The Washington herald., 1913-12-28
record YULETIDE
in CAPITAL CITY
Members Of Retail Merchants
Association Say Shop Early
Campaign Helped.
ELECTIONS DUE SOON
1t Is Expected that Present lneum-
bents viii Be Reelected, as Terms
Are Not Completed.

Members Of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation contemplating with salts
fnction a., 4 mas trade of 1913.
Not only was I..e Christmas business
OF this year big In volume. but In all
other respects u Was the most satisfac-
tory that Washington merchants recall.
Through the influence Of the shop
Early for Christmas propaganda, the
Yuletide trade was distributed over n
greater period than ever before, and
consequently the merchants of Wash
ington were able to give better service
with a minimum effort on the part OF
employees.
Never before In the history OF the Ma
tional Capital have the stores been open
for SO few nights before Christmas as
was the case this year. Some we'll
known shops were not open at all at
night. and there is not an establishment
in Washington that did not keep its
''open evenings for Christmas" hours
down to one-half the dime OF last year.
This is what one prominent department
store manager has to say:
Result of Campaign.
We were open four evenings before
Christmas this year, as against eight
evenings last year. and il is a pleasure
20 say that our establishment went
ahead OF last years record. II is An
even greater satisfaction to note that
fewer mistakes were made by our en-
pioyes than in previous years. AS con-
sequence OF cooperation in the shop
Early for Christmas" movement We were
enabled to give our employees an oppor-
tunIty to participate more fully in the
Cood times incident to the holiday and
the preparations therefor
There were pretty festivities in num-
bers of the stores of Washington at the
close OF business on Christmas Eve.
Santa Claus got busy with the employees
and there was much exchanging OF gifts
and distributions OF rememorances by
the employers.
With the close Of the holiday period
will come even greater activity on the
part OF the Retail Merchants AssoCia-
ton. The regular meeting of the board
OF governors Of the association will be
held January s. and the annual meet
ing OF the association Will be neId Janu-
airy 20. In the interim there Will be
called meetings of the various sections
OF the association for the transaction
of routine business. and for the election
OF chairmen of sections Those who are
made chairmen OF sections IN the Retail
Merchants Association automatically be-
came members OF the board OF governors
of the association.
Innovations Arc Planned.
Officers Of the association will be
selected at the meeting OF the board OF
governors to De heId reDruary !. IL IS
said to be a foregOne conclusion that the
present board only haying served
about half years term. The
association has had most graft
flying groHth. and during the fail
and winter mas carried forward actIvItles
of great benent to the merchants OF
Washington. At the next meeting OF
the board OF governors of the ASSOCIATE
will be made to introduce
additional measures OF service.
r. p Andrews, president OF the II. +.
Andrews Paper Company. played the role
of Santa Claus Christmas Eve. The l6S
employees of the firm assembled at the
main store Of the company, ~ Thirteenth
street at 10 O'Clock Wednesday night.
when MIR Andrews presented each Indl
vidual with a - gold piece as marx
OF appreciation Tor devotion to duty dur
ing the year.