New Britain herald., 1915-03-27
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
 APPROVE SCHEDULE
Merchants to Observe New Hours
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 and Practices After April 5.

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 ticess and recommend by the eM CT l cantile bureau, was approved by the /, directors of the Chamber of Commerce 1 at a meeting held at noon today and I will go into effect on Monday, April 5. 1 Owing to the ruling of the attorney general, one change was made m the !! original schedule of holidays. Colum-
 bus Day, October 12, was added to the l list of holidays in order that the stores employing minors and female ] help shall be exampt from the pro- ] visions of the fifty-eight hour law ] during the period from December to 25 The act provides that unless they have already given their help seven holidays with pay. during the l year, they are not entitled to the ex- emption during the Christmas hon- I days.
 l The Chamber of Commerce has talk l en this matter up with the Commis- 1 sion of Labor and Statistics, which ob- 1 tained the ruling from the attorney general. His ruling is ,nat the raw 1 means the holidays specified are legai holidays set apart for the closing of 1 business. Part holidays ana vacations 1 do not count toward the exemption. This ruling reveals the fact that l stores employing female help cannot keep open a part of any holiday and 1 thereby be exempt from the provisions 1 of the law
 Because the schedule was held up pending the decision from the attor- ney general and will not go into ef- feet until April 5, the schedule does not provide for Good Friday. A gen. eral agreement has been reached by the stores, however that they will conform to the spirit of the snew schedule and keep the stores open on Good Friday, Washington's Birthday having been substituted as a general holiday in New Britain in it's place. This decision, means, incidentally, that the clerks will not have a holiday for six months of this year, the last holiday having been New Years and the next coming on Decoration Day, May 30. Secretary Andrews said this after noon in commenting on the action If the directors: '"The purpose of the committee is to recommend this schedule to the merchants and the general public and ask them for CO., operation in the general adoption of the schedule. The committee does not wish to make the observance of the schedule on the part of the members an ironclad duty" It is expected, however, that the schedule will be generally observed by all the stores So far as is known no opposition has been made to it.
 Following is the text of the resolu- t1on passed this morning by the direc- tors of the chamber:
 Whereas the Mercantile bureau of the Chamber of Commerce has adopt ed a schedule of hours for opening and closing doors for business upon week days and holidays so as to con- form to the law of the state regard ing hours and for which employees may be occupied in labor and
 Whereas the foregoing schedule has been recommended for adoption to the Chamber of Commerce as the standard to be used by merchants and business men in the city of New Brit tain and,
 Whereas it is deemed advisable to have such a standard to guide and regulate business men and their em- pioyes in this community and the foregoing schedule adopted by the Mercantile bureau is reasonable and u- vantage to all persons both employers and employees as we'll as customers and patrons
 Therefore, be it, ....
 Resolved, That the schedule of hours for opening and closing of places of business upo n week days, and for opening and closing stores upon legal holidays, be and the same is hereby adopted and recommended as a uniform standard for all mer- chants and business men in the city of New Britain.'' .~ z
 The schedule of hours adopted follows:
 The following stores will close at D. m. on Mondays, s D. m. on Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 9:3O D. m. on Saturdays, and . close all day Sunday:
 Dry Goods, Millinery, Fancy Goods. Cloaks and Suits, Clothing, Shoes, Furniture, JeWelry, Miscellaneous. Hardware, Provisions, Rubber Goods.
 Druggists will close at II D. m. every night except Sunday when they will close at 10 D. m..
 All stores open the evenings before each holiday, observed, until 9:3O D. m.
 Week of Christmas, ali stores open each evening, Monday until D. m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings until 93O D. m.
 Wednesdays, July 14th to and in cluding September 1, all stores except drug stores, closed at 12:15 m.
 Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day. Columbus Day, Thanksgiving. Christ mas and New Years. all stores except orug stores closed all day.
 Good Friday, all stores vpen all