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she became editor OF the bureau.
Later on, she went in the
same capacity TO the Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce and
the Bureau Of Labor Statistics, doing
field work as we'll as editing III the
latter. For two years. during the suf-
frage campaign. she acted as secretary
of the congressional committee of the
National American Womens Suffrage
Association. and then as executive
secretary OF the Washington head
quarters. At the joint request Of the
Central Labor Union. d. G.. and of
Samuel Gompers, she was appointed
the labor member of the Minimum
Wage Board of the District and was
with them until the law was declared
unconstitutional. She has long been
affiliated with the Federal Employees
Union Of the District. and has also
been for some tome the legislative
secretary Of the National Women 8
Trade Union League
Mary NinsloW. at present economic
analyst of the Womens Bureau. is a
ashingtonian by birth. Her father
was a naval officer and she had done
some volunteer charity work here be
fore orders sent the family to New
which position she still holds
Owing 10 Mrs. John d. Shelman's
I
was asked to preside al the after
ternoon session. Miss Conbov is an
outstanding figure in the Ia Dor group
and. may say in passing, this group
has been one of sustained interest
III the conference. bringing to the
front some vivid and vigorous per
sonalitieS. Miss Conboy is a carpet
weaver by trade and a list of her
preseH- tions reads like a di-
rectorN of social service. She is =
member of the Industrial Council
and the Housing Commission of the
State of New York, two separate
committees: a member of the eXecu-
tive council of the same State on
prisons and prison labor, the direc-
tor of the Federated Bank Of New
York (iaborD, and the secretary of
the United Textile Workers.
To represent the diversity Of per
York. There she entered the School
of Social Work, and when she finished
the course spent year with the New
York City Department Of Charities as
investigator. After more volunteer
service here at home again, she be-
came executive secretary for the won-
ems division of the Council of National
Defense under Miss Van Kleeck, with
whom she had studied in New York
So 1t was a natural transition into the
w OHleH IN INDUSTRY service when
Miss Van kleeck went to that Miss
Winslow worked as a field investigator
under this division during the war
and later was in charge Of the report
writing and exhibits for the division
She has been with the Women's Bu-
reau since, and had charge of the pub
licity for the present conference.
From Wilberforce University in
Ohio comes Halle Q. Brown. who
spoke in the open discussion at yester-
days meeting. She is graduate of
the university, and for the past four
years has been the honorary presi-
dent of the National Association of
Colored Women. She is also honorary
president of the State Federation for
Ohio and national chairman for the
Scholarship Fund of the NJ A. c. w.
She has travelled extensively in the
United States and abroad in the in
terests of the education of her people
and during a four-year lecture course
in Europe raised $4,000 for a girls
dormitory for the university It was
on this trip that she had the honor
of appearing before the two late
Queens, Victoria and Alexandra. at
Windsor Castle
One of the bright spots Of the con-
ference was the extra session last
night, which was called as result