The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-04
FORTY.TNO ENTER
DISPLAY CONTEST.
Success Of Window Display Contest is
Assured With Large Num-
Der Of Entries
Received.
RETAILERS BANQUE T
Retailers League Banquet to be Held
at the Hotel Iowa on
Tuesday Of Next
Week.
RETAILERS BANQUE T

Forty-two local merchants have sig
nified their intention of placing their
display windows in holiday garb for
the four contests that are to be held
under the auspices of the Retailers
league, during the coming months of
spring. With this entry list. doubt
as to whether or not the contest will
be successful has been entirely elm
mated. 1t is now up to the people of
keokuk to show their appreciation OF
the enterprise of their merchants by
seeing as many OF the windows as
they possibly can.
The last entry secured was that of
the Standard Electric company, bring
ing the total up to forty-two The
committee appointed to solicit en-
tries has practically completed It's
work and will do no further personal
solicitation. If there are any firms
in the city who have not yet entered
the contest but who wish to do so,
they should submit their names to
James Fulton, secretary Of the leagua.
Officers of the league are highly
-gratified at the interest merchants
are taking in the contest. With the
first Of the series of contests only a
little over a week distant, those who
have entered are devoting much time
to planning their displays and 20
preparing them for the first contest.
VIII Get Expert From Chicago.
The quality or the window displays
is certain to be very high. One mer-
chant announced today that he in
tends to send to Chicago for an ex-
pert window trimmer to help him out
during the contest. The windows
promise to be 80 attractive that no
one will want to miss seeing them all.
The committee in charge of the
contest will have ready in day or
so, window cards for each merchant,
conveying the information that the
window in which the card is placed
has been entered in the display con-
test. These cards will attract the at
|tention OF people who pass the store
and will serve to create interest in
the contest.
RetaIIers' League Meeting.
Members Of the committee which
has been soliciting entries in the con-
test say that number OF firms, mo-
members OF the league, have entered
the contest and at the same time ex-
pressed their desire OF becoming mem
bers Of the league. Chairman Lin
quist, OF the membership committee
of the league, said today that he ex-
pected to have twenty new names to
present for admission to the league
at the next meeting.
This next meeting will be held at
the Hotel Iowa on Tuesday evening
OF next week. Since the first of the
window display contests will come on
Saturday Of next week, the meeting
will be a particularly important one,
especially to those interested in win
dow displays Those firms who have
entered the contest should not fail to
have at least one representative pres.
ent at this meeting.
Expect seventy-fIve at Banquet.
Indications are that this banquet
Tuesday evening will be the largest
that ever has been held by the league.
Practically all OF the twenty new
members promised by Chairman Lin
quist will have representatives pres
ent, while at least forty-f1ve older
members will have their representa-
tives on hands. Secretary Fulton Is
counting on having between sixty an
seventy-five present at the banquet.
While the window display contest
no doubt will furnish the chief topic
of conversation, a number OF other
matters of importance to all the mem.
bers. Will be brought up.
Those expecting to attend the ban.
Iqquet should notify Secretary Fulton
of their intention as soon as possible