Show PUBLIC TO SEE HOLIDAY GOOD CO GOODS More Than Fifty Ogden Merchants to Hold Reception More than 50 SO Ogden retail bus bus- business bus business iness Iness establishments will participate participate pate pato Wednesday In Ogden's first Community Christmas reception which has haa been b en arranged by the tho retail merchants division Ogden chamber of e e e From 8 S to 10 o'clock on that evening the Ogden stores will be open after being gaily bedeck In Christmas colors Christmas stocks will be opened for the In- In Inspection Inspection In Inspection of the tho public and dur- dur durIng during dur during ing the entire period of the ro- ro reception re reception owners owner and clerks will devote devoto their time to Informing their guests t regarding these goods There will ba bo no selling during the reception However the oc- oc occasion occasion oc occasion casion will give opportunity for tor many people to make selections of goods which can be ordered on the following day The American legion drum corps will give an In open air con concert Con con- concert cert In the business district from o'clock to o'clock Later In the evening there will be special special special cial music In some gome of the Ogden stores Various Parlous plans for enter enter- entertainment entertainment entertainment of the tho reception guests are being being- arranged by I Individual store stora managers ATTRACTIVE SCENE Ogden Is to be gall gaily decorated by Wednesday evening with tho Christmas decorations arranged by tho the merchants thousands of yards ards o of Christmas greenery be being be- be beIng being I ing manufactured so that It can bo be hung in festoons along along- the Great White Way between the electric light poles polca Large wreaths are also being made to be hung from these thesa festoons while several hundred Christmas trees of uniform size sizo are arc being se- se secured secured se secured cured The trees will bo ho attached to the electric light posts ports The decorations are being arranged bya bya by a committee composed of George Grimes Harman Peery W V H Huckins and Nels Erickson Chairman Gus Wright of ot the retail merchants said Sat Sat- Saturday Saturday Sat Saturday evening evening- that Indications pointed to a IL very large attendance at the tho first Community Christmas reception Few men have opportunity opportunity opportunity to visit the stores for tor more than a II few moments during during- the Christmas shopping season and this will give them an opportunity opportunity opportunity to accompany their wives sisters or mothers on journeys through tho the stores Tho Ogden retail houses have this year the greatest wealth of ot Christmas gifts that has ever been assem assem- assembled assembled assembled bled here From the tho toys for forthe forthe the children to the most beautiful beautiful beautiful ful coats and dresses for lor the women and to wonderful furni furni- furniture furniture furniture ture suites for tor the tho entire family the stocks are complete Hardy could an Item be mentioned with with- without without without out It being located In one or another an another an- an another other probably in several of ot the tho Ogden stores FOR ron ALL L NEEDS The finest wares of ot America ot of Europe and of ot Asia have ave been brought together In these thise stocks Yet there are ar those wh which which ch appeal appell to the people of moderate menus and even cien those who can not af- af afford af afford ford these will find within tho stores such goods foods as will meet their desires and their ability to buy The The reception has been ar- ar arranged arranged ar arranged ranged so that th t everyone will have hale I this opportunity to judge the Christmas goods for themselves and In ample time timo before Christmas Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas land mas without a rush and hurry or mad scramble to buy The complete list o of the stores participating in the event w will III be announced by the retail mer mer- merchants merchants chants di division Ogden chamber of commerce through The Ogden Examiner Standard Examiner next Tuesday evening |