New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06

Ell. Miss Caldwell and Mss stone. vice president
Mrs. Robert Able. Mrs Iieen Campbell. Mrs
George F. Garfield. Mrs l.. ". Clark. Ms. r. e.
Henderson. Mrs. Edward Lauterbach Mrs Seih
Low. Mrs. Robert V. McKlm. Miss Eliih Mnturn
Miss s A. MolIe7 Mrs Charles \. SpofoFi and
Mrs c. W. Watson
Mrs Lowell then read full report o. the work
It's object and accomplishments. The association. she
said. organized In January. 1891. 10 secure
better treatment for saeswomcn and 10 do away
With some OF the from which they had
suffered The object. stated IN the constitution
OF the league Is ito ameliora;e the condition 81 the
women and children employed In tho retail morcan-
tile houses Of this city. by pa,roniZng as Ear IA
practicable. only such houses az approach in Their
conditions to the standards OF fair house "a adopt
ed by the league. and by other methods To b"
on the white list, OF the league. and 10 be patron
lied by the large number OF members retail mei-
camille houses must conform nearly AS possible
to the following standard \ fair house Is one ia
which equal pay is given for work ~ equal value
lrrespective OF sex; in the Departments where
women only employed I'm which the minimum
wages are S. per week for eNpcrienced adult WORK
ers and fall In few instances below &. In which
wages are paid 10y the week. In which fines. II i'm
posed are paid into fund FOR the benefit - the
employees. I'm which the minimum wages % cash
girls are s. per week. with the same conditions re-
garding weekly payments and fines. \ FAIR house
,s one In which the hours from q. m. to 6 =. M.
with thrceuuarffr- OF An hpNf 'or l4nfnl consul
tuie the working day. ana 4 general half-hollday
is given on one lay OF each week duriag at least
two summer months in which vacation ~ not
less than one week IL given win pay during the
summer season. In which all overtime H. convcn-
stated for.
\ fair house IL one IN which work lunch ard re-
firing rooms are apart from each other. AMI con
form In all respects TO the present sanitary laws.
in which the present Law regarding tho providing
Of seats for salcswomen Is observed. ana the Use
OF seats permitted 4 FAIR house is one IN which
humane and consl1erate behavior toward employees
Is the rule In which fidelity and length ~ service
meet with the consideration which IL their due. IN
which no children under fourteen years o: age are
employed"
Following the reading % the report bl.ei al
dress was made by the Rev. Dr David II. Greer.
immediate departure. but said that II his
mes, wish TO express his sympathy with the purpose
and aims OF the league. although the problem which
they were attempting to solve considered a very
large one.
your method OF procedure" he continued seems
TO be a wise one. ami TO which reasonable
execution could be made II to have been
the custom for women 10 patronixc and advise pat
ronage OF certain stores for selfish motives. anr
there certainly seems 70 be reason why Others
should not DO so for good motives"
DR. Greer said that he lot prepared. per-
sonalIy 10 criticise the employers adding that
he did consider that they were entirely 20
blame for. while he admitted that the employees