Domestic Workers Seek Training and Union in Washington
Washington columns explore the wartime servant problem. Domestic workers form a union and push for training, fair hours, and respect, while employers call for reliable help and systematized homes. The All States club aids maids with social outlets, and a cooperative maid plan gains interest.
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Women's Bureau
Department of Labor
All States Club
Washington
America
Maida
Domestic Workers’ Union
Mra Filizabeth
Washington Y. W. C. A
Marian Emerine
Congressional Heariag
Miss Emerine
Emerine
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
Russia
Ireland
Austria
Japan
Poland
Maly
Finland
Thaaland
Mary V. Robinson
United States Women's Bureau
Florence Nightingale
Genevieve Reynolds
Miss Robinson
Miss Reynolds
Cheery pattern 4502 for dresses with pockets and eye catching contrast
Clive Olas describes Pattern 4502 a cheerful dress pattern with sleeves yoke heart pockets and a contrast for eye appeal Sizes range 12 to 40 and fabric yardage listed Size 16 requires specific yardage The ad notes Pattern Book from High Point Enterprise Pattern Department New York 92 for ten to twenty cents per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th T. New York
Baby Clothes Washing Steps
Clean baby garments from batiste dresses to overalls by dissolving mild soap and bluing in hot water, then add water to lukewarm. Squeeze suds through fabric, rub soiled spots gently, and rinse at least twice in lukewarm water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batiste
Cornroy
Avoid Bag Tragedy: Pack Smart for Weekend Trips
Cautionary note advises travelers not to pack nail polish perfume or remover with clothes as leaking bottles can cause stains and fabric damage. Spills on cellulose acetate rayon may partially dissolve the material, creating discolored areas and ruined garments.
Angles on the G I Bill tuition controversy analyzed
Washington August 17 government lawyers wrestle with the G I Bill of Rights tuition provisions. Officials discuss what counts as adequate compensation and how much to pay, noting no general policy exists and emphasizing fairness over cutting costs for veterans education.
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Washington
Congress
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Frank T. Hines
Tuition for veterans gets mixed state support
State education officials differ on veteran tuition with some saying veterans should pay no more than other citizens and that hearings will determine necessary fees. A neatly dressed speaker noted fashion jokes about 18th century attire and referenced Princess Margaret’s postwar hand me downs.
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House
Senate House
Senate
Veterans Administration
Sirree
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G. I
Esther Vv. W
Navy Yard
Pentagon
Domestic Workers Union
Woman's Bureau
Women's Clubs
Ramsay Wood
Takoma Park
Davis
Homer
Louisiana
James H. Davis
G. W. Zachary, Jr
Jimmie Davis
By Clive Olas
George Burns
Gracie Allen
WBRIG
AE Eoe
Ivory
Lifebuoy
Rinso
Princess Margaret of E
Pria
Joans Nl
Duke N.R
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Duke University
J. 8. Shane
U.S.N.R
N.R.O.T.C
Wepair
Coats
Dungarees
High Point, N. C
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