Evening journal., 1915-10-15
consumers LEAGUE
CONTINUES drive
Association Hopes to Have
1000 New Members by
Close of Today
END CAMPAIGN WITH
CLUB HOUSE PLAY

Today is the final day OF the 1000
new membership campaign that has
been waged by the members OF the
Consumers League Of Delaware this
week The campaign will come to a
close this evening when the Arden
Players will present War Brides" in
the New Century Club. Only paid up
members of the Consumers League
will be admitted to the play. Those
who have not paid their dues will
have an opportunity to do so at the
door of the club this evening
The cast OF characters follows: Joan -
Undena Eberlein; Amy" Ethel Ander
SON. Mother" lngeborg Stephens
nina" Sarah Cohen; "Joseph Ker-
man, Donald Stephens; Captain
Hertz" lIaines Albright; "Arno." John
Bechtel
Previous to the play the Arden
Players will be entertained at sup
per at the New Century Club as the
guests Of Mrs. Francis /. DUPONT.
The announcement of the results OF
the campaign will be made this even
ing from the stage.
While each Of the ten teams in
the field daily report progress in the
campaign, II is nevertheless under
stood that great gains will have to be
reported today if the 900 new mem
bers mark is to be reached by tonight
Yesterdays reports showed that 90
new members had been secured.
bringing the total amount up 10 S209.
The banner team yesterday was that
captained by Mrs. Julian Adair who
reported 70 new members and s47.
The largest amount OF money, how
ever was turned Ia by the team head
ed by Miss Blanche Swayne who re-
ported p new members and S55.
Today is label and scholarship
day. At the tea TO be held this after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Charles
Warner brief talks along these
branches Of the Consumers League
work will be given.
/ With DR. Carl Kelsey. professor OF
economics in the University Of Penn
I sylvania, as the speaker a large pub
/ lie meeting was held last night Il
\ augment the 1000 membership cam
/ paign of the league in the new
Friends Meetins House. Tenth anl
n Harrison streets. The meeting wa
well attended Richard Cadbury. Jr
who is captain Of one of the cam
paign teams. presided. and introduces
the speaker TO the audience.
The subject of DR.. Kelsey's address
was "The Constructive Value Of HI,
/ Consumers League" After tracin,
the development Of production an,
distribution from the time when MAJ
manufactured the articles required
for his existence TO the time wher
trade and barter we're introduced a.
means OF securing the articles. TIL,
speaker pointed out how the trader:
IN order to make greater profit manu-.
tactured the goods with no thought ol
sanitary conditions or to the condf.
ton Of their employees with the re.
suit that low wages and unsanitar,
conditions in many factories and
mills exist.
The Ten Hour law. the child labor
bill and numerous other measures
that have been passed are largely
credited to the efforts OF the Con.
sumers' League workers.
FolloWlng the address Miss Mar
garet Shearman, president Of the Con
sumers' League OF Delaware. spoke OF
the aims of the league. She said its
work is being especially directed TO Sc
curing more adequate fire protection
laws. lettering the conditions of the
shop, factory and mill girls Of this
city and of the founding of the schoI-
arships and vocational bureau in
which the childhood of the city IS
greatly benefited.
Members Of the Civics Club of the
Wilmington High School who were
present at last nights meeting. ioined
the Consumers League as a club. fol
lowing Dr. Kelsey's address.
In spite OF the inclement weather
the tea given at the home Of Mrs. VIII.
liam Stanair yesterday afternoon was
well attended. Addresses were made
by Miss Mildred Lane Of the Pennsvl.
vania Consumers League and Henry
lC. Downward president of CITY Coun.
Gil. Both addresses showed the good
results of vocational work and what
the establishment Of such a bureau
here would mean Mr.. Downward
cited a number of incidences showing
the actual need Of such bureau here