Evening journal., 1915-04-28
Welfare Workers Also Hear
Report of Activities OF
the Year
LABEL MEETS
WITH APPROVAL

constitution was adopted. The fol-
lowing officers we're chosen:
Miss Margaret H. Shearman, presi- !
dent: Mrs William Staniar. first vice !
president; Mrs. Francis I. DUPONT, |
second vice president; Miss Elizabeth |
Draper, third vice president; MISS
Carolyn L. Golding, recording secre-
tary: Miss Anna Woods Bird, corres-
ponding secretary; Miss Helen A
Cranston, treasurer
Miss Cranston. of Newport, report
ed total receipts, for the year as
being $332.73; disbursements $2S5.SS;
balance, S9735. Total amount re-
ceived for the general secretary, S459.-
Sc; disbursements, S45S.O4; balance'
1926.
one of the most important features
NJ business transacted included the
adopting of an amendment to Article
of the constitution having to DO
With the membership. The amend
ment follws:
Section individuals may become
members by paying the yearly dues
Of S1.0O. Anyone paying $500 year
shall be called a contributing mem
Der. Anyone paying $1,000 year or
more shall be called a sustaining
member. Payment Of S25.O0 at any
one time constitutes life member
SectionII. Chapter Membership
ANY group Of five or more individuals
NAV form themselves into a chapter
of the Consumers League OF Della
ware. Each chapter shall pay to the
state treasury at least $1.O0 year IN
dues and 10 cents additional for any
members in access"
The report of the scholarship COM
mittee of which Mrs. Francis l. du-
Pont is chairman, stated that six chill
dren mad received the scholarship this
winter. At present the league is CIV
ing a four weeks scholarship to a
girl named by the Peoples Settlement
A summary follows; Number OF cases
Investigated, ten; scholarships given
six. children of widows, four; chill
dren out of school, four; children
working. three: children had beer
working out of school. two; children
kept at home to help, one; amount re
ceived by committee, S275.6S; dis
bursements, S242.O3: balance on hant
April "a; $33.63: amount needed fo
two scholarships. S54; amount oI
hand. 1855; deficit. s20.35.
The report of the legislative com
mittee of which Miss Eugenia Jack
son is chairman, stated that the chic
work of that committee had cOncerne
the Sanitary Bill and an effort wa
made to have it passed in the las
Legislature. but owing to the attack
made on the labor laws it was foun
necessary to focus all attention o.
them and deemed wiser not TO in
troduce any new bills.
The chairman of the investigator
committee, Mrs William Staniar, re
ported that the number Of stores in
vestigated we're thirty-one; number {
factories. ten. The report of the I
nance committee, of which Miss Mar
Wallace Mullen is chairman, state
that sixty-three new members ha
been added during the year and sine
paid up back dues.
The report Of the pure food con
mittee of which Mrs. c. I. B. Hennin
is chairman. stated that a milk can
paign had been conducted and that
milk commission had been appointe
An inspection of the city's abattoi
and cold storage houses was all
made. Most of the efforts of the cor
mittee had been put into the pure foo
ordinance which was passed and the
repealed An effort is now being mat
TO have the Street and Sewer DepaT
ment flush the Madison and XII
streets markets on the days befo
market
As chairman of the label commit
Mrs. Caleb L. Burchenal reported
operation on the part of the stores.
porting for the meetings commit
Miss Mildred Taylor said that three
meetings had been held during the "
in addition to the regular meetin
Miss Dorothy Hawkins, chairman of {
publication committee, spoke principa
Of the early Christmas shopping ca
paign which had been conducted. Tn
hundred shop early stamps had b'
purchased and sold, in addition to wh
large number of posters and mot
picture slides had been used.
As general secretary Of the leag
Miss Anna Woods Bird reported
opening of the league offices in the f.
Building in September. Furniture 4
equipment were given by the Char
Warner Company and others, and
typewriter was loaned by Miss Dunhi
All the executive and great many
the committee meetings are held in
offices as are also conferences "
labor leaders. employers and others
terested in the various phases of
work After a careful and thorough
NtNiiIdllNNf a hAh hhA'h
deemed absolutely necessary. was dr.
ed, modelled on the line Of the Penn
vania law. This bill was submitted
Mr.. Andrews, secretary of the Ameri
Association for lebor legislation, and
Miss Goldmark. chairman Of the conn
tee on legislation for the National {
sumers League. Changes suggested
them We're made and the matter Of
Producing the bill was taken up v
the state Board of Health and v
members of our advisory board.
defeat of the ten-hOur law repeater
reported.
Miss Bird spoke as follows: Nov
her o, fall meeting of the league;
vember 10, current events class OF
New Century Club; November "a,
; Century Club OF AIiddletown, Decen
meeting OF the Delaware Association
College Women; January 10. Acorn {
Of Seaiord; January %. hearing be
revised statutes committees of the
i-lature; February IL, Woman's
pro,ement Club of the Peoples Sc
ment House.