The San Francisco call., 1906-12-25
Merry Christmas, Gold
Prize Contestants!
After the Holiday
Comes the Real
Business

A. merry Christmas to all the gold
prize contestants. and merry Christ.
mas TO all who are helping thems
owing TO the inclement weather and
the preparations going on for the greai
festal day, very few contestants tried
TO better their scores YESTERDAY bui
when the turkey and Christmas puo
ding are disposed OF the contest win bt
resumed with renewed energy. and tht
real race for the first instalilnent OF tbs
$4,000 in gold prizes VIII be com
menced.
With less than three weeks time II
which TO make a winning score, it be-
hooves all who need the money to make
the effort Of their lives to accomplish
their purpose. Most of the contestant
have been waiting until the Christmai
shopping was over before making mucf
OF an attempt TO secure prepaid sub
scriptions to The Cali in order to Sc.
cure enough votes to make them prize
winners.
But they will no longer have that ex-
cuse to make for not getting busy
The first of January is the best time
or the year to begin subscription. and
that should be the harvest time for the
contestants. II doubtless win be fol
those who know a good thing wher
they see il and who are not too slow
too timid or too indolent to strike when
the iron is hot.
FRKsNo's FAVoRITE
One of those who is going to get
busy after Christmas is Miss May
Erwin OF Fresno, who has but recently
entered the contest Miss Erwin is a
young business woman, stenographeI
by occupation, who is not slow TO i'm
prove business opportunity when she
sees it. The Calls gold prize offer was
called to her attention only about a
week ago and il looked good 10 her
She allowed her name to be enrolled
as a contestant and she wants all her
friends to know that she is after the
big money, which she could use TO
very good advantage.
I DO not expect TO do very much
until after Christmas, as every one is
too busy to be approached now, but
after Christmas ] shall begin to work
hard for subscriptions 10 The CaIl and
the votes allowed thereon" says Miss
Erwin in the announcement Of her can
didacy.
Editor Mark PIaisted OF the Fresno
lDemocrat. who was in the city yester-
tday, stated that Miss Erwin is not only
sne Of the handsomest but one OF
the most popular young ladies OF
Fresno, and one who Is in every way
worthy of winning the highest of The
Calls gold prizes He predicted that
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and one who would receive loyal sup
port from the people of the San Joaquin
Valley.
Miss Erwin has already received some
votes cast for her by admirers at Visa
liza who had noticed the announcement
Of her candidacy. She has friends
throughout the San Joaquin Valley who
viii take great pleasure in assisting
her TO win the prize for which she is
striving.
Miss Gertrude Briody of Santa Cruz
and Miss Erwin OF Fresno made their
debut in the contest about the same
time, both are about equally popular
IN their respective communities and
the race between them for contest hon
ors and emoluments promises to be
most interesting.
THREE OF A KIND
Another young lady of similar ac-
complishments and q like degree of
popularity as Miss Erwin and Miss
Briody is Miss Emelie Hayward of Mar
tinez- Miss Hayward has the advan-
tage OF an earlier start and some ex-
perience in a former contest, but she
is not SO far ahead but that her fair
rivals in the south may soon catch up
With her. There may soon develop g.
triangular conflict between what might
Ae termed the three graces," as the
three young ladies arrayed against each
other possess considerably more than
the average of grace and comeliness
All three are natives of the counties
IN which they live-Fresno. Santa Cruz
and Contra costa. It will be interest
ing to note which of the three counties
gives its native daughter the most
loyal support
NAPA's POPULAR CANDIDATE
Mrs. Mary c. Deasy of Napa, though
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there nearly all her life and by many
OF the residents is regarded as a native
daughter Mrs Deasy is vouched for
as q worthy contestant by some of the
most prominent citizens OF the county.
County Clerk Collins has given her an
excellent letter Of recommendation, and
now comes Theodore A. Bell, ex-con-
gresham and late Democratic nominee
for Governor Of California, and speaks
for her as follows:
Napa. Cal, December 22. 1906.
To Whom It May Concern-I wish to
commend to the earnest consideration
OF all my friends who may contemplate
subscribing TO the San Francisco call
for the ensuing year the candidacy of
Mary c. Deasy, who is a. leading can
didate for The Calls gold prize contest.
This young lady was reared in Napa
County and is most worthy in every re-
spect. As matter OF State pride her
the people Of all sections Respect
fully. THEODORE A BELL.
MARIN COUNTY,S ASPIRANTS
San Rafael has a representative in
the contest IN the person OF Mrs. Tracy,
who conducts a candy store and news
stand at the 3 street station. San Ra-
fael Mrs. Tracy is an estin1a Bile young
woman whose husband deserted her
some years ago. Before the fire Of last
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