Evening journal., 1921-10-20
women VOTERS
SEEK LOWER
FOOD PRICES
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- $50 4HN NuotAAdl WhHdhs oeN'hNf
legislation for the protection OF
women in industry; third. enforce
ment OF laws through a system Of
FACTORY inspection, non-political. un-
der the merit system of civil service.
Mrs Southwick stated that the In
dustry Committee is desirous that
study groups shall be organized
wherever possible, these groups to
be held without a trained leader.
Mrs. Southwick suggested more
would be gained II at least one mem
Der Of the study group had some
knowledge OF Industrial conditions
for women.
Miss Helen A. Brlnton, State ten
hour law Inspector, told in a short
and interesting address something OF
the problems in her work. The
principal difficulty, she pointed out.
at present Is the enforcing OF the
law at hotels and restaurants. This
especially was true with the foreign
born restaurant owners. she said. and
in locations in the State where sea-
sons governed the hours OF women
employees. In pointing out the COM
parison OF the hours OF working wo-
men OF today with those OF women
OF eight years ago. Miss Brinton
stated. today the hours are from Q
I 10 $50 o'clock with no Saturday
evening work, while eight years ago
the hours were from 7.30 to IL and
ll.SO o'clock and many evenings OF
work. There are now in Whining
ton 26 stores that close at Q O'clock
on Saturdays and there are 81 stores
that close all Saturday evening.
Mrs. c. e. Spealman. Of SMYRNA
gave an interesting paper on From
Producer TO Consumer" In part
she quoted food prices found By in
spection throughout the State.
Mrs Speakman suggested that the
only thing that will ever better
foodstun prices win be the establish
ing OF a league similar to that in
England and to be run under Chris
ton principles. cooperative stores
and leagues, stated Mrs. speakman.
have helped the prices OF food ma
terially. There are in the United
States 5,100 cooperative stores.
$500 stores having been started
during the last five years. she said.
The Rev. william A. Vrooman.
pastor OF First Unitarian Church.
gave a short talk on "Prison Re-
form" He paid a high tribute to the
work being done at the workhouse
under Warden Plummer. He sug-
gested that the League OF Women
, Voters aid Mrs. William S. Hnles
; In her work in helping better the
conditions OF women inmates OF tn,
b workhouse.
Dean Winifred J. Robinson. OF tn,
? Women's College, University o.
= Delaware, spoke on "Education IN
, Citizenship" She suggested that IN,
. members OF the League OF Womer
t Voters study during the coming veal
5 the following hand books: "Com
} munity Civics" by Hughes; Amer
lean Republic" by Foreman: and
the study course outlined by Mis-.
; Marjorie Shuler. Miss Robinson
! told OF the Citizenship School to b,
, held at Delaware University mex
spring similar TO the one at Yai,
b University. Mrs. Henry Ridgely Il
chairman OF this new school, which
, will be open TO all women OF tn,
State
Possibly. one OF the most interest
! ing talks OF the morning was tha
+ given by Miss Marjorie shuler. o
the Review OF Reviews. She had a
, her subject. "Reminiscences OF tn
, Geneva Conference" She state,
there were 81 women OF all nation
alities at this conference at Genevi
and all had come with the SAM
purpose-to know about other ma
/ tions. other communities. and rela
- tionship which in the end mean
/ peace. Miss Shuier urged the wo
5 men to do their part In all thing
e and learn to be makers OF worl'
8 history.
q At the close OF the morning session
o luncheon was served in the foyer o
the hotel. There will be addresse
e this afternoon by Mrs. +. Loui
G slade, Miss Grace Abbott. chief o
y the u. S. Children's Bureau. De
d partment OF Labor. Resolution
IS will be acted on this afternoon.
e Last nights meeting in IN
n duBarry room OF the hotel was at
e tended by men and women. tn
o principal speaker was Mrs. Mau
q Park. president OF the Nationa
League OF Women Voters and chair
man OF tho Women's Joint Congres
!. sional Committee. Mrs. Park an
y the other speakers expressed them
y selves in favor OF disarmament.
\ In the course OF her remarks. Mr.,
= Park said:
81 think we should be very hum
i bic and very willing TO learn fror
a men because OF their wide exper
- ence in government, but I also thin
"a that we also have much 10 teac
= them. Start at home. in the small
!, est voting precinct. Good govern
" ment, like charity, begins al hom
y, we are specializing on our les
islative work on things pertainin
to women and children becau,
these are the things which ha,
10 Jagged behind. I look forward
=, the time when we will not have
70 specialize on these subjects but tn
pc we can equalize our attention on a
NJ subjects. We must see these que
AT tions through first.
- The purpose OF the league. 81
he might abandon their auto an
up reaching the woods that skirt ii
as lines OF the r. and o. Railroa
to The railroad police have extended
as Gordon OF men from Elsmere Jun
he tion south and the robbers wou