The Washington times., 1914-12-10
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
DELEGATES ARRIVE
Annual Meeting of National
Body Viii Open Sessions
Here This Afternoon.

Delegates are registering today Tor
the annual meeting OF the National
consumers League which opens this
afternoon in the Raleigh. The sessions
viii continue tomorrow.
This afternoon the executive com
nittee viii meet and this evening there
VIII be = public meeting with DR..
=iarvcy W. Wiley in the chair. 40
Presses viii be made by John Graham
BROOKS Of Cambridge, Mass. presi-
dent Of the league on Maintaining
pur Industrial Standards during the
War Charles !. Bonaparte OF BaIti-
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 Mrs. Frederick Nathan presi-
dent Of the New York CITY Consumers
league. on The Consumers Power
over Wages. and Mrs. Florence Kelley
general secretary OF the National
consumers League. on Wage De-
sofa.
Program For Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's program follows: 10 a.
luncheon for the delegates and visitors
At the Raleigh Hotel. during which
brief reports from the various leagues
VIII be received: 5 p. n. round table
Conference on minimum wage legisla-
lion. chairman. Mr-. Florence Kelley;
speakers. II. la Rue Brown, Massa-
rhuSetts. DR.. Frank O'HaTa. Oregon:
Miss Jean Gordon. louisiana and Miss
josephine Goldmark, New York
SatuTdaf. IN exclusion to Mt
Vernon will be made by the delegates
and visitors
The officers Of the National League
are: Pres dent, John Graham Brooks,
OF Cambridge Mass: vice presidents
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, of New York
city; Miss Jane Adams. of Chicago;
Mrs. N. II TrumbUll, of Portland. Ore.
Miss MFrJa l.. Jones. of Cleveland:
Mrs. r. Q. GudGen, Of Oshkosh, Wis;
Mrs. r. p. Halleck. Of Louisville, and
Mrs Samuel 5 Fels, of Philadelphia:
treasurer. 9. Hermann Kenn;cutt, Of
New York city: general secretary Mrs
publication secretary. Miss Josephine
Gcldnark, of New York city: southern
secretary. Miss Jean Gordon. Of New
orleans; office secretary. Miss Sidney
ColestocIl, OF New York city.
For Minimum Wage Law.
4 minimum wage law here is being
sought by the Consumers League of the
District which was largely responsible
Tor the enactment of the eight-hour law
Tor women.
The following are the officers OF the
District organization:
Honorary vice presidents, Mrs Milton
=. Allies. Miss Cornelia Adds Mrs
hitnan Cross. Mrs. Ernest W. Rob-
-rts, Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Mrs.
Harvey W. Wiley
Executive committee, president. Miss
OLStanCe d. I,euDD- vice presidents
Mrs. Walter Cfford. Miss Dorothy Muel-
-r. Mrs. Lloyd Is. Wight. Miss Edith }.
Goode: recording secretary. Miss Bar
nara Kaufman: assistant recording
~ec-"'ary, Mrs. D. r Hewitt; chairman
me. 7ship and label committee. Miss
Eliza beth Bryan: chairman cost of liv- /
committee Frank O'Hara
Advisory board, Henry LIE Rue Brown.
r. Rev. Alfred Harding. Dr.. Henri J.
Harris. Prof William J. Kerby. Charles
=. Kern. Judge Martin 4. Knapp. Judge
i. Wilmer Latimer. Miss Julia c La
throp, A. J. McKelway Mrs. Ellen
spencer Mussey. William c. Redheld.
De-. L. Siddons. Rev john Van Schaick,
IT., William B. Wilson.