The Washington herald., 1913-09-30
MERCHANTS TALK
TRADE WEEK
Association Holds Meeting to
Discuss Details Of
Activities.
EFFECT IS WIDELY FELT
The Washington Herald Extended Vote
of Thanks for Cooperation
e in Movement.
EFFECT IS WIDELY FELT

To celebrate the opening Of Trade
Week" and to attend to a great amount
lof business incident to the affair. the
| members of the Retail Merchants AS.
sociatiOn met last night in the associa-
tons quarters at 1902 + Street North
west.
That Trade Week is realizing the
success looked for by its promoters was
amply attested to at last nights meet
ing. Reports reached the office that
there had been a gratifying influx of
'out-of-town trade" for the day. The
retail stores of Washington had a good
days business yesterday, the formal
opening Of the fall season, in spite of
the fact that the rise in the temperature
was not entirely conductive to purchases
OF fall wearables and supplies.
Trade Week was the subject Of a
number of the addresses made at last
nights meeting Much interesting de-
tail was related of the out-of-town trade
that was encountered during the days
business, and everybody seemed entirely
satisfied with the first days result OF
trade week.
Ad Campaign Helps.
''The fact of the matter is" as one out
of-town shopper declared to Vice Pres
ident NJ. A. Leese. I'VE can buy things
here in Washington that It is Impossible
to secure at home. You Washington
merchants have such a wonderful va
riety OF stock that IL is really a pleasure
to come here for a day or two to shop.
Men can't realize this half as much as
women. / am sure that there will be
a great number Of visitors from our town
during the balance of the week, and
later in the season. as we'll
1t is expected that the advertising cam
paign which has been waged in connec-
tion with Trade Week" will prove a
great help to the parcel post business
OF local houses There are wonderful op-
portunities to develop this line of trade
II is declared, which the local merchants
are taking every advantage Of There
is a big territory on all sides of Wash
ington to draw from for this. and it is
thought that the Trade Week program
will not only be the means of securing
business for this week, but Of making
prospects for other weeks of the fall
season.
The cooperation of The Washington
Herald in Trade Week was commented
on. and Secretary Charles J. Columbus
was directed to formally express the
thanks of the Retail Merchants Assocfa-
ton to The Herald.
There was some discussion of the
freight rate fight of the association. NJ
d. Rosenberg. general counsel of the
association, explained that there is every
prospect that the issue would be enlarged
by the filing OF new tariffs by some OF
the largest railroads in the country.
n. VI. A. to Go TO show.
On motion Of Second Vice President
Isaac Cans the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation voted TO attend the National Style
Show Thursday evening in body, accom-
panied by their wives. Cards of admis-
sion are to be supplied to the members
OF the association. Mr.. Cans declared
that the exhibition was a help to Lusi-
ness here and should be encouraged.
The following firms were last night
elected to membership in the associa-
ton: Jules Demonet. William C. john
son. and the Columbia Paragraph Com
pany.
The Washington Bnlposting Company
was specially thanked for its contribu-
ton to the advertising campaign incl
dent to Trade week" R. p. Andrews,
president OF the association, occupied the
chair.