Lily
gave me I changed my mind. Any
way that's just one once thought to
myself and Til surely land a Job
in another department with this
dress on.
SO I started at the, top Of the build
ing. There are eight stories. And
worked down. felt like a second
story man that you read about, every
body looked at me so suspicious-like.
But then a girls got 70 earn her
living, and II you. can't get married
and the Government dumps you out
on the world what else can n girl dor
MAKES ALL THE ROUNDS.
I went TO the auditors once. II
went to the psymaster's once. I went