The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-10-08
.ENLARGING THE
COTTON MARKE7

Washington, D. c., Oct 5.-As a
means of charging the market for
cotton, ladies prominent in official
society in Washington have organized
movement for a nationwide sale of
cotton goods during the week begin
ming Monday, October 5. kilograms
have been sent to dry goods stores and
department stores all over the United
States urging them to put on special
sales of cotton goods and all kinds of
articles made of cotton during that
week.
The movement is arousing a great
deal of interest in the dry goods trade
and indications are that it will be en-
tirely successful and will result in the
immediate marketing of large quanti-
ties of cotton goods and in stimulating
larger permanent demand.
In connection with the movement,
the ladies have arranged for a nation
al cotton fashion show in the red room
of the Willard Hotel in Washington
on October and 8. At this show
there will be displayed gowns made
entirely of cotton goods, designed by
Miss Genevieve Champ Clark, daugh-
ter of the speaker, Miss Lucy Burleson
daughter of the postmaster general,
Miss Callie Hoke Smith, daughter of
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia. Miss
Sallie Williams, daughter of Senator
Williams of Mississippi. Miss Mabel
Stone, daughter of Senator Stone of
Missouri, Miss Nancy Johnson, daugh-
ter of Representative Johnson of Ken
lucky, Miss Margaret McChord, daugh-
ter of Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner McChord, Mrs. Josephus Dan
iels, wife of the secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, wife Of
Senator Fletcher, of Florida,
The purpose of this display is to
demonstrate the practicability of MAX
ing artistic gowns for evening wear
and for all other occasions in winter
as well as in summer, entirely from
cotton goods. Photographs of these
model gowns are to be made for re-
production in the leading fashion
magazines of the United States
The Southern Railway Company,
which has undertaken to supply cot
ton stalks and thousands of cotton
hollis for the decoration of the room,
will also install an exhibit furnished
by the American Cotton Manufacture
ers Association, showing samples of
all of the thousands of kinds made
from cotton. There will also be ex
hibits of large variety of manufac-
tured articles in the making of which
cotton is used. The cotton bolls used |
in decorating the room will be dona-
ted by Messrs. H. G. Hastings and
Company, of Atlanta.
The list of patronesses of the show
includes Mrs. w, G. McAdoo, daughter
of the president and wife of the secre-
tary of the treasury, Mrs. Thomas r.
Marshall, wife of the vice-president
Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the speak
er, Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Bur-
lesson, wife of the postmasterg general,
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the secretary of |
labor, Mrs. Houston, wife of the sec
rotary of agriculture, Mrs. Lane, wife
of the secretary of the interior, Mrs.
wife Of the secretary of Com
merce, Mrs. James r. Mann, wife OF
the minority leader in the house of
representatives, Mrs. William Barnett
Mrs. Joseph Folk, Mrs. John
3. Henderson, Mrs. Duncan U. Fletch
er, Mrs. William Cummings Story,
of the daughters of
the American Revolution, Mrs. Percy
V. Pennybacker, president of the Fed
Grafton of Womens clubs, and others.
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then take up it's program of papers
and discussions. Forty topics have
been assigned for discussion.
DR.. Zirkle, of Kingston, is president
Of the association, Dr. w. K. Vance,
ii Bristol. and DR.. w. d. Padgett, of
I,enoir City, are presidents, and ;
DR.. Fl. p. Larimore, of Chattanooga. !
Iecretary-treasurer
Among the papers TO be read are {
he following by Johnson City physi-
,iaus:
G. j. Broyles, johnson City. "Tracho-
ma
John W. Cox, johnson City. "Practi-
al Eugenics." /