The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-24
STORES CLOSED EARLY
ICLERKS CELEBRATED EVENT
 EVENT WITH A TRoLLY RIDE
Carried Merchants and Retail Com mittee to Oak Park Where Re- freshment Were Served.
 300 Persons Participated.

For the first time in the history of Montgomery the stores in the city closed at p. m. yesterday afternoon, and in honor of the event the clerks rendered the merchants and the members of the Retail Trade Committee of the Commer- ciaI and Industrial Association, a trolley ride about the city and reception at Oak Park. Nearly 300 persons, clerks and guests, took part in the entertainment, and six cars were required to transport the crowd.
 The large crowd, the clerks and their invited guests gathered at Court Square to take the cars. The Montgomery Mili- tary Band, under the leadership of David w. W. Fuller. was in attendance and a great crowd was drawn to the Square before the start was made. The process sion of cars left the Square amid cheers and waving handkerchiefs.
 In the first car were the members of tile band. President Alex Rice and Secre- tary L. L. Gilbert. of the Commercial and Industrial Association, and the Re- tail Trade Committee of the Association, composed of Emanuel Meertief, Chair man; J. P. Bullock. s. M. Cassinnus. c. C. Cobbs A. Gibian, s. J. Goetter, T. F. Harrison, W. W. Haygood, J. M. Hicks J. H. Higgins. Thomas Howe, A. J. Kauf- man, J. J. Rutter, Ike Loeb. F. c. Nor ton, W. c. Pope. Jesse Davidson. E. E. Forbes. Charles steagall. Hugh Gallagher and D. O. Dove. The car reserved for the Committee was the best owned by the Montgomery Street Railway Company, and was lavishiy decorated with purple and gold the colors of the Commercial and Industrial Association. On the side l of the car was the legend. Retail Trade Committee of the Commercial and Indus | trial Association"
 The car following contained the retail merchants. It bore a banner on which was inscribed. We close at ?. m The car and the one following contained near | ly all of the retail merchants in the city, The third. fourth. fifth and sixth con- tained the clerks. Nearly half the pas sengers on the cars devoted to the clerks were ladies, ..-..
 The cars were under the personal su- pervision of Superintendent R. F. Scott and Secretary Charles Darling of the Montgomery Street Railway Company. A conductor and a member of the specia committed from the clerks looked after l'the comfort of the guests.
 The procession of cars made the com pIete circuit of the city over the Belt The trip had been well advertised, and on every corner stood small crowds tt l watch the procession go by. In fact tht cars made nearly the entire journey through a line of people. Those who had known nothing of the trip'were made ac auainted with it by the stirring music o the band
 When the Belt had been circled th' party was carried to Oak Park. I'm ladies of the Cradle of the Confederate! Chapter of the United Daughters of thu Confederacy were giving their lawn part! at the Park. and with this in mind thu Clerks Committee had made arrange
 ments to serve refreshments to the larg' party. Every one of the 300 were serve'
 with ice cream and cake.
 The arrival of the crowd at the Parl
 was marked by great enthusiasm. Tn
 band marched up the broad walk playing lively air. followed by the passenger
 of the six cars They were met by tn
 ladies who had charge of the refrshmen
 feature. The enthusiasm of the younGe
 clerks could not he restrained and ~thre
 cheers for the Retail Committee" wer called for and given with a win.
 The merchants were then remembere
 and cheered again and again. Presiden