The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-10
Faith, Hope And Fitting Jobs
 Given Servicemen's Dependents
BY CAROL HERMAN NEA Staff Writer

New Work-Devising new hairdos, selecting wardrobes, revanping per- SonalitieS of wives, mothers, sisters of Navy men to fit them for the job they want-everything from house. work to executive positions-is the way the Consultant Bureau of the Women'S Council of Navy League Society here Is making independent, contented women out of Servicemen's dependents.
 The IA volunteers who organized the Bureau a year and a half ago don't hesitate to ask friends to give applicants jobs, or fix their teeth, if fixed they need to be. Take the case of Suzy B., who walked into the Bureau and was interviewed by Mrs. Charles Little, chairman.
 Suzy was a seaman'S sister, 24 years old, had never worked. For 10 years she had cared for a bed ridden father and seven motherless younger brothers and sisters. She wanted to be a saleswoman but hadn't been successful because that wasn't the right job for her person. ality and appearance. She was mouSy, could hardly talk to strang- CTS and had a bad acne condition.
 we try to find our applicants jobs that fit them instead of placing them in any position that happens to be open," Mrs. Little, trained in- dustrial psychologist and former personnel director of two large de- 1 VNo rfVrnnVat ckAroc o<VnIoiy1ai
 T suggested that if Suzy wanted to sell, she first see doctor about her skin. Through the Bureaus ef- forts an eminent specialist treated her free of charge. Next, tried to build up her self-confidence, point ing out that she had proven ability. She had succeeded in managing a difficult household from the time she was IA. Finally, she was able to apply for a job confidently. To- day she's selling in 8 Fifth avenue store.
 '"The kind of jobs people want shift with progress of the war;" Mrs. Little explained. "The first women who came to the Bureau needed money desperately and couldn't get work through regular channels. Some were applying for the wrong jobs; many had lost former skills; others had never worked; 8 few couldn't speak English; some had physical handicapS.
 Women aren't so much interested in ready-money jobs now, as in long time security, Mrs. Little be- neves. They want to take training courses and the Bureau figures out for what they are best suited. Many such requests come from wives whose husbands have been killed or wounded. Others want training in fields allied to what their husbands are learning. so they will have com mon interest.
 Some women" Mrs. Little pointed out, need to be persuaded not to work-like the mother of two in- fants who wanted war job so she could buy another fur coat. She was getting an adequate allotment from her officer husband. but was bored with home and children. Her inter est perked up when we showed her how to re-arrange her schedule to have time for social activities"
 To date, 1000 of the 1850 women who have come to them have been placed. Detroit and Philadelphia have bureaus under way, Mrs. Little reports, and 100 Navy chaplains re- gently convened to question the New York bureau how best to organize other Consultant Bureaus in sections of the country where they are need ed.