The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-25
IT'S A CLOSE CONTEST.
The Leading Organizations Are All
in a Bunch.
LOTS OF COUPONS COMING IN.
tricnds of the Rhode Island Bethany
Home send In Coupons Enough TO Put
Their Favorite But n Little Behind the
Four Leaders-1he Letters.

Did you see that young man yesterday
afternoon carrying a bushel basket full
Or coupons from the NEws's publication
rooms to the business-ofice (?
He was the fellow who is running the
contest for the $500 cash prize offered by
the News 10 the organization which gets
the most votes, and when he was strain
ing his back carrying that load OF cou-
pous he almost wished that he had moth
ing to do with the affair.
Why I there were 90 600 coupons in that
basket. and that is by no means all that
have been cast in the contest.
The outlook is that the young man will
have another load of 90. 200 coupons TO
carry 10 the business Office before many
DAYS. The friends of the Rhode Island
Bethany Home. the Rhode Island Nur
sery, st. Mary's Orphanage and other or
CARNATIONS sent in many coupons. One
more such day for the Bethany Home
and il will be in third or fourth place.
These are the contesting societies,
named in the order in which they stand
Elmwood Council. No. IL, .. L. A. NJ.
Bristol Naval Reserve.
Providence Salesmen's Association.
Hopecon Bicycle Club.
X. l. Bethany Home.
Mt. Vernon Lodge. No. so. I. O. o. T..
The Rhode Island Nursery.
Kings Daughters Circle. Auburn.
LOYAL Providence Lodge. /. 90. 10.
Loyal Women of American Liberty,
st. Joseph's Hospital.
Enterprise Lodge, No. 26. X. of p.
Anawan Tribe, Society or Indians.
What Cheer Lodge. N. of L.
Elmwood CLUB.
Ruth Lodge, No. s. d. Of r.
Canonicus Lodge. No. Q. L. o. o. +.
Richard Tobin Post, Warren.
Wayland Lodge. No. 30, n. Il. o. p.
The UnlucNy 10 Social Club, Riverside.
kickemuit Grange, No. "a. Il. OF Ii.
j. &. Nichols Post. q. A. X.
Crescent Lodge, Odd Fellows.
st. Mary's Orphanage. East Providence.
Slocum Post, G.. A. II.
Chepachet Lodge. No. IL. A. o. U. w.
Providence Police Association.
Providence Y. NJ. G. A.
Lincoln Council, No. Ia, O. u, A. M.
The Senate Club, Providence.
McGregor Post, G.. A. II.
Here are some of the letters:
The Editors OF the News:
Please credit these thirty-three coupons to
he Rhode Island Bethany Home.
Yours truly. b. II. SMITH.
the Editors Of the Neics
Please credit Mt. Vernon Lodge o. O.. F..
No; 80. with twenty-eight G9 coupons and
,blige Is. X. NJ"
TO the Editors OF the Netce
Will you kindly credit the enclosed thirty
light coupons To the Rhode Island BETHANY
Home? EAST PRoyIDpNCr
10 the Editors Of the Neip-
Please credit Mt. Vernon Lodge, l. O. q. r.
With 100 coupons and oblige. Il. X. JEPsoN.
10 the Editors Of the Net0s:
Enclosed please credit TO the Rhode island
3ethany Home twenty-one coupons. Every
girl should interest herself and send
n coupons for this home. a. p
o the Editors OF the NetUs
Please place TO the credit OF the Rhode
sland Bethany Home rs coupons. would
Ike TO see the women of the State who believe
. helping Others, work for this 500 prize TO
clip this institution. The first annual meet.
~ OF the corporators will be held i'm Grace
hurch chapel Friday. Jan. %, at 3 +. NJ. and Z
there are any persons who would like 10
now more about the object OF the nome they |
10 invited 10 attend. Il. Ii. b. (