The Branch Was Organized

A meeting to organize a local branch of the National Consumers' League met with enthusiastic support Friday atfternon (sic) at Harris Hall.

Prof. Cooley stated briefly some of the needs which led to the organization of a national society two years ago, and told of the unsanitary conditions under which a large part of ready-made clothing is manufactured.

Mrs. Lombard sketched the life of a department store clerk in New York City.

Miss Alice G. Crocker gave a pertinent talk on the work and aims of the organization, after which a constitution was adopted and a ballot cast for officers of the Ann Arbor Consumers' League.

The election of officers was as follows:

President - Mrs. John Lawrence.

Vice-President - Mrs. Henry J. Brown.

Second Vice-President - Miss Clark.

Treasurer - Miss Annie Condon.

Secretary - Miss Alice G. Crocker.

Chairman of Student Membership Committee - Miss Mary Burr.

The following honorary vice-presidents were appointed: Prof. Adams, Prof. Cooley, Dr. Mosher, Mrs. Vaughan and Mrs. Crooker.

The National Consumers' League must meet the approval of every citizen as a step in the right direction. As yet its energies have been directed only towards white goods and knitted underwear, but it is hoped that the work will soon be extended to cloaks, suits and larger articles of wearing apparel.

The method of procedure on the part of the organization is simple. It provides factory inspectors who grant the use of the consumers' league label where the following rules are complied with: The state factory law is obeyed; all the goods are made on the premises; overtime is not worked; children under 16 years of age are not employed.

Mrs. Florence Kelley, corresponding secretary of the National Consumers' League, and formerly herself a factory inspector, will lecture in Ann Arbor under the auspices of the Ann Arbor branch of the Consumers' League April 2.