The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-14
Contestants for
Call Prizes
Busy

Divers are the uses to which contes-
fants for The Calls gold prizes would
devote their share of the $4,000 that
will be divided among the winners.
Many young people want the money 10
nay for their education. A goooiS
number Of San Francisco fire sufferers
would use st TO rehabilitate their
homes. Some desire il for the purpose
of lifting mortgages. Sacred Heart
College wants it for the restoration OF
SIS library. Others want ii for one
thing or another, and it is evident that
il will give great satisfaction to all
who succeed in getting portion OF II
Brother Lewis. president OF sacred
Heart College. has been the only active
contestant not seeking TO relieve a pri-
1ate necessity by competing Tor the
-,rizes But now comes Miss Hilda
TTughman Of 1868 Eleventh street, oak
land. who has a benevolent purpose
IN view which she hopes to accomplish
through participation in the gold prize
contest
FOR CoIORED CHURCHES
Miss TTghman makes application TO
enter the contest, not for the purpose
of benefting herself, but 10 help 10 re-
build three houses of worship de-
<tr0ved by the calamity which befeil
san Francisco last April.
Among those that I am trying to
helm" saws Miss Tilghman, "areSBethel
A. A. T. Church. Zion A. NJ. f. Church
and a colored Baptist church. II L
fannen 10 be one Of the lucky ones in
this contest the sum that l Will receive
will be divided among the three
churches named to assist their build
ing funds"
Miss Tflghman's unselfish and benev-
client desire will undoubtedly commend
itself heartily 10 all friends of religion
and the colored race. The three col
ored congregations that Miss Tilghman
aims TO assist in rebuilding their
houses Of worship viii most assuredly
second her noble effort The oppor-
1unity thus presented to help a good
cause viii appeal strongly 10 benevo-
lent people regardless of color or creed.
Most of the cOlored churches are poor,
and the erection Of church ediflces TO
replace those destroyed by fire viii be
= heavy tax upon the parishioners-2
burden all the more onerOus because
Of the fact that the flames which de-
stroyed the houses of worship also rem
dered homeless and penniless most of
the worshipers-
Owing TO the good cause she repre-
sents. Miss Tilghman should prove a
formidable rival Of Sacred Heart Col
lege and other competitors for The
Calls gold prizes
A home in California, not for HIM
self alone, but for those he loves best,
IS the incentive that has moved Don
Campbell away off in Shasta County
10 enter the gold prize contest Mr..
Campbell is a popular employe Of the
La Moline Lumber and Trading Com
pany. asd gives the following account
Of himself and his ambition:
I am a steamfltter by trade, but at
IL. Al.
and storeroom of the La Moline Lum-
her and Trading Company's railroad.
I came to California from Chicago two
years ago, and il is my intention to
locate here permanently, and as soon
as I am able to secure a home will
send for my family" which consist is
Of two sisters and an eight-year- old
girl whom we adopted from an orphan
home in Chicago six years ago. Should
I be so fortunate as 10 win one OF your
prizes it would assist me very much
hence my object in entering your con-
test. Trusting I viii be able to con-
vince all whom I meet, that the Great
Call is Greater San Francisco's Great
est newspaper, I am. yours very much,
DON CAMPBELL"
Mr.. Campbell is Endorsed by his en-
plOyers as follows:
LA NOME, Cal, Dec 6, 1906
ITO Whom Il May Concern:
We take pleasure in stating that
Don Campbell is one Of our trust
worthy employees and fully entitled to
receive the consideration Of any firm
IN any dealings which they might
choose TO have with him. We take
pleasure in recommending him as an
honest, sober, upright man.
LA NOME LUMBER AND TRADING
COMPANY.
per NJ A. LEACH, Manager"
Mr.. Campbell states that, owing to
his remote location, he does not ex-
pect to make much Roadway in the con-
test at the start, but he feels confident
that before 1T is ended he will be able
10 make q good showing and win some
money to enable him to bring his sis
ters and the adopted child to Cali
1Ornia-
LIST OF CONTESTANTS
The list Of contestants is steadily
growing and at present includes the
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