New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-15
MRS. NATHAN'S WORK.
HER EFFORTS IN THE WEST TO PRO
MULGATE THE PRINCIPLES OF
THE CONSUMERS LEAGUE.

Mrs. Frederick Nathan, president OF the Con-
sumers League Of the City OF New-York who has
recently returned from trip as far west as
Alaska incidentally spoke various cities en-
route in furtherance Of the immediate aims of this
organization which IS working for the betterment
OF factory conditions and the adjustment Of the
sweatshOp system. The results were highly salts
factory 10 Mrs. Nathan and in speaking of her trip
10 reporter for The Tribune she said:
Indeed I feel deeply gratihed to find such general
interest taken throughout the West in the Con-
suneTs League. and, besides, secured new mem
bers and got delinquent 70 pay her dues
] must tell you first, what the public at large
does not yet know, and that is that we were
awarded & gold medal for our exhibit at the Paris
Exposition. The exhibit was given in conjunction
with the department Of social economics and the
shop in This city, together with the model factory
Of this country. I was urged TO go 10 Paris 10
demonstrate there the great work we are doing
here Bat, you know, was abroad last year, and
spoke at the Council of Women in London and
nae gwen my promise TINS year TO speak at the
WSoe e9ehss Ra e1o fd t5 osr sae aaG
our cause, with the result that the next day the
Sanze a local SIwaUkee league From This Won
can plainly that all the people need IS for
some enc 10 20 about the country ''prodding' them
No work that I ever undertook has met with
such immediate results as that at Milwaukee- The
meeting was held at the nome OF Mrs. EDWARD
sanderson and the most prominent women OF the
city were present Mrs Florence He5ey Secse 6
and urged the factory inspectors to further the
E0C1 cause aLC II ueeu Dc 70 am. i 1IS !SsHS
Mrs. Guy D. Berry was elected presi. ut: Within
two weeks had succeeded in gettins fifty stores
and two factories 70 close at noon on saturdays.
This was the entering wedge Of the good work Tor
II meant a f-holiday for fifteen hundred en-
plc-es One OF the leading stores went so 1ar as
10 pat an advertisement in the daily papers re-
ouesting patrons do their shopping saturdays
n the mornings. One girl TO whom spoke hao
never heard Of such thing as halt-hohoa!, and
when I told her that il had been the custom IN
London and New-York for several years she said
with a sigh: "Oh, what lovely cities they must be
10 live n"' ,.,,, - ,.o-
viewed tbe Governor. who promised to lend his
AID hut then. you know, he may not De Governor
! also smoke before the Womens Club at Green
Bay Wis and Mrs. Neville the president, lnVlteo
all the leading manufacturers to be present: In
that city also addressed the congregation OF the
Rev Dr. spence in the Grand Opera House after
evening service the Relation Of Religion 70
Industry and Ciyics.' In st. Paul, Mimi, where
also smoke before the Women's clubs, l found mary
who were anxious to join league In SeatIl
Wash, I met with like success, ana was asIeedpIy
surprised 70 ind that Of the big stores pought
only the underwear which bore the label Of the
Consumers League The meeting there was helo
IN the Library Building. and Mrs. H HOMES Pres-
dent the State Federation presided, ana az
though many prominent residents we're out VI
town, there fair attendance, ana soI S0'
era recruits to our New-York league
Mrs. Nathan spoke also before the Minneapolis
Club, OF which Mrs. c. NJ Loring is president ana
while in Chicago she addressed the congregation
Of All Souls Church the Rev. Jenldn Lloyd Jones
Fastor, who resigned his pulpit TO her during the
Service. She took for her text, Am my prothef :
Keeper and talked in wholesome ana logical
way Tor the OF the league.