The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-22
WOMEN TICKETS POSTED AT THE
 J. M. 6. PLANT
Definite Plans Made For In creasing Number of strik-
 ing Women Workers.

Details for picket duty. of the wo- men operatives who have struck at the Barnum avenue plan shops of the Remington ArmszU. M c. Co.,, were made. this afternoon directly after 1 o'clock at a mass meeting of the wo- men strikers held in St. Joseph's hall in &Barnun avenue. Four of the women operatives, or sixteen in all, did picket duty at the four entrances to the shops in Barnunn avenue this noon and the strikers claim they in iduced 20 more of the women to quit work.
 At the meeting held in St. Joseph,s hall this afternoon Mrs. Frederick Cedarhofm, wife of the former all derman~ from the 18th District ad- dressed the gathering urging those who have struck t6 stand frms stand by the principles we have laid down and what we have asked the company for in the way of increase in wages and I Tam sure we will win. Those who have remained in the factory are in sympathy with us and am sure will all join us soon if we show them that we are sincere
 < Mrs. Cederholm then briefly out lined what women had aecomp plish- ed in other cities tH similar situa- tfons by standing firm in their re- quests for better working conditions.
 
 other women workers who are on strike began to arrange the details for picket duty. The women as signed to this work were at the four. exits of the cartridge plant when work ceased at noon today and stopped a large number of their shopmates explaining the situation and urging them to join them. They also stopped women workers on the night shift as they entered the fac tory.
 George J. Bowen, business agent of the Maohinists' local in Bridgeport, addressed the women strikers this af- ternoon.' He said after the meeting that it was impossible to estimate the number of women operatives who were on strike because a large num- Der of them did not understand about the meetings at St. Joseph's hall and they had gone directly to their homes when they quite work today.
 MT. Bowen believes that at least 400 women have quit work He also said that number of the women who knew of the meeting had hesitated to enter the~ha1l in Barnum avenue be- cause of the number of men strikers who had assembled about the en- trance Police Captain John H. Red gate and a squad of policemen moved the crowd from in front of St. Jo- seph's hall after the 1 o'clock whistle had blown. The policemen compelled the men to move on or else to enter the hall.
 Tonight there will be a meeting in St. Joseph's hall for women only and the entrance. The men will have their meeting at Machinists' head quarters in Cannon street.
 The women pickets at the cartridge factory and in front of the hall to-day wore signs on ther hats which read: S0 a h lice kept the men pickets moving they were very gallant to the women and did not moIest them.
 Thomas J. Savage, member of the executive board of the International Association of Maehinists addressed the women strikers this aftetrnoon and will speak to them again tonight
 There was no disorder or disturb ance at the Baxnurn avenue shops this noon. The workers who went out for their noon day meal went quickly to their homes and returned to the factory quietly at 1 o'clock.
 Superintendent of Police Eugene Birmingham took charge of the sit ualaoin there in person. The police automobile in which the superinten- at the gate of the old shop on the south of Barnum avenue and next to the building on the former site of the street car barns With the superintendent were Captains Redgate and Began and Sergeants O'ConneII, Williams and O'NeflI and Detectives Cronan, Bray and Dooley and Hall, two motorcycle policemen and a detail of a dozen pa troImen. The police had little to do other than keep the workers and sightseers of the path of the trolley cars and jitney buses.
 Arms Works Quiet at Noon.
 Noentime in front of the big Arms plant brought few employees in sight. Boston avenue has been cleared of the small merchants who catered to the hungry crowds. At the Bond street entrance to the plant but little excitement reigned.
 Bricklayers and hod carriers who had been laid off took CUTS to their homes.
 The police had little trouble in keeping the pickets in motion.