The herald., 1915-11-18
UISIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1915.
HOLMES EMPLOYEES GIVE
THANKS FOR SHORTER DAY

Big Force of LOO at Department
Store Present Manager +. W.
Evans with Loving Cup Following
Announcement that Store Would
Open at $50 \. VI. in Future.
Following many months study OF
the question the ID. II. Holmes COM
pany, Ltd, announced Saturday
morning that in the future its stores
would not open mornings until $50
O'Clock, thus shortening the working
time of its employees by half hour.
In the past it has been the custom
of the store to open its doors for
business at s o'clock, although all
those employees whose home duties
warranted, were not required to re-
port for work until $50 O'Clock.
Under this rule about two-thirds of
the employees took advantage of the
privilege and did not go on duty until
$50 O'Clock.
The decision not to open the store
until $50 O'Clock was the result of
a study of the question by the man
agement which revealed that the
new opening hour would work mu-
tually for the benefit of employer
and employee. General Manager F.
w. Evans eXrepssed his belief Satur-
day that the new rule would prove
as beneficial to the employers as to
the employees.
In appreciation of the decision of
the management LOO employees of
the store, at the closing hour Sat
urday evening, presented Mr.. Evans
with a handsome loving cup, upon
which was written the following in
scription:
Presented to Mr. F. W. Evans,
November 13, 1915, by the employees
of the d. II. Holmes Company, Ltd,
in token of their sincere appreciation
of his kindness and consideration for
their welfare"
Mr.. Evans had been surprised ear
lier in the day by the receipt of big
bouquet of roses, the gift of the
floor-walkers o the store, but he said
Saturday night that surprise does
not describe his feeling when he
was confronted by the entire force
of the establishment and presented
with the loving cup.
Indeed l felt like a schoolboy,"
| said Mr.. Evans. 81 blushed and
stammered and was at a complete
loss as to what to say. In all my
experience in business l have never
been so touched and gratified as ]
am from that expression from our
employees. They tell me that every
single worker in the store, from the
| little cash boy to the fioor-walkers
and the heads of departments con-
tributed to the fund for the purchase
of the cup"
Seven delegations from women S
organizations of New Orleans called
on Mr.. Evans Saturday to express
their congratulations to the manage
ment for its decision for shorter
working hours.
| In further expression of their ap-
probation and esteem, the Holmes
Employees Social club rendered Mr..
Evans banquet at Fabachers Rath-
skellar Saturday night. G.. ]. Bou-
let acted as master of ceremonies
and ]. B. Belltmy, Paul Renshaw, T.
A. Kercheval, and Mr.. Evans were
among the speakers. Until a late
hour the appreciative employees
Toasted and toasted their popular
manager. Between the addresses, l..
Polizzi, A. A. Ruhlman, E. P. Keep
pei and ]. w. Gemmel sang.
The officers of the club are: A. A.
Ruhlman, president; Jules P. De-
latte, vice-president; John ~ Weiss,
secretary. and Z. A. McGrath, treas
urer. The arrangement committee
is composed of ]. Barthe, B. A. Grit
fin, L. Polizzi, G. j. bouIet and A. n.
Renshaw. The finance committee is
composed of ]. A. Smith, C. G. Glueck
and E. P. Koeppel.