Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-31
ICE ON SUNDAY.
Employees Protest Against Its Delivery Ex
cent i'm Cases of Necessity.

Employees Protest Against Its Delivery Ex-
cept I'm Cases Of Necessity.
II the object of meeting held last evening
be accomplished no one but an undertaken will
hereafter enjoy the privilege Of purchasing ice
on Sunday. For some time past petition ad-
dressed to the Commissioners Of the District
has been circulated among the superintendents.
drivers and helpers Of the ice companies of the
District for signatures. and it is very doubtful
II single employe failed to sign the petition.
The petition sets forth the fact that during the
greater part of the year the drivers and help
ers Of the District ice companies are compelled
to work every day of the week. and the Com
missioners Of the District are asked to make
such regulations as will prevent the sale or de-
livery Of ice on Sunday except to underfakers.
That the views of the employees OF the differ
emit local ice companies might be publicly ex-
pressed meeting was held last evening at
the hall Of the Great Falls Ice Company, 924
Pennsyivania avenue. The nall was hheo 70
its utmost capacity. and every company and
several private ice firms were represented
Superintendent J. D. Bartlett OF the dreat
Falls Company was invited to act as chairman
of the meeting. and Mr.. j. K Barbee WAS
elected as secretary. The chair stated that ne
was heartily in favor of the movement, anu as
sured the meeting that his company would 90
All IL COuiu 10 suppOFt
Yerkes of the Independent Company. Davis OF
the Hygienic and kiordon OF the National Cap,
ital also spoke in favor of the movement and
pledged the support OF their companies.
A general Interchange OF views then followed,
when, among other things said, 1t was shown
that in most of the large cities OF the country
no sale or delivery Of ice on Sunday was per-
mitted except in cases Of absolute necessity
As showing the little regard for the good OF the
employees OF the companies entertained Dy some
people, one of the speakers mentioned the fact
that when, one Sunday morning, he asker one
Of the most prominent ladies in church ana
temperance matters here why sue insisted upon
having her ice delivered on the Sabbath day,
she replied. because other people DO. ono
OF the speakers claimed that there was now IN
force an old ordinance inficting tine OF 30 for
the sale or delivery of ice on Sunday, but said
that for some reason II had not been enforced
for years. All the speeches were en-
Enthusiastically delivered, and at their close
the char was authorized to appoint a commit
tee representing the different companies to
wait upon the Commissioners OF the District,
and. after presenting the petition of the EN-
ployes, request them to enforce the necessary
regulations, if there be any, and If there be
none now in force to ask that such regulations
be at once made will accomplish the object
of the meeting. Superintendent Bartlett Of
the Great Falls Company, Ierkes of the indie
pendent Riordon of the National Capital.
Willis of the American, Ward of the Trans
parent and Davis Of the Hygienic were sp-
pointed as such q committee. The meeting
then adjourned to meet again ut the call Of the
chairman.