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Show B WOMAN'S NEW JOBS. H Tremendous social changes in the life of women take H lilace from this war, as they have in England. Men hav- m ng been drafted for army service, women are everywhere bYm- BBB Hbv 'working into new fields. They are running hotel delators, de-lators, serving as clerks in railroad freight offices, acting as messengers, in fact filling any position where strength is not required. And judging from the athletic appearance appear-ance of the majority of modern girls, the strength factor won't eliminate them very long. In some steel working factories, women are being employed em-ployed extensively. They have long furnished the backbone back-bone of the labor in the textile fields, and are everywhere in the boot and shoe industry. The claim is made by many employers that women are capable of closer application, greater accuracy, and better manual skill. One man who-has taken girls for messengers instead of boys says they will return to the office in an hour, where the boys would formerly take two. The lingering ways of the telegraph messenger boy were for- a generation genera-tion a favorite subject for the humorist. Women and girls who are undertaking new kinds of work may get low pay at first, but they will find there is always an opportunity for anyone who shows exceptional excep-tional skill. Manual ability, accuracy and thoroughness in details, tact in dealing with people, a gift for foresight and planning, a capacity for acquiring nformaton about thngs these qualities are none too common. A woman who shows them will get her promotion though she may have to wait for it. These qualities are noticed by employers, and when vacancies occur the best equipped person will get them regardless of sex. As years go on, many women will become be-come foremen of gangs, while men of less ability and persistence will respectfully take their orders. o |