The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
WINNERS OF PRIZES
JUDGES OF THE EAGLE PREMIUM
DISPLAY GIVE a DECISION.

Merchants Highly Compiimented In One
Written Decision. for the Oid-Time
Enterprise DispiAyed-Cash Henderson,
Gets the First Prize. Biting Bros. Sec
ond and sid Men Thira-Au Worthy of
Honorable Mention-Eight Contestants
All Made Worthy Displays and Profitted
Largely By 1t.
Yesterday the judges OF the Eagie
award for holiday window displays
handed in their decision which IS as fol-
lows:
First Premium, $25-Cash Henderson.
Second premium, SHIFTING Bros.
Third premium. sl0-Nen's Shoe Store
There were ten contestants for the
premiums as follows: Cash Hender-
son. Mcnamara & Co, G. NJ. Howe,
Biting Brothers, Edward Vail. J. ".
Emo. FTnlay Ross. carp & Wickersham,
Baker Grocery Company.
When the premiums were first offer
ed the greatest difficulty in the way OF
its success seemed 10 be the failure to
get judges who would be absolutely i'm
partial, but that difficulty was over
come by the business manager who con-
ce;ved the idea of appointing Judges
who would be unknown TO the contest
ants and absolutely unknown to any
body but himself. Not even one Of the
judges knew another one OF the judges
nor did anybody connected with the
Eagle.
The method employed was that each
I'D H. .
after a careful and critical examina-
ton 10 hand the list back with his deci-
sion as to the first, second and third
best displays.
This plan worked In a most salts
factory manner TO the judges. One OF
them wishing to embrace IN his de-
cision more than the mere fact Of his
choice wrote the following:
AS directed by you, have inspected
the several window displays made by
the merchants OF Wichita. l wish 10
commend all the merchants who have
decorated their windows. with the hope
Of securing the Eagles valuable prizes
and increa sing their sales OF holiday
goods, for the enterprise and taste dis
played in their efforts to make attrac-
tive and pleasing the many windows
on Douglas avenue and Main street
that delight the eye and remind US OF
Wichita as We would like to see her
continually. dressed up and prosperous.
Under the conditions imposed and pub
hshed by you / can consider only such
displays as include wares and goods
for holiday trade and / am reminded
that some lines OF trade have little
in stock TO make an attractive window
when compared with dry goods and
jewelry stores. Some have the advan-
tage of larger and better show windows
yet the merit OF the effort made exists
nevertheless.
II have inspected myself made my
decision, and verified the same by stan
ding aside and watching the windows
that effect and hold the attention of
the people who throng our streets.
Thus have determined the merit and
popularity of the several displays. II
IS my judgment that first prize should
be awarded Cash Henderson; second
prize, Finlay Ross, third prize SID Neff.
Honorable mention for the other candi-
dates
The gentlemen selected for Judges
We're all business men not IN the retail
trade and they were especially chosen
not only for the confidence reposed in
their honesty and impartiality, but for
their merits as artistic critics as well.
Cash Henderson took the first prize
for display that was both artistic and
unique. In the carpet window were
exhibited not only the finest kinds of
goods but two wax figures OF children
that attracted a great deal of atten ton
and elected much favorable comment.
One of the figures was in the attitude
Of a wee baby asleep with a young deer
grazing near by 1T. The center window
however. is probably what earned the
premium. In X We're displayed some
fine and very rich dry goods very ar
tisucally arrayed and presented by Mr..
Bliss who has charge of that depart
ment. Mr.. Bliss is reputed TO be one
of the best diapers in the west and IL
is admitted by all travelling men who
come from the larger cities.
Mr. Billings second premium display
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