The San Francisco call., 1907-03-13

The race for the third series of prizes
in The Calls gold contest is warming
UP in fine shape and the pace is be-
coming hotter day by day. Miss Merani
and Sacred Heart College are still the
foremost contestants for first place,
with Miss Merani in the lead by small
margin. Her gain yesterday was 500
to the colleges 5000, which gives her
lead of just 925 over her vigorous
rival
The Berkeley Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals regis
tered a gain of 5000 and captured third
place from w. H. Worden, who failed
to score. This change of position
makes a difference of just $50 in the
prospective prizes of these two con-
testants. The Berkeley society Is Just
beginning to get interested in the con-
test and ere long will be giving Miss
Merani and Sacred Heart College
hard run for first money.
Mrs. ]. F. Doherty, who won fourth
prize in the second period of the con-
test, has resumed active operations and
will again try to capture the $500 purse
which she came so near winning last
period, in spite of the fact that she
had to contend with such formidable
competitors as Rose Breschini, Sacred
Doherty registered gain of $3.50 yes
terday and up from twelfth to sixth
place.
EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE
Mrs. Doherty makes the following
acknowledgment of the prize which
was awarded her:
SACRAMENTO. Cal. March 10, 1907.
Dear sir:~It gives me pleasure to aeknowi-
edge the receipt Of your- letter OF the srh tn
I feel very grateful to The Call for the many
courtesies extended. The paper and its en-
ployes interested in the contest have been very
kind and | am glad that this opportunity is ac-
corded whereby / can express my gratitude.
am especially thankful to the many patrons
of The Call, both old and new, who so gener-
ously aided me in winning one OF the high prizes.
/ was more than surprised at the great encour-
agement given me and though failed to capture
the first prize. still l am content with fourth
Shall continue in the third period with a
determination to do my very best and trust that
my efforts will bring home one Of the high re-
wards.
their many kindnesses, | remain very truly yours,
MRS. j. f. DOHERTY.
PETALUMA GENEROSITY
Willie B. Minck of Bloomfield, So
noma County, is going to get some of
the prize money in this period of the
contest if hustling for it is conducive
to winning. He has commenced an
active campaign for subscriptions and
yesterday registered a gain of 27O0
votes, all derived from subscribers in
Petaluma and vicinity.
Mrs. Rosa E. Tracy and George An
COVE secured about half OF their sup
port from Petaluma during the second
period of the contest, but the gener-
osity of the Petalumans is not yet ex
hausted.
Master Minck moved up one degree
to seventh place yesterday as the result
of the lift given by his Petaluma
friends. 1t is probable that Petaluma
will soon have a candidate of its own
for a gold prize. as Miss Rose Nonella
of r. F. D. No. 4, Petaluma. has made
INQUIRIES concerning the contest with
a view of competing, and now has the
matter under advisement. She will let
her friends know within the next few
days whether she will be a contestant
or not.
AMBITIOUS BLACK GIRL
Miss Myra Simmons of Berkeley, the
only Afro-American contestant, is
making a valiant effort to win and
she is buckling down to work with
vim and enthusiasm that are deserving
of success. Although obliged to work
as a domestic to support herself, she
finds time every day TO secure several
new subscribers to The Call Most of
these are for short periods, so her
score does not grow very rapidly. Still
she gained 1850 points yesterday and
moved up from seventeenth to eleventh
place, where she stands a chance to
win $40.
Miss Simmons wants the money to
enable her to further her education.
She was left on orphan at the age of
IL and has been supporting herself ever
since She has reached her first year
In high school work and is eager to
complete the high school course. Paul
Treanton of Buckeye, Cal, has given
Miss Simmons the first 800 votes she