Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-23
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

she offered the following resolutions Whlch
were adopted by the council:
Whereas, The development OF macnlnery
during the past FIVE years has enaoieu guls
employed in the needle trades ana the tex
tile trades to double the amount OF their
product. and
corresponding Increase of strain upon the
eyes and the nerves of these young "ork-
ers, and - -. 49,,
age of is are increasing more rapidly than
any other part of the working class ana
their health and welfare constitutes an
ever-increasing element of the health anu
welfare of the nation, and ,,.,-.a,,,
Whereas, Two states, Ohio and Colorado'
have shown by successful enort that pro
lection for these young workers can pe
afforded (ohio by prohibiting for them al
wGfk their r hours and of work to eight
in one day and forty y-eight in one week.:
Therefore, Resolved that the oouncl, or
the General Federation of Women.s CLUBS
recommend to the state federations anu
the clubs that they strive In their re-
spective states for the legal protection OF
First. BY statutory prohibition OF work
for girls under the age of IL atter Z p. M
In manufacture and commerce. as IN Ohio'
aad
Second. BY restricting their employment
to eight hours in one day and torty-elsht
| In a week as in Colorado. 1850,
Mrs. Kelley's resolutions have ALREADY
been adopted by the Consumers league and
| will be presented to the coming convention
| of the American Suffrage association at
Portland, and to the National Council of
Women and Congress Of Mothers and other
womens organizations for adoption.
The coming years work for the industrial
! committees in the clubs was outlined by
the chairman of the General Federation of
| woman's Clubs industrial committee, as
/ follows:
! Jxybiio ex,or,, onoo,,rogar,opt should he
given special means of relief, such as was
| provided in Mrs. Kelleys resolution, the
dustrial situation of women, not from the
| outside, as they have been doing, but from
the inside with working women as their
| teachers. Every state and district fedora
tion meeting should have an industrial pro-
| gram, and some of the speakers on the pro-
! grams should be chosen from the ranks of
| dertaken in every community The especial
research work recommended is along the
| lines laid down by the ntermunicipal COM
mittee on household research. The object
| of this committee is to investigate existing
conditions Of household work, TO secure lalr
conditions for both employer and employed,
| and place domestic service on a business
basis The ultimate object of the clubs
| should be to secure in each state model
employment Office law, such as the New
| York Association for Household Research
| was able to secure for this state. The clubs
were also asked to cooperate in the effort
| to obtain an investigation by the United
States Department of Labor into industrial
cOnultlOnS OF women ana CnlluTen. i he
| following circular, submitted to the council
for approval has been sent out to every
! federated club:
through the instrumentality of the Wom-
| ems Trades Union league, which has for It's
object an investigation by the United States
bureau of labor of women and children in
industry, with special reference to the eco
nomic and social effect of their employment
and it's reactionary effect upon the home
Jane Adams, Miss Mary E. Mcdowell of
Lillian D. Waid OF the Nurses settlement,
New York, recently visited Washington for
the purpose of consulting President Roose-
welt and others in the matter. 1t was
learned that the Department of Labor was
willing TO do the work, but that IT was
without funds for such purpose, and was
barred from asking congress for special
"It was agreed that the only way to Sc
pressure brought u bear on congress by Or
ganization of weHlep: The industrial com
ems Clubs has been asked to make an ap-
peal to the club women throughout the
United States to petition congress IN be-
half of this movement. Let the chairman
of the industrial committee in every club
where such n committee exists write let
ter to the senator's of her state and the rep
resentative of her district, asking that they
vote for the appropriation. Have this let
ter signed by every member of the club
that the petition would be granted.
There has been no official Investigation
INTO the lnOuSITldt COnultlOnS OF women IOI
a number OF years. The information gained
: at that time is absolutely valueless now"
The report of the program committee fol
the st. Paul biennial occasioned one of the
lfveliest discussions of the convention. Mrs
Cowles of California, chairman, submitted
a general outline of the main points, which
was heartily approved Every standing
: committee will be allotted time for the re
= port of its chairman and more time in pro
portion to its Importance. The evenings
will be given to state presidents reports
unless some committee program is of i'm
portapce that demands an evening session
The social side of the biennial afforded
topic for general discussion. A few dele
/ gates favored eliminating the social fea
lures entirely. but the majority seemed t
incline to a reasonable amount of enter
tainment as essential to the best results o
the meeting. There was also some ques
Q program, Mrs. Alice Wiles of Chicago beinl
one of the strongest opposers of the men
1 but there seemed a general feeling that, re
= gardess of sex, II was the best speaker
$ that the federation sought to address It.
= The local chapter p. f. O. sisterhood vii
n hold its last meeting for the summer Sat
y urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. ]. r
Wagner 1862 Charles street. The meetln
8 will be a combination of business and pleas
( ure There will be reports from the dele
y gates who attended the recent nationa
n meeting.
d The Town Federation Of Women's Club
e of Huron, S. D., met on Saturday and com
e pleted its organization. A constitution an
i bylaws were adopted and these officer
!: elected: Miss Clara Huey. president; Mrs
!; | NJ. d. Whisman, vice president; Mrs
h George W. Longstaff, secretary; Mrs. A. L
q Taylor treasurer. The object OF the or
a ganization is the enlargement and mainte
nance of the library and the civic improve
: ment OF the city.
n All former members OF the Omaha Equal
= ity, club and members OF all the other won
) ems organizations of the city are invited I
be at the Union station Saturday afternoo
a at $50 o'clock to meet Miss Susan b. An
thony and the delegation OF suffragist
a which passes. through the city enroute
, Portland.
KING CHRISTIAN IS VERY WEAI
n Much Concern Manifest by EntournE
h of the Aged King of
J. Denmark.