Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-18

 a meeting held Tuesday morning in the Chamber of Commerce rooms unanimously voted to repeat Dollar Day and the date hSs been set for August 22nd. Louis l.. Gotthelf presfd- ed at the meeting in the absence Of President Thomas Asbury. A reso- lution adopted provides that all mer- chants open their stores at a. nl on Dollar Day where 1t Is possible. Where it is found impossible to open at a. m. the resolution provides that the merchants in these stores hold their Dollar Values until o'clock. All stores are to close at o'clock.
 Organization and advertising com mittees were appointed as follows:
 Organization-Otto E. Wulf, Alex ander Sharp and Albert Boardman: Advertising, John M. Lee, Roy l.. Judd and Richard Lewis.
 PA committee of two was appointed for the purpose of interviewing the merchants who have entered into the agreement to close their stores at 6 o'clock during the summer months and who have failed to keep to thelr agreement. The object is to get all in the practice of closing at o'clock every day except Saturday during the summer months There was sentl- ment for closing Friday afternoons and maining open Wednesday ev- enings but the majority were in favor Of closing in the evening and re- maining open in the day time
 A committee of five, comprising Leo Kronie. Albert Boardman, Mxa Rabi- novitch. Otto E. Wulf and Alexander Sharp was appointed to consider the following proposition which was pre- scented by the war advisory committee of the National Retail Dry Goods asso- citation and read at the meeting by the chair, the committee to report back to the local association after due con- sideratfon of the matter at the next meeting:
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 At a special meeting of the National Retail Dry Goods association and rep resentattves of other retail organiza- tions held in Washington July 10 and II at the New Willard hotel for the purpose of cooperating with the com merciaI economy board of this coun- cH or national defense in carrying out it's recommendation for conserving waste in store operation, after due de- liberation, tn enclosed resolutions were passed.
 And your committee recommends. first, that wherever there is existing retail merchants association that this association be at once called on for the purpose of promptly adopting and car rying out these resolutions; second, wherever there is no local association that the member addressed assume it his patriotic duty to call together the local merchants in an endeavor also to promptly carry out these reso 1utions.
 These resolutions are also being sent to your state council of defense. and if you are unable to obtain results from your meeting, please notify the committee at once, in care of its secre- tary, E. L. Howe, of the National Re tail Dry Goods association, B West 40d street, New York city.
 Tn your report kindly be specific as to the details of the meeting, and as to the merchants who are preventing ac- ton.
 War Advisory Committee of the Ma
 tioTla1 Retail Dry Goods Assocta-
 E. l.. HOWE. Secretary.
 RESOLUTIONS.
 Resolution l. Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the re- tail merchants of the United States lend their hearty and active co-opeTa- ton to the commercial economy board of the council of national defense tow ard bringing about reforms which would result in releasing both men and capital as they may be needed by the United States government for the defense of the nation during the war, and further, be it
 Resolved, That the recommendations made at this meeting be transmitted to all local organizations in the differ ent cities with instructions to use their utmost efforts with a full spirit of CO., operation to put these necessary rec concentrations into effect, and further, be it
 Resolved, That in such communities where no such organization exists, a distinct effort be made to bring about co operation in the work of this board.
 Resolution II. Upon motion of Oscar Webber, of the J. L. Hudson company, Detroit. Mich, it was voted that this organization go on record as approv- ing the immediate reduction in the number of package deliveries to two @ day in all cities of the United States, with the exception of Christmas, and during periods of stress; and,
 Resolve further. That the package deliveries be reduced to one a day In all cities and towns where it is possf- ble and will work out economies in men and capital.
 Resolution III. Resolved, This board go on record as approving a charge for special deliveries. A special deliv- cry to be defined as a parcel ordered sent by a special messenger by cus- torner who is unwilling to wait for the regular delivery, but not including however, so-caIled specials caused through the operation Of a stores al teration department and also specials caused by errors of stores employees