The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-31
GRAND OPENING DAY
Shoemaker 81 Miller arc Assisted by the
Kings Danshters.

The nberaIity OF Shoemaker & Miller,
the North Main street druggists. was
heard on every side last night and
throughout the day. Many were sur
prised at the beautiful appearance Of
the store and the handsome array OF
clerks who were all kept busy waiting
upon the customers and the unusual
activity Of the trade At least 500 per-
sons tried their delicious carbonated
drinks drawn from their handsome
foun tains, bought bunch after bunch
Of the choice array of roses and bou-
ouets, purchased stationery, drugs cam
dies. were weighed and measured. and
went away singing the praise OF the
merchants.
1t was evident TO q iooker-on that The
sales were actual, but why such IN
common activity and why there were
go many handsome clerks employed,
and why the store was divided into 60
many several departments, and above
each booth (fOr the store was a series
OF booths, covered with natural colors)
was a question which bothered the I'M
interested.
a reporter for the Eagle went the
rounds and at booth No. 1 ne found the
latest fads Of the season, including egg
drinks, fruit giaces and ;ceA ice cream
with crushed fruits, French conserveS
and their old. but none the less popular,
Blood Orange Phosphate. This booth
was presided over by Misses Myrtle
Sluss. Grace McAdams, Aquilla Het-
finger and Helen Taylor. assisted by
Gideon Funk
Booth No. was the cigar and to-
bacco cases In this department they
oil al ID
me1sts, and increased the stock, which
was the most complete In the city, COM
pr1sing all the leading brands OF inn
ported and domestic cigars, plug, smok-
ing and fine cut tobaccoS. was contoli-
ed by Dale Snively, secretary Of the
Wichita Sooggy association
Booth No. caintaaned perfmery and
toilet waters complexion powders.
tooth powders and pastes, cosmetics,
etc And on this occasion they had
made special effort 30 pnocure all the
latest oders OF both home end foreign
manufacture, and, IN order to make
this department one of the centers OF
attraction they placed On sale 500 one
ounce bottles Of White Rose at The low
price of Is cents per ounce. The booth
was IN charge Of Misses Margaret
Browne and Bessie Reed.
Booth No 4. In this Department. there
was arranged line OF Stationery of
which they carry nothing but the best.
The stock consisted Of box and bulk pa
pers In all the latest tints. ruled and an
ruled, inks, pens. pencils. etc. A new
Hne OF high grade tablets, ranging IN
price from cents TO % cents, just re-
ceived for this occasion. and was In
charge CT Misses Garwood and Jack
son.
Misses Kendle and Potts had charge
Of booth No. s. where tae choicest can
dies OF the city were for sale
Booth No. was for the sale OF now-
ers, and the exhibitions here offered
were very fine, and Misses Dewey,
Guthrie. Potts and McCluns did a
splendid business.
Misses Sutton and Talbot are able
to tell the exact height and weight Of a
large number Of the citizens OF Wichita.
Mss Pea Woodman and Helen Fish
e. had charge OF the spice and extract
booth.
While Booth No. 8 was under the
charge OF 2Iiss Daisy Drummer and Miss
Mabel Lartmer. and they did a good
business with soaps and druggist sun
dries.
The cashiers booth, which Is what IN
terests the public more than anything
else, was under the charge OF Mesdamss
@ G. COIN, J. H Black. ". z. Stanley
and e c.. Robertson. Here every nickel
was counted and handled By the ladies
and one-third OF the entire sales OF the
day vas dropped into the Y, NJ Q, A.
box, and viii be used in adding i'm
provements 20 this Is stitutioaA
Notwithstanding fiIe fact that the
sales were large the entsrprissng pro
prtetors of this magnificent drug store
did not receive one cent OF profit. In
the first place they put the prices %
their goods down 20 Increase the sales
and gave one-th.rd 20 the Kings
Daughters 10 be used IN improving the
Y. " c. A building OF this city.
II was Ike bread cast upon the wat
ers and the enterprise shoTn on May 30.
1896 VIII be returned q hundred fold 20
the enterpris.ng drug firm OF Shoe-nak- |
er & Miller, and the good they have
done VII yet 1--we 10 bless them AMI the
noble Kings Daughters who 50 success
fully managed every detail