Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
PRIZES PRESENTED
SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLARS WHO
WON w. C. T. o. REWARDS.

The presentation exercises in the Sunday
school composition contest. conducted by
the Womans Christian Temperance Union
of the District We're feld last evening in
the First Congregational Church, 10th and
G streets northwest. w. w. MILAN, presi-
dent of the District Sunday School Union,
presided. Gold medals and S. cash prizes
were awarded to Ralph Benton, thirteen
years of age Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school, and Katie Desmond thir-
teen years of age. of the Sixth Presbyterian
Sunday school Both children attend the
eighth grade of the public schools. Second
prizes of silver medals and 81 were award
ed as follows: Percy o. Baum. seventeen
years old. Waugh NJ. e. Sunday school,
sixth grade; Ruth FoutZ twelve years o.o,
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Sunday school,
eighth grade; Clarence Everett, fourteen
years old, eighth grade; Belle C.sseil, thif-
teen years cd. Foundry Methodist Eplsco-
pal Sunday school, seventh grade; Lola y.
Boyd sixteen years old, Unitarian SUNDAY
school,; Flora Hull, twelve years old, Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school, seventh grade;
Urban Rosen, thirteen years old, FIRST
Presbyterian Sunday school. eighth grade;
George B. Frazer, Calvary Baptist Sunday
school. Business High School, Nathaniel
Worley, sixteen years old, North Capitol
Sunday school, Business Night school;
Jessie T. Merritt eleven years old, Metro
grade. The Metropolitan Presbyterian
Sunday school was awarded a trophy given
by the Washington Post as the school
which sent in the largest number of good
compositions.
Arguments Advanced.
The writer's of the various papers ad-
vanced many and varied arguments against
the use of Intoxicating drinks and tobacco.
Master Benton held that intoxicants and
.gt,, eGl NOT 1nxa n
biblical and scientific reasons, but because
the habit leads to bad morals and conse-
quently prevents young men from becoming
good citizens. Miss DesmondS arguments
were from a hygienic point of View and
just as convincing in their way. The mem
bers of the board of judges which passed
upon the papers We're as follows: Mrs
Clinton Smith, president of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union; WV. MILAN,
president of the Sunday School Union; ia
cob II. Lichlter treasurer of the Sunday
School Union; Mrs. John B. Henderson and
Percy NJ. Hughes director of the local high
schools.
The following program was carried out
during the evening:
Violin and piano duet, 1.-The Old Oaken
Bucket Mr. e. c. Palmer and Mrs Carrie
C. Smith; musical impersonation. The Holy
City," Miss Lura Bates and Mrs. A. b.
Smart; reading of first honor competitions,
Mrs. II. A. CLEARWATER; presentation of
gold medals, Mr.. F. NJ Bradley; recitation,
"a Boys Appeal to President Roosevelt,
Master Robert Gotta; music; reading of
second honor compositions Mrs. II. A Gill
lenwater; presentation of silver medals. Mr..
]. II. Lichlter; musical recitation, How
Won Bten Played Home, Sweet Home,
Mr.. George Kahn and Mrs. Daisy Trauty;
Tribute to the Tryers." Mrs. F. M. Brad
ley; America" by audience.
A squad of High School Cadets acted as
ushers
The rules under which the competition
was held were as follows:
Two first prizes. each consisting Of gold
yer medal and 50 in cash. to the five boys
writing the best original composition both
in substance and language
Ten second prizes, each consisting of a sill
yer medal and 50 in cash to the five boys
and girls writing the composition next In
merit.
One oak shield trophy, decorated with the
American eagle and the colors and appro-
priately inscribed, to the Sunday school
from which is received the largest number
of best prepared compositions.
Subject: "Scriptural, scientific and patri-
otto reasons why boys and girls should alb
stain from the use of alcoholic drinks and
tobacco"