New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
MIDWAY AT ST. LOUIS FAIR
Although a Clean Show, Women Do Not
Want 1t Open SUNDAYS

That the national government has required the
St Louis Fair to close on SUNDAY as a oondition
of obtaining grant Of money has been , source
Of much satisfaction to the various oruanizatioDs
opposed to The standardization of Sunday. but their
qualification has been much diminished b,- the
proposal TO open midway on Sunday.
This viii be almost bad as having the fair
open on Sunday" said Mrs F " Nevins. Of Dobbs
Ferry. at the monthly meeting Of the women's
National Sabbath Alliance YESTERDAY morning
and there docs seem to be any WAY, "a rreven+
il, as ii is intended to have it outside the fair
grounds"
~ this is 70 be done" said Mrs V NJ Cox. G,
Mount Tabor. Il think IL would De most incoa-
gru' Is 70 hold Sunday Rest Congress AZ the fair
I am sure that the organization which 7 renre-
sent. the Woman's Christian Temperance Cnion
vii not want 10 have anything TO do with the
congress under those conditions"
Mrs Darwin r. James suggested that letters
should De written entrestine the members OF
churches TO protest against the proposal but no
definite action was taken. No objection was made
TO the midway IN Itself. as the programme has
been submitted TO she executive of the Sunday
Rest Congress. and found to contain nothing OBJ
jectona Die. with the possible exception OF one
feature which marked Optional"
Mrs James presided. in the absence Of the presi-
dent. Mrs AIarEaret sanEster. and in opening the
meeting said that II present tendencies were not
checked the United States was in danger Of becom-
ing Kissing and byword among the nations
than the increase in population she declared. and
this was 10 a great extent traceable to Saba IN
dcsecration: and by way of illustration Mrs.
James told Of a church official who out to
the country one Sunday last spring with his small
son and spent the day pulling arbutus within five
minutes walk Of a church ot his own denomination.
The report OF the press committee contained ref
erences to the exhibition OF rsdun at the American
Museum Of Natural History Sunday, and
70 Mayor Lows recent remarks the excise law
before German-American meeting in Brooklyn.
The report quoted the Mayor as saying that the
wishes Of the majority should prevail in this mat
ter, and the speaker added that 80 per cent Of
the population Of New-York was foreign.
report from Morristown to the effect that Mr..
and Mrs. y. Willis James had resigned from the
go-i CluA on the opel ms OF the links Sunday
was received with much qualification. and much
interest was expressed in the OF Lakefeld,
tinueS 10 do business the first day OF the week
Mrs. Ondc rdonk. OF White Plains. who spent the
summer there, said that her way to church on
Sunday morning. she found even the drug stores
closed.
The field secretary. Mrs. Wellington White re-
that in the Reformed Church OF Herkiner she
found herself in the unusual position Of having
10 conduct the entire service herself there
clergyman present She did everything Just as
usual with the exception Of pronouncing the bene-
diCtcn.
It was decided TO send letter Of sympathy 70 the
State Convention 70 nc held al Harrisburg. Penn,
on November 16 and II for the purpose Of pro-
testing against the proposed repeal Of the state
Sunday law.