The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
WOMAN'S CLUBS
 FEDERATION MEETS Mrs. Frank c. Porter Advises Working Girls to Study Along Industrial
 Lines. YALE PROFESSORS
 PROMISE TO HELP Members Urged to Help the New Woman Factory h. spector in Various
 Ways.

Stamford, Nov. Gone of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the federated Woman's club of Connecticut, was held to-day, this being the sec ond day of the eleventh annual meet ing of the State Federation of Woman s clubs. The meeting was held in the congregational church. Reports from various committees were read and adopted and showed that the work of the clubs has been very extensive dur ing the past year that considerable beneficial results have been attained, Practically all the important business of the annual gathering was transacted > to-day. It included the annual address of the president, Mrs. Charles A. Capan of Willimantic and the election of dele gates to the Boston biennial and coun- ell of education
 This afternoon one of the most in- teresting numbers on the program was the address of Mrs. Frank c. Porter of New Haven on the topic, "The Feder- ated Clubs and the Factory Inspector" |" Mrs. May Wright sewell of Chicago, and Rev. H. B. Frissell of Hampton, Va, also delivered addresses. The re- port of the committee on resolution was also heard.
 The paper of Mrs Porter, who was Instrumental in the passage of the bill providing for @ woman factory in- spector in this state, dealt with fac tory conditions in the state, her ex- perience with certain women which worked up her interest in the cause, her campaign in the interest of the bill at Hartford and the work that Miss Corcoran has accomplished since her appointment to the position sev- eral years ago.
 Mrs. Porter also made several sug- gestions to the members on the prac- tical ways in which the federation may help the working girl of Connec- ticut. She suggested that each club represented have a strong industrial committee and that the members of the clubs use their vast influence in ! bettering industrial conditions for the working women in the state. Mrs. Porter said: "If possible persuade SdCIl CIup IO tdk6 up 1OT one year d I course of study and investigation ! along industrial lines which can, if I properly planned, be made as interest," ing as any course in art or literature. I I have the promise of our foremost Yale professors in sociology and econ omies that they will prepare such a : course if any club wants it. Then when conditions have been learned, if there is a need, seek to remedy it."
 Mrs. Porter also suggested that the members of the industrial committee become familiar with the ordinances
 of their own towns and the laws of the state on questions pertaining to Woman's labor. Find out how many hours they may legally work week and see how many department stores ln your own town are already violating his law by requiring work of twelve
 hours a day on one or two days of the < week and giving no extra pay. Let
 he committee then be ready to go be-
 fore the Consumers league and have Y he backing of the whole club. Tn this < way a great deal can be accomplished
 For the good of the working girls and