The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13
EARLY CLOSING
ENCOURAGED
7. W. {. A. Ladies Now Hope to
Have Movement lnaugurated
on August 18th.

/ Y n THE matter of the Saturday aft
ernoon closing of stores, the ladies
| who are interested in the move
ment are much encouraged by the de-
lvelopments of yesterday. The success
of the petition is now assured, as the
names of nearly all the dry goods and
grocery firms have been added to the
/ list
| Mrs. Brown, secretary of the Young
Womens Christian Association, to
whose earnest work is due the apparent
success of the plan, now hopes to have
the general movement inaugurated on
| Saturday next, and has arranged for an
afternoon of pleasure and recreation
under the auspices Of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. During the
afternoon and evening the members of
/ the Young Nromen's Christian Associa-
ton, and their friends viii enjoy troll
Hey ride to Pacific Heights and an hour
or so of social pleasure in the pretty
japanese garden at the summit.
In the article which appeared in yes
! terday's Advertiser the names of w. w.
| Dimond & Co. and several others were
mentioned as having been signed to
| the agreement, the terms of which
were not specified in particular. Dr.
mond & Co. and a number of Others
while not signing the original petition
signified their willingness to close their
stores at L D. m. on Saturdays through
the warm months on condition that the
| movement is a general one. This was
| misunderstood by some persons. The
| signatures of all the firms We're ap-
pended to the petition on this under
standing. Mr.. and Mrs Brown were
| busy yesterday afternoon among the
l grocery merchants, and report success,
as there are few who have yet been in
terviewed that object to closing If all
other stores close.
/ Among other letters of encourage
ment the following one was received
unsolicited from Whitney & Marsh by
Mrs. Brown yesterday:
Mrs Henry c. Brown, Superintendent
Y. W. c. A.
Dear Mrs Brownie wish to ex-
press our very cordial approval of
your efforts to induce a general early
closing movement of all the stores Of
Honolulu on Saturday afternoons.
It is a fact, thought hardly realized
|
pend upon the number of hours day
or week the doors of a store are kept
open.
Timothy Eaton. the venerable found
er of T. Eaton & Co, Ltd, Canada's
greatest department store, when asked
what were the factors which contrib
uted to his success, replied that chief
among them was the undertaking prin-
ciple Of early closing.
Il inf
nobody closed at o'clock. We did
Later, we closed at O'Clock during the
months Of July and August, and at
O'Clock on Saturdays, and stuck 10 1t
And let me add for the benefit of Am
; erican merchants that even at Christ
mas time our store is shut tight at
o'clock
1t will be conceded, we think that IL
the United States. also, the creates
successes in the business world have
been those men who adopted the mos
; liberal policy toward their employees
and early Saturday closing means Civ
) ing the tired clerks an opportunity t.
take breath after their endeavors o
; the week
we cannot close this letter withou
telling you how much we appreciate
, the good work which you and thu
Young Women's Christian Association
! are doing for our girls.
The attractive little lunch which yo1
{ provide every noon, and the restful
; ness of your cool, airy rooms, make
) VERY pleasant break in the middle o
7 the girls very busy day, and, encour
{ aged by your kindly words and cheer
I full smile they come back to us cage
) to labor, eager to please, and above al
: Eager to do right. Yours very truly,
WHITNEY & MARSH, LTD.