New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-07
TO HELP WOMEN WHO WORK
u,ssA1EETIyG IN CHICKERING HALL
,vrprrr p. WHEELER, THE REV. DR. HUNT
1yGroy, FATHER ELLIOTT AND OTHERS
sprAK on THE sUFFERINGs OF WON
rvrN STORES AND FACTORIES.

1yGTOy. FATHER ELLIOTT AND OTHERS
SPEAK on THE sUFFERINGs OF WON
ry1S STORES AND FACTORIES.
.r,oo,inr Of working women was held in
cbcrerlnc Hall last evening under the auspices OF to
,,ant,rc Womens Association OF Newly FORK. Inc
.,dicnce was not strictly confined TO working women
=, a.. coneral sense or even to members OF the falr
cav as there was a plcntcous sprnklng OF men IN INC
orditorium The approach OF summer was rore-
sbodowed not only by the warm atmosphere Oh t'o
hu Int also By the number Of gorgeous light costumes
worn and the almost entire absence OF capeS OF W.
coats The recent convention Of working women
a,ed spch Interest not only among women, bul
nonc men also that any announcement OF woman ;
meeting Is now sure TO attract large crowd anu I'o
meeting last evening proved. If proof be needed .a'
This is emphatlcaly woman'S century, one curious
feature Of the programme was the absence Oh Mo',
| ON the platform and among the speakers everett T.
v.hoclcr who occupied the chair, supported 10y
number Of gentlemen mostly ministers OF diiere'i' uo
nominations but there were no gay eP'l'.s
bonnet, to relieve the sombrencss OF thcIr 'io'"'
Among those present were the Rev. Or. Huntington
~ Grace Church: the Rev. DR.. Alexander vi "'
Invcrsitv Place Presbyterian Church; Elliott OF te
| poulst Fathers: the Rev. Dr. Faunce, OF the fIi'"
,vcnue Baptist Church; the Rev. F. de SOFA MehueS'
| Of shaara Tephll Synagogue; the Kew. w. ''O"'
pcy Of the Madison Avenue METHODIST hPl'ooPai
Church. and the Rev. Robert Collyer' Oh INC O"'i'"
Of the Messiah. ~ . u
The chairman explained that the object of tho
oo,,ro vras an attempt TO create a public sentiment
ia rcc,rd to the horrors Of the white slavery III inc
retail dry goods stores Of this city. Mr wheeler
said that the society had come to the conclusion 'haV
the time was ripe to begin an era OF REFORM III
Tie hours of labor and the mser'o'e pay
~ the poor working women employed IN
the factories and stores. 1t was disgrace 10 inc
nineteenth century. he said, that these women shouo
bo held in The bondage they were in to day. lie ap
ncaled 70 the women who mostly supported the
| large dry goods establishments, to condemn save
hours and starvation wages The woriHns women
wouId then be cmancpated. a the employers want I"
please their customers.
Tho Rev DR.. Huntington followed with INC
manly speech. He said, in part:
| Ia ,his movement We neither wish 70 he taken Tor
Socialists or Radicals This T. battle for humanity Io'
womanhood FOR fltIr" generations inc e'" y" ""'"
! combat goes deeper than causing tho W'u''l'H ' W
suffering II d, sowing the seed q physical ana meh"'
misery Tor generations unborn We must hr't % al W
,and an day True honest labor Is more IMAM
a., col,oeut for the wages paid whatever they NAV BE-
and when employees are expected to work overtime Tor ue
bneat 81 their employer. IN an emergency u Is simple rod
,-, g., the .flovc. n. paid for their extra WORK
The nnes imposed tor uuIunct1a!ity etc. sno'n DC pro-
,-,lo, W., some racarl T. The amount ~ money carmen
% M, worker. and 20 ue number Of minutes Of which the
.ioyer Is d,rauded. In thu. struggle for the eHancipa-
! .oo a, n,e-e tO.r women appeal to te lah-
/ who are called the leaders of society 10 rea.N
! AID thcir poor r1b'I7 ~
,..t,, tb,lr ratrouaye 10 commercial enterprises
! i.., - =, r,.rl mo s,catlnc system. know ""
have host q venerable and vlianous abuses 20 weep
- De-, b., ,b.-. ID. strong public opinion AZ the back
! go .,, ,,.,e taa.. .layc.drlycr- b. pay living
, ,..,..,. ,,o,.- sanitary vorhrooms. Policy
/ ', 90, No., ,,...,,. vi.a all ,l.o fails and I would
/ ,.,, , .,,,,,,..-,., - ladies should compile
,. DE-, %, ,,.. l,..a. which trca, their employees
! ... -. ,,,-. and tia, q, should b. every
-. . ,,. ..,i,.i ..,i.,y directory for her guidance
f., 49,, d.,-tslt,on ~ L.r patronage The other store,
,,, ., mas. radical change. "a their system o. con-
/ ... ,....... Tho .gr.r.ng u the Workug.N
! '... ,....... ID, ,,,.,,,, ln a very short time.
| ~, D., -..... ...r,.,rv - tho Working
| '"'''t -. yIl.b ,rre,c
| """'" ' ~ .'"'.'' 80 -.
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| Starving ard ruined I'D body ana H'''' '' '''' ~
| the large dry goods ho''''' H'' '''''''' ''''
I'LL" l.i''-'' '' 'I. Ola Jays ~. '''''l - ,l.,,.
900 "'''''' '-'i'. $500, - nh, ,,.,t,c ,.u,
/ upon q piln.' ~ i'" - '" - 80" - "
meal t1v. and ira'eiy dying bF "'"'N f1''' IMAM
accept fe - shane Tho wages ar" frequently r'du''1
onena hv excessive nnr. irr- are imposed Tor almost
s,. o,.o md .,.,e,o q, de.,.,,!,n exists
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'h ''i' '"''' 49, -. 49,, ., l.,,., tho