New Britain herald., 1915-10-26

Reports rendered by Secretary s follows in part:
 kantile Bureau Report.
 Ofacers and Members of the Ecantile Bureau. New Britain lmher of Commerce.
 Submitting my annual report. httempt to cover briefly the
 hich the mercantile bureau he since its organization, and
 is now attempting.
 HhouId be understood that kmber is a permanent institu- hd, as such, the work which take up and accomplish will, Rmes be of a nature that can aivided into yearly periods and
 p and accomplished within a |b year.
 the policy of this organization pint special committees for hll of its work. and at times, he various matters come up.
 than to have regular stand hmittees, to which all matters hrticular nature are referred.
 of this policy, committees, Hired as they complete their . of the problems to be solved huire months, and some pos- zers to work out the proper # bulletins are published month |8the purpose of keeping the rship in close touch with the
 it progresses, and as the com-
 complete their work, the sub- of their reports will be print 8ein.
 mercantile bureau was organ 3 December g, and on Decem-
 the directors, elected at the ation meeting, met and elect
 following officers: Chairman. 3CroweH; vice chairman, w. w. 8 and secretary A. H. Andrews. Ing this, the active work of the
 was begun.
 Uniform Holiday Hours.
 halter which was taken up by
 Ice at the request of some of &rnbers before the bureau was ted, was that of attempting to A druggists to agree on closing afor Thanksgiving and Christ |Fhe office took this matter up |hI of the druggists in the city, s1nd them willing to cooperate, |he result that all but one were Ion Thanksgiving afternoon, and
 three on Christmas.
 Uniform Closing Hours.
 fly in the year, the matter of ting to establish a uniform le for the closing hours of the stores was brought up. The ons which existed previously rly every store having its owr
 schedule. and the trading pub. Ing entirely ignorant of the when the stores were supposed open was deplorable. A com. VI consisting of w. W. Leland Ban; w. J. Dunlay and O. A Fas appointed. It had no plar
 own, so decided to hold con es with those engaged in thu 2nt lines of business to ge 3views. After holding man. gs and conferences, the com
 reported to the bureau at l,
 meeting, and the schedul, which you are familiar wa Id. While all have not follow
 schedule, and some have ap lIy changed their minds afte, sing themselves at the confer on the matter, the. adoption o Schedule was successful, ans more stores are following tn, hle than probably have follow y one plan before. It is pos hat sme features of the schod kn be improved upon for tn, |lg year, and I trust that tn; ||on will be taken up again with Few weeks and worked out care Ebefore the end of the year, S, Every interest may be considered |he 1916 schedule go into effec Enuary l.
 Rfade in New Britain Week. committee consisting of G. F Der, chairman; H. L. Mills, F. ( kr. D. A. Johnson, c. w. Nichol. Hagen and J. c. Moody, wa 4hted for the purpose of conduct exhibition in the show window
 merchants. This exhibition wa fcted during the week of tn convention of the c. A. R. an a V. and resulted in considerabl Dle publicity, because of tn visitors in New Britain at ths E1e question of the city ordinanc 6bitlng the sweeping of sidewalk pen o:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. n up for consideration, and a com Ie consisting of J. w. Marslant |nan; E. E. Linke and M. bon, was appointed to investigate D result, the ordinance wa