Birmingham and Midlands Women’s Liberal Unionist Association: On Monday evening a very largely attended meeting of the above associate was held in the Assembly Hall, 39 Edmund Street, to listen to an address from Mrs. Hume Pinsent on “The Limitation by Law of the Hours of Labour”. Mrs. Willoughby Wade, president of the association took the chair and among those present were Mrs. Hallwright, Mrs. W. H. Ryland, Miss Jenkyn Brown, Miss Martin, Mrs. Phelps, Miss Moseley, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Farrow (hon. sec.). Mrs. Pinsent expressed herself in hearty sympathy with Mr. Chamberlain in his views on an eight hours bill for miners and also in his desire to bring about shorter hours for shop assistants, and pointed out that while these reforms would beneficially affect the hard working classes of the population, they would in no way interfere with the comfort and convenience of the public. A discussion followed and hearty votes of thanks to Mrs. Pinsent and Mrs. W. Wade closed the proceedings.
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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949