Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-28
WINDOW DRESSING
TROPHY AWARDS
PaIais Royal, GIobe-WernIcke
= Co., and J. E. Cunningham
& Co., the Winners.
SPECIAL PRIZE GIVEN
TO BERBERICH & SONS
Result of Competition Under the
Auspices of the Retail Mer-
chants Association.

TIE Palais ROYAL. at the corner OF
11tb and G streets northwest last night
was declared the winner in the window
dressing contest held in connection
with the fall buying inaugural, con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Re
tail Merchants Association. The WIN
dow of the Globe Wernicke Company,
at lolS Z street northwest. was award
ed the second prize and that Of j. e.
Cunningham & Co.. 316 1th street north
west, received the third prize.
The special prize provided By the
Washington Shoe Retailers Associa-
tion was won by Robert Berberich &
Sons, s13 Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Each of the prize winners today Is
the proud possessor of Il handsome sll-
YER cup as the result of the contest:
The winners of the general contest
prizes have cups provided by the Re
tail Merchants Association, while the
firm of Robert Berberich 4 Sons re,
ceived the cup offered by the retail
shoe organization OF the city, the WIN
dows of the Berberich establishment
having been adjudged to be the best
decorated of any shoe store windows
in the contest. The dresser OF the Ber-
prize of SO in gold. which was pro-
vided by the shoe dealers association
Illumination Considered.
Not until they had seen all of the
sixty-five windows entered in the con-
test, both by day and by night. did
the judges announce their decision.
Since illuminating effects played an
important part in a number OF the
displays, this procedure was decided
upon as being fairest to all concerned.
So many attractively decorated win
dows were entered in the contest that
termining upon the winner. Since
there were no restrictions governing
the competition. the decorations were
greatly varied in character. Most OF
them, however, included flags and &.
A. r. insignia in their makeup.
Advertising managers of the four
daily newspapers were the judges Of
the contest.
Association Admits New Members.
At a meeting of the board Of gov
ernors of the Retail Merchants As
sociation last night nine firms were
elected to membership. as follows:
Rose Fur and Millinery Company.
1113 F street; Record Auto Supply and
Service Company, 631 Massachusetts
avenue; Semmes Motor Company. 62S
ramson's Department Store, 7th and l.
streets northwest; Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis Electric Railroad
Company, Bond Building; s. Freedman.
els K street northwest; Louis Jacobs.
413 11th street northwest, and Karl
+. Brodt, 419 11th street northwest.
The governors directed President r.
p Andrews to inquire into the practice
of certain establishments in giving
coupons with purchases. Attention was
called to the fact that coupons are in
the same category with trading
stamps. the use Of which is unlawful
in the District, and 1t was the convic-
ton of the governors present at last
nights meeting that vigorous steps
should be taken to test the legality of
coupons as handled by certain types
of chain stores.
Alleged to Exceed Charter Rights.
The Retail Merchants Association
also decided to test the right of the
Washington lighting companies to en-
gage in the sale of appliances. The
association has been informed that the
local lighting companies have not only
exceeded the powers vested in them by
their charters, but that in the sale of
appliances have SO cut the price az to
make even ordinary competition i'm
possible. Secretary Charles J. Column
bus was directed to address letter to
tho cornp2nies in q matter