Evening journal., 1914-02-25

were t.teNI TO Act Some OF ltt prizes
10 be awarded by TEE ENENlNG
JOURNAL which is oIlrns S25 worth
ri merchandise go shoppers Wa0 turl
in the srcalts. number of purchase
Slips lr articles bought from ner-
chaD's Nh0 advertise in FAn hEN-
1876 JOURNAL EYcn thc moving pia-
ture theatre men joined in tfe spiri
ci tle aal. and at thc Majestic savoy
Victoria and lckUlck Theatres taen
ty-aNe ticEctf 0f doiiar good ua
ti u tr erC3 fo TIE public
Nr toa IS plaascd
ln 1928 ilteMitN ti- morning Charles
iol Of the iopki- store. chairman of
tN. HEfg of Commerce advertising
rounttec. sHit to representative eft
lii EVENING iOl'NNAl., "Dolar
Day tW- tar has been thc most -ucecss-
lul dav wC have ever bad. other than our
NiN End Sale 0ni ! believe hv the end
Of ihc day it VIII eNcefd amy day Of the
entire Ncaf Ill hearty cooperation of
all thc merchants ha, made it O. success
nll over ihc city The pclplc are all out
looking for advertised article. and are
making purchases wherever they go. /
am glad TO see i'ls condition in Will
mlnlton. and IT does not mnttor whether
The people spend their money az my
store or not $50 lo0g as they are spend
ing ID in Wilmington and helping to
boost iho Buy 40 Home Movement.
The advertising committee OF the
Chamber OF Commerce hold q confer
encc last evening and discussed some
other progressive moves for the gem
cral welfare OF w lmingion mer-
chants ana 60 hrine Wilmington
stores and the.r attractions into
greater prominence
One of Che ideas the committee dis
cussed was that of offering a prize Of
sen dollars in god TO "a hoy or girl att
tending the public schools who sub
niis the best slogan 20 be adopted
for the fashion week exhibition and
sale In the Wilmington stores.
Organs, Dollar Each,
Charles N. Steh. piano dealer az
909 Market street sold SIX organs. all
IN good condition. for 81 each this
morning, as Dollar Dny bargains
Much credit is given the adyertis-
ing commitic comprised of Charles
Topkis. g. Sellars Smith and Harry
NOdearmcl of The mercantile section
of the Chamber of Commerce, for the
success of the movement today. they
having secured the cooperation OF
the merchants and the newspapers.
Edward j. Brennan. of the Bren-
nan furniture and carpet store. at
2l9 and 22f Market street. remarked:
"Ne arc head over heels with busi-
ness today. Even the boys on the
WAGONS are ON the floor selling
goods I truly was thunderstruck at
the way the people responded to our
ADVERTISING We think the day
great success
Got Extra Helm.
Mr. Finkelsicin of the firm OF
Cohen and Finkelstein department
store owners az 22S Market street.
said HIS force was kent going TO such
'n extent that lunch hour had 20 be
dispensed with and it was necessary
90 go out and engage additional help
PMS store employs three extra sales
women on every Wednesday. but to-
day it was necessary 10 double up on
fhc' number He said the rush began
at $50 o'clock and kept up steadily.
Howard d. Ross, of the hrm of ID.
Ross and Son, Inc. was more than
pleased with the business done az
his store. "Fine" was the word ne
used when asked how Dollar Day
was serving his store "We were
simply rushed this morning and ex-
pect even more this afternoon Mr..
Ross expressed the hope that more
such days be held from time to time
ia the future. He thought the Cham
Der OF Commerce committee and the
newspapers and merchants all should
receive the commentator of the pub
Tie fo~ TIE e'iccass OF fho dav
Da,id Snellonhme. OF the firm Of y.
Snplcnhurg q Co.. clothing and furuish-
ing s'crc. was much pleased with the
day. He said every department of his
store was kept busy and he was more
ihan eratiicd with the results obtained.
ut goes TO prove that III the stores do
their rart the people win only be- too
ciat to come ont and spend their
money said Alr snclenbure.
Harry Bodearmol. manager OF the
Forster Shoe Company, when asked how
Che lny was treating him. simply re-
piled flUl house, lle added. "lt bal.
heen one oi the biggest davs in the his.
terry oi cur store. ono ct tic most pleas
ing feaiurcs wa. the way fhc people
who came into our store spoke OF the
movement They were all pleased and
evric-sed the hopc that more such days
Be- held
Al tie s6ea Piano store, where six
ollans were so'l Tor 81 each. a rush
business WAS done in PLAYER piano rolls.
A. Victor Hughes. oi the Crosby &
nN Co... said hi, store did q splendid
hr.no.s. "li ua- an unqualified sue
res- said Alr iuehes. u appreciate
ory nuch toe methods pursued hy the
rcu rapcf n making the day the big
Success that it vas.
From The department store of Lin-
pirco.t and Company equally pleas
ms renorts were received. This store
presented The aspect of busy bee
hive or rather bee hives. judging from
tie wav choppers clustered around
ihc counters
IN the dcn1rtment store OF Saith.
Zclliuacr Crmrgny The crowds ken
going and coming an dav. c. Sellar.
Smith expressed hig pleasure ar ths
success of the project and one THING
wilh. which ne was particularly
n'eaeed was the nrmber o1 new faces
hc sew in the store.
Louis Jacobv owner Of Jacoh3
Department ore rgnic-sed hmaoii
ae Trv wen Satisfied with tire DAVIS
'ur're.s. Ha corifo~n7 thc cav ono
of fhe host be- has ha1 n e0n time
f'Nad y. huri1 si tAe RuholCu
ina Company. expressed the opinion.
in- ipm tha success uf the present
a''f iHN that other ~imlar business
oF events rl' be- held in the fu-
frle TIE noted De- said. that the people
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