Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
CONSUMERS LEAGUE
ON ANNUAL MEETING
Mrs. Coleman du Pont Retires
From Presidency; Succeeded
by Miss Margaret Mckay.

The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Consumers League of Delaware was
held last evening at the home OF Mrs.
Coleman du Pont, sos Broome street,
with DIR. John L. Shiliady. executive di-
Rector of the National Consumers
League as the principal speaker. Mrs.
du Pont resigned from active service
IN the league because of the fact that
she was now so little in Delaware, but
said she would always follow with in
tcrest the affairs of the organization
and that she had great pleasure in her
connection with il in the last two years.
Officers were elected as follows
President. Miss Margaret Mckay first
ice-president Mrs. Robert II. Tatnall: :
second vicc-presidcnt, Mrs. William
Staniar third vice president. DIR. Chas.
y. Candcc; treasurer. Miss Helen A.
'ranston; recording secretary. Miriam
Hawkins; members of executive council,
Mrs. Phillip y. Traynor. Mrs. Benjamin
johnson, Mrf. James y. Ginnis.
The industrial employer who treats
his employees simply as producing ma
chimes defeats his own ends and blocks
the path of society. Mr.. Shllady de-
Clared. From one point of view living
has two aspects. an external one and
an internal one; the life of the soul and
the life of the body: the life of the in
liVidual as such and of the individual
n relation To his fellows. the objective
land material life through which the
subjective and instructive factors find
Repression"
Getting a living is the basic fact
fundamental to all objective life. Its
economic necessity is income. The in
come from investments of capital and
the income from investments of labor"
In regard 10 those who employ labor
ne said that putting all humane feeling
aside fairly short hours with the con-
scquent time for leisure and recreation
were conductive TO better work and a
preventive of industrial outbreaks.
tie referred approvingly to desirabih-
OF the adjustment of night work for
women and an adequate minimum
wage.
The annual report was presented by
Miss Clara Southwick, executive secre-
tary. The study in the two lower coun-
ties OF the canning industry Will be
continued during the coming summer
and fall. After seeing only eight Of the
many camps for migratory cannery
workers in Other states. Miss South
wick said she is already asking her
self the question, What is the effect
on Delaware and on the men, women
and children who come annually to
work in our canleries?'
The scholarship committee with Mrs.
]. Edgar Rhodes. chairman. enlarged its
work during the year. Due TO business
depression work on the project for a
business Girls Hotel has been dropped
Unemployment IL was stated is still the
ital problem Of the year. Many OF
those out Of work are women. Each
executive has interviewed employers |
All in a haphazard manner almost |
barren II results.
one fact stands forth. the need in |
Wilmington in times of normal and alb /
norma, employment Of an agency pre-
pared 20 give women and children the
vocational guidance and help every
worker needs. Eventually this should
a ci;y or state service. It was
commended that the league give this
'9ar with the view Of establishing such
=. bureau.
In addition 70 requests for employ
mcnt ;hc league Is serving as an in /
formation bureau on Industrial and re-
il led subjects. I: receives and passes 4
ol to The Labor Commission or other /
4 SenCies complaints with regard to in |
dus;rial and civic conditions.
Mrs. William &. Hules read a report |
On the hepard-Towner BIZ from its
origin ~ is defeat in the House She
maintained that in spite os its defeat