New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-19
Meeting Of Workwonien.


meeting Of Workwomen took place last
evening at No. LEI Bowery in accordance with an ad
0urnment Of the first Of the series held on the 18th
ms, in the same locality. The movement originated
with a few workwomen in the cloak establishment oi
a Mr. Mills on Broadway. These ladies addressed tie
proprietor Of a city daily paper on the subject, who
readily co5perated with them. Tho object proposed
was to give widespread publication to the miserable
compensation and excessive work Of women employed
In The various trades OF this city and either 10 induce
employers By this means io improve the condition, or
to attempt compu.sorlly strike. Loce Of the meet
ing lad brought out. within week numerous neE s.
paper articles. both cpsoary and editorial upon the
wrongs of workers and also the inconyeences of va
rious kinds sustained by employers.
smali haA was crowded Therefore. last mght WIN
about three haBdTcd woldlcssed and rofpectSDlelook'
ing women Young and middeafed who generally bore
In thoir ces the round impress of good feeding and
health. They snggcrted no starvation. no consumption
(cXceIt of food, and no song oi thc shirt ihey
were favorable specimens OF their class ana WIc
few confessed q earning but three dollars weekly,
many Dragged of earning five and seven Some liyed
th.T parents, and OUtgntd free support; others
clguhcd with relatives and divided expenses some
lonrded for n dollar and half week in p private
family where there were no other boardeIs, and
who were too yerdant TO know tIey iost
regular oardng houses, whore they paid scale rising
from & 10 81 75 and slept several in room, with q
broken pitcher. yellow soap and a lye'cebt cracked
-
beds IN II smal. chamber. leaving space for only one
4. lson NJ time 20 dTog. Ihe meat trnished was 10
cents pound and was industriousy boiled fon cary
morning until dinneEtlme, 10 induce possibhlty ol
A member II the workingmens Union was nominated
fr Ircs.elt of the meeting 40 had also uioatcd On
ne iat occasion He desired that his shoud not
be Published An enterpising female rose 10 move the
rounn,on but not being accustomed To tie task was
PROMPTED by new paper reporter. ~ cal ioT ye',
everybody answered hiehy pleased at the novelty Il
having voice IN iEcc.is. and vigorous series o.
"aycs' res0uEdcd at each time through tic evening
Tie Pgg.rDryr on taking the chai-, requested
all who were not delegates % retire Ii seems that
last week. those present were desired 70 appoint oe
cg4tes irpu each osab Amcn. - be rcpc ieG at the
second meeting. Not having Cef.iie idea what "a
l,cgats Was. or how she Was 10 b. appointed, none
woIc sCut. and lad not curiosity induced majority
pm iAaci0Lfly 20 remain, tie :tom Nold nave pcou
e..pty Aficr titus turning out a number much 90
tler Iesrci tho President discovered tlc condition
of matters. and, procuring tho selection oi !jal
secret lrpg sent them round 10 collect names
of hGyihrce ladies from d.@ rent -. ibl, nmenis.
Tic.n ladies w,rr lfeG delegates for ire next meet
ir,-or Tuesday gltt inst. The President was m In-
Id, .rrr and Vii NATIONAL hiultless ordered away.
yiff-,, success all lrt tre favored lry.. .Lfoc. lie
moreover, heard that Miss Susan i. Anthony. an
earn 81 worker IN tie cause OF women. was present
90, i remarked hat le Uas cd 60 All pmIllAioilo
women attending, who Wol.>unly confuse the meeting
fc- speeches ard olG IL from '.C business on hand.
Miss fn.lony therefore retired with her servant.
Tie fgisiINT announced that IN short time mass
Wuele the wrongs q. NuIkH omen, theif llpau amor
ana lone hours OF w0lA. siorld be fully ventilated.
NJ P..cr Cooper had taken slO fr1m the proposed
rent, expression of his sympathy On tAis occa
sion all pcakvIs. lhilan.AioIc or otAcs"lat s.ouo o.
accorded hearing, money WAS A. uneant S-lv haNihs
leen pf,.Cutcd y clubs uf men IN different classes OF
purs'!ifs and no call upon the Workw0men should be
made toy funds until they bcclme regularly organized.
A gentleman had promised To induce Nj.
Hcriy ward Beecher Ia lecture before them
Al women as well a. men, lad a rieht to living. All
trades o men had received az no.c1se oi WAGES, and
why not those OF tho weaker sexi Ono employer Nat
been stricken by the report of the last meeting and al
Oh, present movement Should be- Ia lessen ile time oi
daily labor by two hours. All who did not earn lltlr
br,nd d. the sweat Of te!r brow, said The President,
v.lo thieves and scourdrr.s in the community. He
concluded hy proposing thai tho name of c new Asso-
citation should be the - Working Nomens l UEion,"
ttcr was then i,ad from q city Low paper pgop-i.
cto~ I'm which was suggested The cstgli Amert ol
urau of Redress agaus. the imposition Of employers
N ichllf Of which many Wei dispo,ed lawyers hca0
y,r fatuitously Also that lectures should De c a.
aud indications issued, h. behalf Of wOrAWONon, an
old,r Tat employers might be final! ashamed 70 ol-
press tAon.
end Nj IRPI'Y Nicrprcsident of a Dry Goods
Clerks Association. each of which SOcotioi had con-
,ribuied $50 toward the Workwomcns fund, were an-
Iounced. Nh. MURPHY assured The ladies' o the heart
clf s,hultlN ol his Society In their undertaking. Nj
SJoI..g also of the nry Goods Clerks Association.
iclf that the Workmer hhe the dry goods clerks "vo
hardly dealt with. Jnilo'tiS hdu 'N'IH''ItN "a wv
bounds of aeccncy and common sense III NIthAVIuih6
sufficient for tho ncccsslIics Of LIE.
Mr. losruAN said Ls association had Detn LOT years
In c,strucc IL was secret. and banded together Tor
,he rrrnose of resisting all attempts Of employers
esst their interests. At the last meeting as soon as
,ro,n.nl WAS made "a assist the workwomen all other
M, isss was laid aside and with an electric unnnimy.
so v,s nj once snbsorbcd lie had recently bad his
yages raised 10 g . day and found greater difficulty
i'm now living than years ago upon Sl %. lie Lad. III
coming passed political meeting, and had reflected
how iw unfortunately were interested IN the cause for
which those present had met lie would like 10 form an
association To fog every man who oppressed women,
and wonld commence by cgging all the dealers in Chat
ham street, and, crossing over to Broadway administer
the same chastsemcnt to the dandy employers OF that
thorOughialc
\ Vote OF thanks was presented by the meeting to
both societies. etter was then read addressed 10
city paper but not yet inserted. in which the writer
was surprised that the names of the yrant employers
who are making fortunes and idly living the sweat
nnd toll Of their white slaves. should rot be published 10
the world lie coul rot how the grinding Wis
OF small pay and unjust treatment could be rcmclied
except by holding them aud their places of business
the public gaze, who living on the tears pains
and toll of the auglters OF free America sympathy
was given TO negro female slayes but no thought
granted to free white women who often work sixteen
and eighteen hours day for the oheapeast food ami
ralmtAi.
The above is summary OF lie speeches No statistics
of wages were given, and no rccitas of suerings
tailed The meeting was incAdcd to be merely OF
business, aad adjourned 10 Tuesday next at the
hall.