The New York herald., 1874-11-07
EARLY CLOSING.
Meeting of Clothing Clerks Mt Cooper
Institute,

Meeting of Clothing Clerks mt Cooper
Institute.
A meeting of the Clothing Clerks Early Closing
Association and their friends was held IN room "a,
Cooper Institute, last evening, for the purpose OF
advocating the object OF the organization and en-
listing public sympathy ID its favor.
The call for the meeting not having specified
any particular time Tor commencing the business
OF the evening, the attendance was at first very
thin, and 1t was near nine O'Clock before the room
was flied. Owing, probably, to the late hour at
which many Of the stores close a considerable
number did not arrive till after that hour, and up
TO near ten O'CLOCK members oil the association
At nal.past eight the chairman, Mr. schaener,
called the meeting to order, and made a snort
speech explanatory OF the object OF the organiza-
ton. In advocating IT he spoke very strongly
from breakfast hour In the morning till late at
night, allowing but an hour for dinner and leav.
Ing absolutely no time ior recreation or healthful
amusement. Thc blame, he said, did not rest so
mucn with the employers, but was caused by the
present habits and requirements or the public and
the want OF organization among the clerks. lie
wanted to see the clerks in the various trades or
ganized, with a view to attaining the object they
were advocating, and to have them meet in con-
ven tion and concentrate their energies on the
task There are loo, 900 clerks In New York city.
and they have IL IN their power TO control every
election, II properly OIL ganized.
The Secretary then read the minutes OF the last
meeting, when was held on the Friday evening
course or which the different speakers receive
such nigh praise tnat no small degree OF mcrrl-
ment was occasioncd
The Chairman introduced Colonel G.. w. De
Roster, who delivered very long speech, OF the
stump character. III the course OF which he trav-
eled over every Imaginable subject from the
fables in the spelling BOOK 10 the Bible and the
Jesults, but managed, withal, to say some very
sensible and appropriate things the necessity
for organization ana union among the friends or
the early closing movement. The speaker was
not clothing CLERK, nor. indeed. clerk at all !;
/ but, 70 use his own words, friend TO humanity
He contended that the movement was not one
OF labor against capital nor OF politics, but one OF
I humanity, aud that even with the best DISPOSE.
! tons anmatng the employers organization was
absolutely necessary 10 enable them to meet the
/ demands OF the clerks. He laid particular, stress
on the point that II the clerks we're united
they could "elect their own Dix or Tilden for
Governor"
After. this speaker sat down the necessity for
cary closing IRON an educational point OF view
was iorcibly Illustrated by young clerk making
! poor attempt at song In what he considered
| irish brogue, but which no Patander in the room
could understand. Mr.. Swcntzel made very
sensible and business-like speech on the move
ment, explaining the way the organization pro-
posed TO deal vita 1t, ana calling for aid and CO.
operation.
Amer nearing some further speeches and songs
! the meeting adjourned.