The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
TEE-DE.,E
VACATIONS
Ladies Umbrellas Give
Away This Week.
THOUSANDS OF BALLOTS
Many Have Been Cast, and the Contes
Will Grow More Lively as the End
Approaches Standing of
Contestants.

Two ladies' umbrellas are to be given
away this week III connection with the
Tee-Dee Outing Tours. Each of the two
ladies having the highest number of votes
at noon next Saturday. July 4th. will
receive one Of the two umbrellas. Ballots
already cast will be included in the count.
together with all votes cast this week. up
to noon on Saturday, July 4th. The UNI
brellas are twenty-six inch. steel rod. nat
ural wood handles, patent catch and c6v-
cred with fine quality of silk-an umbrella
that retails for $3.50.
Remember. this is but an auxiliary prize
in the contest The votes cast will. Of
course, be counted in the final count on
which will depend what fourteen parties.
of three ladies' each, will receive one OF
the fourteen Tee-Dee Outing Tours.
Closing Near at Hand.
Only short time before the final date
duly 15th remains, and 1t is known there
are several parties in the race who have
not up to this time deposited a single
ballot. but who have secured hundreds.
perhaps thousands. of coupons. Some
very hard work Is ahead for the fourteen
lucky parties.
Several of the ladies' are sending in
their coupons signed with rubber stamp
and put up In neat packages. This Is
right as It helps the work of counting
and filing.
The Misses Dora Berry and Inez Taylor.
who won the two leather travelling bags,
are still in the lead by almost 500 cou-
pons There have been several changes
in the standing of the contestants, and
several new entries since the last an
nouncement,
The competition will he very keen. and
a close vote is looked for The prizes
offered are very attractive, and the terms
OF the contest easy. The best and fastest
method of getting votes is the voting cer-
tifcate.
The Voting Certificate.
There will be Issued from The Times
Dispatch office a voting certificate, made
payable In votes for different numbers
and counted as per the following plan:
For each paid in advance subscription,
for a person not already subscriber.
certificate will be issued for half as many
votes as there are cents In the price of
the subscription made That Is, twelve
cents for one weeks subscription In Rich
mond and Manchester would call for a
certificate of six votes; fifty cents for one
months subscription, twenty-five votes;
Sc for one years subscription In Rich
mond or Manchester, 800 votes; S. for
one years subscription out of town. $50
votes. etc,
one advantage OF this plan lies In the
fact that when subscription Is made
you get a certificate calling for an equiv
alent number of votes. and then, also,
have the privilege of using the ballots
that appear day after day in your paper,
Eligibility,
ANY lady, anywhere, who is employed
IN office. store, school, factory or at
home. who in part or wholly contributes
by her own efforts to her support. will
be eligible TO compete,
The contest will close at p. M., July
l5ths
l'hN Upon is printed on the third page
rleht hand bottom corner.
Think of full week of pleasure and
recreation free of all cost as to trans
portation and hotel lill, at the seashore
or In tho mountains. at one of the fol-
lowing list of Tee-Dee resorts. Each OF
these hotels are widely known and are all
finely situated and conducted:
Tho Princess Anne. Virginia Beach,;