Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 15, 1914, Page 9

Pages Nine to Sixteen ‘MERCHANTS WEEK IN THE ROSE OF NEW ENGLAND Norwich Stores, In Most Attractive Attire, Extend Welcoming Hand To Out-of-Town Visitors For Their Spring Shopping—From Saturday April 18th to Saturday April 25th —Railr cad Fares To Be Rebated—Special Entertainments. NORWICE MERCHANTS WEEK COMMITTE COOPERATION IN MERCHANTS’ WEEK Business Men In Get-Together Movement To Demonstrare | Morwich As The Trading Center of Eastern Connecticut 12 —Every Need Supplied By Norwich Merchants. s puied the i+ perigd has _heen WCHANTS WEEK | traordinary | i for all the territory ne whea e ) be affer, surrounding aging center, 1 the, peopie and resters Rhode Istand. Expect 28,000 Visitors. wesis yast the various com- of mercaants have beati hard aranging the details of this interesting_eve nd when the sun ses on Saturday, April 13, every- ning be in compleie readiness to | 2 entertain the thousands of | will be artracted to Nor- extraordinary in- be offered to out- eopie during Merchants’ xpected that fully 2 iil take advantage of this to do their spring shop- itaes Refunding Fares. Whise the aitraction Week will be nomerods and varied, the main feature of ihe movement will be the rebating of fares for all he patronize Norwich merchants. r fare rebated is ex- Puchasers Certificate has been jssued by the association and which have been sent within a few days to all the people lising in 2 radius of 40 miles Norwich a Trading Center. The claim= of Norwich to be con- sidered the logical trading center for this disirici are numerous and con- - i the largest city cast « It is easily ac- steam cars to Connecticut has Merchants’ | \ i and of eustern Rhode Isiand. It n every line of with lorge and varied s merchandise. which =0 at fair prices. ment was organized 1o thai Norwich eal @s a market pi ail tory which it Combine Businese With Pleasure. Norwich merchants extend a most cordial invitation to ail tie people cast of the Conmectieut iver to take @ day_off and come tn the “Rose of New ®ngtand.” the largest .city. in this =ection of the state. During Mer- chante' Week the city will put on its Dest attire 10 recefve the visitors, who will come by trolles, by by awtomabile and by team. the fres transportation offer and shopping inducements, which are extraordinary that no ome can affor1 1o ignore tasm, there will be other a:- fractions. There will bhe awtomobiic parades, exhibitions by the Norwich Fire Department, free shows in_the theatres, ongan recitals and a_srand Tndustriai a0 Good Home oai- tior” in the Norwich aemeri under e auspices of Norwich (ouncil No. o il be an opportunity your spring stopping tmder 1o orabla conditions a o mducement refund the fares them during Merchants’ is move- jamonstrate competitor the terri Tt Week. TO DEMONSTRATE NORWICH AS TRADING CENTRE.| Pose of New England Stores Equipped ! Te Supply Every Need of Eastern| Connecticut. | Now it came fo pass that certain | of the wisest of the business men of Norwich counselled togethe: and said Forsooth, have we not a & to behold ihat alled tre Rose A Have not oir deaiers | and fine s :ffs many wares nrouzit from t parts of Lie earth? Ha glons ro s to some 30 or 10 miles ma come even o our gates market piaces and to the s those that buy and sell? Aud we nere idle” Arise, let us go up and possess the iand! In so ception ~Satu April hovse ter tie nrc the subje discus: adopted way gcurred the in- » of Merchants' Week | T. Shea, ¥ | News rank A. Bill William C. Bode and R. mmitiee on transportation—H. F nehe, chairman; Sam Kror W. H. Cruickshank, Will L. Stearns Committee on advertising—Willian: McGarry, charman; James 1. Rough, A. S -Schwar: Committee on Willfam A municipal Somers, chair rbert M. Lerou, Alpheus Gilbert, 1T E. Machett kind of that is a good the committees out their assignment an met by a most encoura: cooperation among the merc bas made the work go forw w an impetus that put Merchants’ Week in Norwich on the high road to big re- sults. N So the Norwich merchan their stores in. their best week when €hey invite in t visiteex. With confiden can demonstrate 1o ull who call upon them taat Norwich is capable of st piying the trading needs of thi THory and that Bastern Connc buyers, while they mighi seel farther, can fare no better t hey wouid right here in the Business Hub ol tais territory. They await the acceptance of the invitations they have extended. In all the stores alan. ihe b pal retail business stre Main, Broadway, Frankin an tucket, an army of attentive pleasant .mannered clerks s duty fo give their bes: the odt of town seeker or buyer.. In its_shopping d wich has to off the equal in_siz: in the clties take no secor even to the metropolitan emporiums in studying and _anticipating needy in every line. ou ‘buy, and you n Norwich day the Norwich stores an_inviting shopping center in it is a delight to do your pur while by night their brilliantly lis windows display their goods in fheir rich and varying _shades hues and numberless variety For Merchants’ Week. There will be much friendly rivairy n window decorating by the store o3 perts in that line who hav Proved equal to all that s casions have brought upon them und stroll along the principal streets wiia an eye out for the novel window d plays will be a point not to L2 mis: by visitors. Ask what you will of the Nerw retail business housas in Verchants and’ they will have it. If it's on they bave it. from a nt motor car: if. it's hey have it, from = needie to a mowing machine; ewims, they have _it, from caught smelts to far away ( saimon; f it's of woolen o) linen, in o hundred different and qualities, they have it; if leather, from' baby's shoes to monster belts, they have it; If it's skins from the Polar bear or ivery from the tro; cs, they have it: if it's any one hundreds of theusands of prodncis rope, Ama, Africs, Australia, N or South America, they I them and’ they “will all be at yoi in Merchants’ Week ADVERTISING THE BIG TIME. Havii Wood nd, ard, S. With the thusiasm success have, 1 hav b for (I suburban that they those crst = when you You see it iron or steel, of Norwich Merchants' Heralded Far and Wide. Through the work of the riisin committee, the news of Norwich Mer- chants” week s been and wide in east is not a village or miet tha th a char week. ! Putnam, | “Merchants April I the merchants w the plan and the amoun Durchase to se: ates have Nelson C. DI »ugh in this ank [ Moosup, Voluntown, Occum, E Coleh W the nearby the chants during this ENTERTAINMENTS PROVIDED i - n Something For Every Morning A ranged By Amusement Committee— Auto Rides, Shows Yo . dtal wil cons f Wiiliam W. Les . chairman, G Eng- Rou Abner z gational church commitiee 'fo visitors to hea new Pope M st of ed to several been generously aist 3 « Il be given ity, New Ld oungest a Mystic, $t Sterling, Wa Hiamsyiile, Davville Glasgo, Montvill Ttic, Fitehville musicians expected that asked, and th influx of residents | the music commi towns to participate lues given by the mer- clebration week. a general | committee, who extra v iz hov on the part of FOR MERCHANTS WEEK. Fres De- Organ Recitals, In Theaters and Fire partment Demonstration. in Weel by 1 mornine week > their clos automobile parade te bk splendid Monday mor K ng Week. Merchants’ sement gned it REBATE FAR MERCHANTS’ WEEK BUYERS. omet 2king On Amount of Pu Made * Buyer House. pla hases i | of Town —Headqu has been prep: interesting name line £ | chases made v S; April th. tho tered. ( a f Merchants’ Week, the made at programme will be scriber hoth w di- their p wed their Either mising to LA the amount igement of the hem the the Davis, Colonia spirit by three the ivers pub Fria 1z, of Mercha See the Fire Department. ¢ steamer smmunities w hich was install- ipwards ement aiong | H that - VLebanon 20N Somers, Showing Amount of Purchases Requir- be follow ate to entit of fare, either one. or ns within Novwich >iton siie Central Village Colek Haddam, | Taddam | Lyme, Blackhall . Mans Mil M London NINETY-FIVE HOUS Pregressive Merchants of Together For VIEW OF NORWICH FROM THE HARBOR BUSINE ENLIS the Ges ART IN MERCHANTS’ WEEK ns’ Committee of Over 200 Enlisted—Will ping District Every Day On Sireets and In Stores. Merckants’ We 'l man Make Scene of B Butler, ratcher Alofsin, aurice Mrs. Charles B. Case Mrs, Royal G Mrs. Georga Wulf, Mrs John ¥ ogers, Mrs. Anthony Mrs. B Kimball, Mrs George Wattles, Mrs. Gurdon L. irop, Mrs. Toseph Mr e 3 Stantc rs. Franklin F Pearson, Mrs Mrs. John E. Robinson, Mrs. William H, mes E. Fuller, Joseph M. Bus Mrs W, € Mrs. Wil- Mrs. Ed- 1. Hourigan Thomas thington Witter K. Adelard Mor At K S. Faton, M . Arthur M. Thampson. Gopdfellow, Mt Mrs Mre Josep ins, Mrs Mewil Mrs. Ms tex, Mrs. Art Teremial Gond, Wa aul H. Zahn, Mrs, Mrs. John A. Me H. Geer, Mrs. John J Fred C. Geer. Mrs. Henry ey, Mrs. Chauncey C. Geer . ‘Service, Mrs. Tohn E. Post Mrs_ Henr D, Mrs. Wiliem J. Me- Haun, Mrs, % A Brand, Blicg, Mrs,_ John Duff, & Charles R_Williams. Mrs. William owe. Mrs. Witham Friswell Mrs, atricl MeCs Mrs. C. | Burns, ward Mrs Joseph . Ladd, Mrs. ¥ Robert J. Coehe Rodier, Mrs. John rnest P. Rose, Mrs. Charbonnedn, Mrs, Daniel Mrs. John J. Yosuns, Mrm. Kingsley, Mms, Mrs. Dawber,