The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-11
Cause of the Members Of the
Fair Sex Who Have to
Work, Bring Hundreds Of
People to Boston.
LEAGUE HAS HAD A
VERY RAPID GROWTH
Workers in the Organization
Have Done Active Work,
Principally in Strikes in
Various Cities.
tNational News Association,


Boston. June 10.-The cause OF tho
woman worker has brought to Boston
prominent women from all parts OF
the United States and from several
foreign countries, who tonight are
busy with the preliminaries to the
opening Of the third biennial conven-
ton Of the National Women's Trade
Union league in Faneuil Hall Monday.
The convention win meet In both open
and executive session every day until
all its business is transacted. Many Of
the delegates arrived today. but 9th
ers will not reach here until Just In
time for the opening meeting. Mon
day. Altogether. record-breaking
is anticipated. and 1t is predicted
that much will be accomplished.
The aim OF the league 10 to raise
shop. health and wage standards for
women workers. During the two years
since the last convention, which met
in Chicago. the work Of the league
has grown and broadened until now
1t Yields q powerful influence for up
lift OF the women workers In all ac-
cupations and in practically every city
and town in the country. In the great
shirt waist strikes OF New York ana
Philadelphia and the strikes OF the
garment workers In Chicago, the
league did active work ana effective
service and brought many unorganix-
ed women workers in touch with the
American labor movement Dele
gates coming fresh from such exper-
fences will relate them to the conven-
ton.
Union Men Greet Them.
The convention will be formally.
opened Monday evening in FaneuiI
hall. when Mr.. william H. O'Brisn.
president OF the Central Labor Union
of Boston, and Dennis Driscoll. sec
retary-treasurer OF the state branch
of the American Federation OF Labor
will oficially welcome the delegates.
Mrs. Raymond Robbins. president Of
the National Women's Trade Union
league, will preside and will speak on
the work Of the organization during
the year.
Other speakers OF the initial meet
ing will be Rabbi Stephen 8. Wise. Of
New York; James Duncan. frst vice
president Of the American Federation
of Labor. and Rev. Father Gasson Of
Boston college. Several OF the for
eign delegates also will be called on
to address the meeting.
The regular business sessions. begin
ming on Tuesday. will be held twice
daily, in the morning and afternoon.
Some Of the more important subjects
to be discussed are the organization Of
women workers according to districts.
shop standards. wage standards.
health standards, protective legisla-
ton. judicial decisions, IRE protection
and old age pensions. The votes for
women problem will also be consid-
cred.
Among the foreign delegates to the
convention are Miss Gertrude Israel,
! from Germany, representing tho
tKaugmannischer verband fur webb
liche Angestellte, and Angelica Ban
abano from Italy. both OF whom are
leaders in the woman's trade union
movement in their countries.
New York is sending II delegates
to the convention, Chicago Is. Boston
will be represented by II. st. Louis
by and every other large city in the
country has one or more TO represent
Its Industrial women