Evening journal., 1904-01-01
PIANO
CONTEST OPEN
Chance for Two Schools to
Get Handsome Instru-
ments Free
SUBSCRIBERS COUNT is VOTES
Tho Schools Most Likely to Win Are
Those Which Get Into the Contest at
the Start and Work Diligently Unit.
the End.

Does your school want 4 piano such
as Madame Adelna Patti. the great
French singer. who is knowA to hun
dreds and thousands OF Delaware peo-
ple2
The Evening Journal offers the
schools OF Delaware an exceptional op-
portunity to secure fine 1915 instru-
ments of this same style that Patti
used during her last visit TO Philadel-
phia. as is evidenced by the following
letter:
] lMessrs. c. J. Hoppe & Son.
No. 11l5-1ll7 Chestnut ST., Philada.
i Gentlemen:
Permit me to thank you for the
Three Soundboard Hoppe Upright Pi-
ano which 1 had for personal use IN
I, my apartments.
Very truly yours.
ADELINA PATTI
y, This shows what excellent standinp
the Hoppe piano has-any school might
be very proud to possess such an in
strument.
Today the Evening Journal opens
this school piano contest for the edu.
cational institutions OF Delaware. Two
fine pianos. costing ss75 each, viii b,
awarded absolutely free. The condi-
tions are very plain and very easy
they are given in detail below.
Any school which wants a piano Is
! cordially invited to set into the race
the time To begin is always at IN,
opening of the race. Information abou
the details OF tho contest win be Civ
en- very cheerfully by The Evening
% Journal.
Especially are schools outside o
Wilmington invited to get into thl
; race They have an Unprecedented
q opportunity TO secure. absolutely with
out expense. fine instruments. A pro
a vision has been made for schools whicl
viii work in the contest but fail q
u land in first or second place. This VIII
e assist any school very materially q
e secure piano or library. IL is al
ID offer that is new to Delaware and on
/. that offers exceptional opportunitie
TO energetic school children.
The conditions Of this great contes
are as follows:
The centest Is open 10 every scho,
A. -ha +.sto ~ neiaf f-f
one piano win be awarded uncond
1 tionany 70 the school receiving IN
n highest number OF votes.
4 The second piano win be awarde
to the school receiving the next highe,
number Of votes. provided that nei
a subscriptions 20 the amount OF $500 an
returned by the school.
Every voting coupon clipped frol
The Evening Journal and filled In wit
the name Of a school OF the State sha
count as one vote.
New subscriptions TO The Evenin
T Journal shall count as follows.
i Each yearly subscription. SO. wi
count 700 votes.
Each six months subscription, SIS
. viii count 300 votes.
G. Each three months subscription. -,
l- cents. viii count $50 votes.
ie Each two months subscription.
n cents. Will count 20 votes.
IN Each months subscription. % cent
in win count 30 votes.
ie All subscriptions must be paid in ae
r vance.
ct Only new subscriptions will be coun
De ed I'm this contest.
Any school which returns more tina
re $50 in subscriptions and does not 81
re cure any OF the pianos offered by IN
Evening Journal will receive twent,
en- five per cent. OF the amount so n
he turned to be used as a nucleus for
yo fund for the purchase OF a piano or
n library.
st All coupons sent by mail should
addressed to the Coupon Dept. r.
,tc Evening Journal.
or This contest win open on Januai
he 1st, 1904, and viii close ne O'Clock ,
ng the evening Of March s1st. 1904.
nc the winners viii be announced in ri
8, g Evening Journal ON Ap.i Is.