Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-17 | Page 8 | Drive for Half Day off Goes On

I DRIVE f OR HALF ' DAY0FF1QES0N Mass Meeting in Favor of Continuing Campaign in Ogden Overwhelming sentiment favoring the contlmtanco of the campaign seeking seek-ing the weekly half-holiday closing of stores was voiced by more than 150 merchants, business men and representatives repre-sentatives of civic organizations at a meeting held last night in the taber-i nacle to determine whether or not the half-holiday closing plan should bo, continued or abandoned in Ogden. While no definite action was taken in, regard to placing the closing schedule j into effect, it was decided, as a result of the sentiment expressed, to carry, j in the campaign hero. I Mayor Frank Francis presided at the meeting and addresses were made by several prominent merchants who fa-,-orcd the closing plan. A total absence ab-sence of opposition to the plans proposed pro-posed to carry on the campaign here,! was noticeable, according to Mayorl Francis. ! A statement prepared and read by j ndrew T. Clark, manager of the Lead-: I sr Millinery company was later ihlro-! j iuced as a resolution and was unani-j mously voted for and .passed. j A communication from the Women's! 1 Benefit association of the Maccabees j I was read during the meeting which I favored the half-holiday closing plan, L Rnd stated that the association as a I body had voted in its favor. 1 Those who spoke in support of the I ! half-day closing plans at tho meeting, 1 L' Tyere Rev. Ray Palmer, of the First I j JBaptist church; Samuel Dye, J. B. Duf-1 Duf-1 j tin, T. H. TujT.cr, Mrs. Mary Schaer, I ' A P. Merrill, James Wothorspoon and I others. H I nn