The Washington times., 1922-11-10
women WILL.
/. LEND HELP TO
/ WAGE APPEAL
Organization Representing 10
Million In Session Here to
Consider Rights.

The most intensive concerted
movement ever projected In this
country In the interest OF a square
deal for the American woman
was launched here today at the
second days session OF a con
ference OF. representatives OF fif'
teen women's organizations. with a
total membership Of more than
10 900 900.
Mrs J. Borden Hartman, through
the medium OF the National Con
sumers League. is taking the lead
In the movement, and has gath
cred about her leaders In organi-
cations representing women in
every walk Of life.
Session viii be held at the New
Museum auditorium. Tenth and
streets northwest.
Yesterday mornings session WAS
devoted to confirmation by the ex-
ecutive council Of the Consumers
League Of the slate of officers
chosen some time ago. Newton y.
Baker, former Secretary Of War.
will continue as president. John
Brooks Graham. OF Cambridge,
Mass, will be honorary president.
The active vice presidents, thir-
teen In number. represent as many
important cities. Mrs. Edward p.
Costigan Is the vice president from
this city. e.s ,t
To support Wage Bill.
The woman who works for wages
win be the general subject OF the
conference.
Since, right on the eve Of the
conference the District of Columbia
declared unconstitutional the mini
mum wage law. the conference will
formulate a policy to follow in the
matter of supporting the appeal
that will be taken by the minimum
wage board to the United States
Supreme Court.
Miss Elizabeth Brandeis. secre.
tary of the minimum wage board,
was originally scheduled to address
the conference on the situation IN
the District. due to the recent
action of the court and the fact
that the wage board has not acted
course she will not be heard.
Minimum wage boards as oper-
ated in England and the success
that has attended their administra-
ton were discussed yesterday pS
Mrs. r. P. Halleck. president or the
Consumers League of Kentucky.
A live issue before the conference
is Might Work for Women" The
conference plans to seek legislation,
II necessary. to put an end tn 1t.
The campaign in New Jersey 70
abolish night work for women was
described by Mis- Katherine &.
T. Wiley, secretar,tS Of the Con-
sumersr League OF that State.
Mrs. Rhinehart TO Offer Tea.
Mr.. Florence Kelley. president Of
the National Consumers League.
will speak on ."The Eight-Hour
Day" as applied to women. telling
specifically Of the Illinois campaign
for a limited daily schedule for
women. y.
The night session afforded oppor-
tunity for the conference to unlimber
its guns on the program of the Ma
tional Woman.s Party, which is seek
| ing the passage by Congress Of an
equal rights" bill.
A dozen speakers, representing a.
! many organizations, with an aggre-
gate membership Of more than 10,-
100000 women, on behalf of their
respective organizations. voiced
a protest at last nights meeting
against the blanket measure sought
| by the Woman's Party.
These speakers were: Miss Lida
Hafford. on behalf Of the General
| Federation Of Women's Clubs; Miss
Regan, speaking for Mrs. Michael
Gavin. Of the National Council Of
/ Catholic Women; Mrs. Frances Fen.
ton Bernard, Of the American As.
sociation OF University Women;
Mrs Walter s. Ufford. Of the Amer.
lean Association for Organizing
Family Social Work; Miss Ethel NJ.
Smith, Of the National Woman's
Trade Union League: Mrs. Bessie
Lusby.. .'of the Retail Clerks Union;
Miss Anna Schmuff. Of the Shirt
Workers Union; Miss Mamie r.
Daniel, Of the Women's Bindery
Union. Miss Gertrude McNally, OF
the National Federation Of Federal
Employees; Miss Selma Borchardy,
Of the High, School Teachers Union;
Mrs. Courtlandt d. Barnes. Of the
New York League Of Girls Clubs;
Mrs. Reginald Stevenson. Of the
Girls Friendly Society In America,
and Mrs. Florence Kelley, Of the
National Consumers League.
win Discuss Laws.
Two proposed laws which the fif-
teen organizations will seek to have
passed next year by the State legis-
lative bodies will be considered to-
day. '.., 't.,. .s
The two measures will be offered
and interpreted by Mrs. Alice b.
Baidridge. woman lawyer Of New
York and member OF the firm in
which is James w. Gerard, former
Amba ssador to Germany.
The conference will invite the
woman's Party TO abandon It's cam.
paign for the passage by Congress of
an equal rights bill and offered an
! opportunity to join with the con.
f.~svr. L.. xuxoxIt,xx NJ For tho IN soa ~, -