New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
STORES TO STAY OPEN
 SATURDAY EVENINGS
Merchants Cast Vote at Meeting in C. of C.
 Rooms

The stores in New Britain will re. main open Saturday evenings during the summer and will remain closed frlday evenings. This was the de- clSion at meeting Of merchants at the Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning. The decision to close saturday evenings the year around will come up for discussion at an ad- Journed meeting on April 12.
 It was one of the largest If not the largest meeting, ever held nj Chamber of Commerce headquarters by local merchants. Several speak CTS freely stated that it was unlikely that as many men would come out to meeting again.
 George H. Dyson, chairman Of the mercantile bureau and fire vice president of the Chamber, presided, Ihere were approximately 40 present a number of them not voting. AL though 1t was a meeting of all mer- chants regardless of their affiliations with the Chamber of Commerce, only those who held two memberships in the Chamber of Commerce were per mitted two votes. according to rul- ing by Chairman Dyson. Several firms were represented who hold more than one membership, includ- ing the Porter X, Dyson firm, the B. C. Porter firm. Davidson & Leventnal and others. No one voted more than once, however.
 MT. Dyson favored the Saturday night closing and In his opening remarks pointed out that the GUS 1 tom of closing on Monday nights 1 was started as an experiment. and | proved profitable to the merchants ! There is no question that the Saturday night business is not what it used to be-" according 10 Mr. by son. The vote was taken on the "chnck-off' system. each man giy- ing his name and having it record .rd as he voted. Those who favored the Saturday night closing were as follows; Mir. Wagner. Kresge Co.,; lltch-Jonos, 4, J. sharp A. Nolz. Renter Pickhardt X Dunn, NJ. P. Leghorn. H. J. Donnelly. Erickson X Carlson, T. J. Hierpe. Mr. Sim mons, Leonard & Herman, B. C. Porter Sons, and Porter &s Dyson.
 Those who voted against it were Mir. Snyder P and c. store, Mir. Enoch, Mir. Alder. for Horwitz Brothers; Mir, Menus, Wonder Cloth ing Co, Bee Hive, II. L. Mills, Stacls, Woodwork & Co.,, Miller X Olson, Michigan Market, New Brit lain Market, Abbe Hardware Co, Louis Raphael, Davidson X Lcvcn- thai, Roscben Hat Shop, Lifschitz, Garbcr Brothers, Fair Store and Globe Clothing Go.
 The vote was declared lost.
 A. I. DoLaurior, manager Of Gar bcr Brothers, who voted against the motion, stated that he favored all the year round closing on Sat urday nights. but wanted further consideration Of q vote. s. NJ. Dav- hlSon agreed that all the year round closing on Saturday nights was the most desirable. He pointed out that people today own cars and times have so changed conditions that the Saturday night business is not what it onCr was.
 N. s. Porter representing B. (. Porter Sons. favored all the year closing on Saturday afternoon from l2 o'clock, and keeping open on Wednesday afternoons. He objected 10 Inc Wednesday afternoon clos ing by stating that it was curtailing business at it's peak in the middle Of the week.
 Mir. Davidson remarked that an old established firm like the B. C.
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