ANNIVERSARY DAY AND THE DRAPERS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4537, 8 November 1882, Page 3

ANNIVERSARY DAY AND THE DRAPERS

TO THE KDITOB. j The following l#tter i* roprintod from V.xo j LyUelton Times of this morniug. | B IB,— It is currently reported that many of tho drapors of fhristchxireh intend kenpinj; t'-ioir siiopg opon on Tliur«cluy jicsj ; (the rrinc of v.- ul,«<-.' Birthday) in conao- | quenco of tho y.vjwcd doterminalii n of ono or tsvo tra ici'men not to closo on that day. It i.' to bo hopo'l, ii-. I : >e intpreat* of tho mou and \fomeri tlioy < ; • !oy, that those of our drapers who d<w.< lo -neiutain their position a* reaped n-i<» (rai:o~::icr. in the oyos of tho public, will ' ic.it with ? ho ontouint it deserves this uiiwarr i..1.ab10 stttompt to deprive a olasu of men :u 'i women who are closely confinod every ih.x, of a muoh-noeded opportunity of cnjoyu:g ) '.(> freeli uir »nd of rooruiting thoir energy. Possibly the dr.iprr who keej.'&bis, " hiirds " shut in on Thursday nex^Trimderivo come immediate apparent peSiipjuB 1 i«ilvati».nf.e (for them is a thoughtle»'*«Hijp of th»» puiilic who expect shops \tft'foiatnri open for i heir convonionco 365 dfty»4ljs t *ityeur), l.ut, i> the ostiinafiou of many —^weh a tradoinnun wcjutSfdeSme^ly lcee cmt, for tho man who •tiul&idtieM hie employees would not hoi)iti\l.ij,to/iPtai6lioiics'!y j with tho public. lam in :rio, iJ 'Wiiy l \. < onncc,k(l f witli iiJ.'y drapery buM^J-fii,^ r-iuf whqfVA 1 '„ ehope remain open or _no,doo»r.of. iqanyitnan- ■ rcr ttft'ect me. 1 onl,» "writo thito senterit > c*i| in behalf of whi»t I bcliovo to In- .'^hardly. 1 ! worked section of tlio community I trust our tratHmen will, on r'lU occasion, exhibit a manly and Woble opirit by doein^ [ thoir 6Btabli»hrtie*tß}.srrosy3ejiive'of thoa(3]j»i ] of others .Ftirkhorjnoro, it, io jnjped tho pub- ! lio will mark thoir appreci^ti-jri of virluo by !■ support iv>4 tttfJ^icivMiortt wlio arp tliou^ht'ul about, tl't-ir 6*Fis|iu.t3 in tjio munncr mdi- , cntod.— l am, &K, dl> | Nov;'«, l(jßfc'i*iY ■ HUMAKITY. )