There can be no doubt that a wife, initiated into the scope of activities of a given craft enterprise, will be a valiant collaborator to her husband and, in urgent cases, will be able to accept orders and provide clients with necessary information. Furthermore, she can be assigned tasks related to the enterprise’s cash management, such as recording income and expenses, and calculating employee earnings based on payroll, taking into account social and tax deductions. In general, there are many minor matters in a craft enterprise that require punctual regulation or settlement, and therefore cause considerable trouble for business owners. All these activities can be handled by the craftsman’s wife, who is familiar with these professional matters, thereby freeing her husband from meticulous work in favor of far more productive endeavors.
From the Compulsory Guild of Tailors in Rybnik.
At an extraordinary general meeting of the Compulsory Tailors’ Guild in Rybnik, a new Board was elected with the following composition: 1. Senior Guild Master Józef Marcol in Rybnik, Mikołowska Street, 2. Senior Guild Master Józef Połomski in Rydułtowy, 1. Secretary Jan Dymel in Rybnik, Halera Street 30, 2. Secretary Karol Paprotny in Rydułtowy, 1. Treasurer Czesław Adamczyk, Ryb-
Millinery is not a Craft.
Article 142 of the President of the Republic’s decree on industrial law includes, among other things, “hat-making” as a craft.
Senior Guild Master Józef Marcol from Rybnik.
nik, Piłsudskiego Street 25, 2. Treasurer Karol Darda Rybnik, Łony Street.
The Poznań Voivodeship Office addressed the Ministry of Industry and Trade with a letter dated January 23, 1928, ref. no. 825/28/VI, of the following content: “A representative of women’s hat-making (so-called milliners), Ms. X., approached the Department of Industry and Trade with a request for clarification as to whether this activity is classified as a craft and whether it should be subject to the regulations of the Chamber of Crafts. Since Article 142 of the act, under the definition of hat-making, can be understood as the production of hat forms, and not their embellishment, clarification is requested on how this definition should be interpreted.”
Aldermen: 1. Ludwik Tarara Rybnik, Gliwicka Street, 2. Zimon, Rybnik-Paruszowiec, 3. Malik Juljusz, Rybnik, Piłsudskiego Street, 4. Depta, Rydułtowy, 5. Krautwurst, Czernica, 6. Goliński Sylwester, Rybnik, Raciborska Street.
In response, the Ministry of Industry and Trade provided the following clarification: “So-called milliners should be classified under the branch of fashion design, which is not listed among the crafts in Article 142. Hat-making encompasses the type of craft production that not only gives raw material the form of a hat but also carries out all stages of the production process with the raw material, from the initial stage to the complete finishing of the product, making it suitable for consumption. Millinery does not possess the above characteristics, as it is limited solely to the aesthetic application of finished materials for finishing the form according to current fashion requirements.” (No. P D 224/28 vol. 15. p. 39).
Examination Committee for journeymen: 1. Chairman Józef Marcol, Rybnik, Mikołowska Street; 2. Chairman Józef Połomski, Rydułtowy; Master Alderman Tarara Ludwik, Rybnik, Gliwicka Street; Deputy Darda Karol, Rybnik, Łony Street; Journeyman Alderman Adamczyk Antoni, Rybnik, Piłsudskiego Street; Deputy Płaczek Joachim, Rybnik, Gliwicka Street.