St. Paul daily globe., 1889-09-01
THE PAST WEEK.
Early Closing MoVements-Con.
tributions to the Miners

Early Closing MoVements-Con-
tributions to the Miners.
The North Star Labor Club met on
Thursday evening at the Labor temple
and passed the following resolutions:
Whereas The retail clothing statesmen of
this city are endeavoring to effect all early
closing movement among the stores where
they are employed in order that they may
have the hours of the evening for recreation
and Improvement; therefore be it
Resolved That we extend to the retail
clothing statesmen our hearty sympathy with
their efforts, and hereby pledge ourselves TO
patronize only those stores which close at
6:30 every evening except Saturday and en-
deavor to persuade all workingmen 10 the
same course.
The eight-hour mass meeting held at
the corner of Washington and Cedar
avenues south last Thursday evening
was largely attended by the citizens of
that vicinity. At the close of the meet
ing a unanimous resolution was passed
declaring sympathy with the retail
clothing clerks in the early closing
movement and agreeing to patronize
the merchants who close earl y.
The Nationalist club held an interest
ing meeting last Tuesday evening at
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number of visitors were present than
usual. The chairman, E. S. Edwards,
read Edward Bellany's article recently
published in the Symposium. At the
close of each paragraph questions or
brief criticisms were i'll order. After
reading the article, the chairman re-
ferred to several points of interest and
called upon different members of the
club for an expression of opinion. An
interesting discussion followed, many
of the speakers being of the opinion
that natiOnaliSm can enforced within
few years.
The retail clothing statesmen met
Thursday evening in hall over the
Palace Clothing store. A committee
was appointed to confer with Messrs.
Robitshek and also Mr.. ISadore, of the
Palace company. These two firms had
not yet agreed to close early. The COM
mittee have visited them, and also sew
eral smaller firms accidentally omitted
from the first list. By Sept. 10 it is
hoped that all dealers will see that it is
to their advantage to close early.
The miners who were here from
Streator, H., soliciting aid, returned
Friday. Nearly a carload of provisions
and Sl72 in money has been contributed.
The theater benefit netted $50. Three
brewers contributed total of $50.
Among other contributors were p. 3.
Walker, $50: Aid. Johnson. $40; Phillips.
IS; Grimes, So: Journal Office, s.; Mrs.
NJ. Hunt, large box filed with good
substantial clothing which she had COL
lected from charitable friends. A tour
among the mills resulted in the follow
each: Crown Roller, 5O-pound sacks;
Columbia, 50-pOund sacks; Galaxy, 5
5O-pound sacks; SIamwitz & Schober, 5
5C-pound sacks. The fuel dealers are
making a collection among themselves,
| and will try to send a carload of -four.
Nearly all the labor organizations con-
| tributed from s. to $25 apiece. which
swells the cash fund to the neighbor-
hood of $500.
The Stevens Library association gave
a pleasant social in the library rooms
last Wednesday evening. About forty
couples were present, and enjoyed the
dance programme, notwithstanding the
| heat. Refreshments were served at IL
o'clock, and the guests departed prom
Using to attend the next social and
/ bring all their friends.
|
| The Ladies' Protective association
| held an open meeting for working girls
of all classes last Wednesday evening.
Nearly 200 were present and passed a
pleasant evening in informal discussion
! ! Of @ indnstriiec:ii questions.
The Social Science club, at their
meeting last Monday evening, discussed
the early closing movement, and passed
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Social Science club of
| Minneapolis numbering some 200 members,
unanimously express their condemnation of
of the action of the Palace Clothing COM
| pany in not reducing the hours of labor of
their employees, which most of the other
firms of the city have agreed to do
Resolved, That we will not under any Cir