Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-07 | Page 7 | Half Holiday to be Taken Up

HALF HOLIDAY TO BETAKEN UP A mass meoting of all parties interested in-terested in tho proposed weekly half-holiday half-holiday for employes of department stores and general business houses in Ogucn will be held at S o'clock tonight to-night at the city hall, Mayor Frank Francis presiding". The meeting has been arranged by A. R. Martin of the Palnc & Hurst company, who is to introduce a motion strongly urging the Community to establish es-tablish such a weekly half-holiday. Representatives from most" of tho important business houses of the city, the stake presidencies and wards or the Church of Latter-day Saints, mln-1 lsters and mombers of the Roman and evangelical churches of the city and outstanding leaders In women's clubs' organizations of tho city will bo present pres-ent and take part in the discussion on the motion. "The idea is popular," said Mr. Martin, Mar-tin, "not only among employes, but! among employers, and 1 believe that i the movement wo have begun will re- j suit In the early adoption by the busi-1 ness establishments of Ogden of a regular weekly half holiday, which will improve the efficiency of the employes, em-ployes, increase the business of tho city and do more to keep tho Sabbath day' where It ought to be as a day of rest and worship than any other . movement nbw before the people." 00