Evening journal., 1919-04-30
consumers LEAGUE.
GOING FORWARD
viii Handle Gamers With
.'Bare Fists - Win
Minimum Wage Laws
MRS. T. c. CU POINT
is NEW PRESIDENT

is NEW pRESlJEN
stirring and enthusiastic meeting
was the twelfth annual session OF the
consumers League Of Delaware, held
last nieht at the home OF Mrs. 4. Cole
man dupont, No S0S Broome street.
More than POO persons were in attend
ance. and a spirit of aggressive forward
action was manifest Following the
Election. Mrs William Staniar, the re-
Iiring president. resigned The chair to
Ms n Coleman dupont, elected TO the
presidency ol the organization. Mrs.
Staniar was given a vote OF thanks for
her valuable and untlring services TO
the league and Mrs. dupont was given
an ovation upon her taking the chair.
The other officers elected were: Vice
presidents. Mrs. William Staniar. Miss
Margaret II. Shearman, Miss Carolyn p.
Goldng. Mrs j. Meirick Horn, Mrs.
Lewis p Ellason. New Castle; Mrs.
Robert L. Holiday, Dover; Miss Wini-
fred j. Robinson, Newark.
Treasurer, Miss Helen A. Cranston.
Recording Secretary, Miss Margaret
Mckay.
"The political situation was what kill
ed the minimum wage BILL declared the
Rev Charles L. Candee, reporting as
chairman Of the Legislation Committe.
lie continued:
Even II we had limited the bin TO
apply only TO Wilmington, do not
think Il would have been passed. The
two lower counties Of this state abso-
lutely control 10 in the Legislature.
They say what Wilmington can or can
not have. although this city has half
the population Of the State, and perhaps
treble the wealth Of lower Delaware.
There Is a great change IN the atti-
tude OF employers towards the Consum-
ers' League, as was evident in the stand
ihoy took with the league In furthcring
the minimum wage bill They were
with us The exception was the can
ners. They told us frankly that their
working people were foreigners who
had no ideal Of living higher than that
Of animals, who only came for a short
season 90 work for them, and the cam
ners d.d not see any reason why they
should provide them with better wages
and living conditions.
The time has gone 20 handle the cam
ners with gloves exclaimed Or. Can
dee. we are going after them now
with bare fists. There has been more
OF civic conscience In Wilmington dur
ing the past year than In all the eight
years put together that | have lived 10
the city, but 10 Is by no means as arous-
ed as It should be-"
ave were disappointed in Senator
Alice and Senator Bennett, after the cor
f..4. Nnn NhstH i
Something don't know Just what
though ] think ] do, happened IN
Dover" said the speaker. lie concluded
with an appreciation OF the help The
Evening Journal has given 10 The Con-
sumcrs League. and a promise that an
other campaign would be made for a
minimum wage bin before the next leg
-;slaiurc.
The league voted DR.. Candce hearty
thanks for his valuable work as chair
man Of the Hesitation committee.
The report OF the treasurer, Miss
Helen A. Cranston. showed a balance OF
more than a thousand dollars in the
treasury. The announcement was made
of a special campaign which will be
held for funds. and several Individual
contributions TO start this fund were
renorted last night
The ggeator part OF the meeting time
last night was given over TO a discus
sion OF The proposed hotel to be bullt
in this city for single business women.
Mrs. dupont has had much TO do
with housing problems, in connection
with the war work Of The Y. w. C. A.,
ana for this reason viii be a particu-
larly yaluable president for the Con-
sumers' League this year. when this
Will be the especial work Of the local
League
Mrs. Charles F. wollaston, president
OF the Board OF MANAGERS Of the Y. w.
c. A. in this city, expressed The hea ty
approval OF the Y w C A. for the
proposed hotel she explained that II
would not conflict in any way with the
y. w. C. A. boarding home for girls,
as The y. w C. A. planned to care
Tor young. inexperienced girls, just
starting on their business careers and
not yet expert enough 10 win much
salary. she explained that the home
was not self-supporiing the girls be
ins given more than they fully paid
for 20 give them a chance 10 get their
business start. Even at This. the girls
paid $3.50 a week Mrs W0naston spoke
feellngly Of the tremendous cost OF
food in Wilmington" and the high cost
Of everything locally.
She hoped that above all things lt
would be made clear at the start that
the new hotel was 20 charge It's board-
ers sufficient to run the place, and she
knew business women OF experience
earned enough money and preferred to
pay In full for their expenses. She
thought the board charged would prob
ably have TO be about near the $40 a
week mark. The speaker thought bus
iness meS would object II ihcy were
FIRST called upon FOR contributions TO
erect such a building. and then dscoy-