The San Francisco call., 1909-08-28
POSTAL OPERATOR
WINS THE DIAMOND
Miss Julia EstelIe Collonan o.
lures With g3,2So Votes the
Portola Special Prize
Exciting Finishes Made in Con-
test for Sparkling Trophy by
Various Candidates


Fully 1000 spectators gathered in
the spacious and gayly decorated ro-
tunda and reception rooms of the
Manx hotel yesterday afternoon to
witness the final count in the Portola
ring contest OF the Working Girls
outing association, the outcome OF
which was that Miss Julia Estelle
Collonan, the candidate from the st.
Francis, with a score of 93.2S9 votes,
was asked to step forward and receive
upon her finger the sparkling solitaire.
James Mccullough, manager of Miss
Collonan. with elaborate ceremony
placed the ring over the engagement
finger, amid the cheers and laughter
of the spectators and the confusion of
the fair winner.
IN a neat speech j. e. Alexander.
superintendent of the st. Francis, told
of the high regard in which Miss
Collonan was held by the employees Of
the hotel and of lfer unanimous cleo
tion by them at meeting in the red
room OF the hotel While not herself
an employe of the hostelry she has
been located there for three years as
the Postal telegraph operator and is
extremely popular. Miss COllonan,
all smiles and bushes, thanked her
supporters and the mana ger who had
worked so hard and to such good eff
feet in her campaign.
Miss Anna Keenan,, the candidate for
the Merchants exchange, who followed
Miss Collonan, as the second candidate
to enter the contest, was also second
and Immediately behind her in the
vote for the ring, scoring vote of
SO,.Il6. Irnm e6iafoiy "a m q
Miss Sara Miller, the candidate from
Hale Bros, whose rise has been me-
teoric from the beginning of the con-
test. which she entered as one of the
last candidates. Miss Miller's vote for
the ring was 64S59
LEADING CANDIDATES
Clara Harrigan of the Southern Pa
cific jumped into a place among the
first 12 yesterday at the close of the
diamond ring count. Miss eHarrigan
is now In fifth place in the race. hav-
ing advanced from sixteenth A trifie
more than SO 900 votes were cast for
Miss Harrigan yesterday morning.
Miss Clara Vogel gained a place
among the first IL yesterday. She is
now in eleventh place, having received
something like 5000 ballots yester-
day. Miss Vogels younger sister in
her Spanish costume soliciting. votes at
tic Cilti 0uCc VI tie -dCdlC QullQlHk HAS
been one OF the features of the contest.
Miss Genevieve Wells of the San
Francisco gas and electric gained a
place among the leaders at a single
bound Late Thursday Miss Wells bal
lot. box did not contain single vote.
Thirty thousand votes were cast for
her. at the Hotel Manx yesterday at
noon. Miss Wells, promises to be one
of the strongest contestants from now
until the end ofsthe race next Tuesday
night
From now until Tuesday night It is
expected that the contest will be very
exciting. Half a dozen girls are just q
few thousands votes short of being
within the circle of the lucky IL. They
will put forth every effort to secure
that trip to Seattle, while. the. girls
that are. now leading will strive not
to lose their advantage.
Among the girls who are now with
oat the pale are Miss Anna Hupp, Miss
Ida Ballard,s Miss. Rae sGreenbaum, Miss
Rose Jones, Miss Pearl Weigel, Miss
Ada NJ acdonld and Miss Norah Dwyer
These girls were formerly leading in
the race and are determined to- win.
AS THE VOTE New STANDS
The following is the standing of the
girls in the Portola contest, the. first
column representing the vote received
in the ring contest and the last col
umn the grand total of votes received
up until / o'clock yesterday: