The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-20
To Those Who Work in the
Stores at Christmas Time--=
It Is Hard Season. But It Is Also the Season When the
Man or Woman Destined to Get Ahead
Proves His Ability.

years have advised Christmas shoppers do their
shopping early to remember the tired clerks be patient
and considerate.
Shopping early day not crowded
when the air good and when the clerks not tired will
help YOU and make your shopping far easier.
the conditions and with the best employers the
season is hard and painful for ALL
The public thoughtless and selfish buys in crowds at the
last minute Work enough for ten days must often be done in
The hours long, buyers often nsoent and unrea
sonable And many hard working and women feel that
honest effort is not appreciated.
The Washington Times sympathizes with who bear
the brunt this season-the workers in the stores.
is something for the ambitious young man or
woman to remember-t your chance prove what in
you, and to get out of the rut.
In dull easy times almost any clerk is good clerk
Moving slowly along road almost any horse looks like
. racehorse and any automobile like wOrldbeater.
But in the race and especially in the last few
laps which the REAL racehOrse which is really
the high power car and which is the girl
boy fitted win in the Of life.
Not only your employers sake but for your sake
especially AND TO FIND OUT JUST WHAT THERE Is IN
YOU make your business accomplish the best possible
results this year.
Anybody can be polite with a polite customer; anybody
can be patient when there is very little to do.
But the man or that will have future the
that say, ST going through this hard work In MY
WAY. going to that have the stamina the pa
cannot shake.
does not make you lose your head;
the crowd about you does not user you the foolish I'M
pnence of customers does make lose balance
and with mpernence just foolish although better
justified you of those that hope win in the real
fight for
And remember does always early
One of richest today worked for years in depart
ment sore-always working faithfully knowing that he thus
DEVELOPED HIMSELF. He past forty when his
came and he took it, because intelligent work had
made him ready He richer than the great firm that
used to employ him.
The big the greatest business college In the world.
The that cannot lay the foundation Of business
ness ANYWHERE. That succeeds who knows how to
deal with people of all kinds how to be patient with all kinds
of characters how keep his head in the rushthese
exactly the things that the big store teaches
While you doing work MAKE IT A RULE TO
GET EXTRA SLEEP-you do it if you will In crowded
store the air poor at best Keep window wide at
night keep your head well covered up from the draft Eat
slowly and you haven't time to eat much you want at
SLOWLY wait and eat slowly at the end Of the day
REMEMBER that the only thing you own IS YOUR OWN
MIND AND BODY, AND OUT OF THEM YOUR SUCCESS
MUST COME.
REMEMBER also your work. whatever it is is the
MENTAL GYMNASIUM in which your mind develops its
qualities.
If you do your very best cheating yourself
ten times than you cheating your employer.
For those that work so hard Christmas time is
to be dreaded But the woman who will, look
back to of the year the time when
established. Good luck to all that TRY.
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