Evening star., 1922-02-26
MISS JULIA O'CONNOR,

Executive board member Of the Ma
tional Women's Trade Union League.
| on account of marriage unless apply
| ing alike to both sexes would be
| subject to such varying opinions by
the state courts that laws protecting
! wage-earning women, including wage
! earning mothers, would have to be-
! come once more the tsubject OF law
suits and eventual decision of the
| United States Supreme Court as to
! their constitutionality.
| "At the very least: we believe that
the proposed amendment. by throwing
j these laws into court. would involve
years of lawsuits and delay before
| the question could be settled"
Delegates to the conference include
working women from many parts of
the country. representing their vari-
Gus local unions, central labor bodies,
| and the various branches Of the Nat
which is itself federation of trade
| union women and allies of the labor
movement, with an affiliated member
| ship of about 100000.
Many Delegates to BE Present.
Among the delegates will be: Miss
Augusta Hirsh Of the Dressmakers'
Union of New York. Miss Emma
New York. Miss Nellie Lithgow Of the
Central Labor Union of Philadelphia,
Miss Frieda Miller of the Women's
Trade Union League of Philadelphia,
Miss Adele f. Goldenbrab OF the Gus
toms ton union da. Nc rs of
Workers; Miss Lulu Montgomery of
the Culinary Workers. Union, No
500, of Fairmont, w. Va: Miss May
Shannon of the Bindery Women's
Union, No. So, of st. Louis. Mo-; Miss
Clara Stutz. American Federation of
Teachers of Washington; Miss Nan
ME T. Daniel of the Women's Bindery
Union. No. AZ. of Washington; Miss
Belle Trouland of the Women's Union
of the bureau of engraving and print
Sherrier of the Central Labor Union
of Washington. Miss Ina Courtney of
the Retail Clerks of Washington, Miss
Margaret Brightwell of Federal EN-
ployes' Union, No. 2, of Washington;
Miss Mary Anderson of the Women's
Miss Cora Mccarthy of the Grade
School Teachers Union of Washing
ton, Miss Gertrude McNally of the
Maryland State and District of CO.
Selma Borchardt Of the High School
Teachers Union of Washington. Miss
H. NJ. Sherman OF the Railroad and
Steamship Clerks Of Washington, and
Miss Matilda Lindday of the National
Federation of Federal Employees of
Executive Board Members.
The officers and members of the
executive board of, the National
Women's Trade Union League are:
Mrs. Raymond Robins of Chicago,
president; Miss Rose Schneidermann
of the Cap Makers Union of New
York. vice president: Miss Elizabeth
Christman Of the Glove Workers
Union Of Chicago seeretary-treas-
graphical Union of New York; Miss
Mabel Gillespie of the Office En-
ployes' Union Of Boston: Miss Sarah
Green of the Mattresses Union of
Kansas City. Mo-; Miss Agnes Nestor
of the Glove Workers Union of Chi
cago; Miss Pauline Newman of the
Philadelphia Wcmen's Trade Union
League: Miss Julia O'Connor of the
Telephone Operators Union of Bos-
ton; Miss Emma Stsghagen of the
Boot and Shoe Workers Union OF Chi
cago, and Mrs. Hilds Svenson Boyle
of the Bookkeepers, StenoRraDhers
and Accountants Union of Albany,
N. Y.
The conference also will be at.
tended by the members of the ma
tional legislative committee Of the
National Women's Trade Union
League, whose members are: Miss
Agnes Nestor Of Chicago, chairman:
Miss Nellie Quick Of st. Louis, Miss
Mary Dreier OF New York and Miss
Ethel M. Smith Of Washington. Sec
retary.