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Show CLERKS IN Al PARADE AT NIGHT Two bundled mombers of the Retail Re-tail Clerks" association paraded the streets and held an open air meeting Friday night lor the purpose of stimulating stim-ulating interest in their campaign for early closing hours. The parade started start-ed from the city hall at 7:15 p. m., and was led b a squad of police. Judge J. A Howell and the officers of the Hetail Clerks' association rode in the first automobile, which was decorated with flags, and the balanco of th clerks rode In a string of automobiles two blocks long. With the Ogden brass band discoursing music, the pa-rado pa-rado proceeded down Washington a-enue a-enue to Twonty-second stieet. from .Twenty-seconu to Twenty-fourth street, down Hudson avenue to Twenty-fifth street and west to the Union depot Prom the depot the line ot I march was to Washington avenue south to Twenty-sixth street, then back to the cornor of Twenty-fifth and Washington avenue, where an open-air meeting was held. The speech-making was by A. B Foulger, who president of the clerk-' association, and D. George Shorten, who tooK an active part in organizing the association. Mr. Foulger said among other things, that tho clerks were going to be fair with the merchants, mer-chants, and that they oxpectcd the ! early closing schome to prove popu ! lar. In the eent that It does not satisfy sat-isfy the merchants, the legislature will be petitioned to pass a nine-hour law ' for clerks next year. The closing hour toplo will be dU cussed by tht local pastors Sunda morning mid evening, and will also bo brought up before the parent class. of tho Ogden, Weber and North Weber We-ber stakes Among the banners used In the pu-rade pu-rade Friday night were the following "We Close at 7 O'Clock.' 'S J Bur' Bros; "I5veibod"s Doin' It. What1 Shopping Karly!" Reese Howell & Son: "Shop With the Early Closers," 1-ast & Thomas: "Too Much Is P!n- j t. : Nino Hours Is Enough," Wrights . "It's 7 O'Clock for Us." Paine t ! Hurst: "We "Indorse Earlv Closing.'! Stafford MIIIIner. |
