Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
Need for Funds TO Garry on Work
Discussed at Luncheon
at Hotel du Pont.

In retrospect of the results secured N
he mast eleven wears. aud n anticipation
II those MANNED for tho current year.
br Consumers League of Delaware
gathered N thc RoSo Room of tho Hotel
h, pnnt SATURDAY. at o'clock, whom II
ho,cc luncheon was served
NI,yor Lawson, Gcorgu Is. Miller.
Mrs Florence Kelley General Secretary
II the National Consumers League,
Rev Charles l.. Candcc, Mrs Ethel B
Stan.ar. president oi tho Delaware
branch uf the league. Owen c. Lovcjoy.
Secretary of the National Child Labor
Bureau and Rev u. W Trapnell were
seated al The speaker table and the
members and other guests occupied
uuuuh tables. informally arranged and
dcrorntci with daifod'IS. catk'ns and
pussy willow
Mss Clara Southw'ck. the secretary.
had prepared and dstr buted a summary
ot Nh, work So far accomplished through
operative invest gat'on. Educational
1ud legislative means comprising the
lo hour daV. and sanitary protection for
VnlnCn workers mothers pensions.
halarsh'p~ permitting children to com
Pc ftr'r schooling until attaining work
'ur lgc. n addition to active support of
DNrr and industrial hcttormcnt through
e1r'y Christmas shopping, summer half
haj'dtN~ early closing. sanitary regulation
- market and uthc food supply and
improved school conditions
Mir Kelley gave brief review Of the
i5ir-t lci'v't'tS of tho National Con-
slInrTs League especially the m'n'mum
wage legislation now pending consider
atlou N the $ senate which It
pts~rd Will affect only the District of
anil tho Federal child labor law She
noted tie rircl Of war conditions IN
clarifying the wage situation and securing
maximum compensation and minimum
hours Nir lovclnv spoke of the cordial
relation, ~uh~ tang between the Chld
1har l}urrau and tho Delaware Con
elu,r- League and ~ the Importance oi
w., ,Tr,t. ~ tho crisis IN its bearing on
the -tattle ot ohIldrcn IN MI the warning
countries kccplng 200 0O0 children ont
of tho schools lu ngland alone. and
generally lcWcrno standards as shown hv
,n increase II 20 pcr cont IN juvenile
'clluqucrc, and nvcr 100 per cont IN
G. rm9uv
VI rrcdict,l au educational revival
u tug4ui d. tho ontcomc and deplorcd
the frequent Tendency ~ people to change
th,ir occupation. IN anxiety % hc Of help
itf Iftt.lI ttMttltFA Tic fIflNNtFl tllt'
ajvtcc # cen ORvan to All such Stick
ta ,our own Job, hut 10 It ~ per cent
he'tr1 II, dvclt on the loss to the
notion duc the ; rcr cont of illtcratcs.
,n ;bc country 10000 hcing included in
tho first draft
Nlr Muller mentioned tho ilfticu ~
- rattlrg aud retaining teachers rs
phase of the qtuatIon that bad fore d
H~,t on hiS own attention. and tho necd
fund of 00O for the socictys pUr-
,r~es for the coming vcar
Rev Charles J. CandcC presided. and
introduced tho speaker
The meeting Of the League was continu-
~ after Tho luncheon NJ the home Of
Mr. Charles Il Miller whore Mrs Kelley
spoke IN mor, detail on tho work Of the
Consumer, League throughout the ma
lau
Nll-s lila Relic Stevenson, the hour
Inv Inspector If Delaware spoke briefly
.u thc work 81 women m Delaware,
ono oi tho clght state. IN which the work
ur ID women N factories AT night IS
prohpitoj