The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-02
MANY STORES Will
Be CLOSED SATURDAY
Seventy-6ve Merchants Say They Will
Give Employees Three Days
Holiday.
MOVEMENT IS GAINING FAVOR

Seventy-nve local merchants have noti-
fed President r. p. Andrews. or the
Retail Merchants Association. OF their
determination to keep their establish
ments closed all day Saturday. In order
that their employees may enjoy three-
day holiday over the Fourth.
At a meeting of the merchants yester-
day a number Of dealers on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue signihed their willingness
to close on Saturday. provided their
competitors did likewise. President An
drews stated yesterday that he would
attempt to get In communication with all
Of the merchants on the Avenue and
persuade them to close their establish
ments.
All of the big department stores will be
closed. as well as the majority OF the
furnishing stores for men and women
Only a few shoe stores will open their
doors -Irday.
The VIovement is rapidly gaining favor
with the merchants. and more names are
being added to the list daily. 1t is prob
able that President Andrews Will call
another meeting for Thursday, when
final arrangements for the Saturday clos
ing will have been made.
T. ]. DeLashmutt. OF the Fidelity and
Deposit Company, announced that pracu-
cally all of the trust companies In the
city would be closed Saturday.
The list of merchants and others who
have so far pledged themselves to close
On Saturday is as follows: r. P. An
drews e. Co. Julius Garfinkle & CO.,
Lansburgh & Bro. woodward & Lothrop.
Palais Royal. Philipsborn Co. o. J.
DeMoll Piano Co., E. F. Droop & Co. s.
Kann, Sons & Co. B. II. Stinemetz &
Son Co, Dulin & Martin. House & Herr
mann. Charles G. Stott & Co. G. Erie
bacher. Goldenberg's. P. ]. Nee. Lee ].
Lauman. Stumph & Lyford. NJ Brooks
& Co, Gait & Bro, Blusteir Co, Berry
& Whitmore, W. B. Moses & Sons. ]. l..
Leverton & Co., Harris & Shafer Com
pany, Young Mems Shop. Victor E. Desio
& Co. R. W. & J. E. Henderson. II. Gold
smith & Son, c. Schneider. Sorosis Shoe
Store. Franklin & Co. Peter Grogan &
Sons Co. Becker's Leather Store. Bren-
tano's. II. Zirkin. Hecht & Co., Arthur
Burt. Snyder & Kidd. Arnold, DIetz &
Co, George NJ. Barker. Barber, & Ross.
W. A. H. Church. Joseph l. Cruper. W.
II. Dyer. Eisinger Brothers, W. T. CALI
her & Bro. Galliher & Huguely. John
son & Wimsatt. ]. Carey King, F. B.
Libbey. w. A. Pierce. Raglan & Taylor.
W. W. Riley. T. ]. Shryock & Co, George
c. Taylor, George E. Walker. Wash
irgton Wood Work Company, Byron S.
Adams. National Electric Supply Com
pany. Judd & Detweiler, Kneesi leather
goods store National Publishing Com
pany. Topham's, Inc: Woolworth's and
l0-cent store on Pennsylvania Avenue
and Seventh Street; McCrorey's and
Decent store. b. Rich's Sons, Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, Title
and Surety Company OF Penn
sylvania. American Surety Company of
New York. United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company of Baltimore. Ma
tional Surety Company of New York New
England Casualty Company OF Boston.
Globe Surety Company of New York,
Equitable Surety Company of St Eouis,
Smoot and Jelleff. NJ. A. Leese. United
5 and 10 cent store, and s. S. Kresge's
) and 10 cent store.