Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-13
Elaborate Arrangements
Made for Merchants
Display Oct. ..
ENDS IN A PARADE
Will Run Into Grand Opera
Season: Is Expected to
Bring Hundreds Here.

Concrete plans have been COM
pleted for the Fall Fashion week
which Is to be held in this city begin
hlhg october 20 and reaching its eli
max I'm mammoth Industrial parade
IN which 1t Is expected that at least
"A hundred floats will take part. The
ieature of the week is expected to be
ne Window-dressng contest, for
which the Retail Merchants associa-
ton has secured the services of the
executive Of the National Window
Trlmmers association as judge.
Secretary Rayson of the Retail
Merchants association yesterday un-
folded the plans which have been laid
for the fashion week and declared that
coming as II does during a time when
Tulsa will bo host to thousands of
out town people who attend the
grand opera, the event should be one
of the greatest attractions ever staged
by this city as Il piece of widespread
advertising and interesting attraction.
The retailers association" he said,
mas hit upon the fashion week as be-
ing the vehicle which Will be used by
the progressive merchants of Tulsa to
convey to their patrons the efforts
they are making to stand among the
most progressive in the country.
Draw the Curtains.
The fashion week will open with
the drawing of the curtains from the
specially decorated windows. 1t is cX-
pected that every merchant in the
city Interested in the matter will spend
a great deal of time and money in Sc
lectlng and properly decorating the
windows which are to be entered in
the contest for which handsome
awards are to be made.
Tulsa Will have on display during
that week the latest i'm all lines and
several of the houses have intimated
that their buyers have been instructed
to make purchases in the east that can
be used to harmOniZe with the scheme
already selected by the window trim
mcrs for their prize displays.
The drawing of the wells will occur
on the evening of October % and
from that date on until the afternoon
of october 81, or the day preceding the
last night of the grand opera, the win
dowS, with the band concerts from the
two bands, is expected to furnish the
attraction for the thousands who will
visit Tulsa as we'll as those living here.
Starting at 1880 o'clock on the aft
cruoon of October 81 the grand mar
shal will lead off with the industrial
parade. which Is expected to surpasS
anything of its nature ever held in
the state.
In this will he platoons of police
representative equipment of the fire
department and city officials. after
which the industrial floats will form.
All businesses Cooperate.
Efforts have been made and have
been met with success to secure the
cooperation of all of the leading
wholesale houses, oil well supply
houses, automobile agencies. autOmo-
bile accessories. manufacturers, flor
lists. truck raiscIs farmers and espe-
Cially the organized societies and
lodges of the city.
Each of these Classitications will be
asked to enter the parade with at least
three floats, properly decorated, and
IT Is probable that private cars, deco
rated. will be considered in the award
ing of prizes.
For the first prize float an award of
$26 I'm gold will hc made and smaller
prizes will be awarded for the less
successful entries For the best float
representing Il lodge or society low
ing cup will be presented, to become
the property of the holder after haN-
ing been won three years.
Appropriate rewards are to he made
for the prize winners In the window
dressing contest, Into which almost all
of the shops and stores will enter.