The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-20
EARLY BUYERS
ESCAPE CRUSH
Joseph Berberlch Points Out
Advantages Offered Shoppers
Who Heed Stores Plea.

Everybody who can-and that
means about everybody there is
should do their Christmas buying as
carly as possible because all Of the
= !vantages are on the side Of the
I resighted," said Joseph Berberich
y, the r. Berberich Sons Shoe Com
fAny today.
BEST VALUES ASSURED.
Those who realize and appreciate
{ lat these final days in November
, FER the greatest comfort and the
D ost attractive va ues are the ones
no will get the greatest enjoyment
, ID satisfaction out OF their Christ
rs buying" he continued.
To-day many of the merchants of
ashIngton are offering unequal val
$ because OF fall re iuction, and
IN and women in need Of wearing
,parel or other mercr and Sc would
we'll to avail themselves OF the OPP
: rrtunity to save on purchases for
:emselves. While In the stores thew
N make their Christmas selections,
, Their purchasing them outright ano
'dering them delivere at once, or
iacing a nominal deposit on the n
I'd arranging for future delivery.
Later on the Christmas bank ac-
, UNITS will be drawn out. bonuses
i'll be distributed, and the Govern
ent employees will be paid off. thus
using a tremendous rush to the
TVS stores. Those who do not have
wait should do their buying now.
ven those wAo have savings ac-
cunts to draw out or bonuses or
ilaries coming should make their
elections now. When they receive
reir money all they will have to do
i'll be to make the final payments on
,e articles laid aside for them and
leir Christmas buying will be COM
.leted.
URGERs SHOULD buy, TOO.
"a great many people in Wash
ngton are urging others to do their
christmas shopping early. To be con-
istent, those who are doing the urg-
ng should do their Christmas buy
.ng at the earliest possible moment
% as to set an example. III all the
lrgers do their buying well in ad-
rance of Christmas week 1t will ma
.erially help to relieve the conges-
lion.
"There is nothing to be gained by
. later day because there are induc-
ments to make purchases now which
will not prevail much longer. To-
iay the buying can be done without
.ush, hubub or hurry. Clerks can
spend much more time with indi-
vidual customers than they can later
On, More care and thought can be
given to the selection of merchandise
as to it's value, durability and suita-
bility and the Christmas buying can
be made a delightful pleasure rather
than a nerve-racking ordeal
Washington merchants are able to
give a great number Of good, sound,
ogical reasons which are more or less
obvious and well known. for early
Yulctide shopping. but the school
children of the city who have en-
tered The Washington Times contest
for the best 100-word essay on why
Everybody Should Do Their Christ
mas Shopping Early" are setting
forth many new and convincing rea-
sons.
The school children have entered
into the spirit of the contest with
a right good will and both as to
quality of their product and volume
OF output they are doing themselves
proud. The Shop Early Editor re-
ports that the essays thus FAR re-
reived run high into the thousands,
but he is looking for about twice as
many more because children VINO
have indicated a desire to enter the
contest have not yet sent in their en-
tries.
ESSAYS WANTED EARLY.
While contestants have until mid
night December / to get their essays
On the Shop Early Editors desk. IT
ian readily be seen that II great
numbers Of children withhold their
,ntries until the final week the work
IT the judges will be made that
much harder and therefore the an
of the winners Will be
ielayed. The sooner the essays are
all In, the earlier the judges can
make known the names Of the lucky
says who are going to be well paid
or their meager 1abors.
For instance. the first prize is $50,
he second $40, the third $50. and
here are ten consolation prizes con-
,isting of orders for $40 worth OF
making a total OF 5000,
which The Washington Times Ia will
ng to pay to stimulate interest in
he Shop Early movement and to In
'ure n merry Christmas for the
'ortunatc cssayists.
There is no limit on tho number of
,ssays any child may write. The
'ules are simple and easily complied
With. The essay setting forth the
,est reasons for doing the Christmas
early must not be longer
han 100-words, the school children
must write on the first sheet their
oame, age and the school they at
end, and write on only one side of
he paper.