Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1914 — WOULD AID YOUNG OLD MEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WOULD AID YOUNG OLD MEN

Appeal Issued for Workless Side Tracked Because of Gray Hairs. Washington.—An appeal for the establishment of "Young Old Men’s” associations throughout the country to aid in finding employment for elderly men, who have been barred from securing work simply because of their gray hairs, is contained in a letter received by Mrs. J. Borden Harriman,

resident commissioner of the Federal Commission on Industrial Relations. The communication wae from George W. Crossett, seventy-eight years of age, honorary president of the Young Old Men’s association of Cleveland, and relates what has been done by that organization to help those who have lost their positions because they “look old.” “The story of the gray-haired man, strong, able and willing, being denied jeven a hearing because he looks old,” writes Mr. Crossett, "Is one of the world’s tragedies. Elderly men who have been laid aside only because their hair is gray are entitled to some consideration. A man Is as old as ha feels, and in our association we have many men who still feel young and capable. Our list of men seeking employment includes men fitted for every line of Industry, and a like association should obtain In every large city. Your commission may be able to interest some persons who would be willing to take the initiative and start a proposition that would bring a blessing to many a gray head and keep the wolf from the door." Mr. Crossett states that the Cleveland association has found employment for many unfortunates and they are now "earning a modest living."

Mrs. J. Borden Harriman.