Evening journal., 1916-06-07
WINDOW Dressing
CONTEST NOW ON
Beautiful Display of Goods
is Made by Market Street
Merchants
SIX PRIZES FOR
BEST SHOWING

When the curtains of a large num-
GER of stores along Market street
we're raised last evening there were
disclosed windows OF glory ana
beauty The occasion was the win
dow dressing contest for the Cham
her of Commerce prizes. While
number of the stores in the contest
have been known for their pretty win
dows at all times, these windows,
after most skillful arrangements, pre-
sent much more beautiful appear
ance than ever before.
The crowds that passed along Mar
ext street were attracted by the dis
plays, and beforehand-announcement
was not needed for these people to
realize that "somethin' was on For
two weeks this night had been an
ticipated, and with its arrival the cit
liens saw more really beautiful win
dow displays than ever before. The
displays that have held sway during
holiday seasons were even surpassed
by last nights brilliancy.
That this contest of the Chamber
Of Commerce will be a great success
is evident. and from the many Won
certain that the judges will have
difficult job in deciding on the win
ners of the prizes, the first of which
is the correspondence schools schol-
arships. For the next five best win
dows so gold pieces will be awarded.
Sport goods and summer delights
riyaled evening dresses, gorgeous dis
plays of shirts and collars; the pre-
while in other windows all lines OF
goods received their proper attention.
1t would be difficult to select any one
window and say that it is the best" ."
The views OF the sight-seers last
night were widely different.
The judges will make a tour Of
the windows beginning today and will
make their awards known to Secre-
tary Killen after the contest ends
next Saturday. when the preparedness
parade will hold the center Of the
stage
The complete list OF entries fol-
lows:
Glass A-Jacoby's Dept store. 224
Market street; Kennard & Company
621 Market street; R. Topkis Sons
APO Market street; The Lace Shop,
504 Market street; Crosby & Hill Co..
COS Market street; A. & l.. Jenny Co.
S43 Market street; Livingston's. 5th
and Market streets; Braunstein
Co., 612 Market street; Jacob Rosen
705 Market street
Glass B-Benjamin Wolfman, 500
Market street; Jas. T. Mullin G. Sons
9Th and Market streets; James G
Tuck, 419 Market street; W. l.. Doug
las Shoe Co.. 701 Market street. p
e. Q. Shop. 500 Market street. Smell
enburg &, Co, 7th and Market streets
The Modern Shop. 303 Delaware ave
nue; United Hat Stores, Inc. S0'
Market streets; Frank O'Donnell
313 Market street; Edw. W. Pyle
Co.; 619 Market street.
Glass C-Millard +. Davis, 10th anC
Market streets: Chas. NJ Smith Ptg
G Sta. Co., 709 Market street; John J
Hanley. S25 Market street.
Glass C-Haderer Company, Ar
and Gift Shop, 225 w 9th street
Charles NJ. Stieff, 900 Market street
Frost Brothers. S2S Market street
Johnny Jones Cigar Store, COL Mar
xet street.
Glass D-Bamberger & Robbins
2O4 w. 9TH street; Miller Brothers
Co., 9th and King streets; Alfred Peo
pies. 507 Market street; William A
Casey, 107 w. Sth street; The Gif
Shop. 3O7 Delaware avenue; viii
mington Gas Co., S27 Market street
Ellwood Souder & Sons Co.. n. Z
Cor. 9th and Orange streets; Jane
Bradford Company. 6-8-10 E. 3r
street; Hiram Yerger, II e. 3r
street; Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Co., sos Market street; Da
vid A. Hay Co.. 121 Market street; +
W. Vandever Co., 500 Market street.
Glass E-Tamsui Tea Company, 70
King street; Turner and Stelle. II
and Market streets; w. Townsen
jefferson, Delaware avenue and Jei
ferson Street: John c. Strong an
Co.. Vandever avenue and Churc
street.