Evening star., 1941-08-26
Committee 10 Help
Returning Soldiers
Find Employment
Less Difficult Task
Here Than Elsewhere
Is Expected

District selective service head
quarters today planned appoint
ment of Unemployment Commit
tee members TO serve with each OF
the citys 25 draft boards in aiding
selectees discharged from the Army
this fall.
The committee members will serve
as liaison agents between the SOL
diers. their former employers and
various public and private employ
ment agencies.
Many of these agencies in the
District already are making plans
10 aid in re-employmento OF the dis
charged selectees, National Guards
men and ReServists, although the
first of the Washington men to re-
turn from training are not expected
before November.
Frank J. Porter, assistant to the
director of the District of Columbia
EMPLOYMENT Service, conferred with
headquarters officials for more than
an hour today. discussing plans OF
procedure and cooperation between
the two organizations.
Less Difficult Task.
Washington's Re-employ m
Committee members probably will
be faced with a less difficult task
than in most other cities, due to
the relatively large number of Fed
eral employees inducted from the
promised their jobs back and if
they are on civil service lists they
will be given preference over all
other certified persons.
In addition to assisting those who
we're employed at the time of their
induction committee members will
be charged with the task Of aiding
formerly unemployed selectees in
gaining employment on their re-
turn.
Services Free of Charge.
Employment secretaries of various
agencies and organizations are of
the opinion that little difficulty will
be experienced in placing the vast
majority of selectees. Services of
the agencies will be offered the Sc
lectees free of charge.
SpokeSmen for several civic groups
In the city-Rotary, KiwaniS, Lions
and Civitan ClubS-Said their En-
ployment Committees would assist in
any way possible in the Selectee re-
employment program.
The Central Young Mems Chris
tian Association has offered to assist
in the task through its employment
secretary, E. A. Drumm. In addi-
ton. a 30-day free membership in
the Y. M. C. A. will be presented
discharged service men if they apply
for it within 30 days after they
leave the Army.
Return to Jobs Provided For.
The Selectee Service Act provides
for the restoration of soldiers to
their former positions in Federal
employ on completion of their serv-
ice, and also restoration of men to
their former jobs in private employ
ment. unless the employers cir
cumstances have so changed as to
make it impossible or unreasonable
to do So
National headquarters has prom
ised State draft organizations that
a list of the men to be discharged
for a particular area, together with
information on the soldiers edu-
cational, industrial and occupational
qualifications and experience, will be
supplied as far in advance as pos
sible Each man returning from
the service will be urged to visit his
re-employment committeeman i'm
mediately.
Meanwhile, in preparation for the
physical examination Of approx
mately 500 selective service regi-
strantS at six district hospitals to-
night, members of the State Enlisted
Detachment on duty at draft head
quarters today distributed eXami
nation forms to the local boards and
such materials as Wassermann
tubes and paper slippers to the
hospitals.