The evening world., 1890-04-17
MISS HOWE.

Mlb' CHAIRMAN Grace Dodge, whose
venerable mother, Mrs. William Z. Dodge,
was an interested attendant Of the Conven-
tion. opened the proceedings with charac-
tcr!stic %promptness at exactly 10 o'clock
with n brief invocation of the blessings of
the Deity.
Then Buzz, rlp-slap. tat-tat-tat-buzz-z
b-m-m-m;m." Great Scott how those girls
do talk! They ratified away at a gait That
no living stenographer could follow for five
minutes. and they discussed with intelli-
Eence and i'll q manner eyincing deep
houRh the social problems of the days.
Inc day. business began, with the reading
Of a number of papers that had been ON. tied
IN their order in the programme OF the
Miss Corner. Of Montreal, read a report
from the Industrial Union OF that city;
Miss Hurley. of Chicago. from the Woman''s
IN a Massachusetts Town = Miss Smooi. Of
IN the Knights OF Labor !" Miss Graef. OF
philadelphia, on Practical Glasses in the
New Century Guild = Miss JeEvis. Daniel;
papers on Country Clubs.n
me only incident OF the Convention that
faced little woman in mourning Grape, began
the work of the Montreal Industrial Union.
hN "pA " VI u "
the real, of the room, Louder! louder!"
Ion Corwln. the once famous raconteur,
q Ohio, returned to such n cry once: ION
the day when Gabriel blows the last trump
there will be some fellow from this town in
the back seats. who will shout. 'Louder."
The second paper Of the day. owing to the
bad cold. was read by Maria II. Charin. one
the Convention. Mis- Chaplin is a Connecti-
cut girl and is spending the Winter here,
Mrs. Browning, OF Lawrence. told how the
.lnD OF that city spent III, 500 in a. Success
ful endeavor to tnrn the shopgirls OF the
town. TO amusements more rational and i'm
proving than those heretofore enjoyed.
she SAID the average earnings q. the shoe
shop and mill girls OF thirteen to seventeen
years was from 81 to ~, 20 a week. and
that their parents could allow the girls not
more than 90 cents a week for pin money.
u the discussion OF the question of dues,
piss Howes, OF Boston, said that her club.
having started out ON q, basis OF % cents
dues per month, were Obliged to reduce the
lee TO ~ II year. and that the girls in the
Club were found to average only $40 a
week wages.
The constitution provides for an initia-
uon fec of 20 cents, and monthly dues of 20
cents.
Mr.. Ollcsheimer, OF the Ivy Club. said
INIT with a membership OF 100 averaging
60 weekly age the Club was SeIf-sustain:
ans" aud q dozen bright girls starting to
their feet said in chorus: There's the diff
].ersnce! we average only a little more than
Mliss Richmond, from Baltimore; Iselin, of
New York, and Mrs. richards. a Baltimore
reporter spoke on the subject.
some ono had made a parallel between
college aud club and said that the college
boy got much more than he paid for, the
college settling the difference, which started
li,oige was Obliged to cut OF. much To the
uisanHointment Of - delegates who were
on her fe,t seeking RECOGNITION,
Lommitteo on Resolutions, submitted
Shnolatt resolutions commencing the
;nGGw York Association for. planning
success; thanking Mrs. Ollesheimer's Enter
lalnment Committo for the good time en-
Ioyrd between sessions, 10 the city clubs for
,niertalnment and finally that the Cqnven-
tloh owed a debt OF gratitude To Mrs. Dodge
i9r her tact. .prOmptitude. courtesy and
ulTThity as presiding officer,
working Girls SocietieE, under one consti-
tI'lon, Tor cooperation aud mutual bene-
II, was also recommended.
The Committee, comprising tho first
ulTectresH OF each working girls club aud
!le secretary. was empowered to organize ,
lhe United Association.
IullOn "lnstrncIing Chairman Dodge to an |
point within two days q committee TO ,
roImu ate a plan for the publishing Of a !
pAler 20 be devoted to the interest OF work ,
girls clubs throughout the United
This was received with thunderous APP
r,part "N "sa pdaetu
Then Miss Helen Iselin submitted the fol- ;
bAsrsaa, Several bills haye been presented TO the f.
'SslslAtuTe oil the state of New YOfE providing for I
{
Rs'oirsd, That this Convention heartily indorsss
~ LISes he pasAage OF a bill ~prOsillnE for ths
.hs",nrIu u, ~ 10. 'sinen as deputy factory in
h'.Plrei. ThAt narm,nious and e~icisat action ia !
-. p7pAItmi nt OF FLctory Inspection impeTa- l
i't3 demands thar the appointment OF all I
sp4'les' male and female, be committed TO the !
OF tho Department the Chief F4etoTy la I
h,s9irei, That female deputy factory ,nspsrtors .
tolll NOT he. required TO inspect factories where Z
. omen ana children Are not employei
H.'.t's', Ina copies Of these revolutions be pub 7
NM, ~ AAd DC Drought to the attention ofths LsEis- I
he resolution was heartily iudorsed. and Z
heie WAS Talk OF q Petition from the 2, 25O {
.luo girls OF. New York TOT female factory in {
.peelorS, which IHE EVENING WORLD las I
anolsd conseient Ously for for months. I
,ahu mus, a. the factory bells we're tolliuR i
;,rrs nc tHnner hour tu their employers, the :
NAIlprai Convention ~ Working Gifls S
n,e 70 ~ end. and after q half honr of :
, 'nR me delegates parted happier. wiser :
F ~ ttlohser IA their fight for each other as 1
Mos. Of the delegates. after A lunch. de- /
'aittu Tor their homes. There will be !
second National Convention, !
aouaHds ~ sos. IL Will be called 81 the y
SuMlitee OF tso members from each of the \
si A4soeiatlons o. Clnbs In New York, \
~n' washington aud ~PhiladelphiL '