. The merchant and the new national spirit. Published by Marshall Field & Company Chicago, U. S. A. t^/7^o^ Copyright iy2o by Marshall Field & Company Chicago NOV 16192! -w* { $ A STORY WRITTEN AS A TRIBUTETO THE MERCHANTS OF THE COUN-TRY FOR THEIR AID IN A PERIOD OFNATIONAL CRISIS; AND TO RECORDTHE NEW AND BETTER CONCEPTIONOF THE MERCHANTS RESPONSIBI-LITY AND HIS INFLUENCE IN COM-MUNITY AND NATIONAL LIFE. NOTE:—The five full page illustrations immediately following are reproduced fromphotographs of displays exhibited by Marshall Field & Company in the State Streetwindows of their
. The merchant and the new national spirit. Published by Marshall Field & Company Chicago, U. S. A. t^/7^o^ Copyright iy2o by Marshall Field & Company Chicago NOV 16192! -w* { $ A STORY WRITTEN AS A TRIBUTETO THE MERCHANTS OF THE COUN-TRY FOR THEIR AID IN A PERIOD OFNATIONAL CRISIS; AND TO RECORDTHE NEW AND BETTER CONCEPTIONOF THE MERCHANTS RESPONSIBI-LITY AND HIS INFLUENCE IN COM-MUNITY AND NATIONAL LIFE. NOTE:—The five full page illustrations immediately following are reproduced fromphotographs of displays exhibited by Marshall Field & Company in the State Streetwindows of their Retail Store in Chicago and later in the windows of their WholesaleStore in New York City. These displays attracted widespread I. THE STANDARD BEARERS-UNITED STATES The first of a series of window displays by the Retail Store ofMarshall Field & Company during the war THE MERCHANTAND THE NEW NATIONAL SPIRIT By Forrest Crissey OUT of the World War has arisen a New NationalSpirit which is the greatest asset this country canschedule today. Its cost in sacrifice staggers the im-agination; but it is a law of life that we cannot pay dearlywithout receiving a rich return. A new-born realizationof what it means to be a citizen of the worlds greatestrepublic is, perhaps, the most priceless thing that thegreat struggle has given to true Americans. Despite its reality and power, this New NationalSpirit seems to defy definition. This is a characteristicwhich it holds in common with many of the greatestthings in life. Certainly it involves a high and almostuniversal recognition of the fact that no man can liveunto himself alone and live worthily. Again, this spirit is a national impulse which putsstrong emphasis on the
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