Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
GOOD CHEER CHECKS
UNIQUE METHOD OF EXTENDING
HOLIDAY GREETINGS.

The banks of Washington will be kept
busy paying out great volume Of Christmas
happiness and good cheer If certain checks
that are in evidence in The Star today are
presented for payment as they doubtless
will be. Facsimiles of the checks are given
on another page of The Sunday Star. They
were issued by a number of enterprtsing
business houses. and the payees are the
good people of the District who spend their
money with the merchants whose sigma
lures are affixed to the paper" This
check-system has been pronounced to be
most novel plan of extending holiday greet
ings by the business men to their numerous
patrons through the widely circulated Sun
day Star
For instance. the National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust Company has put forth
a neat check which promises to pay to
our more than 10000 depositors Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year, and
charge the same to the account of the
company" The check is signed by Mr..
Thomas r. Jones. president.
Willige. Gibbs & Daniel have drawn their
happiness check on the American National
Bank. 1t makes payable to the order of all
home-seekers "A Merry Christmas" The
signature is that of Ernest H. Daniel.
The National Electrical Supply Company
has made it's checks drawn on the Com
irons of our company, 365 days, a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year. 1t
bears the signature of Mr.. j. E. Mayteld
The Inscription on the bank check issued
c. H. Redman. is: Pay to the order of
purchasers of five pounds of pure Elgin
butter, at S1.5O-a Merry Christmas to you
all
Golden & Co. inscribe their check: Pay
to the order of all consumers of Elk Grove
butter a Merry Christmas" 1t is signed by
Mr. George p. Sacks
A neat check drawn on Lewis Johnson &
Co., by Judd & Detweiler, bears the in
scription: Pay to the order of all Gus
toners of the Big Print Shop. 365 days, a
Merry Christmas The signatures are
those of George H. Judd, president, and w.
E. Evans, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The National City Bank is requested to
pay to the order of consumers of White
House butter. 1865 days, a Merry Christ
mas, by the Washington Dairy Company,
per Butler & Donnelly.
On another neat check in the bunch is
the request to the Central National Bank
to pay to the order of all patrons of our
company Merry Christmas and Prosper
Gus New Year 1t was issued by the
Shoemaker Company. and bears the sigma
lures of August Noac-., president, and
George A. Williamson. secretary.
ITO all seed buyers. a Merry Christ
mas" is the wording of check on the
American National Bank of Washington,
issued by F. W. Bolgiano & Co, seedsmen
935 street northwest
1.-The Second National Bank. by the Brad
bury Palace of Music reads novel check
pay to the order of all owners of the
Bradbury and Webster pianos. 365 days,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
1t is signed by w. P. Van Wickle, vice
president. for the F. G. Smith Piano Com
panY.
The Bank of Purity is requested to pay
to the order of "lovers of The Velvet
Kind a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year" The signatures are those of
A. A. Chaplin, president. and S. c. Red
man, treasurer of the ChapinSacks Manu-.
featuring Company. Il Loveit'' is the
payee.
The A. Loff1er Sausage and Provision
Company promises to pay to the order OF
"al our customers. 800 days, a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year The
check is signed by Charles A. NJ. Loffier