Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-26
ME;M9@$MEsE7 =
1" NE &LUBoc

- HID labor vas ~emphatically de-
nounced at the annual meeting of
the Consumers League, held in
the North Reformed Church yesterday.
at which the president, Mrs. George b.
Cushing, of East Orange, delivered an
address.
Mrs. Cushing advocated the pas
sage Of the Federal Children's Bu-
reau bill, which provides that a
commission be appointed to gather
full information regarding the condi-
ton of children in Industrial occupa-
tons, or as delinquents, and In every
thing hat pertains to the child, re-
ports of the same to be made public
at stated times. 1t was voted to send
a telegram Of Endorsement to Mr.. Nc
Kelway, who is presenting the bill to
Congress.
1t was also voted to indorse the res
olution of protest against raising the
rates on second-class mail matter with
out first gathering full information as
to the present conditions and needs
in all branches of the service.
Mrs. Cushing spoke strongly for the
passage of bill No. 81, for prohibiting
the employment of children under the
age of 16 years at night. There will
be a hearing on the bill at Trenton
next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
and Mrs. Gushing urged that all who
could should attend and speak for its
passage or. If unable to be present, to
write, indorsing it.
The executive committee chosen in
cludes Mrs. Thomas Craven, of Salem;
Miss Halsey, of Morristown; Miss AIDE
laide Ball, Of Plainfield; Mrs. Palmer
Campbell, of Hoboken; Mrs. M. b,
Kinsley, of Hoboken; Mrs. G. l.. Thomp-
son, of East Orange; Miss Mary Dim
ock, of Elizabeth; Mrs. H. b. Reed, oil
Somerville; Mrs. Clarence III. Kelsey, OF
East Orange; Mrs. Henry p. Bailey, oil
East Orange: Mrs. T.. r. Carter, oil
! Montclair: Mrs. Everett Colby, of West
Orange; Mrs. Stewart Hartshorne, OF
Short Hills; Miss Alice Lakey, of Gran
ford; Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll, of Morris
town; Mrs. f. r. Kellogg, of Morris
town; Miss Ellen Mecum, of Salem
Mrs. C. l.. Riley, of Plainfield; Mrs. S
Bayard Dodd, of South Orange; Mrs
A. d. Chandler, of Orange; Mrs. Johr
Moment, of Jersey City; Miss Rosalit
Wingfield, of Glen Ridge; Mrs. C. r
Lewis, of Townley; Mrs. Waldo Reed
of Englewood; Miss Antoinette Hayes
of Madison, and Miss Katherine Fair
BARN, of Summit.
The officers of the State organization
are Mrs. George w. b. Gushing, o
East Orange, president; Miss Cornelit
II. Bradford, of Jerseys City, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. Brice Collard.- of Jerse,
City, treasurer; Mrs. Augustus Grew
cling. of Jersey City, recording seere
tary, and Miss Alice D. Jaynes, Of Eas
Orange, executive secretary.
The t~reasurer's report showed tho
league to be in fiourishing condition
with a balance on hand of $103.1S. The
total receipts for the year We're 81 1864
and the Expenditures $1,093.21.
Other speakers were the Rev. Charles
Sickle, Of the department of labor OF
the Presbyterian Church, who spoke
on 1.-THE Labor Problem as H. Stands
Today Miss Janynes in her report
showed that much effort had been made
during the year to better the conditions
Of working women particularly during
the Christmas rush In the department
stores.
Miss Elizabeth Butler, Of the Pitts
burg Survey, and a former New Jer-
sey factory inspector, read a paper
on ''Tenement Work which gave a
glimpse OF conditions as they are or
the East Side of New York city ano
other large cities.