Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-12-24
REPORT ATTEMPT WILL BE IO
PLACE BODY UNDER THREE
DIRECTORS AT SESSION
RADICAL CHANGE PROBABLE
Welfare Act Originally Passed In 1913
Protected Women and Minors
Employed in Industry.

1t has been reported about the
state house that a plan to do away
with the industrial welfare commits
sion, as 1t is at present, by putting
the commission under the supervision
of board of three directors to be
appointed by the governor, will be
attempted at the coming session OF
the state legislature next month.
The welfare commission, as OPP
Grated at the present, is of no great
value to the state and is merely a
great expense, 1t is argued by those
favoring the new proposed plan. 1t
is thought for certain that radical
changes will be made in the indus
trial law by the legislature.
Duty To Fix Minimum Wage.
The industrial welfare commission
was organized in 1913 by the state
legislature and its purpose is to pro-
tect the lives. health and morals of
minors and women employed in in
dustry in this state. Its duty is also
to provide for the fixing Of minimum
wages and the standard condition
OF labor for such workers and pro-
viding penalties for violation of the
same and making an appropriation
therefore.
The members of the original COM
mission were State Labor Commits
sioner e. w. Olson, chairman; Mrs.
Jackson Silbaugh. Saattle; Mrs. w.
H. Udall, Mrs. Florence Swanson and
DIR. Theresa Mcmahon, all appointees
OF the late Governor Ernest Lister.
Mrs. Headlee Resigns for War Work.
Mrs. Frances Headlee. secretary,
resigned In 1918. to do war work at
which time Mrs. w. H. Udall. member
of the commission became acting Sec
retary and the members of the COM
mission appointed to succeed the for
mer members were Mrs. George Har-
grove, Mrs. w. s. Griswold, Mrs. j
z. Burkee and the two remaining
members, c., H. Younger and. DR..
Marvin.
Mrs. George Hargrove resigned
prior to the last meeting In May 1920
OF the commission held for the pur.
pose Of setting SIS as the minimum
for women employed in restaurants
and hotels and Mrs. Griswold's term
expired Governor Louis F. Hart
appointed Mrs. Lucy Redpath to sue
ceed Mrs. Griswold. The commission
then composed Of Mrs. Redpath, Mr.
Younger, DR.. Marvin and Mrs. Ken
nedy voted upon the acceptance of the
wage with the result Of the labor
commissioner and Mrs. Redpath vot-
ing against, the acceptance and the
remaining two members of the com
mission voting for the acceptance.
Commission Becomes DeadlOcked.
With the commission practically
tied up for further work as the two
members voted to hold no meeting
and the other two, DR.. Marvin and
Mrs. Kennedy voted for, with the fifth
member unappointed by the governor
DR.. Marvin and Mrs. Udall, secretary
both rendered their designations tC
the commission due to what they re-
ferred to as the inability to be OF
further service to the state with the
commission as then constituted" and
on the following day, September rs
1920, Mrs. Kennedy resigned.
Governor Hart then appointed Mrs
Guy Llewellyn of Tacoma; Mrs
Mary Hardison of Bellingham; Mrs
Delphine Johnson of Seattle, and Mrs
Leanore Raeder OF Olympia was
elected secretary by the commission
on October Is to succeed Mrs. Udall
The group represents the commission
as it now constituted.