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Atherton Appears Igainst ChangeNashua Merchants Placed on Record Favoring Change(Miriam W. Flather)Concord, May 13—A divided report is expected from the Senate Ways and Means committee on changing of Fast Day from the last Thursday in the month to the last Monday, under a Senate biil 513 filed last week by Senator A3dege A, Noel of Nashua, which came in fpr a hearing yesterday afternoon.Rep Blaylock Atherton appeared against the change in date, declaring that the Legislature should not interfere with the present situation, which requires no new statute, and is a traditional affair dating back to welltover a hundred years. He and former Senator Charles P. Ba n* ard of Manchester took the pc si-tion that lawmakers should le; ve the matter alone, stressing ' he likewise traditional use by ? r,e Masonic Consistory of N c w Hampshire of the Thursday hen-day for its annual conclave. Me n-day would throw things all c ut of gear for the Masons, be th men insisted.Senator Augustus Bu-man of Derry told committee rnemb \rs that resident? of his area, especially manufacturers a ri d workers, wen strongly in fax orFAST DAYPage 3
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