Arizona republican., 1922-02-12

will be offered with the picture.
women in the investigation OF rooms
and apartments, and assisted In set
ting up a we'll planned rooms regis
ter department. Mrs. Fred warren
was made chairman of that commit
tee. Once a month the committee
makes an investigation OF all rooms
listed within that month. AS re-
suit many girls have found perma-
nent and congenial homes fitting the
budgeting of their salaries ana wages.
Cooperation with the other organ
izations of the community has been
the slogan of all departments. From
the war. we learned the great loss
in duplication Of effort and so all
community organizations are trying
to define clearly their purpose. in
order that all may save time, effort
and expense.
The employment department has
been a splendid example of this.
When the general secretary came to
Phoenix in September, 1920 she had
had little definite training in the en-
ployment problem. and the financial
depression made it q very vital issue
with girls and women Of the COM
munity. AS a result of the acute
problem, many lessons have been
learned in the mill of experience.
An employment exchange has been
formed and all office workers are
given a test and all members Of the
exchange notified of their standing.
AS a result of the test. credentials,
personal appearance. ETC., ratings are
very carefully worked out by the
members of the exchange in common
council together, and a legitimate
salary or wage system planned. This
cannot always be adhered TO, Dut II
often forms the basis for letting an
office worker. as well as an employ
er, know definitely the financial
value of the employe. This is de-
cided advance over the year pre-
vious end is itself worth while in the
confidence received from the busi-
ness firms of Phoenix. and in truth
from all parts of the state, as calls
come from Globe. Miami Yuma,
Prescott, Ash Fork. Winslow, Will
liams. and in fact from nearly every
community in the state. large and
small. and two have come in from
California.
Altogether there have been nearly
$500 calls in the department during
the year. and the hope is that some
time soon a full time employment
secretary may be obtained, as the
figures certainly show that it means
the time of the general secretary and
the assistant for that one parucu-
lar department now. That is one OF
the dreams which will be possible
when the dream Of the pudding Is
fulfilled.
Another hope is that of the pos
sibility of a regularly employed ira
velers aid secretary at the new union
station. A committee has been ap-
pointed to ask the railroads to con-
slider a definite place in the new
union station for a regularly en-
ployed travellers aid secretary. Any
one who stops to think for minute
and realizes the enormous floatlnS
population of girls in office and do
mestic service, will know at the.
same time that there is also very
definite problem presented at the
railroad station.
The subscriptions to the magazines
which the association had subscribed
to. have expired and IL library CONF
mittee were formed many magazines
could be provided by various means
with little or no expense to the asso-
citation. The magazines mean mucn
to the girls who come in to rest Tor
a few minutes or to stay all night in
the dormintory room.
Publicity is not matter or one
department but the constant interest
of every person interested in the as
sociation. Newspapers cannot do all
though we need a vote of thanks 10
the splendid support given by the
newspapers in publishing reports or
news this year. If every member
would constitute a committee Of one
and become interested enough to
watch for the little Life" stories
within the association, they would
soon become unconscious puDliclty
agents for the association. Gould
each member sit at the association
desk a half day each, enough pup
licity would be gained to make all
other forms of publicity needless.
Now 1t is the case of girl out
from an eastern coast city, abso-
lutely alone, and with very limited
funds. She needs sympathy more
than anything else, and advice, and
sometimes by merely cup OF tea and
a funny story the atmosphere of the
whole world is changed for her, and
she sets out to make the battle for
strength which. before. had seemed
hopeless. Another case is of a moth
er with family of little ones; the
| father has been out of work for some
| time and she must do something or
they will starve. 1t is not case for
| charities. the only thing needed is
| the chance TO work. Day work IS
found for the mother, the children
placed in the Day Nursery. and the
result is happy family, no longer
worrying about becoming public
| charges.
And so it goes. day after dav a
| continuous effort in a preventative
cause. not remedial--in order to
make a girl a self respecting, self
supporting individual who is an as
set to community not liability.
| In the words of some one. There Is
no better work than putting the
| bottom Of the ladder where the man
is. so that he can, by his own effort,
! climb to the top"
| RespectfulIv submitted.
| I'D A NTf.l~S AMRATTEH