The Washington herald., 1916-11-14
SHOP-EARLY CAR
VISITS SUBURBS
Retail Merchants Trolley to
Alexandria and Rockville.


citation in cooperation with the Washing
ton Railway & Electric Company and 1t
proved a distinct success.
trolley trip on the new parlor car,
Columbia, the use of which was made
possible through the courtesy of Presi-
dent Clarence P. King, was one Of the
features of the inauguration Of the Shop
Early for Christmas movement in the
National Capital. 1t was preceded by a
luncheon meeting of the shop Early for
Christmas" committee at the CONNER
Cial Club
Among many other things the booster
trip de monstrated to the entire satisfac-
tion of the board of governors of the
Retail Merchants Association, headed by
President r. P. Andrews. that Washing
ton is getting its natural and logical
share Of the trade in the territory con-
tiguous to Washington.
Alexandria Akin.
Alexandria is the logical workshop Of
Washington and We feel as close akin to
the city as il we were legally a part Of
it, said r. E. Knight, past president Of
the Retail Merchants Association OF
Alexandria. Va, in welcoming the boost
ers to that city.
Il want to thank the Retail Merchants
Association for the interest that has been
displayed in making Alexandria the site
Of the proposed armor plant. It will be
a ffty-fifty matter between this city and
Washington. Very strong influences are
at work to secure this armor plant for
Alexandria and I feel sure that the CO.
operation of you business men will make.
this reality You already enjoy g per
cent of the entire trade OF this city. This
is not an idle observation. but is based
on actual figures. The establishment OF
the armor plant between Alexandria and
Washington will prove Of vast benefit to
the National Capital. You must realize
that an excellent trolley system has
brought our cities within thirty minutes
of one another and good roads make the
time but twenty minutes by automobile" d"
Mr.. Knight assured his hearers that the
city OF Alexandria would always give
them warm welcome.
President r. p. Andrews, Of the Retail
Merchants Association. responded to the
address of welcome of Mr.. knight and
assured him that the welfare Of Alex
andria is akin to the desires Of the busi-
ness men OF Washington.
Rockville. Nd. was the next point OF
travel for the Shop Early for Christ
mas boosters. who attracted a great
deal OF attention with their Shop Early
cards as they Travelled through Virginia,
the City OF Washington and on out to
the metropolis of Montgomery County.
Likes shop Early idea.
- Shop Early for Christmas Is tuIiy
idea declared Mayor Lee Orrutt, and
his view was echoed by Judge Edward C.
Peter. of the Circuit Court of Montgom-
cry County. who warmly greeted the
boosters and assured them that the peo-
pie of Montgomery County and the City
Of Rockville were doing all OF their buy
ing in the National Capital.
NO doubt the citizens of Montgomery
County will do more buying than ever
this fall" said Judge Peter. Conditions
are wonderfully prosperous in this sec
ton and we naturally look upon Wash
lngton as the one great city to visit The
next twenty-five years will see a success
sion Of villages between Washington and
Rockville that will, in effect. make this
city part of the National Capital"
The novelty of the trolley booster trip
appealed nightly to the business men
Ninth and G street at o'clock, directly
after the Official photograph" had been
taken. The remade parlor car. Columbia,
was a revelation. 1t Is entirely Pull
manesque in all OF its appointments and
attracted general attention on its travels.
The car will be put to trade boosting
purposes again this afternoon, when the
citation will assemble at Ninth and G
streets at 3:45 for a trip to Laurel Md.
end points en- route. Dinner will be served
the boosters at Laurel
The Shop Early for Christmas COM
mittee of the association not only made
plans for the merchants observation of
the Christmas trade slogan, but listened
with interest to the plans of Postmaster
Merritt o. Chance, who assured the COM
mittee of his intention to cooperate in
the plans of the committee for forward
Ing Christmas trade.
Meet at Luncheon.
Chairman T. c. Dulin presided at this
meeting. which was held in connection
with a luncheon at the Commercial Club
The shop Early for Christmas COM
mittee of the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton consists of the following: T. c..
Dulin, chairman: c. P. Columbus, secre-
tary: George S. DeNeale, A. Lisner, Sam
uel Hart. Harold II. Levi, Julius Golden
berg, Edwin Hahn and George w. Spicer.
Postmaster Chance and the Retail
Merchants Association will cooperate in
all Of the publicity covering the Early
Shopping and Mailing movement. This
will include a series of cards to be left at
every house in Washington advising the
public OF the necessity OF meeting their
shopping and mailing needs early and
giving urSI naDO lnIOFIudIlOn as 10 lne
points throughout the country that can
be reached by mail in time for Christmas.
The merchants SHOP Early for Christ
mas committee voted to call upon the
business houses of Washington to include
shop Early slogans in their advertis-
ing from now until Christmas shop
Early and Mail Early cards viii be dis
tributed to all OF the business houses OF
Washington and both the Washington
Railway and Electric and Capital Trac-
ton Railway companies will be asked to
run SHOP Early and Mail Early signs
on their dashboards.
The following representation Of the
board OF governors OF the Retail 'Merch-
ants Association participated in the troll
ley booster:
President r. p. Andrews, Vice President
NJ A Leese, Secretary Charles J. Colum-
bus, Treasurer z. c. Graham, General
Counsel N. d. Rosenberg, George Top
ham, George E. Hebbard and ]. c. Par
ker. w. F. Dement,, superintendent Of
traffic, and L B. Schloss, publicity agent
OF the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
RECOUNT IN WEST VIRGINIA.