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x S a er ae 7 .o Pe ee ISR bak BC awe a ee peak Luaat!o New York File 100-3375 twenty-eight women were arrested and had received suspended sentences, These | women had demonstrated azainst thefivomen's Conference on Cause and Cure of War. The Officers of tre League at fiat tine were - HOSE SCHMEIDERSAN, Presi- dent; HAPRIBTESILVERVAN, Vice President; SADTEARSISCH, organizer. There was no further information in the files of the Alien Squad. Observation at 247 Lexington avenue » revealed the League headquarters are in a four-story club house at that address, The ground floor of the building apnears to be a hall in which loose chairs are arranged, but which can be also used for dancing, as there was a piano and phonograph in the Too", 2. Une second floor of the building is maintained the office of the Secretary. None of the officers were contacted at this time. At the New York Public Library, 42d Street and Fifth Avenue, it was possible for the recorting Ageatto review the reports published by the Woments Trade Union League, bi-annually, covering the activities for each two-year period, From these reports the writer noted various names af the nersons principally directing the League, various activities in “hish the League is-working and some history, The most recent revort covered the years 1440-1941, Informtion gathered from the above reports is herein set out: In the bi-annual report for 1922-1923 the pursoses of the League ners stated: To help organise the working women of New York into trade unions, thet they may be better able to help themselves, and to help during arzanizinz campaigns, strikes, Mlockouts, conferences with employees, and other imustrial crises; to raise wages, shorten hours and imorove condi-~ tions of working women, At the League Club House, 247 Lexington Avenue,- the following activities of the League were stated;to assist in orgmizational ‘work of wonents trade unions; to secure compensation and services for women in businsss; to donduct classes inthe evening on politi al and economic sub jects; to orovide a naturalization service; to furnish a library to create an interest in fiction, labor, economic and social problems; to pro-~ vide social cont. cts for members and to provide neeting rows for discuss ions and social occasions, Tie bi~annual report of 1920-30 st-tes irs. THOMAS W Neeson presented to toa cresident of the Women's Trade Union League, a check for 330,000, wi@ Lusi iueectedness on the club house. drs, LAKONT stated she and :'rs. EF, DBD. A3°S5LYELT were a committee of two 20, five years previously had pledzed themselves to raise the mortgage and that t tne $ $30,000 check, this had been completed. In the bi-annual report of 1930-37 it was stuted 20SE SCUNRIDER- “AN “is leaving the office of the League to take up her duties as Secretary to the Stete Department of Labor, but would continue as Presiden’, of tie Testue, From the bi-ainatl s220rt of 1937~38, the following Uist of edu.a- tional classes, which were being held at the League, was given: -2—