New-York tribune., 1920-01-25

DR.. Copeland arranged yesterday for
coordination of effort among all the
large social service organizations en-
gagged in any sort of nursing and relief
work under the direct supervisio of
the Health Department. In the Octo-
ber, 1918, epidemic there was an un-
fortunate duplication of effort, even in
the face of a serious shortage of
nurses.
Schedule of Hours
The action taken with respect to
the graduating of opening and clos
ing hours Of stores and theaters is
almost identical with that ordered in
October, 1918, by the Board of Health.
except that department. stores this
time are to open at $3.50 a. m. instead
SO, during the period of the epidemic.
beginning at a. III. next Tuesday.
"All buildings, premises or places
used and occupied for purposes of
commerce. manufacture. trade in
dustry, labor or recreation, in so far
as the same are hereinaftep more
particularly specified and classified,
shall maintain hours of opening and
closing in accordance with the follow
ing schedule:
"Al retail stores, except dry goods,
8 a. m. and close at p. m. Retail dry
goods stores shall open at 9:3O a. IN.
and close at p. m. The hours Of open
ing and closing retail food and drug
stores are not affected by this order.
"All wholesale and jobbing establish
ments shall open at 8: Is a. m. and close
at 4:l5 p. m.
"All offices shall open at $3.50 a. m.
and close at 4:3O p. m., provided, how
in connection with and in the same
buildings with any of the trades, busi
nesscs or occupations otherwise regu-
lated by this order. and where such
offices are so located, the hours of
opening and closing shall conform with
those prescribed for such trades, busi-
nesses or occupations, and provided.
also, that any office may close at $3.50
p. m. or earlier, in any cases where it
is so desired. 1t is understood, how
ever. that the opening hour is in no
wise affected by the last provision
"All textile manufacturing establish
mcnts shall open at 8 d. m. and close
at p. m.
"All textile manufacturing estab-
ments shall open at $3.50 a. NJ. and
close at $3.50 p. NJ; provided. however,
manufacturing jewellers shall open at
7:45 a. m. and close at 4:45 p. M, and
paper box manufacturers shall open at
$3.50 a. m. and close at $3.50 p. m.
photographers and printers shall
open at 7:45 a. NJ. and close at :45 p. N.
storage warehouse establishments
shall open at 7:30 a. m. and close at
5:l5 p. N.
"The opening and closing Of banks,
trust companies and offices of the
United States government are not af-
fected by the provisions of this order.
Hours for Theaters
"All establishments formerly opening
before L. NJ. and closing later than
6 p. m shall not be disturbed.
"Thcaters and places of amusement
are not affected as regards afternoon
performances. but they will open their
evening performances in accordance
with the following schedule:
7:0O-All motion picture theaters be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifty-ninth
streets which seat more than $50 per-
sons.
s:0O-Lexington Opera House. Palace,
all two-a- dav Vaudeville houses, Column
bia, Manhattan
S:l5-Winter Garden, Lyric. Century
Hippodrome, Selwyn Casino, Astor,
Park, Central Shubert, Vanderbilt.
81 Liberty, Bijou. Maxine Elliott,
Comedy, Morosco, Lyceum. Criterion,
Knickerbockcr, Belasco, Globe, New
Amsterdam and Nora Bayes.
S:45 Broadhurst. Plymouth, Harris,
Booth. Thirty-ninth Street. Hudson,
Gaicty. Eltinge, Cohan & Harris, George
NJ. Cohan and Cort.
300 Forty-eighth Street, Playhouse,