Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-15
MRS. HENROTlN
TO THE NEWS
Tells Of the Purpose Of the Organ
ization Of Consumers Club.
ENTIRELY HUMANITARIAN.
something OF gts Rules. Regulation,
and Accomplishments Novel and
Interesting Ideas.

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hcnro,in. now
In the city from California. where they
have been fut some time. will spend
a few days visiting with their son. II.
NJ. iIenotin. who has been for some
time past a resident Of this city.
Mrs. HenrotIn Is one OF Americas
leading women. her work In connec-
ton with her position ~ president OF
the National Federation Of womcn's
clubs together with her efforts along
phiianthropic lines having brought her
into cnviable prominence.
Personally Mrs. Hcnrotln may well be
ranked among the lovilcnt as well as
the leading ladies of the land. No more
nympathetlc and kindly prcnencc can be
Imagined than that Of the awect-fnccd.
YcntIe.manncrc lady whose life IL de-
voted TO solving some ~ the most aim.
cult economic and social questions OF
the day.
In an interview today Mrs. Hcnrotin
stated thai since the expiration OF her
term m president OF the Woman'H Fed
Grafton. which occurred last June. un-
der the Federation rules Of limitation,
she has been chiefly resting from the
many duties which came In the line of
work with which she had been con-
ncctcd.
Il have been doing nothlng--somc-
thing which ! dearly love to do" Mrs.
licnrotin DECLARED Hmiiinsiy. though the
brief account which followcd-at re-
qucst-of the work IN which she had
been cngnged-furniRh.d Involuntary
denial Of the assertion.
Mrs. Hcnfotin's most important
work has been In connection with the
Consumers icaguc-which was instl-
tutgd ten years ugo by Mrs. Fred
Nathan and Mrs. Josephine shaw
Lowell
These ladies' being interested In the
condition Of the working claAcr. sent
list OF questions To all tho lcadinE iner.
camille houses In New York. asking
their opinion M to the cause OF the
hard conditions Imposed On employees.
Five responded. each declaring that 10
the Honfumcrs-and not the mnnufac-
turcrs was the trouble chiefly due-thc
demand for cheap production really
creating the unfortunate conditions
under which the producers exist. Tho
outcome of the investigation resulted
In the Consumers lcaguc-n body
pledged 20 consume or purchase only
such articles M were produced under
just conditions. their combined efforts
nnally securing the pledge OF a number
~ the leading mercantile houses Of
New York TO employ their help at fair
living wages. 10 have eight hours the
MAXIMUM tlftlrs W NAN IuI tAtfN NOfNs
60 do away with basement Htorcn, and
20 provide rents for their employees.
These houses called the white list OF
the Sonnumer'n icnguc. number over
forty prominent mercantile houses In
New York.and these houses the League
members patronizc-the object being 10
promote the spirit OF humnnitnfianiHm
among retailers and manufacturers.
The Chicago branch. OF which Mrs.
Hcnrotin II president. IL occupied with
tho same line Of work aud has effected
important reforms In the methods of
many " the great mercantile hnns.
Among the novel features OF the
mas been the cnort to
induce consumers or customers
90 have conHidcrate rya-
TEN Of shopping. especially nj Christ
mas was when clerks, deliyerymcn. and
IN fact All employees Of the mercantile
houses are overcrowdcd. The scheme
81 relief was to send out circulars 90 the
women's clubs and ask members 60
observe certain rulcHi To shop early In
the day, to have n well classified list 20
that time and steps may be- saved In
waiting upon customers IN different de-
nartments; 10 require no parcels de-
iNcrcd after o'clock; and To observe
general courteny
Tho movement excited wide attention.
and an important reform has been cf-
fectnd In these lines.
In regard 10 her recent visit 70 Cali
fornia Mrs. Hcnrotln saldi II had tho
pleasure Of Hccing some of the pretty
club houses In San Francisco The
Century and soruris have added some
new features adopted by some of the
eastern ciiler-thnt 81 having bed
rooms In them FOR the convenience Of
country members.
Asked rs TO whether she would npen9
publicly during her stay Mrs. IIonrotin
said simply that she thought not. ~
am not gifted aH u speaker and would
much rather not speak In public"
Mira. Henrotin VIII remain until Tues
day when she viii leave for her home
In Chicago.