Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-27
5. R. 0. SIGN NEEDED
At FINAL AID Show;
ARM0RY IS PACKED
CROWD JOINED STATE uiLDiNG
FOR PUBLICITY CkRklN Al
VENTURE AN IMMENSE sue. !
CESS.

\ II MAS necessary To use the ). X, o,
sign at the armory last night NheG
+ The Merchants Advertising Carnival,
closed it's final show. The crowd ar
rived early aud when the Grand
+ March began shortly after eight, a
most every seat in the house WAS taxi
en-. G3o paid admissions were passed
{ through the door Several new tea
lures were added TO the program last
night.
The Blue Bird Dance given by Mar
garct Lucey and Harriet Bradish, was
one Of the prettiest things on The pro
gram a very pleasing minuet was
danced by Ruth IIaeberlc and Peggy
, Mctglcr in Colonial Costume. which
was received with great enthusiasm
4 by the audience.
The style show was even more popn-
lar and prettier than Thursday nights
shcw. Several new costumes and
new models were seen last night that
had not made their appearance be-
fore Mrs. Stanton took part in the
Drama Club style show, and Miss AL
yena Schorer took the place of Mrs.
Charles lrion who was unable TO at
tend last night The clothing display
ed was very attractive, and all OF
he coats, hats, dresses, sport suits,
Gurs and mems wearing apparel used
in both style shows came from the
stock of the Ottawa stores. They
represent the grade Gf goods carried
by merchants here and demonstrated
TO the general public, that Ottawa
styles were just as up.to-datc and
good as could be purchased amy place
, in the United States.
The review Of Ottawa merchants
proved to be as popular last night as
Z it had been the night before. Every
! girl in the line wore or carried some
ihiug to represent the wares Of the
mogchant, auto manufacturers, other
! industries, or professional man
she was advertising. Many
/ <of the girls had different costumes
FLOR each night There were articles
l. of every sort used on the costumes
from humps Of coal, to full dress even
lling clothes. Tin ware, glass ware
talking machine records, bread, PIE
y lures. shoe buttons. electric bells
mems clothing, all sorts of hardwar,
: and motions, cut flowers. printed mai
Her and hundreds of other articles
:, we're used to ornament the costumes
OF the girls in the grand march,
- A grand finale was added to las
.. nights program when Mrs. John SIN
Il on dressed to represent liberty, Hal
old duncan Of Company & as repre-
Sentative Of Uncle Sans hghtln
forces and Elnathan Hathaway dress
ed in his high school cadets unllor
7 posed in the spotlight while the Il,
,dcncc sang "rhc Star Spangled Ban
10 ncr'
III The whole Carnival passed of wit
at A Smnulhncss that showed great c.
IS, ecuIivo ability, Mrs. W. +. Jacobs wa
m chairman Of the committee in charg
'c' Of the carnival Mrs. Charles j. lrio
= pnl on the Drama Club style sho'
and Miss Estel4a Schercr was
VI charge OF the merchants style shD'
~ Mrs Lorenzo Leland had charge
~ The favor, booth and Mrs. W. r. Ca
y" NwaS in charge Of The rcfrcshmc
booth. The committee in charge
lhr entire carnival We're Mcsdam
w. r. Jacobs, Mrs. George Yontz,
YtIamcs Catlin E. II Butteriold, b.
- Palmer Clare Lockwood, Mrs Charl
Taylor w. f. Raet2, =. J. Clune al
w. Misses Susanne Swift and IIelc
;,o Trumbo.
,t,l Mrs. Jacobs this morning 1nnoul
hu. ed than an advertisement was inse
rcd ed in the papers asking for any m
,ed chant wishing additional advertsi
by or extra floor space at the carni'
could have II by applying TO the CO
,er. mttee in charge. She also said
ex. merchants putting on the style sh
,ge. and extra stunts last night answer
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