The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-24


The working girls of New York. to the number Of nine
teen met last evening at Botanic Hail. East Broadway 70
sympAthze with the working girls strike in
Massachusetts,. Eleven sympathetic young gentlemen
~ere attendance, but whether they sympathzed most
with the working girls OF Lynn those Of New York
reporter unable to say but presumes that the sequel
will demonstrate"
Shortly after eight O'Clock the meeting organized by
calling Mr. Cnas. McCarty TO the chair, Mr.. James A.
Moore acting Secretary. Upon taking the chair the
President stated the objects of the meeting and proceeded
briefly urge the claims OF the working girls Of New
England upon the sympahes Of the working girls Of New
York. he said there five or six hundred ladies'
tn q strike in Massachusetts who should be sus
aimed in the noble stand which they had
taken. BE had heard Of one Of the Lynn binoers
who bound sixty pairs Of shoes in week, TOR which she
only received forty cents. How could woman live on
forty cents week? There great deal o! sympathy
expressed for the blacks at the South but little
had been manifested for the white slaves at the North
The blacks ten times bett,r of than that
who worked hard for forty per week The speaker
earnestly urged the necessity Of union among the ladies'
By union alone could their highest aspirations be realized
OF the working girls Of New York. for would not
be long before the pressure Of competition n labor would
be felt here
Mre. HAYxE said that she was not very well posted
upon the strike but she opposed to any w0mAn's
dong any work except such as pertaned to her
duties, pnlees she was widow or otherwise
dependent upon her support there
FORE she came there 10 sympatze with the objects OF the
IL hep the
New Yorh owed duty to their sisters In Massachusetts,,
end they ought not to be back ward its performance
Before the advent Of sewing machines shoe binders
shliugs pair for binding but they only
got from IA TO % cents. This because one sewing
machine could 90 the work Of twenty-five or thirty
women.
Afer the passage OF resolution sympathizng With the
Lynn strikers, AMI pedging assistance, the chair ap.
pointed following Committee to solicit subscriptions,
with instructions to report ~ the next meeting
Mrs Nugent, Mrs johnson, Mrs. Hsyue, Mrs. Moore,
Ass'smth, Mics Seymour, Miss PEARL MISS Fitzgerald and
Mics McCarty. The plate then passed, and upon
counting the collection it found that ST. SO had been
raeed The meeting then adjourned to meet at the
place next Monday evening.
THE sHIPJoNERS' MEETING.
Pursuant notice, the shpioners held meeting last
evening al 20 avenue u. The company comprised twenty,
including wm. Powell, Chairman; John ONeill, Secre
taTy and VIM. Gu!ioI, Treasurer.
The CHAIRMAN, IN neat, brief and energetic speech
explained the opjec. OF the meeting 1t appeared from
his remarks that inferior workmen accepted the re-
duced wages to the injury OF the rest and he urged upon
those present take stand maintaining their rights
and 10 all their influence in gaining over the unde.
cided portion OF the joiners to unite with them. The
object OF the present meeting he said was,
unite ia refusing 10 work on ships where men
employ ed al prices below the "od stand price" The
cup tosn bosses did mott and "under bosses" engaged
the pt rermance Of the work hiring those indifferent
workmen TO Their injury They must, therefore, take
MGrln heartily conceded with all the Chairman had
sad and declared determination 10 obtain all the sup
port he could from the outside oners in carrying out the
The Secretary made most spirited speech-one that
fired the hearts Of the sturdy fellows TheS shponers
New ne sd rsre treated worse na0 ss s
and maintain their rights What he asked, would the
people Of this free country now be- bad they not united in
Bulls) They, continued Mr. O'NeiI fought for their