Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-14
LOB AID ADOPTED
+ BY JUN|ORtEAGUE
Win Raise Funds to Create
New Work at Welfare and
Charity Organizations.

nounced by the Junior League Of wash
inston today as its specific contribu-
ton toward solution Of the snemplcy-
ment problem in the District.
Or. Lillian Gilbreth, head Of the
woman's division Of President Hoover's
Committee on Unemployment. who
made known details Of the program,
said she was recommending to the Az
ISOLATION Of Junior Leagues Of America
that the project be adopted throughout
the country.
The Junior League intends that the
fund win enable the institutions in
washington TO employ number Of
workers, ranging from skilled social
service workers and trained nurses to
men and women capable Of performing
only mental tasks.
Committee 70 Arrange Details.
AS outlined by MRS. Carey T. Gray
son Of the Junior League, who is chair
man OF the fund. the league will leave
all details OF management TO the
Citizens Committee on Unemployment,
Of which Frederic A. Delano Is chair
man. and with which the league is
afnltated.
Il is expected Mr. Delano's COM
ing the unemployed and apporticn the
fund raised to the organizations and
institutions as they are able % place
workers. II was emphasized shat APP
plications for employment should not
be filed with the league or the institu-
tons, but with the committee.
DR.. Gilbreth approved the plan and
said It gave her an answer 70 women
who have written to her asking what
they could do TO give relief.
"Home owners who want 10 help, but
have no particular job 10 give or who
are hesitant about employing people
they do not know, can thus contribute
to their local committees, knowing that
workers win be provided ct institutions,"
she said. Trained nurses are especially
needed, and these institutions viii be
able to give work to numbers OF people
with the money made available"
Raised Through Donations.
Mrs. Grayson, who Ia the wife Of the
admiral, said the fund was being raised
through donations. The method Of APP
Forthcoming the fund TO the institutions
has not been agreed upon, but probably
committee In conferences with Elwood
Street, director Of the Community
Chairman wood Of theN Presidents
Committee was informed also Of relief
plan by the Lord Electric Co.. New
York. r. w. Lord, president, reported
he was Immediately increasing our
working force rs per cent BY employing
new men now out OF work" and &c the
time laying OF IN rotation every man
one day out Of q five-day week.
"By this plan each one Of our regular
working force works only 90 per cent Of
full time" Lord said, thus making It
possible to give all the men IN our trade
who are now out of work employment
for 90 per cent Of the time. In other
words, It spreads the work evenly"
Plan to Cut Cities Pun.
The Travellers Aid Societies prom
ised report on results OF q study ~
It's member organizations Of special
service pressures faced at this time be-
cause OF aimless drifting of men and
their families In ssarchIEof work.
The association is working on plan
/ for reducing 1.-THE magnetic pull OF the
large city at such times as these.
From New Hampshire, william PHIL
| lips, representative of the COMMITTEES
in New England, reported the Governor
and Governor-elect are forming -
| comprehensive State COMMITTEES" 70
work with the State labor commissioner,
county commissioners and town ana
In the e. meantime Chairman woods
had before him the pledge Of nearly
| 600, 900 members CT the American
| in its effeTt to provide jobs for those
The aid Of the organisation, compris.
| ing I'd. 900 posts in every section Of the
| country. was offered TO Mr.. Woods IN
a telegram from Ralph T. O'Neil. ma
| tional commander Of the Legion.
The Labor Department also made
public today q bulletin that there had
been no increase In unemployment dur
| ing october as compared WIN previous
"This in itself" the bulletin added,
| sis a good sign, as october Is often
| marked by increased idleness, due to
seasonal influences. With all Govern
men1 agencies, States and municipalitie
cooperating to stimulate employment,
we are hopefully looking forward ~ an
improved situation" 80
Production CurtaiIed. ,3T
The Labor Department bulletin said
curtailed production schedules prevailed
| in manufacturing establishments and q
| further reduction IN working hours was
reported in q number OF industries Ia
order to keep their present forces intact.
practically ali Fail harvesting was
completed, which resulted IN the release
| Of many workers" It added. Canning
| factories that have been seasonally Up-
Grating the fast few weeks were grad
ually closing toward the end OF the
| month.
several thousand additional men. work
l.
ects, with large forces engaged. The
installation of natural gas pipe lines
provided employment for great mnny
men in various sections OF the country.
Highway construction continued In good
volume"
Southwest Organizes.
Chairman Woods also announced the
recent Of other encouraging reports,
| including one from Capt. j. F. Luqey
Of Dallas, advisor for the Southwest.
Lacey said he had conferred with Gov.
Long Of Louisiana and the mayors Of
New Orleans ard Dallas and had found
them organizing to meet their own
problems.
industry to solve the problem OF as
CHARGING men or women ION the basis
of merit, rather than on the basis Of
sex"
Asked for the committees attitude
on cutting production costs by replace
| ing men with woman workers, Woods
said he would urge employers to take
the more competent; II they are equally
competent, take the one whose need Is
greater"
CLOTHING IS SOUGHT.
Discarded clothing, still serviceable,
will be received from its members and
employees of the bureau and distributed