Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-09-12

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The question of a harvest festival
has been under discussion by the mem
bers OF the Merchants Associa tion for
some time past, and a committee has
been appointed to investigate and re.
port at another assembly to be held
next week.
A few expressions on the part Of
various business lfen are appended to
indicate the local drift:
n Raymond p. Lee Of the Olson.I1ee
elothing house said: n do not see
why we cannot have "a coed display
here this year. People nre not cut.
ting sheaters or entertainments OF
that kind, and as this festival seenH
4 to be booster proposition / think WI
should have it. Yes, shall surely
recommend it when 1t comes up for
! final considerat tiOn. {. I.
John Noodle OF the Noodle DRY
Goods company saia. RI condition
favorable shall recommend having 4
festival and very heartily. think Ii
5s a good thing for Watertown. as the
booths and exhibits are always worth
seeing, and we have had large crowds
upon other occasions. AS to- admiss
sion price, No. would suggest that.
bur II each one would give tive cents
we could tlirn 1t over to the Red
Cross, as it always needs money. We
will have out outlines all drawn up FOR
the meeting next Monday, ana I shall
vote yes ON the proposition IL, as ]
have suggested, conditions seem favor.
able after we shall have investigated
the matter,
Said n. E. Pauiis az the Panlis Dry
Goods company. Yes, indeed T am.
We always have q big crowd, and ii Is
q good way to advertise. Everybody
is interested in the festival and I think
all are IN favor OF 1t, We charge
quite good price for space but it Is
worth It as an advertising med INN
II any one Is a good liye wire, he can
get up good display. For instance
| aif cnai dealers can get a good display
any one ought to be able to do SO. III
might he advisable to charge. say. ten
cents admission for the benefit OF the
Red Cross. Last year we had three
aisles full OF exhibits and they were ali
good ones. / am in favor Of 1t, most
assuredly. = sas
Mrs. Anna Larson Petit said: "As
far as "A am concerned 1t does not
matter whether they have a fall
festival or not, as 4 was not planning
to have an exhibit or a booth. I have
never noticed that 1T made a bit of diff
ference whether had booth or not
I lost a valuable coat, last year, be.
sides losing q lot OF trade while I was
ever there taking care Of the exhibit,
and have never received a bit Of good
from it ssi 81
IL have been here only a very slors
time, but i will be glad to do wha1
other merchants In the city do for this
festival. / have never had any experi
Ience with a booth or exhibit OF any
kind in any of the places ] have ever
been, but shall do what others do,''
Cy Sloan, manager of tile Calinensor
Company, said: am certainly
heartily III favor Of having the fal
festival. i think that 1t is q fine way
Of advertising. and / will surely be
glad to support 1t. =
u. Jones; Yes. certainly do ap
prove Of it. Very interesting way t.
advertise. :,
Further opinions by the business
men will appear in subsequent
edition. Enough has been learned, how
ever, to Justify the statement that fl
all probability a Harvest Festival viii
again be a feature Of the fall business
- Editor.)