The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1902-01-31
MISS VERENE NENON WINS
Receives Greatest Vote as the
Most Popular'Saleslady.
THE NEWS VOTING CONTEST.

The Winner Represents The johnson
Dry Goods ICo., by Whom She is
Employed to Attend the Wants OF
Customers.
From Mondays Daily.
Miss Verene Nenow representing the
Johnson Dry Goods Co., wins in THE
DAILY News contest, having 3,057 votes
to her credit, plurality of 7s9 over the
next highest competitor.
Before it closed, the contest grew be-
yound the utmost expectations. When
the voting closed at noon today, 8,109
ballots had been deposited for favorites,
which Ia a far greater number than any
one had looked for. As had been anti
cipated, the friends of the candidates
held back their coupons until this morn.
ing, when they commenced to deposit
them at an early hour. All the fore
noon constant stream of voters paid
their respects to THE News office. and
when the hour Of noon approached quite
a crowd had congregated to witness the
outcome Of the contest. Several came
in with ballots shortly after 12, but
| under the announcement that the con-
test would be closed exactly at noon, they
could not be received. A number Of
ballots were also received by mail after
the count had commenced, but II all
had been accepted they would not have
changed the result.
The counting of ballots was done by
members of THE News force in the
presence of spectators, who were fre-
quently asked to verify the count of
p ,ckages Of ballots where those who
we're counting did not agree. 1t took
until 80 this afternoon ito determine
the result A number of coupons were
received with no name written in them,
and although they came with other bal
lots bearing names, they were thrown
out as not coming under the rules of the
contest, which required that every bal
iop huNO WllUtOh lhioS
Nenow lost IL votes in this way in one
bunch, sent from Battle Greek with
others bearing her name.
The contest was inaugurated on jan
uary 16, THE News offering the young
lady who received the greatest number
of votes as the most popular saleslady or
Office girl in Norfolk, six seats or a box
ut the Auditorium tomorrow evening,
when Chas. B. Hanford and Miss
Grxntley appear in Shakespeare's "The
Tanning of the Shrew." Miss Nenow
has fairly won in the contest, and it is
with great pleasure that the prize will be
rendered her. Besides the seats, THE
NEWS will contribute flowers, D. D.
Brunson will furnish the carriage to
take the young lady and her five friends
to and from the opera house, Parish
will contribute candy and Macy will
take pictures of the young lady and of
her theatre party.
1t is needless to say that Miss Nenow
is popular, as the vote attests that fact.
She is painstaking, obliging saleslady
with the johnson Dry Goods Co., and
as matter of course that firm will take
justifiable pride in the result of the
contest. The other young ladies who
received votes in this contest were
Loyalty supported by their friends, and
either one received enough to have
elected her under ordinary circum-
stances. But this contest developed un-
usual interest, and nearly every sub
scriber to the paper living in Norfolk
took part in it, besides many from sur.
rounding towns contributed their
coupons. The votes cast for Misses
Alberry, Conway and Mcneil are
splendid testimonials of the esteem in
which they are held by their friends,
and every one Of them may feel proud
of the showing made.
The total number of votes cast for the
candidates was as follows:
Verene Nenow, johnson Dry Goods
20, O,............,.,., ..........3 ,OO7
Nettie Allbery, Fair store, ........ 1885
Nora Conway, johnson Dry Goods
70 '''''.''.'.''..... ..,'........l ,296
Mae Mcneil, Baum Bros. s...........1 4, ,lO4
Anna Hermann, w. w. r Dberts 49,, IS
Eula Wise, Mapes & Hazen..
Anna Zuelow, Fair store e.........7l
Mrs. Ingilis, Beeler Bros .............5S
Marie Bley, Johnson Dry Goods Co .24
Mabel Harrison, Telephone Co. ...... s
Mae Durland, Durlani Trust Co. ...... 5
Anna Seymour, Durland Trust Co. e.. 5
Lottie Kuhl, Norfolk Shoe Co. /
Mabel Cooley, Telephone Co. ......... /
ONE WAY OF DOING BUSINESS.