New-York tribune., 1902-12-11
STORES OPEN SUNDAYS.
Consumers League Asks Mayor Low To Have
Them Closed.

Nsvor Low received delegation Of fifteen
women from the New-York City Consumers
Ieague Yesterday morning. -ho came 10 present 10
hin the matter Of the keeping open Of drygoods
stores on Sunday. The league Is interested IN this
matter solely account OF the women and chill
drea employees, who obliged to work every Sun
DAY or every other Sunday in these stores The
league investigated certain sections on SUNDAY,
and the results Of these investigations pre-
sented TO the Mayor IN written form by Miss Helen
Phelps Stokes, Mrs. Frederick Nathan, the pres-
dent o. the the league. having been detained
through Illness
Ninetvnirth and re-hundred-aad-ninth sts., there
were twelve drygoods stores Of which three were
closed and nine open One was open all day. one
for one hour. seven till L or o'clock Four OF
them employed outside help two OF them half the
ordinary help, giving clerks every other Sunday
Of In Second-ave., between the streets
twelve drygoods stores, ali open One ap-
peared 70 be closed. but boy who knew the in
vestigators took them TO back door and they
found that the whole store open. although the
curtains were down. The proprietor talked freely
and said he would be glad u close Sunday did not
competition compel him TO remain open Two OF
the stores IN Second-ave. employed outside help.
In Tenth-ave. tweuty-six stores were found open
within & few blocks above Forty-second-st-, and
IN Ninth-st six, IN West Houstou-st- five, in Hud-
son-st. four; II Avenue 4, below Fourteenth-st-
seventeen; in Avenue c. below seventh-st-, FIVE
The date 0f the Sunday when investigated and the
rnittee saw TO doubt that drygoods stores
throughout the poorer sections Of the city open
every Sunday. those investigated representa-
tive quarters
The keeping open Of drygoods stores on Sunday
IS violation OF Section 27 OF the Penal Code.
ulatrz Sunday traffic. This section says that all
stores shall be closed Sunday, and then exenapts
places for the sale OF certain objects, among which
milk fruit. flowers and newspapers, but
not drygoods Stores investigated. said Miss
Phelps were shoe stores, millinery stores, stores
for the sale oT ready made clothing, and general
drygoods stores.
This is matter for the Police Department"
said the Mayor. Has Il ever been called 10 their
ettentionP
Yes. repeatedly" said Miss Williams. head OF
the College Settlement There was one in
Avenue a which employed q large number Of girls,
VINO were obliged 70 work until u O'Clock on sat
urcav night, and then work every Sunday till noon.
called the attention OF local police officers TO this.
and also the Police Department
Whom Old you see IN the Police Department.
asked the Mayor
II did not 20 to see them replied Miss VIII
.s-ns ~'I wrote several letters. The propr1etors
Of the stores claimed that they were being perse-
ernployed outside help kept open. and they were
obliged by competition to DO the same"
7 shah be very glad 70 call this matter TO the
attention Of the Police Department. ladies, said
the Mayor "sand I have doubt that that viii be
e5cacous." -,
Members OF the league well satisfied with
The mornings call We have never said one OF
tne11. been disappointed in request MADE OF this
administration when could bring oennlte eVl--
dence and information TO the personal attention OF
mead OF q department.
Other members Of ths league present were
Miss Marv r Sanford Miss Anita Nelson
Mrs '. Stnkhovitch, Miss Alice Day..
Mrs 81 Devices Mrs. Florence Kelley.
Miss Z, 3 Lockwood Mrs. Edward Meier,
Mrs William Kendall. HRS. Kiunball.
Miss Edith Kendall. Miss Paulne GolonlaIH-
Miss NJ A. Ald-ich,