Evening star., 1914-12-06
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
CONVENTION PLANS
National Organization to Hold
Annual Meeting Here
This Week.
PROGRAM IS TO INCLUDE
LONG LIST OF SPEAKERS
Sessions to Open Thursday and Con-
tinue Through Friday at the
Raleigh Hotel,

The National Consumers League an
organization to promote better condi-
tions among workers. is to hold its
fifteenth annual meeting December 10
and II at the Raleigh Hotel Arrange
1ncnts for the convention have been
com ,leted and the program has been
announced as follows:
Thursday. December 10. II am to
pm. registration of delegates and
visitors. pm. executive committee
meeting; pm. public meeting, with
1r. Harvey W. Wiley in the chair: ad-
dresses will he made by John Graham
Brooks of Cambridge. Mass. presi-
dent of the league, on "Maintaining
Our Industrial Standards During the
War; Charles J. Bonaparte of Balti
more, former Attorney General, on
'The Campaign for Minimum Wage
Legislation in Maryland; Miss Jean
Gordon. secretary of the Louisiana
state commission on labor of women
and children, on Wages in New Or
leans: Ms Frederick Nathan. presi
dent of the New York City Consumers
League. on The Consumers Power
over Wages, and Mrs. Florence Kel-
ley. general secretary of the National
Consumers League. on Wage De-
terminations in oregon and Mime
sofa.
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Friday. December II. 10 am. meet
ing of the council; / pm. luncheon for
the delegates and visitors at the Ra-
leigh Hotel, during which brief re-
ports from the various leagues will be
received; pm. round table confer
ence minimum wage legislation,
chairman, Mrs. Florence Kelley: speak
ers, H. La Rue Brown, MasSa chuSettS; ;
DR. Frank OHara, Oregon: Miss Jean
'ordon- Louisiana. and Miss Josephine
-;oldmark. New York.
Saturday. December -, an excursion
to Mount Vernon will be made by the
delegates and visitors.
The officers of the National League
are: President. John Graham Brooks
o Cambridge. Mass, vice presidents
AIRS. Frederick Nathan of New York
city; Miss lane Adams of Chicago
Mrs NJ. r. Trumbun of Portland. Ore
Miss Myrta L. Jones of Cleveland, Mrs
b C. Gudden of Oshkosh, Wis: Mrs
r. 7. Halleck of Louisville and Mrs
Samuel $. Fels of Philadelphia; treas
urer, e. Hermann Kennicutt of New
aork city: general secretary, Mrs
Florence Kelley of New York city;
publica ton secretary. Miss Josephine
Goldmark of New York city; southern
secretary, Miss Jean Gordon of New
Orleans: office secretary. Miss Sidney
Colestock of New York city.
District League Organization.
The Consumers League of the Dis
.rict of Columbia. which has been very
active in the past and which was in
strumental in bringing about the en-
actment of the eight-hour day for
women employed in the District, is
now striving to obtain legislation from
congress for minimum wage law for
the District. The officers of the local
organization are as follows:
Honorary vice presidents. Mrs Milton
z. Allies, Miss Cornelia Adds, Mrs
Whitman Cross. Mrs. Ernest w Rob
erts. Mrs. Richard Wainwright. Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley.
Executive committee. President Miss
Constance d. Leupp: vice presidents.
Mrs. Walter Ufford. Miss Dorothy Muel-
er- Mrs Lloyd B. Wight. Miss Edith J.
1oode; recording secretary Miss Bar
oara Kaufman: assistant recording
secretary. Mrs ID. F. Hewitt; chairman
membership and label committee. Miss
elizabeth Bryan; chairman cost of liv-
ng committee. Mr. Frank O'Hara
Advisory board. Henry LaRue Brown
It. Rev. Alfred Harding DR. Henry j.
iarris. Prof. William j. Kerby. Charles
. Kern, Judge Martin A. Knapp. Judge
J. Wilmer Latimer. Miss Julia C. La
.hrop. A. j. Mckelway. Mrs Ellen Spen-
-,er Mussey. William c. Redfeld. +. [.
Siddons. Rev. John Van Schaick ir
William &. Wilson.