Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-14
More Than One Thousand Votes
Cast for Twenty Candidates
Yesterday.
NUMEROUS CHANGES IN POSITIONS
Miss Dimmock Still Leads the La.
dies, and MIR. Rogers, with over
1000 Points to His Credit, Con.
tihues to Hold First Place Among
the Men-New' Contestants.

with Lib votes cast during the
daS, yesterday marked the real be.
ginning OF the contest for the tro.
phies Offered by the Daily Press 10
popular members of lodges, societies
and other such organizations. Twenty
candidates were remembered by their
friends and there were numerous
changes In positions, as the accom-
anying table will show.
More than half of tho ballots yes
terdaE were In the shape OF coupons
citpped from the Daily Press. Al
though the bulk of the balloting will
pc done with certificates issued for
subscriptions paid, the value of The
coupons appearing in the paper each
Gay must not he forgotten: these
coupons may decide the contest al
mo finish. The coupons are Coo,i
Tor only ono week. therefore they
should be cast without delay in order
lhat their value may not he lost. OF
course no copies of the paper will BIO
sold as 'old papers," but at the reg.
MAR price anyone may purchase as
many papers as desired.
an early start counts for great
valuable advantage over those enter.
the contest or to propose the name
OIL q friend should act at once. AL.
ready the present leaders have made
an excellent start and have gained a
valuable advantage over those enter.
Ing later. From now on the names
Of organizations which the candli
dates represent must remain I'm
changed.
A Center of interest.
The ballot box in the business Of
flee was center of attraction around
the Daily Press office yesterday.
Candidates and their friends were
calling all day and at 40 o'clock
votes We're still being cast
Among the ladies', Miss Cora Dim.
mock, of the st. PauHs Episcopal
Sunday School, holds the position Of
honor again this morning. Mrs. NJ.
w. Gayle, of the Bethel Chapter OF
the Daughters of the Confederacy.
who held sixth position yesterday
morning, received the best vote cast
for any lady candidate yesterday and
Is now second on the list. Third
place on the list is held by Mrs. p.
Il. Cross, of the Lady Maccabees, who
made remarkable gain from the last
position on the list to the third. fol-
lowing just a single vote behind the
third candidate is Mrs. Gilbert Mex.
sen. Of the Joseph Charles Auxiliary
Newport News General Hospital
Fifth position is held this morning
by Miss Lucille Ayler, Of the First
Presbyterian Sunday School who re.
ceived big coupon vote yesterday
and makes a gain OF four positions.
Sixth is Miss Nellie Foley, of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Ancient Order Hi
Fol A.
named are: Mrs. j. B. Clincdinst. of
the Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Asso.
citation, Mrs. Geo. w. Nelms, OF the
John w. Daniel Chapter Daughters of
the Confedcracy, Mrs. r. w Powell.
OF the Lady Maccabees, Miss Bessie
Reyncr, Mrs. +. T. Ivy, of the Second
BAPTIST Church, Mrs. Clarence Porter
Jones, of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
y. NJ. C. A., and Miss Linda Cogbill.
OF the Newport News Teachers Asso-
citation. The two last named are new
candidates whose names appear for
the first time this morning.
Mr.. Rogers Still Leads.
Among the gentlemen Mr.. VIM. II.
Rogers, Of the Bremond Lodge No
241 A! F. e A. NJ, is now past the
1000 mark. and continues tho leader,
followed in second place this morn
ing as yesterday by Mr.. H. b. Greg
DRY, of the Rector's Club. Third on
the gentlemcn's list this morning is
Mr.. Abe Horwitz, OF Newport News
Lodge. No, 316 B. p. o. Elks, who re-
ccivcd an excellent coupon vote and
moves up from ninth position on the
list. Following in fourth position is
j.. l.. Cunningham, of Newport News
Lodge, No. 315 b. p. o. Elks, who is
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