Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-10

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Dear Children: Your letters and contribu-
lions are coming in so rapidly that we can
hardly keep ahead in our replies, SO you
must begin to help in this matter. Let
me tell you how you do this.
First. Be sure to follow every rule we
give yeu for contest work.
Second. Do not forget to write to us and
tell us when you receive your prize award.
Tell us where it comes from, what It is and
how you like it.
Third. If you do not receive the prize
awarded you please write and tell us imme-
diately. and we will look the matter up.
Fourth. Remember that if you do not do
this you may miss your prize, as at the end
of the month everything that is not attend
ed to must necessarily be set aside, and
new prize acknowledgment account is
opened. We have too many letters to at
tend to to do otherwise.
Fifth. Those who receive the 'Children's
Sunshine League" badges should acknowl-
edge them and write to us often and state
what they are doing to win membership in
this league.
Sixth. This month you will notice that
we have changed the prize offer. We are
opening contest for skill Fifty young
artist outfits will be awarded to the fifty
contributors throughout the month who
give us the best effort that shows that they
are reading this letter every week. The
awards will be announced on January 81
and you will receive them by mail the fol-
lowing week Now, then, set to work. and
have your contributions in the editors
hands by the 18th of January at the latest.
Age will not be considered in this contest,
as our board of readers will judge in other
ways For instance, a six-year-old may
show better results in his work when it is
considered from the point of how much eff
fort has been given to the matter than
ffteen-year-old may show from something
sent offhand.
And now let me tell you what the league
children are trying to do, in which 1 hope
you all will help. You will find the notice
on this page. 1t is sent to you by the
president of the league. Yours sincerely,
THE EDITOR.
A Note From the Editor About Prizes.
A prize acknowledgment is wanted this
week from every one who has received
prize since November s. If some of our
prize winners have not received their prizes
they should write at once and state date OF
award and what the award was. Some
correspondence has gone astray and we are
tracing it. If this is not done regularly
We shall have to omit the prize system,
which will not please you. Prize acknowl-
edgments are wanted from the children
mentioned below. and from those whose
Acknowledgements are not printed today:
Randall Cremer, Winifred Rogers, all
children mentioned on November page as
receiving a souvenir from their Sunshine
president; from November 10 page, Kendall
Preston and those to whom books were
awarded: from November % page, Marga-
ret Daniels Edyth McQuade, Joe Haight;
from November 20 page, all those to whom
20 and p and January 3, all those to whom
books awarded.
The following names We're omitted from
the book award list of December u, and
they too, should send in acknowledgment
OF awards received:
Charles Salb, Nelson Miles McKernan
Elsie Hines, Mary Smith, Mabel Haley.
Prize Acknowledgements.
Prizes sent and Acknowledgements received
to date:
Frank Gregory book; Ruth Harveycutt,
book; Florence Steffens, book; Harry Mar
tins 81; Dorothy, Crossey 81; Beulah
Smallwood, book; Elsie Yost, book; Fran
els McEnaney, book; Pearl Philpitt, book;
Alma Oberholtz, book; Virgie Bailey, book;
Vincent Lynch, book; Francis H. Wander
werkey, book; Raymond Chatfield, book
John ]. Smith. 50; Walter Jones, So; Helen
Crossey, 81; Sallie Mason. book; Wilbur
Downs. book; Irene Mcnamara. book;
Helen Beidler. book; Edythe McQuade. 81;
oil hpn lt,ar 1,fr;
box; Nelson Miles McKernan. book; Helen
Perkins, s.; Alma Mangum, Minnie Sum-
mers.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Dear Aunt Dorothy: 1 write to tell you
that / received a book from PHILADELPHIA
through The Saturday Star as a prize for
an ink drawing. Having never read it be-
fore. appreciate 1t very much. l was very
much pleased to have my drawing accepted.
and shall prize my award very highly. 1
am very much interested in your children's
page and enjoy reading It, l will send q
drawing this week which / hope will be
accepted. Respectfully yours.
VINCENT H. LYNCH.
Prize Awards.
Prize awards of books to: Georgia Mars
ten, 1916 Corcoran street northwest; Her.
bert Poole. 1911 4th street northwest; Clar-
ence Ingram, 1920 street northwest.
Eleanor Waters. Washington Grove Nd
Cash prizes of 90 each for the two prize
photographs printed today.
Roll Of Honor.
Letters and contributions Of interest from
the following children are hereby acknowl
edged with thanks:
Samuel Kline Irene Yost
Della Barry. Emory Croft,
Myrtle Wells, Marguerite Pool
Lille Miller. Frances Stewart
Danlei fayne, Cordelia Bradley,
Mary Dunham. Helen Frey.
A New Prize Offer.
Fifty awards OF Young Artist outfits
will be made January 81 for the best letters
showing that you read this page carefully.