The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-06
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
WILL CONVENE HERE =
Speakers Of National Repute on
Program for Next Thursday
and Friday.

With the object OF adopting such
measure ~ will secure legislation
through he country providing for =
minimum age for women. the fifteenth
( annual meeting OF the National Con-
sumers' League win meet at the Ra-
leigh Thursday for a two-day session.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley will preside.
and speakers Of national reputation
will be on the program.
Included in the list will be John
Graham Brooks. president of the Ma
tional Consumers League. whose topic
will be Maintaining Our Industrial
Standards During the War" Charles
J. Bonaparte will tell of The Cam
paign for Minimum Wage Legislation
in Maryland" Mas Jean Gordon. sec
rotary OF the Louisiana State commits
sion on labor of women and children.
will speak on Wages in New Orleans"
Mrs. Frederick Nathan. president OF
the New York City Consumers League.
on The Consumers Powers Over
Wages" and Mrs. Florence Kelly. gem
eral secretary OF the National Consum-
ers' League, whose subject will be
Wage Discrimination in Oregon and
Minnesota"
The executive committee will meet on
Thursday at 2 o'clock. and at in the
evening a public meeting will be held
Fridays program provides for a meet
ing of the council at 10 o'clock. and a
luncheon for delegates and visitors at
!, when brief reports OF progress will
be made in behalf of the many local
leagues A round table conference on
the minimum wage, with Mrs Florence
Kelly acting as chairman, is scheduled
for o'clock
The speakers at this conference Will
be II. LaRue Brown, OF Massachusetts:
Dr. Frank O'Hara, or Oregon; Miss
Jean Gordon, of louisiana, and Miss
Josephine Goldmark. OF New YORK
There viii be reception TO the mem
Friday evening at I:45 O'Clock, BY the
women's department of the National
Civic Federation and the Monday
Evening Club. In the course of the
evening an address Will be made by Dr.
Davis. the commissioner Of corrections
Of New York city.
Many excursions and sightseeing trips
are being arranged for the visitors. and
plans are under way for a Consumers
League exhibit in an empty store on r
street. Miss Constance ID. Leupp. presi-
dent of the executive committee OF the
local league. is directing the arrange
ments for the convention.
The purposes OF the league are to edu-
cate PUBIC opinion ana 10 promote bet
ter conditions among workers Printed
announcements are being circulated CIV
ing the names of merchants who handle
merchandise upon which the stamp OF
approval has been placed by the nation
al league. at los East Nineteenth street.
New York.
OfficOrs OF the national body are John
Graham Brooks, OF Cambridge, Mass.
president: vice presidents. Mrs. Freder-
lex Nathan, OF New York; Jane Ad-
dams. of Chicago; Mrs. VI. r. Trum-
bull. OF Portland, Ore; Miss Myrta l..
Jones. OF Cleveland. Ohio; Ars. z. g.
Gudden. OF Oshkosh. Wis; Mrs. r. p.
Halieck, OF Louisville. KY. and Mrs
Samuel :. Fels: treasurer. q. Hermann
Kinnicutt o. New York; general sec
Miss Florence Kelly, OF New
York; publication secretary. Miss jose
phine Goidmark, OF New York; South
ern secretary Miss Jean Gordon. or
New Orleans, and offics secretary, Miss
Sidley Colestock. OF New York.