The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-27
TO PATR0NIZE
HOME INDUSTRIES
Consumers League Organized Yes
terday for Work.
TO BUY THEIR GOODS HERE,
Tho Members Pledge Themselves TO
Deal with Home Merchants ifPos-
>ible and Ask That Goods benot
Delivered After T.. NJ.
TO BUY THEIR GOODS HERE


eliza city
"The Consumers League "i '''D '''
Of Richmond" was formerly organized
-.-efrrdnv. lfs officers elected ana JUS con-
etituuon adopted. Tho meeting was htiu
ir fnc parlors of the Young Men s. 1nils-
-i,n Association. by their courtesy, ihoae
present being Airs. W. w. ArcheL MIS-
Cagkle Caotu Airs. H. a.. Minor MIS-. J."
D.. Lewis Mrs. 1ownes. Mrs Gilmour
Nrs. John Lotrer. Airs. Andre" Cnils-
alan. Mrs James Walker Miss Mary
Lewis Miss Mary Cameron MIs' d. IN, H.
Daniel NliS' ,''i fi.'..tor
hiIt uuL t'li ON. ~ .t..., &C. c,,
Miss Lutte I4edeaI. 10 . a. t..
tre'y due tAe I.il--, N..'''o ....'i.,.,'i.. lf
leable, "hl-- "." ..f. 90 De-
eIenil-ute persons "-, &C.. ,....,f,,,...
present ot't.s' '' ''-'' ~ ,....,lf,l,
from recent Hl.''' En-,
$40 Der absence. dh' 'i 'i. '-' 49,.
beaninli i'.- t.r .ti-.r.s
winch ini 4'.. M c..L,fe
hedrl 9"' 'H ......- 49,. ,,,t.b
taoel io itin tie .''i'"','7 ,.
as setting ili'N ine I..' si''l,' .,.l.i
me m9FeneIr con-" ''-. ~, 49,. 80 .l,,
Lt'lef.- vu "'"''' ' -
illness when lIeFel.,u '"s '.'',n
together bectIhptI "lhf 40 We ""' -
ned. IL IS wlth Keen iesIe. t"a'
must also ioicso tnt pii' 'or1 V- .-,
INK you TO-DAY ana ois'"r7iI- W. '''
this matter OF or common ln,''. .5
'l Was urged 70 wait UNI" i'"' scum
my strength. ana couid mee. you on.
faelne tal date 20 .e ll"'.iii,' anu '".
necessity OF e'iaplshli- Il' l'.a'.'0 ~"
p working basis j -eei Ju-lIleo il '"'i-
ing you together
After al 4 can only Dee one co-Worher
with you. and 30 IS. ] ann sure no mis-
fortune which makes each one reel heI
responsibility in tgis movement
VALUE OF THE WORK
.st,.o do,i7i,- o.. cali pho meeting TO-
s.v I have received au Invitation from
t6s New york League To- attend their
annual meeting which is also held iu
january This programme and the list
~ ofoo~e will de- Interesting 10 our con-
.'...,,,- IL. .h,yrirs. tha ,.alue frivon TO this
49, 1.,- ,'o,.Ie ,-fo live for th. best JIM
ne p" Crto ust showed The names of
~, t,r--.-ill- N-,tte,, s.s uraeidouf and
r,.l,o-, ffo,,.,, q, potter as among those
interested I'M the work.
I'm LAYING the constitution before you
have eudcayored To- nu ADJ the needs
that were spoken of i'm q former meet
lnr. ana hope thet after O. careful hear
INK OF it you viii offer auy suggestions
which seem 90 YOU wise or eXpcdient
The election of the officers and t>- Gov
crning Board is OF vital Importance, ana
] would beg you 20 remember that this
IS am annual meeting. and that failure
20 select tho fun complement of neces-
sary workers would De- utterly disastrous
10 the cause. There G SO slight a task
laid upon any mcmDer-lhis peln8 pIIh-
cipaly a "oik oI lne spirit 'l"l ! cur
heely nope ei.h N't "..vl1 "04 Fi''.' -
ana mus hl...,i 'lIS Dio J." ,ne "cll-oe'''s
"'.1 .lo va V.'' ,.ls7t ans.
NV Ca-' w. -, ~ 60 ti,'' ,i,@ls-
rr ~, ~, w., 90 t.,,,.o 1{-,,l. ,,.,ii
ili',,.o -, amy. e.rre.-t,ess ~ ,,,r,os..9
..r,,,t 80 betto, ina, IN, o,,otir,
The concludInr words of "a renort of
,frs N.fber 7,rosidort of Tho Ne,y Yorl,
Ilae,e ebo savs.
..Jn asking. our members 20 UNFOLD
the principies of The Consumer League.
we ask them To- sacrifice only "a very
little of their time or convenience. no
cood cause was ever won without the