The Jersey City news., 1902-11-11

''ot14ttiis at u llVluelS CougftsS III DTCOh-
lyn, Il hoped that great good would re-
suit from the mothers meetings arranged
in the school houses. But somehow a
paralyzing influence seemed to creep
over the mothers as soon as they got
in the school house. With the teachers
and the principal, and maybe a number
of the local school committee present,
they did not dare venture a criticism.
They were surrounded, submerged in the
professional and official atmosphere
With this as an example where would
one or two women on the School Board
be? Would she, or they. too, be awed
into silence?
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If there is one good thing the recent
coal strike has done it has been to teach
the housewife economy. The waste of
coal in the average home has been
something enormous. In most cases the
house could be run on just half the
quantity, and, in some cases, on one
third, and run comforta bly, too. Unable
even now to get nut coal the housekeeper
has been forced to use pea and often
buckwheat COAL She has learned that
she can use it and that it is cheaper,
and she has learned, too, how to make
ton of coal go long way A small
furnace keeping the ordinary ten-room
house comfortable night and day in all
weather, it is said, can be run with an
average of one ton of hard coal month
the season through, which means less
than a ton for the milder months and
something more in bitter midwinter.
The Consumers League seems to have
finger in evry pie. Started but few
years ago to prevent sweat shop work by
pushing its labeled goods into the de-
partment stores, its work now covers
about everything connected with the la
Dor field, from the ten-hour day law
to the prevention of child labor. A rec
ent report shows that much diversified
work has been done during the summer.
Among the local leabgues the summer
work is usually in behalf of the Satur-
day half-holiday. In Cleveland the
league placed cards in all street cars
urging people not TO shop on Saturday
afternoons, and secured the holiday in
number of stores. In Milwaukee the
women kept the great gains made year
ago, and secured the holiday for the
clerks in the breweries The Topeka
League secured the holiday in twenty-six
towns and cities of Kansas. In Color
ado the State Federation of Women's
Clubs made the league work a leading
feature of its full programme, and ap-
pointed a standing committee to push the
work through the federated clubs. In
Wisconsin and California the leagues
will make it their winters work to Sc
cure the adoption of the Massachusetts
factory law. For its special work this
winter the New York City League will
undertake to secure the enforcement of
the New York law that no woman shall
work more than sixty hours a week in
a factory, or more than ten hours a day,
except for the shortening Of the day on
Saturday. This law is habitually broken
according to the investigations Of the
league. One conviction was secured last
spring, through the agency of the College
Settlement in Rivington street, and the
man who was convicted put in additional
machines this fall to prevent overtime
work during the rush season.
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The Woman's Club Philanthropy De-
partment met yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Harry Nichols, No. SO
Madison avenue. The gross receipts
from the charity euchre on Saturday
last were found to be $129 Of this it
was voted to give 500 to the Day Nur-
sery, retaining the 500 for buying mater
ial to make clothes for the nursey chill
dren throughout the winter.
The faculty of Hasbrouck Institute,
under the direction of Mr.. Gustave Beck
er, will give complimentary musicale in
Hasbrouck Hall this evening.