Evening journal., 1919-06-23
URGE REST ROOM
IN CITY BUILDING
Consumers League Asks
$l50,000 for Women IN
Industry Service
MISS SWARTZ TELLS
OF WORK IN FRANCE

Al the Executive Council of The coil-
sumers' League Of DelsNars IN session
on saturday. subjects considered az
included ihe desirabllliy OF revising iie
leagues constitution and bylaws lils
need OF resi- room Tor the emploNes VI
fbe Public Building: the placement at
suitable vacation employment OF Wv
six children. who have been receiNlh
Scholarships during the school seal
inst closed. and the urgent netd OF az
appropriation Of $4,000 by the presels
Congress 10 assure the continuance on
ihe women I'm industry service IN Wv
Depariment Of Labor. Mrs. y. Doiei'i'"
dupont presided. -,.
The secretary reported on her enofls
IN behalf Of the summer nan hoil9.s
and 6 O'Clock closing on saturday hisn's
of the Wilmington stores; on the sess
sions Of the National Conference ol
ihe social Work az Atlantic CITY Miiich
ibe secretaries attended. aud OF tie
nlans for two meetings the iirst week
i'm July 10 discuss further with uhe
business girls Of The city The need ana
nossihililv az a business Girl" hotel.
Tn make the time and place 0i az least
one Of these meetings convenient ~
an who are Interested. one viii be helu
in the Queen Theatre building al lial,
past five and the other IN me hest
/ Room OF The dupont building az
O'Clock. Dates will be announced ialer.
The secrciary's report was llaue
especially interesting by its account OF
ihe last querlerly meeting OF the Na-
/ tional Consumers League as iolloNs,
AT the quarterly meeting OF tle
/ National League IN New York on june
A. ihe president, the Hon. Newton y.
Raker presided aud read am extract
from the report OF the Department OF
/ abor showing that there had been mo-
general relaxation Of The labor laws
during the period Of the war.
I'm addition 20 the usual reports ihere
/ were several most interesting specltl
reports and addresses.
Mrs. Kelley. who has just returned
from the Momen's Peace conference
al Zurice. reported the swiss Con
sumers' League as still alive.
Miss Haver. the secretary OF the Con
sumers' League Of the District OF 20.
un,bia and legislative representative o'
4 the National League at Washington re-
porled with regard 10 the packing SIT
nation and The sims bill. AZ the near
ing before the Federal Trade Commls
D. sion Mrs. Kelley was the only repre-
sentative OF the consumer. Also MIS-
iHaver told Of the problem OF disposin'
/, ~ the 26f 100000 pounds Of meat Whicl
J ihe Mar Department had on its hand
! when the Armistice was signed. or I'M
! s2j 10000 was sold 20 Russian 60
p operaiiye Societies. also bids were re-
Idnesied for iails and public instltutlon'
p Al ihs request OF Miss Haver 1t wa
2 voted that the leagues get copies
n ,he following bills. taking favorable al
s tion d. possible.
j. 1. Federal Trade Commission Dill q
q wrapping Of meat packages.
p ,. Bill for the establishment OF N
J. Gonal Employment system
5 3. Child Labor bill for the Dis'ri'
r Of Columbia.
J. Mis-, Alice Hunt. the National Leagt
d representative at the annual meeting
Philadelphia OF The National Women
= Trade Union League, told or that u
= spiring gathering Of over one hundr'
10 women. "a large proportion OF the
y rcpre-enling groups of organized j
's dusirial women, and Of their vide i
Ie leresi I'm the question OF the day
Ga shown in their discussions and resoll
lions q,
s. Miss Nell Swartz. a member Of q
commission recently sent by the y
llopal Board of the !. W. G. A.
sfudv the work Of women abroad, TO
4. of the great industrial unrest in Franc
n There Is both unemployment and
s. hor shoriage. due 20 the failure 10 2
Is Tho worker and the job together. III
IS women's labor movement has grow
tremendously, but the lack Of big lab
leaders in France Is noticeable. a b
R. making The elght-hour day uniyers
~ for men and women, except domes'
and agricultural workers, has De
10 passed recently.
% I'm England in contrast 10 France {
y biggest men are trying 30 solve the
Is Dor problem. There Is a large unel
20 ploymenl profile and out-Of-wOrk dor
i6 lions are being paid: also a scheme
being worked out FOR giving vocation
n. training while these donations arc }
- ing received.
80 Two guests made most valuable cl
81 irlbutlons to the afternoon session. )
- Kent formerly a cattle raiser IN
~ West ana HhoTt ftctuliA HcNipDl
iG the New York Legislature, urged
% erection OF warehouses for perisha
% fOOds.uffs I'm order 10 insure shor
cuts between the producer and e
TONER and elimination OF loss Of wei
In long distance shipment Of live c
ly, ile. Mr.. Kent outlined briefly
an Kendrick bill, which provided for
Ia licensing OF such warehouses by
The Department OF Agriculture.
TO Mrs. Barton, OF the Women's
nd operative Guild Of England, told Of
ar growth Of the cooperative moyem
enl IN England, where there are o
100000 co-operators divided into alb
800 societies. Their motto is. "p
old duclion for use and not for profit"
sds There will be no meetings Of