The evening world. Newspaper, November 23, 1920, Page 23

THE ik he ‘Queens of the Pantry’’ , Are Losing Their Crowns; | Looking for Work Now Servant Problem Solving It- self—Many Women Out of Work—Wages Down. Almost as complicated as the Here- after is the servant rl Problem. For many, many w months ladyship—the servant G leaaly lorded it over the household. has received the utmost consideration “has been aceérded every civility, | her wages have soured outrageously ana yet ehe has remained dissatis- Within the past month, however, there has come a tremendous change. Into the employment offices they swarm—these Queens of the Pantry— looking for work, They come not with haughty, upited chins and sweeping skirts as of yore; they come humbly and meekly the Domestic Tyrant 1s nearing its end! It ian’t likely that there will be a renewal of the good old days when for $16 per month the general house- worker deemed herself fortunate in caring for % three-story house, cook- ing, cleaning 'n everything. That was before milady offered her Rolls- Royce in exchange for the doubtful privilege of having her digestion, nerves and disposition ruined com- pletely. But changes there will be. At the Hudson Guild, No. 436 West) 2th Street, Miss Tobey, director of employment gave the following as‘ one of the reasons for the increase in applications: ecently numerous factories have shut down, Many girls, thus thrown out of amployment, have turned to housework, where they are assured|M comfortable lodging, wholesome food and a minimum of $50 monthly cash remuneration, “We make no charge for our ser- vice. Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott, head worker of the guild, feels that any one wanting to work should not be|s charged for helping carry out this) healthy desire.” , The Bureau of Empléyment of the State Industrial Commission haa Its headq) 112 West 46th a truly clean, the trial will not c Not the Awarded Grand Prize, Par by Good Housekeeping In same ‘The reign of) It Gets the Dirt Carpet * Street and co-operates with the Hud- son Gulld by assuming the responsi- bility of placing all day workers who apply to the guild Miss Henrietta Rothstein, superin- tendent of the women's’ division, sald: “Within the past month we have had an enormous Increase in applications for positions. Although the wages remain approximately the —that ts, from $50 to $70 for housework—we feel that by jecrease,” continued Mins Rothstetn, “seems to me to be but one | of the frst indicatiomts of a condition | which fs bound to spread.” Mrs. Elizabeth B. Coleman, assistant | superintendent of the womel | vision, commented as followa: “Our organization ts maintained by the tax- payers of New York State through | the State Industrial Commission, It jseems to me that if more branches were opened and the public acquaint- ed with our methods and our work, we could do much to render free jservice. | i hardly seams fair to ask one seeking work to pay for that privilege; {t seems equally unfair to expect those offéring to pay. We make absolutely no charges for our service.” Miss A. A. Hofmayer, at No. 10 East 43d Street, has different tdeas on e array of buxom g room #he con- women in there 1 $00 a fow weeks ago and are now willing to accept $20. loss." 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