New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-14
Mceting as Cooper Institute.
WORKING woMEN's PROTECTIVE UNION.

WORKING woMESs PROTECTIVE UNION.
The large hall Of Cooper Institute was almost
cop,petey filed last evening which vas the Anniver
s,ry Meeting Of the Working Wonens Protective
Union. Judge DAILY presided, ndopered the exercises
by BRIEF address congrstulans the sndeDos on the
SUCCESS Of the society during the year. and calculating
the objects in view.
The SECRETARY Of the Union read lengthy and Inter
eating report upon what has been accomplished. irou
which We make q few e1tracts
nlonths in which the obaets Of this insa
tuition have practically carried out the Superintendent
has received d, soa osI Ssn ana
hy different trade occupsons being monthly average
~.'e pS% Numerous Ia III. spdns and Fan niont6s Dcss
hundred and forty thr~e for the s1 wenks ending
be.o,r D. formed any labor outside
ADD this elias. the Superintendent hss found most dh
ot 10 ud consignment A. L. IL OF The o6jects OF thc
Union te riu,y ant incits these woneo to rely
upon theI own 'ir,i.o. ss number were inda.ee 70
Five undrsi 40 ninety Gphsn s have applied to the
nion. Many Of them scsc.iy fifteen yeTs Of age
u. pasy sne rby are oxn upon the world At hi.
s.y sss aud ell she ten pta,ions Of city hfe,
Viii e.mpsd 90 o .s,, ina Hs With .ss.
srs have ihe hpc~ss o! the Superintendent Que
Of which Will agaion OF e 6encais conferred
The report mentions further as those who are De.
Sying OF seaport, and WHO in come measure receive
u.s. the half-orpbsns widows with email FAMILIES OF
ohilron snl soldiers and sailors wires II then goes
t,ics ef ~ urion r,ora that sen- Lbc, which
sf he eommuny i. orse paid than any other While the
wsses Of working have been incieesed ore Ssn ons
,. 81 %..s q. o a. 'Ps ss'
ssa Sc, the poor Widow oSs pay .. ms,h
bread s Of COS! che woman who bss husband OF
hss h. lowered during the year uB has become
pAnoe while in other the prices paid e 1a!es
arc gene rsy nGu, n. maintain tlsia comfortably.
I After mentioning u touching instance OF woman
who had applied the Protective Union. while she
teroically supporting four orphan children OF her
brother. who fell nj Gettysburg the report proceeds 81
l follows:
"During The Summer ,iOn to ths Secretary OF VIZ wn
anona uokS sskr for increase
OF paw to those who are employed Uov.nGca worn
thou slsnt.us hsve been obtained and thou
ssnds moro world have sineA b., refused s.gps
they then getting from the cctrsors This scs
employers tho Superintendent, !, s9rry 70 .ay Irevens
many working osn seeking Tor employment At tie
IAN Gis.rs,o u .ao ,snp.r thee women are c.,ops.led
10 earn ter seany found the Of sol.
dcrs vile. who IS n.ns df~crs ct tive cents and three
quarters rsr TIE hrs ~ whom .se sutoycih ~-v
aen,' 70 be s; .ey hand ~. :1s sans err t'es IN
r.. s"s .a"o" yn"a To,s or .@.
he's o. thirty toar snd bali cscts PER day
gcydcd ,s, ..2gi-,.c enough q pas he. emPon,s' Il
b. found out at pA deacdoa 81 twenty cenis pes DOZEN
taken from her This mode " increasing the prohs
OF ecnsor pe.rst~d BY the honorab inee
In tb. hine.s On. ,e arc some enrcyr who resort 10
and without c0tGDcaon withhold from many SStins
.nsN oosy " ~heh thcy are Justly entes
The report enters comprehrkyely INFO che vMioa
services yet ~ NJ performed BY the Working Wemebe
Protective Union and concludes with intefestng eta
tDtes OF the number Of appcaticrs made for employ
meut the different trsdee represented the books OF
the Union, etc. which want Of space conpe!s Us "
omit.
W AVN DrrrurV delivered powerful and characters.
,ic address In fsvor OF the offsets OF tho Union Mr.
ibNHY MoaYoRD then read . poem. " A Chr;stmas
Annsal for the Working Women." which was very
x,1 received. Able speeches were also delivered by
Mr.. A. Oakley Hal aud the Hon. James I. Brady.
when The meeting wss dismissed at . late hour.