The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
NEWS OF THE DAY IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Hundreds of Women Working
 for Early Closing MOVEMENT IS WIDESPREAD Whole Blocks, Including the Most Fashionable Residential Sections, Are Represented In Lists of
 Early Shoppers.
MOVEMENT IS WIDESPREAD
By ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

By ANNIE KENDRICK WALKER.
 A large number of women, representing practically all of the residential sections of Birmingham, sent in their names yes terday to be added to those who have pledged themselves to shop early during the summer months in order to make suc- cessful the o'clock closing movement and the one-half holiday.
 Entire bloks, wherein reside many of the wealthiest women in the city, are represented in the growing lists. Fashion able apartment houses are adso repre- able apartment houses are also repre- up" in favor of early shopping, early closing and one-half holiday Women are everywhere asking to be enrolled on these lists, as favorng this progressive and humane step. We have 400 1ames," said Mrs. Willxin- son yesterday. we want as many more, if not thousands. I am very grateful to the many women who have called me by phone and signihed their approval of the work and their willingness to work for the movement until it is an accom- plished fact"
 A communication from a saleswoman in one of the leading stores appeared in The Age-Herald yesterday suggesting that many women interested in the present movement could, by turning their atten- tion to the domestic situation, simplify matters within their own homes by lessen- ing the hours of work for their servants during the summer months, giving them an afternoon off, and also by having not more than two hot meals a day during the summer. These suggestions are all timely and good. They show that the present move ment is reacting widely. As a fact, how ever, the majority of women who know anything of the servant problem have found that afternoons off are only too frequent. Another fact is that in the average household, even in winter, there are only two hot meals, luncheon being usually served cold. In summer the break fast is extremely light luncheon or tea amounts to very little in preparation, and the vegetable dinner, served at mid-day or in the evening, being the only heavy meal Sunday IS a half holiday the year round, and afternoons off in the week are regular occurrences. Women who live in the south and are mistresses of either the large or the small establishment will l bear out these statements Birmingham is now concerning itself with what is considered worldwide pro- gressive step in the business world. "The servant question" need not intrude itself just now. The present movement con- oerns the great commercial centers. It deals with the very heart of the business world and is radical and sweeping in the changes it may make effectual.
 Business men, those at the heads of establishments representing millions. ex- ! press themselves as favorable to recent suggestions that will seem revolutionary to those who have given the subject less thought Some few hundred women are undertaking to put in humane plank Tn their summer platform, believing that it will not react against the merchant, and knowing that it will benefit the sales people, and convinced that the shopping world will lose nothing. All of them wish the movement to become general, but to make it general requires that thou sands of women will pledge themselves to shop early.
 Additional Names. The following additional names were re- ceived yesterday:
 Mrs. R. H. Pearson.
 Mss Pearson.
 Mrs. T. H. Motion.
 Mrs w. F. Motion.
 Mrs c. O. Locke.
 Mrs. Hammond Brown
 Mrs J. w. Donnelly.
 Mrs B. F. Fowlkes.
 Mrs Charles Brown.
 Miss Sallie Forshee.
 Mrs. E. N. Cullom.
 Mrs. John Sibley.
 Mrs. Kilby.
 Mrs. Soper
 Mrs Beard and Miss Beard.
 Mrs. J. B. Rosensthil.
 Mrs Gus Pope Jr.
 Mrs. T. J. Hefin.
 Mrs. Walter Sessions.
 Mrs J. T. Yeatman.
 Mrs. H. K White.
 Mrs E. G. Northington.
 Mrs. R. H. Hood.
 Mrs. C. J. Falmer.
 Mrs H. F. Cummings.
 Miss Cummings.
 Mrs. A.. B. Harris.
 Mrs. N. J. Lewh enney.
 Mrs. H. B. DeBardeleben.
 Mrs. Edgar Allen.
 Mrs. W. D. Hemmed.
 Mrs. John Pritchard.
 Mrs. Robert Vance.
 Mrs. w. T. Shannon. Mrs. M. " Daltzh eimmer
 Mrs. Willis Miner.
 Mrs. F. E. Jordan.
 Mrs. S. w. Lee.
 Mrs. w. B. Dickerson.
 Mrs. w. G. Estes.
 Mrs. R. H. Lee.