The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-10
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Still Possible to Avoid Last Min
ute 0vercrowdlng in Christ
mas Purchases.

Only twelve more shopping days
remain between now and Christmas.
II is still possible to avoid. the rush
and make Yuletlde purchases In
\ comfort and make selections from
reasonably large stocks. Every day
the prospective shopper waits the
chances OF getting the precise arti-
lie desired are lessened, In many
| " Washington's stores limited guam
titles o: Christmas novelties are be-
ing shown and when the visible
supply is exhausted 1t cannot be re-
placed. Therefore, those who reach
the stores earliest will have the pick
Of the latest in Christmas merchan-,
iise.
MANY GOOD REASONS.
Many of the good, reasons for doing
he Christmas shopping early were
IT forth In essays written by school
hiidren and submitted In the recent
sontest arranged by The WASHINGTON
Times for the best Incentives why
Everybody Should DO Their Christ
mas Shopping Early" Here are
some OF the essays:
ny EsTELLE KEAN,
500 Florida Avenue Northeast.
People ought to shop early so
they will get the best Some always,
wait until the last and they get left
People ought to shop early so they
will enjoy Christmas. People who
wait until the last get tired and
cross and do not get what they want.
People that have automobiles ought
to shop early. because IL they wait
| until the last their friends will want
/ to ride with them. And. finally,
people ought to shop early because
| the weather may get bad and II they
got sick and died that would spoil
! cvevybody's Christmas.
ny MARY CHERRY.
80 Eleventh street Northwest.
1t Is better to be wise than sorry
! Shop early this Christ mas.
ny LAURENCE ALEE FLANAGAN,
Hyattsviile, Md.
| SHOP early and avoid the rush,
Many packages are broken. lost or
| stolen in crowds. Don't walt until
| things have been handled and re-
jected by wiser people before you
buy! The earlier you shop. the
f, cheaper and better articles chosen.
Do you like to receive presents made
grimy by many landings? Your
! friends don't. Two-thirds of the many
diseases are caught in crowds. The
sooner shopping is done the earlier
packages can be mailed and the
sooner received. ...,..,. .-. 49,. .
y These are some o." the numerous
REASONS why Christmas shopping
should be done early.
ltR by e. v. BROWN,
IL Chevy Chase, ID. c.
EVERYBODY should do Christmas shop
ping early because you get waited on
sooner and better. Also they nave
cheaper and better things early. II
you shop early this year you do not
! get in such crowds. 1t is best to
shop between 10 and 4 o'clock. BY
doing this you are not in the crowds
Of business men and women who must
use the cars at other times. In the
crowds you get diseases Of all kinds.
II you have your own car you may
have trouble parking 1t
ny NELLIE L. TEEPLE,
rs Seventh Street, Northeast.
Having gone through the stores,
see what 1t means to shop early. 1t
means money, time and patience
saved. You get the things looking
fresh and clean. and you also help the
sales girls. ! have had my Christmas
presents bought for two weeks and
now 1 am going to help others to
buy theirs early.
BY shopping early If our things are
rot right we can return them and get
what we want. There is no. disap-
Spointment for Christmas when the
shopping Is done early. We also help
The delivery men.