fifteen wants work. You can just write me and I will notify them
please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience.

LETTERS ABOUT CLUBS AND GROUPS FOR THE NORTH

SAUK, GA., May 1, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ There are about 15 or 20 of us hard working mans
seeking employment an we would be more than glad if you assis us
in finding work i see here in the Chicago Defender laborers
wanted i am a skill labor at most anything except molder but i am
willing to learn the trade we are hard working mans no lofers
neather crap shooters work is what we want and can not get it
without you assistant, if you will assis us with transportation
please rite and let us no what way to came to you these white
folks here having meeting trying to stop us from going off to
seek work an noing they haven got work nor wagers for us here.

We have had jobs but loose it and have not the money to get away
if you except my letter please give us some assistant to leave
because is send you a letter Monday but i see afterward that it
was send rong so i send you this one. have you got employment up
there for female if so let us no please if you send me a speciel
please dont put 15 or 20 men and i will under stand if you say 15
or 20 mans they will put me in jail. please answer just as soon
can as i want to get away as soon as i can there nothing here to
do. some industrious female want employment answer at once
please.

MOBILE, ALA., April 21, 1917.

_Dear Sirs:_ We have a club of 108 good men wants work we are
willing to go north or west but we are not abel to pay rail road
fare now if you can help us get work and get to it please answer
at once. Hope to hear from you.

MOBILE, ALA., May 11, 1917.

_Dear sir and brother:_ on last Sunday I addressed you a letter
asking you for information and I have received no answer, but we
would like to know could 300 or 500 men and women get employment?
and will the company or thoes that needs help send them a ticket
or a pass and let them pay it back in weekly payments? We have
men and women here in all lines of work we have organized a
association to help them through you.

We are anxiously awaiting your reply.