The Washington herald., 1913-10-14
BUSY CORNER HOLDING
ANNIVERSARY week
5. Kann, Sons & Co. Celebrating
Twentieth Birthday, and the Many
Departments Are Crowded.
INFANTS OUTFITS ATTRACT

The busy firm whose general trade
has made Kann's Busy Corner. at Eighth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue North
west, one of the notable places Of the
Capital, has had in the course of its
business a steady progress.
There was q three-story building at
Eighth and Market Space with which the
firm started. A new title was presented
to Washington shoppers-'S. Kann, Sons
& Company'-though the name was
well known to Baltimore shoppers. But
Kann's never lacked patronage and the
fact that the store now occupies more
than ten times the space 1t did then;
that It does more than ten times the
business that 1t did then: that II Is more
than ten times as strong and useful, Is
the result merely of a normal, gradual
growth of business.
Merchants say that the Kann store
was what Washington needed. and that
as Washington grew the store grew to
meet the city's needs.
OF course. II may be added that the
store has spirit Of service and spirit
Of patronage that are distinctive. Those
who have built up the business have
followed irdividualistic lines.
In the big building that the Kanns have
constructed for their business there are
scores of departments that were not held
TO be a needed part of a Capital depart
ment store when the business was in
augurated twenty years ago. This, the
anniversary week, shows the patrons of
The Old Reliable" as Kann customers
affectionately refer to their favorite shop
ping place, features that two decades ago
a shopper did not think Of as a part Of
his Washington store.
Among the visitors to the place yester-
day a majority seemed TO find the keen
est interest in what is called the ''tn-
fantS department" a part Of the store
where everything that makes for a baby's
comfort and health and happiness Is
offered. Besides all the things offered
foR sale TO baby's fond mamma and papa,
there Is quite n priceless fund Of wis.,
dom given gratis A uniformed nurse,
employed especially for the purpose.
proffers this information. There was
many q mother that profited yesterday
by the privilege OF learning science from
an expert.
The book department, one OF the most
popular departments of Kann's, has been
moved from the upper floor, where it
was located, to the basement
Here this part OF the business has been
set forth in an attractive way almost
unique in commercial establishments. for
besides the fine stock offered, there are
lover that are suggestive Of private
library.
The art goods department yesterday
reminded woman customers that there
was expert opinion offered there, too,
through the medium of a daily class for
Instruction in lacemaking and en-
broidery. Incidentally there are offerings
here in fine materials for fancy work.
The restaurant is especially popular
during anniversary week Besides the
public restaurant there now is under con-
structicn a dining room for the employees
Of the store. It opens out upon a roof
garden which is a very attractive fea-
ture.
II is altogether a busy and cheerful
week in the Kann store. The anniver-
sary seems to be giving both customers
and proprietors cause for felicitation.