The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-21
OTHER BUSINESS. LINES
JOIN ELECTRICAL MEN
FOR PROSPERITY WEEK
Observance in Richmond vii
Be Marked by Great Spec.
tacular Pageant.
PLANS TO HAVE EVERY
TRADE IN LINE WINNING
Gorgeous Window Display.
Will Outblaze White Way.
Splendid Display at Manu-
facturers Exhibit.

Electrical Prosperity Week. No.
Nember 20 to December 4. will be oh.
served generally in Richmond thu
scope OF the original idea having bee,
so enlarged that all trades and line
or business might enter into the cele
bration The celebration in Rich.
mond will he unique in the histor,
OF demonstrations made by Richmond
and nationwide attention will cente
on the capital of the Old Dominion
during that week
Business concerns in the various
trades have joined heartily into tn.
plans of the promoters Of the weeI
and the electrical men will have I.
do some tall planning or they will b.
outshone by the other trades.
Electricity Will stand out ahead o.
all else and above all else in the reaN.
cation of the week. II will be ued b.
every merchant, every business con.
Germ and every type of industrial on.
deavor. in the decorating of windows.
the making of displays and the ap-
pearance Of the floats and automo.
hiles, which will he in line in the mos
brilliant and most spectacular pageant
ever seen IN the South.
Committee are Successful.
All OF the committees OF the loca,
Electrical Prosperity Week organize
ton have met with success in THEFT
endeavora in building up a great pro-
gram and all are eiated. Reports
from all o ftnem to Business Diyec-
tor Horace F. Smith show that the
business concerns OF the city arr
awake TO the opportunity to make
a great manifestation OF the evidences
OF prosperity now so abundant In this
city
AS the earlier plans of the com.
mittees are being successfully carried
through new plans are being out
lined and perfected and the COMING
week will be so popularized that thou
sands OF visitors will come to Rich
mond to see once more how Richmond
does things.
For those entering into the OBJ.
servance of the week and helping q
make it an even greater success thar
was first expected there will be ever
larger compensation than that which,
increased business will bring. Added
incentive has been provided by II.
committee in the prizes offered II
various departments OF the project
Among these prize distribution.
plans are those which appeal parttc-
ularly to the school children and ts
the window dressers. The details o.
these plans announced yesterday b.
Mr.. Smith are;
Prize Essay Competition.
Essay competition: Subject "Moder-
Use of Electricity" all sohooI chill.
dren In Richmond eligible. The fol
lowing are the conditions governins
the competition:
"First-Essay is not to be over so
words.
'Second--Essay must be written o.
one side OF paper only.
'Third--Every contestant must sig
full name. home address and schoo
enclose in envelope sealed and he
deliver or send TO Electrical Displa,
Fourth Floor. Manufacturers Exhibi
Chamber of Commerce Building, Sixt
and Main Streets.
"Fourth-All essays must be deli~
cred as above not later than Saeu :
day, December 4. at / p. NJ.
Prizes will consist Of: First. lar
portable electric lamp; second. Sc
ing machine motor: third. elact'
chatting dish: fourth. electric Juni
range; fifth, electric Junior rans
sixth electric portable lamp: seven
electric portable lamp; eighth. elt
trio toaster stove; ninth, electric eu
ing iron heater; tenth, dry bate .
lantern.
For the best win1oy display
Three cash prizes Will he given to
window dresser who makes the bc
electric window display during Ele
tricel Prosperity Week First pri
SIS: second. $40. and third. $1o.''
There will also be given to visite
to the electrical display in the Mar
facturers' Exhibit, on the fourth flo
OF the Chamber OF Commerce Buil
k-t
vices such MS will prove useful
souvenirs of the occasit
The electrical display at the Mar
facturers' Exhibit will be compieti
installed within a few days and all
invited to visit and inspect 1t.
Publicity Campaign On.
Plans for the celebration Of Etc
trical Prosperity Week involve pt
licity campaign already well une
way This embraces newspaper. strt
car billboard and window advert
ing. The window display commits n
has made arrangements for electric
firms In city to make particularly {,
tractive displays Oother, not handl :
electrical goods, have agreed to all.
the committee to. make displays
hundreds of stores throughout the c!
will place cards. pennants and lith
graphed windoy hangers of "Electrs
patron saint of electricity. in ths r
One OF the most spectacular Il
lures OF the week will be the Prosps
ity Trades Parade, which 10 sche
uled for the night Of Thursday. Z
cember 2. A largo number Of
leading business firms, and munich
and civic organizations have join
the electrical fraternity for
event and many beautiful floats ~
be seen in the parade.
Many Organizations In Lima
This will form. probably near 4
City Hall and proceed out Bro
and into Grace and west on 0ra
to one OF the avnues in the W.
End, then into Monument Avon
and down Franklin to Capitol SQus
Among the organizations. parti
m ffn1 9fll be the RfchmanAY lIRr