The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-04-24
MASS MEETING,
EARLY CLOSING
(By Mrs. Kate g 1lri,rd,

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On Saturday nights the streets of
Ogden have every appearance of a
gala night. Every store IS brilliantly
lighted. the streets are crowded with
people of all ages and from all woIke
In life. Automobiles speed along tbo
roadway filled with pleasure seekers
and down. Gaily dressed young girls
In groups. and with their escorts
saunter along the sidewalks. Moth.
erS and fathers arc out with their
| little ones. the older ones trottlne
happily along, now in front now NJ
| the back or at the side oil the parents.
/ VINO are In most cases pushing the
wee ones IN go-cart. They pass I'm
and out the stores meetInr their
friends; they sit down chat and visit
with them, now making up party to
go To a moving picture show or pcr-
iecting their plans for a Sunday out.
Ing, occasionally buying some small
article from the saleSwoman To n
casual observer II would seem as II
everything was bright and happy. and
that there was no disagreeable Side TO
the gala night. But thero is on the
other side. Behind the counters are
young girls and young men who have
been on their feet since S o'clock In
the morning and will not be released
from their work until 10 o'clock and
often later In somo of the stores
there are girls ranging from If to 1S
years of age. Surely IL is needless
TO say working fourteen hours a day
is injurious to them physically as well
as mentally. The ten-hour dav of the
other five days Is hard enough in all
reason, but to add four hours more on
the last day of the week is barbaroua
while II is not quite so hard on the
young men, IL Is a strain to which
they should not be subjected Then
there are the Grocers and butchers.
who have delivery boys hardly in their
teens. who deliver goods anywhere be-
tween and 10 o'clock. and then must
put up their horses before they are
through. This side of the picture has
appealed TO the hearts OF the club !
women of Ogden. and they have start. !
ed campaign which is known as the |
early closing movement. A committee |
OF seven from the four clubs In ogden
have interviewed the merchants on |
the subject and asked them to sign /
the following petition:
We. the undersigned OF
Ogden. at the request OF the women's
clubs OF ogden City, hereby agree TO
close our stores at ., m. on Satur-
lays and the day before holidays. and
At o'clock p. m. the week before
Christmas. providing this agreement
IS signed by all the leading retail dry
goods and clothing merchants in Og-
len city. and provided further that
his agreement shall not he operative
lntll notified that the same has been
signed by all the leading dry goods
md clothing merchants In said city"
All of the leading retail merchants
lave been seen and the majority are
n favor OF early closing on Saturday
light and the night before holidays.
very few are opposed A committee
listed the Retail Merchants associa-
Ion Wednesday night, asking them If
hey would assist in the early closing
movement. and. after a thorough dis
ussion. motion 10 that effect was
lade.
Ii was unanimously passed The
'etterment league has also agreed to
lYc us their support The solicitude
)r the working men whose only op-
ortunity TO shop Is on Saturday night
as been worked to It's capacity. Some
the working men have been inter
LEVIED individually. and while they
dmit that it would be somewhat in
onvenient for them, yet for the good
their fellow workers they would
range their shopping hour for an
ther time. AS a=body they are TO
G seen Monday night at the Trades
I'D Labor assembly. 1t is needless to
~ the clergy are with us, and now
lo public is to be interviewed.
On next Tuesday night there will be
mass meeting, To which the public
invited. Every one for or against
asked TO be present After the 6
lbJect has been presented BY speak 6
s from the viewpoint of the NOR c
lant, the clergy. the workingman the c
ettcrment league and the club won. c
/. whose point of view is that of {
cry woman. the subject will be dis. c
Issed from the floor II the people c
allie how much the success of this c
ork means to the clerks they Will fln c
e court room to oyerllowing and will c
} with lis heart and soul to further C
fulfilment. G