Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-03-30
W0MEN'S TRADE
UNION LEAGUE
IN CONFERENCE

The Momen's Trade Union League
Legislative Conference held at Spring
field, Illinois. March Is and Il. vas
attended BY s. women delegates rep
reSenting trade unions and aaNillaries
of 10 Illinois cities. The primary par
pose q the conference was 10 pro-
mote the passage ef the womea's
eight hour bill and % acQuaint the
delegates with the general problem q
legislation Is affecting labor Seen
after their arrival the women trade
anionists called upon the state repre-
sentativeS from their respective dis
trletS and presented arguments %
prove the necessity Of e.ght-honr
legislation for women. That the arga-
mentS were convincing is evidenced By
The fact that the Committee on IN
dustrial affairs Of the House voted e
report the bill cut with favorable
Recommendation few hours later.
The opening address at the confer
ence was made By President John IL.
Walker Of the Illinois State Fedora
ton Of Labor.
On the evening Of March Is, dele
gates attended a dinner at the 81.
Nicholas Hotel where addresses were
made by Senator William $. Jewell,
who is sponsor for the women's eight
hour bill in the Senate; Representa-
tive MRS. lottie Holman o'Neill.
intrOducer Of the House bill; Senator
William Sneed who presented the bill
in the last session of the legislature;
Director George Arnold Of the Illinois
Department OF Labor: Representative
Wallace A. Bandy of Marion, and
Secretary Victor A. 0lander and
President John Il. Walker Of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor.
Miss Agnes Nestor president Of the
Chicago Nomen's Trade Union
League. who served as chairman of
the conference. presided at the dinner.
The conference decided TO put into
effect a comprehensive plan under
which women auNiliaries Of trade un-
ions, women's progressive clubs and
associations and other organizations
| will be called upon To participate in n
campaign throughout the stfte for
| legislation favorable to labor. Public
meetings will be arranged from time
/ TO time in the various legislative dis
/ tricts. These activities are TO be
| carried on by the Illinois Women's
Trade Union League which was for
mally organized at the conference.
/ The new state league will act in strict
conformity to the legislative program
of the Illinois State Federation of La
Dor whose officers assisted in bring
| ing about the conference.
| Ii was decided to make special eff
| forts to acquaint the women of the
state with the danger involved in the
notorious state constabulary bill.
The conference also voted unani-
nous disapproval of the so-called
equal rights" bill, the enactment of
which would deprive the women of
practically all protective legislation
now on the statute books.
Mrs. Frank X. Halas of Chicago
was elected to serve as president of
the new league. Miss Kate Crane of
| Carterville was selected as vice presi-
dent and Mrs. Madge Argo of Joliet
was named as secretary treasurer.
/ An executive board consisting of the
following members was also elected
/ Mrs. Adelaide Bisser of Quincy, Miss
Rose Perry of Herrin, Mrs. Rose
Daugherty of Danville, Miss Sophia
Mvroka of Collinsville, Mrs. Goldie
Blair of Roodhouse, Mrs. p. j. Carl
son of Rock Island, Miss Sophia
Kohler of Peoria, and Mrs. Daisy
LaRose of Decatur.