Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-08-20
Friday. Aug. 40. 1900.
TARDINESS.


Ia our issue of August 10 appeared
an article IN tardinsss entitled docs
this Hit Your" and which has been
accredited no coming from the pen CT
the editor. This IL erroneous, for
tho article In Its entirety was written
by a person not connected with the
paper.
The article IN question must have
touched sore spot on several OF our
readers, and for that reason, II for no
other. We arc pleased that publication
was given 10 u.
Thia question OF tardIness at public
gatherings, however. IL one that IL
hard 90 combat ID seems almost
impossible for some of our most
prominent citizens TO be In attend
ance at any function on time and the
reason IL hard TO determine. One
would think 10 was AZ "a Crank on
Time" stated, especially In regard
20 some; that OF wishing TO draw
attention 10 themselves. Yet II IL
hardly Co be- believed that this IL the
case. as but very few people wish TO
be stared at While entering Some
house OF amusement or other public
place. IL 10 more charitable to
presume that 10 is the fault OF taking
up too much time In preparing In the
matter of dress. or that the person
interested has failed to note the
lsteness of the hour. However this
may be. the people OF this part OF the
state are badly addicted to the habit,
taking them NJ a whole, and 10 IL high
time that the older members break
away. In order that the young may
learn lesson In punctuality from
examples set by those who should do
60;
II is really dlstrt ssing, ,lpeeiaily
Ia our Sunday afternoon Ineetipgp,
10 note the number who are always
late Tor service. Their entrance
during the exercises OF the choir aud
those preliminary to the talks 10
anything but agreeable TO those In
charge, aud shonld Ia put stop TO.
hut how 30 go about II Is the
question. 10 would never DO for the
one In charge TO censure them, else II
would be but few sunday before
thero would he no ono In Attendance.
II seems OF little use to hint 20 theT,
for no notice Ia taken Nof gentle
hint. II the doors we're locked until
tho opening exercises we're over those
who we're late would take ofeuse and
return home, vowlng never TO ngain
enter tho doors. Ii aomeone were
TO talk to friend, upon his tardi
nese, on the street, he would be
quickly told 10 mind HE own business.
So II IL up TO tho leaders to nnd
some Legitimate way TO bring tho
tardy ones To a realization OF their
fault aud have them make an en-
deavor to correct the habit.
Several times during the past
two years the Record has endeavoIed
TO call tho attention OF the delin,
quents TO the fact that their late
entrance to. n public meeting has y
demoralizlng effect upon the service,
and shows bad example to the
young, but the endeavor has met with
little success, In fact the editor
has been osnsured, harshly at times,
for his efforts, aud he " now at his
wits end to hnd solution for the
evil, tor evil II IL,
Come, some OF you good brethren,
send Ia an article. telling the read
ers just how this matter OF being late
to public gatherings may he put step
to. Any article bearing upon this
subject, when properly signed, will
te given space In these columns
The name II tho writer need only bo
known 30 the editor, aud will be kept
from the public AZ desired