Hemingray Glass Company - Muncie, Indiana - Employees

No Holiday on Decoration Day - Boys Sneak Out During Lunch Break - Factory Forced to Close for Remainder of Day

[Trade Journal]

Publication: The Commoner and Glassworker

Pittsburgh, PA, United States
vol. 15, no. 37, p. 7, col. 2


Frasks of Boys.

 

The Hemingray Glass Co., rushed with orders and with the end of the season so near, decided not to close down Decoration Day. Everybody was at his post early in the morning and worked faithfully until time for the 10 o'clock lunch. Instead of eating, the army of small boys began to sneak away from the factory and when time came to resume work every "kid" was gone. It resulted in the day being observed.

When the small boys are not on deck in the glass factories it's very much like a wheel trying to run without a hub. One day this week a small army of the boys employed at Ball Bros. quit work to go swimming and as a result a big portion of the factory was off until the lads got tired of playing in the water. Those few hours of fun for the boys were costly to the company and other employees. But boys must swim. - Muncie Times.

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Keywords:Hemingray : Employees
Researcher notes: 
Supplemental information:Article: 2625
Researcher:Bob Stahr
Date completed:May 23, 2005 by: Glenn Drummond;