New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Many Branches Represented By En-
thuSiGStic Sunshine Workers.

The annual meeting ard luncheon Of the
Tribune Sunshine Society. which took place
yesterday at the Hotel Aston, brought together
close upon three hundred and thirty members.
From every corner Of greater New York dele
gates came from towns up the state" from
Rhode Island, Connecticut. and even from more
distant places The business meeting at which
reports from the various branches were read,
was followed by reception for the guests Of
honor. At 100 O'Clock everybody adjourned TO
the large ballroom. where. on a number Of
small tables decorated with green leaves and
lighted by shaded electric lamps. luncheon was
served.
When great many workers IN a common
cause are gathered together from scattered
places, naturally there is a good deal TO talk
ABOUT The Sunshine members talked about It
yesterday They served past efforts and
achievements with the grapefruit and the
chicken, future plans with the salad and ice
cream, and they drank enthusiasm with every
course. Especially, they talked of the growth
~ 9od me WORK which was evinced by the fact that
!oo more people attended the luncheon yester-
cay man attended q year ago. They compared
hh 9 exhaustively, and only ceased when the
plack coffee came and Mrs. Clarence Burns the
president raped for silence
SUNSHINE FOR WORKERS.
= The programme was altered a triae IN order
tnat Henry Arson Truax, the tenor, who was
10 have sung toward the end. might give his
NUMBERS at the beginning. as he had found that
Ae must leave carly. When the applause that
toi4o"ed Mr. Truax's songs died away, Mrs
1'e0eflck Nathan. president Of the Consumers
.]eaeue' was introduced. Mrs Nathan said
theFe were 2,5d3 reasons why she should not
-A'e come but she wanted TO come, SO she did
, 80 was hoarse she said, because the pre-
- o1S evening she had attended a dinner given
- soit1e physicians, and-Whether to provide a
pauent she knew not-a strong draft L1eyv
~ Let back throughout the dinner and she
SausAt cold But l knew the beet c,,ra gor q
COD was sunshine. 50 l came" she eddad ~ :"
Inc Consumers League stands for rreven+i,,a
tsalllahthropy,' Mrs. Nathan said "If is bea',
wen, - osl1en me clouds with sunshine but we
nc 20 70 better conditions for working peo-
s1e 80 10 shorten the hours of labor and ronrC,ya
% surroundings. that the clouds won't come ,,
~ snvM what one determined person could do
mrs. Nathan told story OF a woman u.bn 80 90,
ea4esglrl faint In a Sixth avenue departrnept
Inc woman asked why the girl badn,t
go I5O"I4' ana was told that no seats were nro-
Ehoeo and anyhow they were not a1IoTyadP q -
g.. not allowed TO lean against the countar
tofd .. one went TO the owners Of the store and
81, lehl mat unless their girls were allowed 20
81 99Wn when not waiting on custonoers 49, -
o r ~lthdraw her account ono
tance go Son l must have been Of some fnopor
heedsd w 'Le speaker, for her demand was
h1t $3.50, we are not all important custoroors
has $500 every woman is a consumer and
thinks Il 80. I'LL influence. Every woman u,bo
nv e5o pLy 50 little. il doesn't mate - az
~ shopping on Saturday aftervdn at5 e DO
the saturesv . %. re{ard the universal giving ~
should have 1ay every working girl
Diet Kitebe55 xiagd president Of the New vor,,
There are th thirty aSoa, was the next speaker
Sot IN 1s New York City Mrs. su09 yls pa
lions he'd only hTe sae ts sase ne ins sad
5 Sc you see most of the fpb beds for these
poTan as' o treated o at home and yos sss SUI
punishment Please re ,,oe takes them proper
i &c association is not co snat the Diet
vide pure milk e oeT solely and that is to s nrn
Isquisition from doctor or so Tdose who bring
bsn,eoo MAKE :, 1t out don't know What author,
curtan the " or We sometimes fear we have weu "a
orI,, 70 mink what would happen r. Us but
mere were twenty" we nave now
PROTECTING CHILDREN.
Afs Anna Garlin Spencer talked h,.o,.
-pc ~ child labor. the mental ana - -,