The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-24
HAPPY WALKER" TO PLAY
FOR GLEN ECHO DANCING

Happy Walker" who signs his
checks III. w. HuIlinger, today
signed a contract to bring his
widely known Golden Pheasant So.
ctety Orchestra to Glen Echo lark
for the entire season aext summer.
Under the leadership of Happy.
Walker" the dance palace at rhe
popular amusement resort is to be
made one Of the foremost resorts
for Washington dance lovers during
the months from May to Sep:am-
Der, next year.
Hullinger Is well known to radio
fans. Last winter he broadcasted
from local stations and during the
past summer his orchestra was put
on the air from Walnut Reach,
Long Island Sound.
States take the responsibility for all
placement work, and the Federal
Government render services of a
general character, such as the de-
velopment Of uniform records and
statistics, and the interstate or
regional clearance Of workers and
OF information regarding labor sup
ply and demand.
Injury to Home Life.
The transfer from one section of
the country to another Of workers
or of men going to new jobs in in
creasing numbers is an uprooting
Of home and community relation
ships that must be looked upon
with concern.
The orderly recruiting and dis
tribution OF farm labor is one of
the biggest problems confronting
public employment offices. 1t must
be admitted, however, that, in spite
Of the Importance Of this need, pub
lie employment offices have thus
far largely failed to function in this
field. With few exceptions, and
not until the labor shortage created
by the war had brought this situa.
ton forcibly before the country,
were the farmers interests served
in more than limited areas adjoin.
ing Industrial centers. The success
obtained under wartime conditions,
however, has been seriously endan-
gered by the Gripping Of the Fed
eral service.
There are in the United States,
according to the best available
estimates, from two to three million
migratory workers, mostly I'M
skilled, and frequently shifting from
one type of work to another.
These men, comprising the labor
reserves of the lumber, railroad,
construction and agricultural in
dustries. present special and diff
ficult problem.
Workers, Easy Prey.
Private, fee-charging employment
agencies have found in the migra-
tory worker an easy prey for ex-
ploitation. A more intelligent dis
tribution of migratory workers, ac-
cording to the needs at different
times of the various sections of
the country or of the industries.
such as could be effected by an ef-
ficient national public employment
service, would be of great benefit
to this large group of workers, to
Industry, to the nation generally,
and to the particular communities
In which migratory workers congre-
gate In large numbers.
The casual Workers-longshore
men, odd-job and handy men, un.
skilled building laborers, and
women day-workers--are the first to
feel the evil effects of an indus
trial slump, and to them loss of
work usually means actual want.
Casual work is the last refuge of
the incompetent, the disabled and
almost unemployable; it's effect IS
degrading, physically and morally:
and 1t makes difficult a return to
regular employment. A central
pooling and distribution Of casual
labor should help to reduce the
number Of casual workers by di.
recting them into occupations
where more regular employment Is
possible.
The report, which is based on q
five-year study extending into al
most every State in the Union and
into Canada and England, was pre-.
pared by Shelby M. Harrison, d.
rector Of the department of SUR
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