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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

The great numbers of unskilled
women workers thrown into the field
of labor by the war is emphasizing
with daily increasing force the neces-
sity of organizing the woman in in
dustry for protection against eXplol-
tation. These new workers naturally
drift into occupations requiring the
least amount of skill and training,
and the unskilled worker is, and al
ways has been, the readiest victim of
industrial injustice.
The hotels receive great many of
this army of the unskilled, and the
hotel maids form one of the most ex-
plotted groups of women workers.
group that is overlooked as a general
thing, because these maids have little
personal contact with the public they
so faithfully serve.
In Seattle, since the government
started the extensive shipbuilding OPP
erations there, hotel proprietors have
increased the price of rooms from 30
to 100 per cent in the majority of
cases, and consequently are enjoying
a prosperity that they never dreamed
of before But-they have failed to
!! see any necessity for sharing this
prosperity with the poor, struggling
maid, who, tho she has one of the
most distasteful of occupations, is a
big element in making hotel life pos
sible to their patrons, and, therefore,
in the proprietors' success.
Being a hotel maid means some
thing more than merely keeping
things neat. 1t involves more or less
danger to life and health in exposure
to diseases, some of which are very
loathsome. The maids have to handle
the soiled linen that has come in close
contact with the human body, and
the very air that they breathe is full
of germ-laden dust. They have to
take care of bathrooms and lavator-
les, and the management in most cases
do not supply the maids with proper
disinfectants, while their work is so
portioned out that even with the
means to do so, they could not take
the time to properly safeguard them
selves.
These women are also subjected to
numerous insults which they dare not
resent.
1 have made a survey of the hotel
situation here, with a view to ascer-
tanning the number of rooms the
maids are required to do, with the
following result, which is fair ex-
ample of general conditions: One
woman takes care of thirty rooms
and twelve baths; another twenty
four rooms and seventeen baths; an
other twenty-five rooms with thirty
one beds and fourteen baths; another
twenty-three rooms, eight baths and
seven halls, and she also counts all
the linen. The maids also are held
responsible for towels that are lost,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

This morning l discovered chinks
in my best suit of clothes-they were
not in keeping with well-dressed
man.
1 must have spring suit-would
last years suit answer? l began a
search when l remembered stranger
dickered me out of that suit last fall,
who could not go and even glance at
that paradise of the idle rich Palm
Beach. l have reached the point of
buying prepared clothes, but have
been thoughtless enough to think l
must have the best. A suit of the
best costs the price of Liberty bond.
l wanted on this day to buy a Liberty
bond. l really wanted to buy six. l
would like to tell you why just at this
time l could not buy six, but that is
another chapter, and / must leave you
pondering why l must choose between
a Liberty bond and a suit of clothes.
l began to reflect, were the boys in
the trenches giving one thought to
what they should eat or what they
should wear? All clothed in one color,
l saw them on the steel-pierced fields
of France eXemplifying the noblest
morale of the human mind-sacritice
and service. l was not eligible in
years or strength to be with them. l
ber of times to the Red Cross and
Y. NJ C. A, but at the time there
was no vacancy. 1 had been asked to
give an evening and talk on some of
the issues of the day and too l en-
joyed attending church when the ser
mon rang with the bugle call, but
could l do these things in a frayed
suit. l cringed little at my argu--
ments-they seemed as weak and
helpless as a bird with a broken
wing. l saw l was letting my ideals
-peace-man's humanity to man
my American birthright-my love of
country-go to the wall.
l took the car for down town. A
soldier boy-perfection of neatness-
took seat beside me clad in his pleas
ing cheap twilled uniform. We passed
a workman's cottage-a father in blue
jeans with dinner pail in hand was
bidding his wife and baby girl and a
lad of sixteen goodbye for the day.
In the window was a single star and
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hotel with the object of trying to Sc
cure an increase in wage for the
maids in that hotel. The girls had
decided to ask for a raise and she
had volunteered to be their spokes-
man, knowing full well that whoever
did that would shortly lose her job.
She asked for the increase and in
few days was discharged. She had
found that scheme impracticable, so
she came to me for advice.
We planned to meet the maids in
the different hotels and agitate for
organization. The girls surprised me
by the way they responded. or
course, there are great many hotels
in Seattle, and we have not been able
to reach them all, but the girls that
we have met are enthusiastic. They
seem to realize what organization can
do for them and are willing to work
with all their might and main for the
Improvement of the conditions in their
line of occupation. We had 1O4 girls
as charter members and they are con-
stantly coming in. We anticipate an
organization of 500 girls in the next
few months.
We believe that no human being
should be compelled to work more than
six days a week. The example set
before mankind at the creation was
the establishment of this world in six
days, with the seventh set aside for
rest, recreation and religious con
temptation.
We as patriots owe it to our gov
ernment to keep fit the mothers of
our children, so that the future gen
erations will not suffer from having
had mothers who were nervous and
physical wrecks. We owe it not only
to ourselves as individuals, but to our
country, to maintain and improve our
present standards of living, for there
is a great task ahead of us in read
justing our industrial life after the
war.
Every woman, moreover, whether
she is working woman or not, owes
it to her country to see that the work
ing women are not exploited for the
benefit of profiteering employers.
! feel that our plea and our struggle
will not be in vain.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27
ANOTHER RED HERRING


leading
tective legislation and industrial democracy
welfare work. GROUP Insurance. division of profits rights to
job"-are divert
ancean nd other laws to mprov working
widely heralded
bor
including
a in profits
"When profits Is stock
of which better could be
in these O. shifting labor"
belief
candidy foresaing
controlled"
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-27

II you want job printing in hurry
on union label watermarked paper,
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O'Keefe, the popular jeweler at 827
Fifteenth street, has those beautiful
bride rings. Don't be afraid, boys.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-15
CharialnE Bride Welcome
Addition 10 Local Circle.

Although the marriage OF Hannah
Randolph, daughter of Philip S. p.
| Randolph, and Robert Spear Hudson.
third secretary of the British en-
bassy, took place in Philadelphia, 1t
was OF unusual interest here, for Mr..
Hudson will bring his bride to Wash
Ington. She will be an exceedingly in
teresting addition to the ranks Of the
younger diplomatic set. There is
probably no better known horse
woman in America than the new Mrs.
Hudson and she is one of the few
women who can be classed with men
as a polo player. She is a sister OF
Mrs. John r. Fell, who was the beau
tiful Dorothy Randolph; and she is as
we'll known in Narragansett Pier, at
Aiken and at Lakewood as in Phila-
delphia society.
Curiously enough. two of the other
weddings in which Washington is
deeply interested, are scheduled to
take place in Philadelphia shortly. 1t
might have been expected that Eliza
beth Rush Porter, daughter of Mrs.
J. Biddle Porter and Frederick c.
Fearing, would be married in Wash
ington. But once a Philadelphia al
ways a Philadelphia; and. although
the Porters have lived long in Wash
ington, they elected to go home"
when there was to be a wedding in
the family. The ceremony will be in
ST. Peters Church, Philadelphia, on
December %.
The Charlemagne Towers are, OF
course, Philadelphians to the back
bone, and Major William Allen Rob-
ertson, who is to marry their daugh-
ter. Helen Tower, halls from Nash
vile. Tenn. Washington is inter-
ested in the wedding, however. not
only because the Towers are known
and liked here. but because Major
Robertson is on duty here. and he
and his bride will set up housekeep-
ing in Washington. The next big
wedding to take place in Washing
ton will be the marriage of Catherine
Harlow, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard a. Harlow. and Lieut.. Comdr.
Theodore Stark Wilkinson, I'd, u. S.
N, which is set for Tuesday after
noon in st. Johns Church.
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JEAN ELIOTS CHRONICLES OF CAPITAL SOCIETY

nonexistent. He and Mrs. Preece left
England. went to Canada. and finally
drifted down here to take charge OF
the Riding and Hunt Club; and seem
to remember that IL was Mr. Preece
who drove the Presidents carriage In
the last inaugural parade. '-r
The Park Riding School Is his
latest venture. and ut present Il Is
very much "the thing The class of
youngsters. little boys. who are TAX
ing their first lessons in riding froal
the Freezes Is a particularly interest
ing one. and it's great fun to watch
them being put through their PAGES.
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Mrs. McAdOO InuEurnteG
Cabinet Day With Candles.

Cabinet Day" was inaugurated for
this season on Wednesday afternoon.
with Mrs. McAdoo, wife OF the retir-
ing Secretary of the Treasury. as
hostess; but II was a rather denatured
Cabinet day. for which cards were
sent out. 1t was a very charming
little festivity despite the fact that
the lights went out suddenly during
the afternoon, and the guests were
left in outer darkness until candles
could be produced and lighted. Mrs.
McAdoo will also receive next Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mrs. Champ Clark has resumed
her Wednesday afternoons at home.
and as usual has some original and
interesting feature to mark eaci
function. Mrs. Josiah Kingsley OIL
and Joan OIL were at home yesterday
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BeVy of Buds Welcome
Debutnnte Into Fold.

DN"oAehAG AhNO A'OAsAs
During the week just past only one
bud, Mildred BromwelI, was officially
presented. But at her coming out
tea yesterday, and the dance which
followed Il, almost the whole bouquet
of buds was present; and there were
numerous other less formal festivi-
ties earlier in the week for the dubs.
The Jack Storys, for instance. had a
dinner party at the exclusive Alibi
Club for their daughter, Jane Story.
who will make a more formal debut
a little later at a dinner dance at the
Grasslhnds, the Country Club: Enid
Sims had a little party at the Club
de Vingt for some of this years girls
and Frances Hopkins and Margaret
Harding shared honors at the. party
which Mary Graham gaSe-also at
the Club de Vingt- Then there were
numerous debutante dinner parties
last evening before the Bromwell
dance; and on Thursday Mrs. John
BaIlentine Pitney entertained a num-
Der OF the debutantes at luncheon,
asking them to meet Marjorie Wright.
daughter OF Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam Mason Wright.
Mildred Bromwelrs coming out
party, given by her mother, Mrs.
Charles S. Bromwell, and her grand
mother, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, was
very lovely. and she's another bud
who Is sure to have a royal good
time, both because she'll have lot
done for her and because she's a lit
tie beauty and very winning. In lieu
Of sending flowers to the buds this
year. a good many people are elect
ing to send gifts, which will give
them more lasting pleasure, feather
fans, for instance. opera bags or such
dainty trifIes. Miss Bromwell was
literally showered with handsome
gifts of this sort and had flowers
galore besides.
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son with them. Ensign David
Franklin J. Houston, jr., u. s. N, who
has been on sea duty for many
! months. is also with his family to
remain over Christmas. He has been
released from the service and after
! tho holidays will go back to Harvard
| University, where he was a student
when the war broke out He's only
nineteen now. so the time lost from
his studies is not of vital Importance.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels always manage to gather
| their flock of boys about them for the
holiday seasons and are hoping that
all four of the lads will be here for
Christmas The Attorney General
and Mrs. Gregory also have two boys,
one OF them In the service. who may
be expected home for Christmas; and,
although the four sons of the Secre-
tary OF Labor and Mrs. Wilson were
too widely scattered for the usual
Thanksgiving reunion to be possible,
the Wilson's are hoping that at least
some of the boys may be within reach
at Christmas time.
RedfIeIdx to Make Merry
Christmas for GrandchIId.
For the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker, who have three youngsters in
the family, Christmas Is always the
children's festival. The Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Redfield will
make Christmas" this year for their
small grandchild. Mrs. Charles K.
Drury's youngster, who will be with
them until after the New Year. Mr..
Drury will join his wife and baby for
the holidays, and their Christmas
promises to be a merry one.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson and their daughter, Sidney
Burleson, will have Ensign Charles
Greene Grimes and his bride Iucy
Burleson) to help them celebrate.
The new Secretary OF the Treasury
and Mrs. Carter Glass will spend
Christmas at their home in Lynch
burg, Va, and the retiring Secretary
of the Treasury-or should one say
the director General of Railroads."
Mr.. McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo will
make merry with the younger MEM
bers of their family. The only one Of
the boys who can Pssibly be with
them is Robert HazIehurst Meade,
who is in training as a navy flyer.
Ensign William Gibbs McAdoo, jr., Is
in Paris. having been detailed to duty
with the press at the peace confer
ence, and Lieut.. Francis Huger Nc
Adoo is on the destroyer Balch, on
duty in foreign waters.
Before the beginning Of the holt
DAVIS. the first of this week to be ex-
act, General and Mrs. Barnett will be
home; ard, after their arrival. plans
can be completed for the debut of
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Leila Gordon. Mrs. Barnett's pretty
young daughter. Just as they were
getting to the point of selecting the
date of a formal coming out party.
Mrs. Barnett received news OF the
generals serious illness in France.
and FASTENED to join him. In her
mothers absence Miss Gordon has
been playing round with the othe-
buds and having a very good time, I
venture TO predict that she'll be one
of the real successes of this season,
for she's as pretty and attractive as
they come, her mother has the So
cial gift to a great degree. and, more
over. 1t isn't every girl who can come
out at the commandments house at the
Marine Barracks and automatically
have every marine officer in Wash
ington at her feet
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Continued From Page Sixteen.)
aboard the George Washington. as
the guest Of the President and Mrs
Wilson, she took with her a trunk full
OF American-msde garments-no, not
The splendid ball gowns and court
Costumes which the newspapers
sscribed to every feminine member of
the party, but reconstructed garments
made by Mrs. Walsh and her associ-
etes. Nine. Jusserand will personally
superintend their distribution where
they are most needed. Commander
Evangeline Booth, of the Salvation
Army. also took with ker a large
supply of clothing for refugee women
and children, made by Mrs. Walsh's
corps Of workers. when she went back
10 France not long ago, and the Dr.
Eanization is now engaged on another
large shipment to be distributed
through the Salvation Army. Com
niander Booth spoke at Mrs. Walsh's
house while she was in Washington.
and it needed only this to rally the
members OF this glorifed sewing cir
Gle TO the support OF the Salvation
Army. an organization which has done
some Of the best work Of the war and
which has had very little help.
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laurels, for the Park Riding School,
opened recently-welI. fairly re-
cently-under the direction OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose Preece, and Is building
up a very imposing clientele Nu-
rlerous riding parties. made up OF
diplomats, foreign officers and mem
bers OF the smart" resident set, start
from the academy.
eAnd where do you suppose the
school is established? Mr.. and Mrs.
rrecce have taken over the funny lit
tie low red brick cottage which cling
to the brow of a ravine just on Mass
q chusettS avenue, a quaint survival
OF an older day. which you and I have
always loved. They have treated 1t
to a coat of paint and fresh trim
nings. have put up stables. and
started in to teach the young idea
how to ride and to make up horse
back parties for the grown-ups.
Everyone who knows the Freezes
ance among fashionable folk here.
For a time he managed the Riding
and Hunt Club. Ambrose Preece IS
a good Geal of q personage, you know.
in his own line. Before the war he
owned the biggest and most fashion
able riding school and livery BUSINESS
in London. He used to be one of the
judges at the Olympia, the biggest
horse show OF the London season, was
4 whip OF international fame and. II
I'm not mistaken, used to be COM
mandeeIed to drive King Georges
coach whenever the Sovereign made
ceremonial appearance.
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Rally To Support
OF Salvation ATTY.


After some elaboration. Mrs. Mar
Fhall decided to accompany the Vice
President to New York. where he
went to speak this afternoon at the
Metropolitan Opera House in behalf
of the christmas Roll Call" of the
Red Cross. They are making a holi-
day of the little trip, taking their
small ward. Morrison Marshall, along;
and Mrs. Marshall expects to get a
little shopping done before their re-
turn on Tuesday. She isnr very
Keen about the prospect, however,
for she has the Western woman's
heterodoX opinion that Chicago is a
better place to shop in than New
York. She has all her clothes made
In Chicago, by a dressmaker she has
patronized for years; and she knows
every little speciality shop on MichI-
gan avenue, as well as the big de-
partment stores-which does make
shopping a pleasure instead of a
task.
Indications now are that Congress
viii only take a two days recess at
Christmas time and in this case the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
VIII spend Christmas in Washington
Instead of going to their home in
Indiana as is their wont. The Vice
President doesn't like to be away
while the Senate is in session: and,
with baby in the family, it's too
much of an undertaking to journey
out to Indiana for visit of a day or
two. Wherever they may be, how
ever. the Marshalls' Christmas fes--
tiviIies will revolve around one per-
son, Master Morrison Marshall. A
Christmas tree? Undoubtedly, and a
stocking TANNED full of goodies and
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all the merry foolery which makes
Christmas worth while.
President VIII Spend
Christmas In Rome.

It's a curious thought. isn't IL, that
the President and Mrs. wiIson-and
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Lam
sing-wiII spend Christmas abroad
I've seen no statement of where the
Lansings will be. but ii is understood
that the President and Mrs. Wilson
will spend the holiday in Rome. The
lonely spot without them, for scarcely
a year has gone by but that there
were festivities of some sort at the
Executive Mansion.
Last year the President and Mrs.
Wilson entertained quite house
party. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre and their two Riddles were
there and. IL | remember rightly, an
aunt of the Wilson girls and two little
nieces of Mrs. Wilson from some
members of the Boiling family were
with the President and Mrs. Wilson
en- Christmas Day, as were the Secre-
tary of the Treasury-then-and Mrs.
McAdoo and their brood.
l remember being present at one of
Mrs. Wilson's little informal at homes
not long afterward and hearing the
First Lady comment on the fact that
the members of her house party had
almost been frozen out during the
terribly cold weather at Christmas
time. The family living rooms were
quite comfortable, but the guest
rooms-weIl, fur coats were the ac-
cepted negligees at the White House.
Which only goes to show that the
seats of the mighty aren't always en-
tirely comfortable.
Cabinet VIII spend
Christmas In Washington.
What Of Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones. the Presidents young kins-
woman, who makes her home at the
White House? She left Washington
''to spend a few days in New York"
several weeks before the Presidents
party set sail and up to that time had
not returned. And, of course. there
would be no point to her coming back
until the President and Mrs. Wilson
are again at the White House. When
last heard from she was with Mrs.
Sayre in New York and rather sus-
pect she'll spend Christmas with her.
The Cabinet, with the exception of
Mr.. Lansing. seems to be planning to
spend its Christmas in Washington in
the bosom OF its family. The Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane
will have their boy, Lieut.. Franklin
K. Lane. jr., back from overseas SER
vice in time to spend the holiday sea
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There's little Paul Moore. son OF thu
late Clarence Moore. who u q bora
horseman; Paul willert. Mr.. and MIRA.
Arthur Willert's boy; Percy Myers the
little Walcott-or Il 70 Walcuttf-
boy, whose father did 50 much to re-
lieve distress IN Poland. and . dozen
more OF the same sort
Yours fondlv.
JEAN ELIOT.
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faded hair to its youthful beauty and
lustre. La Creole does not dye the
hair-this is guaranteed. II simply
restores the ORIGINAL color m a
naturalway and keeps the hair dark,
lustrous and beautiful
LA CREOLE HAIR DRESSING
will not stain the scalp, wash or rub
of, nor does it give the hair that
greasy or dyed appearance which Is
so very noticeable. It Is easy 10
apply by simply combins or brush
ing through the hair each night
before. retiring, and the results vii
delight you surprisingly. La Creole
is positively guaranteed % do az
that is claimed.
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Smart Set PntronIEinE
Freezes Riding Academy,

The Riding and Hunt Club. about
which most of Washington's sporting
activities have centered in the last
few years. will have to look to its
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JEAN ELIOT.

We must keep eur army equipped
and ready to enforce peace terulN.
Continue to lend Unele Sam -yOuP
hsoney-buy w. 3. 3. constantly.
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when the war broke out most OF
his horses were Communicated. and
he found that his business, ipstead
OF being "as usual" was practically