The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-20
A GENERAL SHAKE.
The Rhode Island Nursery Has
Passed Seven Competitors.
SEVERAL OTHERS MAKE GAINS.
Among Them il Mount Vernon Lodge
The Loyal Women of American Lib
erty Are Also Making Patriotic
Fight-The Leaders Remain in the
Same Positions.

The feature of the week in the contest
for the NEWS 500 cIsh prizs contest Is
the great fight being made by Mount
Vernon Lodge and the Rhode Island
Nursery.
The friends Of the leading organiza,,
tions have been somewhat apathetic. ana
those In the background have come
prominently TO the front, so that to-day
not "A very large margin separates the
leaders and those who closely follow
them.
Correspondents would confer favor
upon the NEWS aud contribute to the ac-
curate creditng of the coupons they
send in by carefully counting aud num-
bering the packages.
No objection will be made to short let
lers describing the needs OF the various
organizations and tue desire or the send
ers of coupons TO nave their ia'ori'e
organizations win.
IL is not necessary to label each coupon.
Write the name OF the society on the cou-
pon at the top OF the package ana DO the
package up neatly.
The coupon editors will do the rest.
Depend upon that. This morning nine
teen coupons, unaccompanied by letter,
were received for Wayland Lodge.
To the Editors Of the NetOs:
Enclosed find seventeen coupons for the X.
l. Bethany Home from one who thinks the
lodges and associations generally take gooo
siders. At any rate the Bethany Home for
sick and homeless women Is surely most
WI 'A' A READER OF THE NEWS.
To The Editors Of the Nslus
lam clad TO enclose fifty-one coupons for
the LOYAL Women of American Liberty: l
believe them To be one or e best Organlla-
tions for good in this city; All patriotic
people should rally around this organization
which is doing 30 much for God ana Amerlcah
liberty. Send ia your coupons. "A CITIZEN.
To the Editors of the Ne'cs
Here are eight coupons for the Kings
Daughters OF Auburn. BESSIE NEbsIEh'
10 the Editors Of the Necs
The Kings Daughters of Auburn are short
Just $500. Credit these coupons to them aud
send them the check. I.
To the Editors Of the NsUs;
Please credit to the Bristol Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company twenty-tour coupons
| don't think their coupon cargo will be too
heavy. Mrs u W. T.
| To the Editors OF the NetUs:
Enclosed please find fifty coupons for X. l.
| Bethany Home. 1 believe this new home 10
| be one of the greatest needs of our city. The
| class to be thus provided for have no home.
LIFE MEMBER.
| To the Editors ofthe Nei0s:
| With this send you fifty coupons for the
| Elmwood Club in the contest Tor the 500
priZe | enjoy your voting contests ana wish
your excellent paper deserved SuCccs>.--
I GEORGE w. DANIELsoN.
These are the contestiug societies,
named in the order in which they stand:
| Bristol Naval Reserve.
Providence Salesmen's Association.
Hopeton Bicycle Club
| Elmwood Council. No. Il, o. U. a. NJ.
! X. l. Bethany Home.
Mount Vernon Lodge, No 80 L. o. y. +.
The Rhode Island Nursery.
LOYAL Providence Lodge, l. y. o. L. NJ. L.
King's Daughters Circle, Auburn.
Anawan ribe. Society Of Indians.
Loyal Women OF American Liberty.
Enterprise Lodge. No. 70. Is. OF Il.
St Joseph's Hospital
Wayand Lodge. No. 90, y. 4. o. p.
What Cheer Lodge, X. of p.
| Canonicus Lodge, No. 9. L. o. O. 4.
Crescent Lodge, Odd Fellows.
| ST. Mary's Orphauage, East Providence.
Elmwood Club.
kickemuit Grange, No %. p. of III.
Lincoln Council. No. ii. o. u. \. VI.
Chepachet Lodge. No. IL, A. .. u. w.
Slocum Post, G.. A. r.
Providence Police Association.
Richard Tobin Post, Warren.
Ruth Lodge. No. s, ID. o. X.
Providence Y. NJ. G. y.
| McGregor Post, G. n. X.
The Senate Club, Providence.