Evening journal., 1913-03-12
CONSUMERS
LEAGUE WORK
Progress Of Year Is Reported
and New Officers Are
Elected

AT the annual meeting OF the Con-
sumers League OF Delaware. in the
New Century Club yesterday after
noon. these officers were elected Miss
Margaret H. Shearman. president;
Miss Emily P. Bissell, first vice-presi-
dent Mrs. Charles Warner, second
vice-president; Miss Helen Garrett.
third vice-president Miss Marian
Dunham, corresponding and executive,
secretary; Miss Caroline e. Golding.
recording secretary; Miss Helen A.
Cranston, treasurer
The report of the corresponding
secretary. Mary f. Wolcott, was re-
ceived. The report reviewed the work
Of the organization, which has been
confined chiefly to the Ten Hour day
for women and the half-holiday for
saleswomen I'm the stores Of the city.
During, the first half of the year
the half-holiday fight was waged with
much energy and many stores granted
the holiday t. their employees during
the hot weeks of July and August
A special committee was appointed,
called the Ten Hour Law Committee.
at the October meeting Miss Mar
garet Shearman is the chairman OF
this committee. During the year the
committee has arranged many delight
ful affairs, the first of which was
held in st. Andrews Church on No
vember 10.
The next meeting was held at the
residence of Mrs. II. Coleman DUPONT
and was a very delightful affair Al
this meeting Miss Cary and Or.
Buckley spoke on the ten-hour law.
On January % Miss Wiggan of the
Boston Consumers League, addressed
the members OF the league at the
home of Mrs. A. d. Warner Two
other meetings have been held ad-
dressed respectively by Miss Keene
and Miss Wilson. There was one en-
tertainment. which took place on
February % at the New-Century Club.
At this meeting Miss Cary OF Balti-
more gave a talk She was followed
by short play. "'Op O. Me Thumb" 3"
The work of the finance committee
was mainly in the effort TO secure
funds to carry on the ten-hour law
campaign Seventy circular letters
were sent, asking FOR contributions
or for life memberships in the Con-
sumers' League. which brought in a
total OF 1890 SIPS Of which was for
life memberships On February 3
Miss Dora Keene delivered a lecture
on, "The First Ascent of Mt Black
burn" The net proceeds was S6735,
which was added to the ten-hour law
! fund. Two hundred and fifty circular
letters have been sent 0ut, one to
each member of the league. asking the
25-cent members TO add a contribution
to their yearly dues 70 enable the
committee TO meet the expenses Il
the ten-hour law campaign.
The investigating committee haC
Miss Anna More here for two weeks
last summer looking into the condi
tions in factories and shops. The com
lmittee has co-Operated with the Other
committees in studying the working
laws of other States and the cost OF
living in Delaawre.
The publicity committee did valu-
able work before Christmas in urging
early shopping. A banner was stretch
ed across Market street, urging that
shopping be done as early as possible
TO relieve the strain on the girls en-
ployed in the stores
During the year 81 members joined
the league. nine OF them being life
members,
II was decided to hold the meetings
on the first Tuesday in each month.
A letter was received from one OF
the girls employed in store who
signed herself zone Of the Rank and
File" A special vote of thanks was
extended the Ten Hour Law Commit
tee for the work that il had done. Mrs
, William Butler urged that letters be
sent TO each member OF the Senate
asking them TO vote for the Ten Hour
bill.
During the meeting a telephone
message was received from Miss
/ Shearman, at Dover, telling Of the
passage by the House of the Ten Hour
bill. Although the message caused
general rejoicing. it was regretted
that the bill had been amended in
two Instances