The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-22
GRAND SUCCESS.
Was the Formal Opening of the Full
ton Store Friday EVENING.

| Without doubt one of the most success
! full store openings ever given in Wichita
was the formal opening OF the Fulton
| store last Friday evening. The store had
| been closed all afternoon to give the man
! ayers and array of salespeople an
! opportunity to decorate the store and put
everything in perfect order for their for
NAL bow to the Wichita public AS adj
vertised, the large front doors swung
open at 7 O'Clock, but long before that
hour people had been arriving, and not
wishing TO take chances in a jam, had
remained at the entrance, where a great
crowd had gathered. When the doors
were opened they were allowed to pass
in at the east entrance and soon the great
store was crowded with people. passing
to the back part of the store, where a
desk had been provided for each visitor
| to register their name and address, and
at the desk window, in the boys depart
ment. each visitor was presented with a
handsome souvenir, which was a heavy
cut glass ink-well and bronze stand and
ink-weI cap. The visitors We're then es-
corted to the shoe department, on the
large balcony Here Prof. Blume' S
orchestra was located behind q bank of
nodding palms and evergreens. Passing
down The front stairway to the first floor
the visitors then passed out az the west
front entrance.
The great store was in gala attire,
everything new. With many elegant new
fixtures. modern arrangement and artistic
decorations, the Fulton presented a bril-
liant and grand appearance TO the thJus
ands of visitors. From any point of view
the large windows are known to be eX-
ceedingly hard to trim, owing to the
column in center and many We're the nat
tering compliments paid to the FultCns
artistic trimmer and decorator. Mr.. C.
II. HoWes who did the trimming and
decorating and card writing for the big
opening. The work in the windows
which showed the new spring styles in
clothing and furnishings, displayed in a
most artistic and pleasing way. showing
extraordinary ability for Mr.. Howes. His
work was spoken of in a complimentary
manner by every visitor. Every depart
ment was of course, at its best and show
Ing the new spring fiXings in showcase,
shelf. counter and table.
While at the front of the store the WISH
tors were greeted by a large Welcome
arch. decorated in a springy manner. Mr..
Guy Truck. one of the managers, received
the visitors at the east front entrance,
while AIr. Fred Wright also one of the
managers. stood at the west entrance
which on this occasion. was the exit. and
thanked the visitors and invited them
to cali again. The great columns through
the store were decorated with evergTeens,
which was used profusely in the deco
rations. Large rubber trees. great palms,
ferns. and lilies, were placed in artistic
hooks throughout the great store. Mr..
/. Jacobs. one OF the mana -ers was
stationed at the head of the stairs on the
elevated floor in the boys department.
and saw personally that every visitor re-
ceived souvenir and that no friction or
mishap should mar the evenings recap-
ton. There were over $500 souvenirs
given out and small children received
none, besides hundreds of men and their
wives We're together and received one
souvenir. Considering this fact there
were over 1000 people visited the Fulton
stores formal opening. which lasted from
70 II o'clock, and the store was crowded
during The entire time. 1t was a grand
success and the managers We're highly
pleased. They had made preparations to
handle an immense throng and the per
feet system and order by which the great
continuous crowds We're handled. show
that the managers of the Fulton are ac-
customed 10 doing big things The first
formal opening of this store under its
new management has made a good i'm
preston on the people OF Wichita and
the business success of this store is in
the hands Of its managers. who have GER
taiUly made an excellent start