Jim OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, FORTLANq SUNDAY fcorJttNG - APRIL
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by
OTiWf,; nSKW . y v' x rr0" rA;j --rV Y ' - . , leader of tje ,
' v t. ' Att v , ) I . I I-i ii . I -If - ' '.ANv::'. i' ' ' , L 1 ' . t ' - ' . i - i J-
I..-, inn. r t J ' -vxV if M'vih
Yes, Rich Women
Respond; So They
Will .Leave Luxury to
Act as Factory ln-
s
F 4FENING Was the roar of m&'
Ctitr-trrY-'-. - . . '.. t !
chinery. In that thunderous dm oj
uhirrinr wheels. ' clattering looms
And ; throbbing , shuttles no votce could be
heard.', ': ; . . ...
In that busy scene were many girls, wtn
tthitc faces, straining, eyes and thin white
hands. Closed and r poorly , ventilated, the
room reeked with heat and bad odors.
'Breathing was' difficult;4 faces streamed with
perspiration. , The scene was a common one
-of factory girls at work.;
Visitors were allowed tn the factory fre
quenlly by the superintendent, so the gms
paid little attention to an attractive-looking,
neatly dressed young woman who passed
toloiig, looking with sympathy upon the weary,
bending figures. , . 1
The visitor was dressed in brown, tier
Viair, her eyes were brown. She was not
handsonie-merely attractive.' These facts
the girls recalled some weeks later. For to
the visit of the young woman xpere ascribed
ckan ges that took placeof the. adoption of
a proper system of .ventilation, of a careful
heating of the factory to the right tempera
tare', the opening of a rest room, with rockers
and' settees and other improvements. .
None other was the woman tn brown than
the daughter of . Pierpont Morgan, and one
t t,.Jirh,t heiresses tri the country.
PornumberfyaTsMUs una Mor-
has been interested tn working gms.ana
tvithin
the last month has crowned tier efforts
starting a national movement fprjhe better-
t AUtnnt :f)f tuorkinr women and-
l-tcn in the big cities. " Associated with her are
Yovxt of the wealthiest and most fashion
'lie svomen of the country, M of whqm have
volunteered to act as factory inspectors. .
rr 1S3 ANNA MORGAN, daughter o tne wan
pector
iVl
street msnate, la a sensible, eenotre, whtdbi-snL-ed
Woman, whose cfcaritabie and , Church
vnrlr tin hren Annm nn n lound b&sls.
j-.-r a'rj Lt always bcn to help permanently: she
.afr
Ubooi uperflctal eharltr. And to the workln.
x he deoldea, on inuat know U condition! under
which the works. 80 lat monta MUeMorn ceiled
convention of more than JOO women of the bl
citlee. They met In the Colony Club, New Tork. where
they prianlsed as an auxiliary to the National CWlo
Federation, tneir aim oeln to benefit women and men
employed la factories, hops and mills.
Aeaoelated with Hiss Morgan as leader are Mrs. J.
Borden Harriman, Miss Marbury, of the Colony Club,
and Miss Gertrude Beeke. of the National Clvlo Fed
eration. These young- women have agreed to act as
factory Inspectors In New York city and New ?er,eJ-
The purpose of the movement, as stated, will be to
offer suggestions for reform through factory legisla
tion, as well as Dndtng the needs of employes and
Drevalllnr upon employers to better conditions that
nemonnPgtheMniore prominent members are: Mrs. J.
mmiii MrPnrmlok. of Chicago, who has undertaken a
study of conditions in the packing house district
there; Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, of Chicago; Mrs. Eva
McDonald Valesh. Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Washing
ton, D. C: Mrs. C. P. Orr. Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs.
Cornelius Stevenson, Philadelphia; Mrs. Thomas Sher
win, Boston; Mrs. Bamuel Mather. Cleveland; Mrs.
Archibald Alexander, Hoboken; Mrs. William H.
Crocker, San Francisco; Mrs. Barah Piatt Decker. Den
ver; Mrs. Frederick R. Hasard, Syracuse; Mrs. 8.
Thurston Ballard, Louisville; Mrs. J. K, Ottley, At
lanta, Oa., and Mra A. F. McKlssick, Greenwood. & ('.
New Tork women who will take an ' active part in
the campaign are Mrs. Walter Marnard. Mrs. Bverltt
Macy, Mrs. Thurston Ballard, Mrs. George Avery, Mrs.
Nicholas Murray Butter and Mrs. E. 11. Cabot.
Already Miss Morgan has done considerable work
In person Investigating ' the conditions under which
girls labor. Andin many mills, ft Is said, improve
tnents have been secured by her.
into the glass factories pf New Jersey the daughter
H
ONK-HOffKI
Driving sixty milea an hour? Have
you a mascot t Then it's all. right.
Needn't fear accident or arrest you're
under the influence of the occult.
Yes, it's the newest thing. Came from Paria
for the exasperation of ardent poUccnten and con
stables, whose chief, pleasure in lifo is the harass
tnpint of nntnmnrtiliAto. .. . I . ,
. In Taris there is acaxcely to eutomobUe that
doesn't hare its mascot- 't--'" '- T
N- ' J ,,,, ' '2l . : t -
1 SQl -rN, '
O
F COURSE, if you motor, there's nothing you
would not do to eliminate or overcome the
banes of motorist's existence the punctured
tiro, the accident and the rural constable. :
fhe maftcot. H is asserted, is a cure for all ills, v' It
has something to do with the occult, they say. Tot
Just place the mascot over the motor, in front of the
machine, and then the cops, the puncture, the eeel-
y0u defy,
mascoi
mascots have already become popular in the , 1
Cortdtheirs Aeyfop& J-oIejnccfy -
of ths millionaire bs made her way; sit watched ths
glassblowers at their dangerous tasks and ths women
and children taking- the bottles after they had been
tempered; !nt their homes she also went, talking
with the wives and learning- how they llred,
T many employers the younr woman sent sugges
tions tor improvements. She told - of , dilapidated
houses. -leaky roofs and ail undesirable conditions
whioh came to her attention.' ' " r " " " ' - "
Members of the organisation formed by this en
ergetio young woman plan to Visit the places where
"" women work with the pufpOse oT seeurlnf "proper
ventilation, heating and lighting. Thirwlllmae avor
to persuade employere to fit up lasting rooms and
baths, and in the larger factories will suggest gym
nasiume. . -.- Tl w i Mti UnC.nrmieM before
her marriage the well known and beautiful Miss Ruth
feann--has secured many reforms In the P5k,5ftlJ;
trlcts. Xast November, with her husband. Mrs. McCor
mick went to live among th people-to the district
"back of the yards.1'' the greater number of whom aro ;
Slovaks. Poles, Bohemians and wthuantana.
DWELT AMONG ALIENS '
This is In the heart of the foreign district There, "
. v,. r ha sn.ouu women la m
stockyards live. The population lis WJWLS. ta
.1 vt "v.v-. . r.: ... mu.
people are
.ten daolorable. Frequently one finds
! mham livinv in three rooms, ana
as many a .'tj ottobi j TAX kXiVaara are kent
in minr cases both, day and night boaraers are
h families in such limited auarters. - ' i 'i ' .
Kstaniisnea : eleven yr ii
jciiupiiinea - i-
Chicago settlement has become power im
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were assigned regular lines of work. Bothslted the
homes of the people, and reported cases of sickness
"ifr1sftMorrnick Undertook ner share of the labor:;
she taught some of the women to ssw and gave them-'
L " . ' i. j. ,::
n 1 . . . .at ti a, rrmnnv nrm r i iib uutai .aim
- American eagle. Th eagle is usually road of brass, .
, with Proudly poised head and outstretched winga.
"he?egle the; believing wueurAaerts. , wlU,
ward
.i1nt and disease, ana, it, 1 - j -
wh have used it the Teddy boar Is a proof
many
KuroDe;" In England a nuniature- poema ;s
wood and beautifully painted In Colors
at.a. nmiart nn of fast drlvei
fast drivers. On ehau
fSrrecp
r"r!..t. h .wosra bv his wooden greyhound says i
that since Jtlacing It beforevhlsrnMhlne
fewer than twenty cnicKo wioi. . -
considering th record of many motorists
advice freely. As publisher of a Chicago dally, Mr. Mc
Cormick did not have as much time to spar as his
wife. But both learned from the close range of Inves
tigation of actual conditions. And they art now work
ing to Improve them.
A branch of the movement started by Miss Morgan
has been organised in Chicago by Mrs. McCormick. A
number of young women have volunteered as factory
inspectors, and the work begun in the stockyard seo
tlon will be carried elsewhere.
In New Tork Mrs. J. Borden Harriman heads the
committee on needs tf workers in specifle Industrie
and Mrs. Julia K. West that on welfare for govern
ment employes. Mls Morgan has been busy-paying
visits to factories.
That such a' woman as Miss Morgan heads tho
movement is taken as a guarantee that there Will bo
something doing In the reform work. In her wayshe
is as determined and energetic as "her father. While
Mr, Morgan is busy with the affairs of Wall street and
the financial world, the daughter plays the part of St.
Elisabeth arid distributes among the poor.
ToK many years she has - spent every Saturday
morning , at St George's parish house, where sba
teaches a class of poor little girls to sew. Head of
the Infant department of the industrial school there.
Miss Morgan not only teaches sewing, but takes her
little pupils on delightful Jaunts and excursions, some
times lasting one ana two weens.
' From her father she rece!
ntn....m.hin nv. einonn
From her father she receives an allowance of pin
, 1. . I4 ska net n I si Anl w Bhniit Iiooo on herself.
year, ui inu uiuu,ji
presents are nougnt eacn wnirai o7.i,j"
jt . . . . . . . 1. . i....t.i.i bam Am . t.
.woman lor me inianie iu in mumu
poor families in New Tork, who find it very hard to
get along, might tell an interesting story if they
Would, for Miss Morgan pays their rent and buys
much' food for them. , s. ' .
i ' The heiress has tea proteges-flve, little boys and
five little girls whom she clothes and supports. The
tuition feee of several girl at art schools are paid
by her. Her charities are numerous, and not of the
least IS the sending of fresh flowers each week to
little cripples whom he meets on her . visits to host
Vitals. . IL
Miss Morgan is ousinesanae 10 ner nntr
Each morning she arises at 7 o'clock. After break
::u fast she-takes a morning, walk with her dogs. Upon
t her return she goes over her accounts. She keeps
- tabs on stock she owns and the dividends due, and is
said to look after mere investments than the average
.".'man -of affairs. ' " -
Athletic, neatthy. tall as her father, ebe is a typical
. outdoor woman. She loves horses and is an expert
: driver- - A crack shot, ah has bagged some of the
' biggest game found In the West She Is a thorough
yachtswoman, and runs her father's yacht with th
S skill of a regular .seaman. . t
r , Besides this, she loves muslo and literature. Sha
J-egulariy attends the opera during the season in New
Tork and goes each year to the Wagnerian festival e
Beyrouth. She is on terms of intimate friendship wltv
Frau Cosima Wagner. Her tastes In art are healthy. ,
' and it was she who first objected to the production of
' "Salome" in New Tork and succeeded In having it
: . ' studies Factory life
V Always' interested In the girl compelled to earn,
her own bread. Miss Morgan has made factory Condi
ttons a Study Uer investigations have been quiet
and many of her wise, suggestions have been acted
upon-by min'OwnerSj-t'-iA'is--' ''t---
. A..iat with het in tha nw ruad-l Mlaa
' Bseks, whose assistance will doubtless prove valuable,
v This young woman went to Chicago from, Tennessee
not many years ago ana jomea me army 01 worning
women. Sha was secretary io
ary io a duoiuobo inn. n.
she saw. that toiling women
.rtrifiltlnnii . moved' her;
-
had no proper place to eat tneir miaqay meais, onea
were driven to eaioone ai iuowi "" vu m
many factories conditions were unhealthy. -f
She formed Improvement dubs. , Upon her advice
Cyrus H, McCormlok opened a dancing 'hall for his
employes. Her welfare work was carried throughout '
the United States, and was so effective, that last year
BOO was Sen oy-reuremry oj.r w , ,
conditions en-
tne innmui v 1
Mrs, Cyrus McCormick. who aided tne wor or mis
rhV movement ihaururated by Mies Morgan. Both sh
Seeks in Chlca
5 .t-niiand her buband have brightened the lives of many
tollers In Chicago. . several years sm cuupie oum
. . . 1 i ea aetata wArlrlnrmail a .
daughter Elisabeth, who. before sh
mortal 10 meir ommaur luiimmiu, r i ;t v . i
died, talked of building better bouses for-the laborers.
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