The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-21

There is no change in the standing
OF the high five" in the gold prize
contest. though Mrs. Deasy of Napa
and Reuben Bebergall did considerable
TO close up the gap between them
selves and the next above them in line.
Mrs Deasy registered a gain of 1000
votes and Bebergall added 5000 to his
score. The plucky Napa woman is
again crowding Sacred Heart College
close and VOWS she will be in first
place again before the first period of
the contest is passed. Bebergan is
crowding Miss Hayward and the Mar
tinez maid viii have to step lively to
hold fourth place If Bebergall con-
tinues his activity.
The largest gain of the day was
made by Miss Anna Skinner of Wash
ington Square. who added $500 votes
10 her score and moved up from
twelfth TO sixth place. thus going out
of the $40 into the $50 class. If Miss
skinner can hold her present position
until January u she viii win a prize
Of $50. She has entered into the con-
test work with great enthusiasm and
says she finds IL much easier to get
subscriptions TO The Call tAan she had
expected. Miss Skinner is warmly in
dorsed by F. W. Frank, commander of
Washington souare Park,
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Little Irma Klaumann, the young
est Of all the contestants, had the good
fortune TO make a gain of 1850 votes,
which took her UP two numbers to
eighth place She is still in the $50
class OF prize-w winners as the score
stands now and she hopes she will be
able TO get enough additional votes
TO keep her there. Miss Klaumann is
one Of the brightest and most popular
one Of a family Of six children, all but
one younger than herself, and is de-
scribed by friend as being her
mothers right hand aid. She is a
charming little girl both in looks and
description and is working to earn
enough money TO pay for her musical
education. The people of Pacific Grove
and Monterey could not have a more
worthy representative in the contest
than Irma Klaumann. The little girl
deserves and is likely to receive the
support of all the people in her neigh
borhOod who are or viii become read
ers of The Call, San Francisco's lead
ing daily.
FIREMAN BEGINS TO CLIMB
The candidacy of Tinerman George
StolzenwaId Of truck No s, San Fran
cisco Fire Department, was announced
only yesterday morning, but before
noon lnETc were Cast LOT MIN foVv
votes which gives him ninth place in
the lineup. Stolzenwald is one of the
most popular fire ladies south of Mar
ket street and his numerous friends
are planning to help him win some
of the big money. He is already in
position which will win him $50 by
January II II he can hold it until that
time. but he aims to win q much
larger purse than that The present
of 4O1a Ave mill hou
TO climb fast or the nimble fireman
will scale the ladder Of success at a
much faster rate than they are doing.
Mrs. May McElroy. Howard L. Sar-
gent, Magda Steinkamp, Mrs. John
Laudon and Mrs. Elizabeth Bockerman,
Frances Feeney, Gladys Adock, Harry
Beresford and Laurence Robertson have
all moved downward in the scale on
account Of contestants who were far
Their down the line moving up. Some
of these need votes badly If they ex-
pect TO be in the running at the finish.
COLORED GIRLS AMBITION
Miss Hilda Tilghman, a bright,
young, colored girl of Oakland, who
wants to win money to help to rebuild
three colored churches which were de-
stroyed by fire last April, has received
a contribution of $500 votes to start
her on the way Of accomplishing her
benefcent purpose. She has moved up
Eve numbers TO fourteenth place and
now stands TO win $40, which would
help some to replenish the church
building funds. Miss Tilghman, though
q Methodist, is entirely undenomina-
tional In her proposed work for the
churches. She proposes to divide what
ever she may win in the contest be-
tween two Methodist and one Baptist
congregation which lost their houses
OF worship in the great San Francisco
fire.
VACANCY IN THE RANKS
Mrs. Mary e. Buckley, wife OF one Of
San Francisco's veteran fremen, who
entered the contest near the begin
ming. died at her home, 1852 Twenty
second street, a week OF so ago. thus
creating the first vacancy in the ranks
of the contestants. The aged lady was
injured by falling from street car
about a year ago and never recovered
her health.
Miss Margie Alvarez of Marysville
has changed her mind about remaining
in the contest. Owing to her school
work and music studies. she fears she
could not devote enough time to it to
make the success that she would like.
She has therefore withdrawn her name.
NEW CANDIDATES
Fresno is now represented in the
contest by Miss May Erwin, who was
born in the Raisin City and has lived
there all her life. She is reputed to be
one Of the prettiest and most popular
young ladies in the San Joaquin Val
ley and one who is likely to prove a
winner in the contest She represents
2 constituency which for prosperity,
hberaIity and loyalty to its own people
IS unexcelled in California
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