Evening journal., 1913-02-24
MISS WILSON
SPEAKS FOR
10 HOUR LAW
Daughter Of President Elect
Believes Shorter Work Day
Would Tend to Efficiency

Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson. daugh-
ter OF President elect Wilson spoke
in favor of the Ten Hour Law now
pending before the State Legislature
Miss Wilson. while not a forceful
speaker, captured her audience with
her pleasing way and the introduc-
tory remarks made by Judge George
Gray, who presided, that Miss Wilson
was a young woman who had achiev-
ed for herself a name because OF her
attitude on altrustic questions was
concurred in by all. Miss Wilson
spoke about twelve minutes but in
that time she declared IL seemed
queer that she should come from New
Jersey, a neighboring state to urge
legislature calling for a ten hour
work day for women Of Delaware
when the law in her state provided
bat hours.
The question of a shorter work day
Tor women was viewed by Miss Will
son from a physical viewpoint and in
the course OF her remarks she said
Science has proved that fatigue
produces poison in persons which can
only be cured by prolonged rest" she
said. She explained that every board
which has investigated the shorter
working hour had found that oxhaus-
ton is harder on women than on mon
that they get more tired after ten
hours and that the majority OF acci-
dents occur during this period Of
ovor-fatigue.
Hundreds OF business men she
said, "vho work under shorter hours
have said that their business is inn
proved in efficiency. The number who
said that their business is not inn
proved by shorter hours are few
"What Is there in this state that is
different from other states? Is there
something peculiar about Delaware?
Business men i'm other states where
the shorter hour has been adopted say
Il is successful Why should IL not
be IN Dclaware?"
In closing her remarks Miss Wilson
urged the members OF the Ten Hour
Commission not TO accept any amend
ments TO their bill as these would
nullify the measure. She urged that
the law to be put on the statute
books he a good one and one that
could be enforced As Miss Wilson
ceased speaking she was anpauded
and on motion OF Caleb ". Burcheual
rising vote OF thanks were given
her.
Mayor Harrison w Howell also
smoke on the subject. saying thar
during the afternoon a committee had
called on him and as a result he ap-
ncared in a strange position that Of
faNoring and yet oDposing the pro-
poscd bill Mayor Howell suggested
that the members of the Chamber OF
Commerce. who were present. he al
lowed TO present their arguments
AGAINST the proposed law This was
not done however as the hour was
late
Judge Gray referred 10 the point
brought out by Miss Wilson that ten
hours labor was considered the limit
and that longer work by a woman
produced fatigue.
Henry J.. Thompson spoke of some
or those who are opposing the hill
One OF these, he said. is the idealist
who thinks that such a law would
take away the personal liberty Of the
Individual Another class. he said
knows nothing % *. and sssisisl another
objects because the law would touch
his pocketbook
Mr. Thompson said his observations
had been that better results are TO he
obtained from restricted hours He
said he would vote for a ton-hOur bill
on the ground of efficiency
James O'Kane, president of the Cen
tral Labor Union explained that the
union was unanimously In favor Of a
ten-hour bill.
Charles Warner read extracts from
letters sent by merchants and bust.
ness men from surrounding states
I'm which a ten-hour working day is ef
fective Mr. Warner also spoke Coz
the bill and said his experience hat
been that better results were attained
with a normal working day than dur
ing rush periods
Miss Emily p. Bissell read a poem
on the ten-hour bill. and the Rev
Charles L. Candee spoke briefly in th'
place Of the Rev Thomas p Holo
way. Mr. Candee did not think tn
members of the Legislature would b.
wanting in courage TO do the righ
thing.
At the reception following The ad
. dress Of Miss Wilson. the guests in
cluded members OF the Delaware Leg
islature members of the Consumers
League. under whose auspices sh
spoke and others.
Those receiving were Miss Mar
garet r. Shearman, Mrs c. L. Candes
Mrs. A. ID. Warner Mrs Charles War
ner. Mrs Charles Holiday. Mrs .Jo
siah Marvel, Mrs. Josiah Wolcott Mrs
II J. Stubbs. Mrs Caleb f. Burchena
Miss Helen Garrett. Mise Anna Birt
Miss Catherine Curtis. MISS Henriett
fStadleman. Mrs. Horace Thayer Mr.:
Francis I. DUPONT, Miss Marian Dun
ham.
The ushers in the meeting wer
Miss Mary Johnson. Miss Patty John
son. Miss Jackson. Miss Margare
Belts. Miss Catherine Curtis and Mis-
Marian West.
Seated on the platform we're Mis-
Wilson. Judge Gray Mayor Howell
Henry r. Thompson. Charles Warner
Miss Emily p. Bissell. Alr. and Mrs
Caleb r Burchenal, James OKans
Miss Shearman, the Rev Charles /
Candee, and others
While In the city Miss Wilson wa
entertained by the Rev and Mrs
Charles L. Candee Miss Wilson lef
here Yesterday for Princeton, n J.
CHURCH ELECTION TONIGHT.
The annual election Of officers o
the Second Baptist Church will b.