The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
RETAILERS LOOK
FOR GOOD TRADE
Merchants Association De-
lighted Over Fall and
Winter Outlook.
SHOE BANQUET RECALLED
Board of Governors to Improve Serv-
ice Now Being ReDdered-Mem-
bership to Be Increased.

BUSY as the little bees. thank you."
about epitomizes the activities OF the
members of the Retail Merchants As
sociation of this city.
The fine weather OF the last week had
a wonderful effect on trade, for the
storekeepers were extremely busy meet
ing the needs OF a growing clientele.
Every day the volume of trade grows.
for the time is not far distant when all
the habiIiments of summer and the early
fall about the homes and on the persons
of the residents of the city must take
on a new aspect.
Thanksgiving Day is the accepted
period when the house must be in order
for the winter and its responsibilities In
the way of comfort and entertainment
Shutters are being removed from the
homes of the real rich and the near
rich who can afford prolonged vacations.
and this condition brings hundreds of
additional buyers to the stores.
Present Time Ideal.
It Is declared by those wise in the
ways OF shopkeepers that this Is an icsal
time to purchase for the winter ne eds
Stocks are at their very pinnacle in
variety and completeness. and in this
connection It is matter OF satisfaction
to everybody that the Washington stores
are without a peer. There are retail
stores here to meet every need imagin-
able, from the standpoint of quality.
exclusiveness and price.
Reports reaching Secretary Charles J.
Columbus from time to time indicate
that the local stores are enjoying a SUBJ
stantial increase in out-of-town trade.
This Is ascribable, in part, to the fact
that there are a large number Of new
corners in Washington. who are taking
advantage OF the attractive things that
they see here.
Business houses generally are making
preparations for an unparalleled Christ
mas business Buyers bought literally
Of holiday goods and sales, packing and
carriage facilities are being increased.
George Topham, chairman Of a special
committee of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION on the improved lighting of F
and G Streets and New York Avenue
in the downtown districts, has called
meeting OF his committee for tomorrow
night at 7:30 O'Clock to prepare further
for the hearing that the District Com
missioners is to give the committee
Tuesday morning in the board room at
the District Building. i
Members Of the shoe section Of the Re-
over the success of the banquet ten
dered the retail shoe dealers of 'Balti-
more at the New Ebbitt House, Thurs
day evening, October 90 There is no
medium quite as successful as the BAN
quet board for getting men thoroughly
acquainted with one another. and IL is
altogether likely that the shoe men will
repeat in the not far distant future.
Coincident with the increase of business
in Washington the Retail Merchants
Association is preparing to inaugurate
number of marked improvements in
the service rendered by the association
to Its members. These Innovations are
to be put into force directly following
their final approval by the board OF gov
ernors of the association.
At the same time the membership
committee of the association, which
has been enlarged. will engage in a big
campaign for more members.