Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-03-15
DOLLAR DAY WAS
BIG BARGAIN DAY
HERE SATURDAY
ALL MERCHANTS WERE WELL
PLEASED WITH SUCCESS
OF THE EVENT

"They came, they saw, they
bought" That was the way one
lady characterized the great activities
of Dollar Day in Belding last Sat
urday. The citizens of Belding be-
came the hosts and hostesses of their
rural friends on that day. The people
from the farms for many miles in all
directions joyously took advantage
of the opportunity and came to the
city in goodly numbers. Between five
and six hundred people ate dinner in
Millard hall because of the invitations
sent out by the board of commerce
urging them to come. They were
given a dinner far beyond their ex-
pectation and were convinced that
Belding really does things right.
Much credit for Che success of the
dinner belongs to the bevy of high
school girls who served. They receiv-
ed an endless number of compli-
ments.
Early in the morning the Dollar
Day purchasers began making their
purchases and before eight o'clock
scores and scores of people were seen
on the streets with their arms filled
with Dollar Day purchases. Really
surprised at the rare bargains offered
many of them carried their purchases
Of the morning home and returned in
the afternoon to do more shopping.
Merchants in all lines of merchandise
and also their clerks were busy from
early in the morning until late at
night meeting the many visitors and
tending their wants. In numerous
cases the sales people were unable to
get away for lunch and remained in
the stores until evening. Those who
did go out for lunch hurried back
without any rest whatever.
While In many cases merchandise was
sold at decided loss, the merchants
feel that they have gained many new
friends and have also been able to
further serve their former customers.
Real bargains were given in every
store and even at the curtailed per-
centage Of profit many dealers did a
larger business than on any one day
in many months.
At the automobile show everyone
was happy. The big garage was dec
Grated in crepe paper of many hues
and each exhibitors booth was fenced
in with fence of crepe paper. All
the local dealers had their machines
on display and did not lack for inter-
ested prospective purchasers to in
spect their cars. Several orders for
cars were taken during the day and all
the exhibitors were we'll pleased. The
Belding Lumber company had an ex-
hibit of up-to-date doors in the vesti-
bule of the garage, which attracted
much attention and favorable COM
ment. Nearby was an orchestra, which
Igratified the visitors.
Among the interesting features of
the event was the hunt, by purchasers,
for Miss Dollar Day. She was al
most trapped many times, but each
time the person accosting her did not
conform to ALL the requirements and
she eluded them. To win the money
had to be boni fide Dollar Day pur-
chaser and have sales slip showing
that some one of the Dollar Day bar
gains advertised in the Banner had
been purchased by the party. Then,
too, Miss Dollar Day had to be ac-
costed with these very words: "You
are the Belding BANNERS MISS
DOLLAR DAY" One lady conform
ed to all the requirements except she
added the words "aren't you" to her
sentence. The instructions were that
the person accosting Miss Dollar Day
must be a boni fide patron and must
have sales slip showing that pur-
chase of some one of the bargains adj
vertised had been made by her. These
were only two of the many persons
who approached her. Approximately
fifty of Belongs well-known girls and
ladies were taken during the day for
the real Miss Dollar Day. Mrs. J. M.
Langston took the part of Miss Dollar
Day and mingled with the crowds
from noon until six o'clock, going
from store to store as did the hun
dreds of other Dollar Day bargain
hunters.