Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-15
UNIONS IND CT. v. {.
Question of Unions For Women
Workers to Be Discussed at
the Biennial
PROGRAM FOR ST. PAUL MEET
Trades Union Advocates Will Attempt
to Put the Federation on Record as
Favorins the Union = Many Prom
Trent Speakers on the Federation
Program This Year.

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in its history the General Federation
| Of Woman's clubs--representins 'oV'
| OOC homemakers-at its next biennial
meeting will be called upon to go on
record as strongly favoring trades un-
| ions for women toilers. The army OF
| clllbwomen comprising the federation
1 will be asked to buy only union made
clothing and union made househola
furnishings and utensils.
Should the trades union advocates
succeed in putting the convention on
record a general agitation is contem-
! plated, which, the leaders hope, VIII
result in the betterment of industrial
conditions.
| Recognition already has been accord
ed the toiling women by the board OF
/ TIE general federation. For the first
| time in the history of that body a
group of labor leaders will be given
| place on the program.
/ The biennial meeting will open in ST.
Paul May so and continue in session
eight days. The program shows that
| the morning session June is TO be
| devoted to addresses by members OF
| Womens trade unions and that the
| general subject of union labor Will be
| discussed by the delegates. Miss Rose
| Schneidermann will speak on behalf OF
| the cloth hat and cap makers and Miss
| Margaret DAILY will speak for the ov-
erall makers. Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr
of New York will address the conven-
| ton on 1.-THE Relation of Women to In
dustrialism," In addition Mrs. Harriet
M. Van der vaart of Chicago will
/ speak on the work Of the Consumer
league and make plea for support OF
| the work. Mrs. Frederick K. Tracy
chairman of the Illinois transportation
committee, declared unusually large
numbers would attend the convention
from all Chicago clubs.
Governor Will Mako Address.
At the opening session addresses will
he delivered by Governor John A. john
son, of Minnesota, Mayor Robert A
| Smith. of ST. Paul. Philip j. Herzog
president of the Commercial club OF
5t. Paul; Mrs. j. w. Edgerton, presi-
I dent of the Fourth district, st. Paul;
and Mrs J. L. Washburn, president OF
the Minnesota federation. Mrs. Sarah
/ Plat Decker, president of the general
federation, will respond, after which
addresses will be made by Archbishop
ireland and DR.. Cyrus Northrop, presi-
dent of the University of Minnesota
! The program for the meeting, after
business is concluded, follows:
| Saturday, June library Extension
Session.
| Report of chairman, Mrs. Charles
S. Morris. Wisconsin.
| Address, what We Should Demand
of the Novel," the Rev. Florence Buck,
kenosha, Wis.
| Civic Session.
i Report of chairman, Miss Kate G.
| Mcknight, Pennsylvania.
| Address, municipal Sanitation and
Civic Improvement" DR.. Justus ohage
commissioner Of health, st. Paul.
MINI.
Educational Session.
Report of chairman, Miss Mary M.
| Abbott, Connecticut.
Address, Opportunities for Ameri-
can Women in English Universities,
Mrs Webster Glynes, president Society
4 of American Women, London, Eng
land.
Address. Character Building in
Home and School," Mrs. Sara E. Hyre.
| Saturday afternoon conferences.
Monday-Forestry Session.
Address-"Our Faithful Servant and
| Constantine Forest" Enos A. Mills,
Longs Peak Guide, Estes Park, Col.
Address-Forestry and the Home
Croft" MIR. George H. Maxwell.
Report of chairman, Mrs. Lydia
Phillips Williams, Minnesota.
Literature Session.
Report Of chairman, Mrs. William
Thayer Brown. New Jersey.
| Address-"The Spirit Of Literature, I"
Prof. S. H. Clark, University of Chi
cago.
Industrial session, conferences, and
art session.
MISUNDERSTANDING Day.
Confer on child labor.
Wednesday.
| Report Of nominating committee.
Legislative Session.
! Report of chairman, Mrs. Samuel
| Forter, Kansas.
Address-'Methods of Legislation"
Mrs. Margaret H. McCarter, Topeka,
kas.
Reciprocity Session.
Report eciprocity work of the
general Federation as conducted by the
bureau of information. Mrs. Mary L.
Wood, New Hampshire, chairman.
| Election of officers, legislative Ii
brary extension and child labor con-
| ferences.
Women in Professions.
"Education," Miss Mary q. Woolley,
| president Mount Holyoke college.
Journalism" Mrs. Mary Allen Ward,
| Massachusetts,.
1.-The Ministry" the Rev. Caroline
Bartlett Crane, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Law" Mrs. Philip Carpenter, New
York.
''The Stage" Miss Amelia Bingham,
| New York.
Medicine" DR.. Sarah H. Kendall,
Seattle, Wash.
Music" Miss Ella Powell New York
City
Thursday-HousehoId Economics SEES.
sion.