The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-26
THE CLERKS eARLY CLOSING.
It Has for It's Principal Object the
Relief of the Sal% ladies'.

Relief OF the oalT% aQlSS-
The Retail Dry Goods Salesmen's Asso-
citation gives elsewhere a list of the various
firms which have agreed to close at 30
o'clock p m. during the coming summer.
from June 10 to Sept 80 inclusive, and ap-
peals to the trading public to assist in
furthering the movement by shopping be-
fore O'Clock in the evening.
The work OF the association has been
faithfully narrated in these columns during
the past week. The members Of the asso-
citation have in view q lessani1g Of the
hours of labor, and the president Of the
association, Mr. s. G.. Sutherland, said yes
terday that the movement is more particu-
larly agitated at this time on account OF the
salesladies, who are less able to bear the
fatigue than the statesmen, and that the
long hours which the saleslsdies are, under
the present system, compelled to be on their
feet make them universal but silent SUI
ferers. Many Of them, with frsil con-
stitutions, are in constant jeopardy;
their health is being impaired for life,
and yet their necessities compel them to
bear the burden and risk the inevitable
consequences. With them there is no
alternative. Circumstances force this
nature of things upon them without means
of escape or redress, except from a proper
consideration Of the situation by tho Of
their own sex, upon whom viii rest the
responsibility, If they do not yield TO the
appeal made in behalf of the salesadies,
and tacitly agree to do their shopping a.
hour or so earlier.
Tbs interview with one Of the saIesladies
in the MORNING NEWS OF last Wednesday
has already borne fruit In several Of the
dry goods stores this week, ladies have been
noticed to look at their watches, and find
ing the hour drawing near to 6 O'Clock in
the evening have sand ooh, its o'clock. |
guess l won't want anything more this
evening" "Why its 6 o'clock, l haye an en-
gagement. and must go.n Such expressions
were uncommon before the early closing
movement was agitated. Instances have
been brought to the attention of the MORN
ING NEWS where the ladies have started out
late to do their Shopping, bethought them
selves OF the early closing movement, and
turned back. Some OF them say they don't
care to wait until June 10 to begin their
early shopping; that the abuse of late
hours ought TO be corrected without wait
ing for an arbitrary time.
A lady in discussing what is the duty OF
her sex with regard TO relieving the sales
ladies from late hours, said she was in favor
OF signing paper agreeing to do no shop
ping later than 6 o'clock in the evening the
year round, and all her acquaintance were
willing to do the same, and she felicitously
added ''if some Of our sex, instead of assum-
ing the role of Mrs. JellybY and engrossing
their attention with matters in 'Barnoboole
Cha were to inquire into matters concern
ing their sisters ana brothers nearer home
they could undoubtedly fiod work enough
to engross all their philanthropic minds"
Such expressions as the above indicate
that the ladies' have become interested in
the early closing movement, and are IN &C
cord with it.