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    NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORE. 323

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    ch appointed airman Busines remar s to then take ked commenced the that names from , and of one all shop commi the del an egates account ee present of contribu . were The - would state

    tions had been added to the list of names . He that no contributions were wanted now from t the working- girls the ,

    m as ov enoug emen h t un money til the organisa was alread tion y was supp comp lied leted o , carry when mon on thly dues from each member could be decided on if necessary tokof .

    p s Then ymp residen ho a followed th t y , of t in he " a the f Dry most a introduction commi Goods interesting tt C lerks sen * of ' Earl t and Mr to y . s t C atisfactory he losing Murp mee h Associa y ting , the w t en i ion vice th , " -

    w u dona heart tion was -felt of 50 sympath o dollars y for and the suppor cause t , of every an assurance member of of the the

    Association in trying to obtain justice . " " We recognise , " said foot Mr . t Murp in h the y , ri " in ht the direction movement and as which a great you many have of set us on to

    a each cer , t ain sep extent , are of g associa led ted ourselves with ; you to in assis our t business you in ever , , y

    everyone pge possible funds" Mr . Shodder that we can also , both on behalf by our of the influence Dry Goods and Clerks by our ,

    echoed . the same sentiments , ; said that the gift of 50 dollars was merely a " preliminary act ins , " tances and tha hardl t they deal kne t w the th working btheir

    emp g Goods irls loyer to Clerks be s . A very w lad hich y many then was moved assed a vote we t of hink y thanks it oug to ht the t y have Dry

    been A , gen by tlem a unanimou an , , named s chorus Mr p . Hoseman of , " ayes , was " from tken 50 the dollars assemblage troduced on .

    a similar errandand also with a present of . He mad Carpenters e a speech ' Association , which a resolution he stated to t make hat proposing a donation to to the the h the

    just room working found procured like it women harder an electric an , to advance " m a spark voice aintain of . " of wages their " approbatio The families to carpenters 18 n shillings passed than , * ' said it per throug used he day , to " , had and be

    man on A 13 that vote shillings infringe of . thanks d He on woul the to d ri the g like ht of C to arpenters the " go poor Mr round woman Beach was and then ' s whi who labour p passed every after . ** , and letter read from the Treasurer

    a , . , , be immediately c stating ontinued the _establishm that ; " attainable there If I ent could existed of object be a bureau allowed a for commencing your of to redress iirs suggest t endeavours fund where an of advisable 160 comp , it dollar would laints and s ,

    carefull of impositions y examined and frauds into , upon and such working cases women as , requir may e be it received brought ,

    Needlewomen At New Yore. 323

    NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORE . 323

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1864, page 323, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011864/page/35/