The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-12
FOR EARLY
CL OS|NG
Plan Urged on the
Business
Men.
LADIES WORKING
FOR THE CHANGE
Y. W. c. A. Hope to Have Stores
Close on the Afternoon of
August 2Ath.
NK RS. HENRY C. BROWN, secre-

HE tary of the Young womens
a - Christian Association, and
number of the active members of the
organization have been working very
earnestly the past two weeks in the
interest of the movement to close the
city's stores on Saturday afternoons.
That their efforts have been rewarded
with great measure of success Is evil
denced by some of the letters received
by Mrs Brown, which are given below
of the Mainland, and especially in the
Eastern States, the closing of stores on
Saturday afternoons is the general Gus
tom, and in addition that HonoluIu's
vor of the movement, the undertaking
of Mrs. Brown and the. other ladies is
a very commendable one and one that
ought to succeed. Among those ladies
who have signed the petition and who
are actively interested in forwarding
the movement are: Mrs. E. w. Jor-
dan, Mrs. B. F. Dillingham;, Mrs. w. F.
Castle, Mrs j. osborne, Mrs.e.P. C.
Jones. Mrs. AZ Stangsn Id Mrs. Geo.
Davies, Mrs. Henry Waterhouse Mrs.
O. H. Gulick, Mrs. A. b. Wood, Mrs.
J. M. Whitney, and large number of
other women, all members of the Young
Women's Christian Association.
These ladies have been so successful
in their interviews with employers that
they hope to have their plan in opera
tion on the Saturday following the com
ing Saturday. Those firms who have
not agreed to close, with the exception
of few who have not been interview
ed, express their willingness to consider
the matter in case other establishments
sign the agreement.
The following is the petition now be-
ing circulated: THE undersigned,
members of the Young Womens Chris
tian Association of Honolulu, having at
heart the higher interests of all con-
cerned, respectfully and earnestly petit
ton that all business houses and of
fees be closed on Saturdays at 1 clock
in the afternoon, at least during the
warm months of June, July, August and
September"
A long list of names has been added
to this petition and the signatures of
various firms signifying their willing
ness to comply with the request, on
condition that the movement is gener-
AL follows the list of petitioners:
According to the terms of this petit
ton I am willing to close my store all
through the year on Saturdays at / p.
m, except the two weeks previous to
-Christmas"-E w Jordan.
I'VE are willing to close our store at
Saturdays at l p. m. during the months
of June, July, August and September.
providing all the other stores In the
different lines of business do likewise"
N. S. Sachs Dry Goods Company,
Limited.
I'VE are willing to close our store on
Saturdays at 1 p. m. during the above
mentioned months, providing, however.
that the closing is general among all
other merchants of the city in all
lines of business.'-M. Brasch & Co.,
The Lace House.
I'VE are willing to accede to the con-
dtions of this petition, provided the
movement is general."-Whitney &
Marsh. Limited.
I'VE are willing to close our store on
Saturday at l p. m. during the months
of June. July. August and September.
provided that the closing will be gen.
eral"-B. F. Ehlers & Co.
We are willing to close our store at
! p. m. Saturdays during the above
mentioned months on the condition of
general closing by the merchants of the
c'ty."-A. Blam.
Dmond & Co., Pacific Import Co. and
Eerr & Co. have also signed the agree
ment
The ladies have also enlisted the SER
vices of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation in the matter, and Secretary
Brown has secured a number of sigma
lures, among them all the directors of
the association, T. Give Davies, J P.
Cooke, E. c. Cooke, Edgar Wood, J. NJ.
Moore, Henry Waterhouse and ]. B.
Atherton. Among the merchants who
have signed the conditional agreement
circulated by Mr.. Brown are Wall,
Nichols Co, Ltd; J. M. Webb Of the
Golden Rule Bazaar and Whitman G.
Co.
Below are given letters from some of
Honolulu's leading business men on