Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-07-17
PACIFIC NORTHWEST MERCHANTS
=. AND MARITIME EXPOSITION
AUGUST 4 TO9

Week will be celebrated together in
Seattle August 4 to 8. Through the
News Record an invitation is extended
by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce
to the residents of Vashon-M aury Is
land to attend the big celebration.
This year there will be good features
for everybody and motion
picture stars in person--visits to the
Battle Fleet-Navy Band concerts
Pacific Fleet championship boxing
bouts-baseball games-fashion pag-
eants-something doing at the Civic
Auditorium for everybody, every hour
of the six days Show!
For visiting merchants there will be
special features. The Institute of Re-
failing" under the direction of DR..
Henry A. Burd, Professor of Marketing
in the College of Business Administra-
ton in the University of Washington,
is merchandise clinic devoted to
credits, collections, chain store de-
velopments, speciality sales, jobbers re-
lations to modern merchandising
the problems of economical buying
and profitable selling. 1.-THE Institute"
is free to all retailers.
One of the seven sections is devoted
to the relationship between news
papers and merchants in community
building. Two of the leaders in the
Washington Press Associations move
ment for better newspapers will lead
this discussion.
The Institute" opens Monday even
ing, August a. in the Veterans Hall
adjoining the Civic Auditorium, and
continues with afternoon and evening
sessions through Thursday, August T.
Bruce NJ Mace, Jr., Western Repre-
sentative Of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce Of the De-
partment Of Commerce, who will be
remembered by his witty story at last
years meeting of retailing as 1t is
done in foreign countries, will open
Monday nights session.
A. L. Callow, of Minard and Co.
Elma, Washington, is another speaker
Frank Mel. Radford, President of the
Bon Marche, will extend welcome
from Seattle retailers. Other merch-
andisers of national note in the small
cities field will speak.
Two completely different styles anc
Beauty Revues", Wednesdayand Thurs
day evenings, in which dozens o.
beautiful women will parade to thu
soft strains of hidden orchestras OF
: high flower lined walks built out intt
the Auditorium. One Revue will b,
devoted to evening gowns, silk dresses
coats, furs, millinery and formal attire
The other will show girls in beach ant
golf toys, outing clothes, house dresse
and lingerie. These Style Shows ar
free and open to the public, but block
Of seats are reserved for visiting mer
chants and their families.
Magnificent jewels, some copies o
crown jewels of Europe, and piece
seldom removed from waits, will b
brought to the Exposition under specia
police protection from New York CIT.
by the National Jewelry Manufacturer
Association. Girls in the style an,
Beauty Revues' will scintillate Ii
gorgeous gems that match their cos
tunes.
For the pleasure Of the ladies, FIRE
cooking school, the largest ever at
tempted in the West, will be presents
daily at two thirty O'Clock by the HON
Economics experts of three daily news
papers The massive stage Of the Civi
Auditorium will be turned into mode
kitchen and loud speakers" will carr
the lectures to the far corners of tn
large hall, The program follows
| Monday August 4-"Breakfasts Tha
Are Now" Dorothy Neighbors of tn
Times.
Tuesday, August 5-"Cake Show
Prudence Penny Of the Post-Intelll
gencer.
"Wednesday, August 6-"Simple Sur
pers', Dorothy Neighbors Of the Time
Thursday, August 7-"Can opene
Cookery, Mrs. Vivian McBraun of tn
Star.
Friday, August 8-"Fish and ocea
Delicacies", Prudence Penny of TIL
Post Intelligencer.