New-York tribune., 1902-11-05
BRAIDED FUR TRIMMED SUIT
IT'S RAPID STRIDES.
GOOD RESULTS FROM SUMNER WORK OF
CONSUMERS LEAGUE

AIRS Florence Kelley. secretary OF the National
Consumers League, has returned 10 New-York
after SIX months in the West She viii hereafter
spend half the year in the New-York headquarters
and half in the Chicago office.
As a result OF her summers work in the West
there are now eleven Western factories carrying
the league label; six IN Michigan. three in Illinois
and two in Wisconsin The entire number OF fac
tories is now forty-three Of which twenty-five are
IN New-England. a leading Chicago store has long
aeen the fair list, and this summer il decided
make its factory conform 10 the rules necessary
carry the league iabel. This immense
gain. II Immediately brought other factories in
rs uain. and made IL much easier for stores
throughout the West 70 secure the labelled goods
rye leagues were formed on the Pacihc Coast dur
lng the summer. a Los Angeles san Jose, san
a6--as5 wnere they were organized through the
lrrsrnaTforei conn II ri Women
Since her return Mrs Kelley has secured the co
operation of the National Humane Society. This
society has organized standing committee for the
sToteS%oa o. NoIA--E si4 .e IA appyh ~ 1
chairman. with power 10 draw on the funds Of the
aunlane societies al over the country in enforcing
-hjI5 labor and cCrDp,ll-orv educstional laws and
the humane society Is one OF the richest and
most powerful OF phIznthrOplc societies It's CO.
operation is expected 70 Be OF great value.
usually IN behalf OF the saturday haif- holiday In
1reirg people not 10 Shop on Saturday afternoons.
n All|aukee the women KEPT ne gree gCeet sstls @
made year ago, and secured re holiday toI the
cured the holiday IL tventv-six towns and cities
o. Kansas In Colorado the State Federation OF
Women 5 CLUBS made the league work leading
feature OF its fuM programme. and appointed a
standing committee n push the work through the
fedora ed CLUBS IN Wisconsin and California the
leagues VIII make il their Winters work 10 secure
ne adoption CT the MASSACHUSETTS factory
isW. For IT'S special work this winter the
Nevg-YOrk Cirv lea que will undertake 10 secure
the enforcement Of the NeW-York law that no
woman shall work more than sixty hours q week
r. z factory. or more than ten hours DAY. ez-
aept for the shortening OF the cay on SATURDAY
This law Is hsotuslly broken according 70 the IN
vestigationE of the league. one conviction was
secured last spring. through the agency OF the
College Settlement n Rivington-st-, and the man
who was convicted put IN additional machines this
fall prevent overtime work during the rush sea
Mrs Kelley has recently been appointed chair
OF the child labor committee OF the National
NCthers' Congress. II is not known as yet whether
she will be reappotnted 10 the craftsmanship Of the
same COMMITTEES in the General Federation Of
Wo-ler's Clubs. which place she has held for
rhe less ruc wears. The federation council VIII
meet tr November this city appoint the stand
ing committees for the next two years. Mrs
Kelley along with Jane Adams. took the IN
ponular side II regard % the admission Of the
colored women a. the Los Angeles biennial and
this nav initiate against her reappointment