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sumptuous banquet in. the Windsor Hotel
the eight prizes. awarded in the Most
Popular Conductors Contest on the Bal
timore and Ohio. which was inaugurated
by The Washington Herald. were pre-
sented Saturday night. -Four Of the prizes
were presented to the conductors. and
four Of them 10 the brakemen who were
workers for the lucky conductors.
As shown above. the leading prize was
won by Capt Charles ] Welsh. OF Cum
berland. who led the list Of contestants
with nearly 4ee,ooO votes, an unprecedent-
ed number OF ballots in contests OF this
character This prize was a solid sterling
silver conductors lantern.
The exercises incident 10 the presenta-
ton Of The Washington Herald pre-
miums took place in the Windsor Hotel.
Shortly after g o'clock the successful con-
testants. their friends. officials Of the city
Of Cumberland, prominent citizens. and
representatives. Of The Washington Her
aid gathered around the banquet table.
upon which Manager W. J. Munaney had
spread a sumptuous feast Following the
banquet the prizes were presented
Prizes Made by Gait & Bro.
Each OF the premiums was made for
The Washington Herald by the welI-known
firm Of Gait & Bro, I107 Pennsylvania
avenue. Washington. The premiums were
very handsome. and beautifully engraved
Mr.. c. J. earns, circulation manager Of
The Washington Herald, after the sump-
tuous feast had been enjoyed. arose and
introduced Gen. Joseph Sprigg. city at
torney OF Cumberland. who on behalf Of
the mayor, George A Kean. Of Cumber-
land. presented the premiums
Gen. Sprigg Presented Prizes.
Gen Sprigg prefaced his remarks with
an anecdote appropriately Illustrating
his position, namely. that his making
speech was unexpected by him, fuasmucn
as Mayor Kean had been called UPON
10 make the presentation speech and
had accepted, but at the last moment
was unable 10 attend the ceremony. and
Mr. Kean having requested him 10 rep
resent him, he willingly agreed TO do
50.
As 10 The Wash ington Herald. Gen
Sprigg said I have a warm spot n
my heart for The Washington Herald. be-
cause a short time ago We had a con
test in this country as 10 who would be
1T and I found more comfort in The
Washington Herald than IN any other
paper. and have been taking the paper
ever since and expect to be a friend Of
The Washington Herald IN the future
Gen. Sprigg stated he knew many OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad men and
that he always found them irst-class.
After indulging in witticIsm and anec-
dote, Gen Sprigg made the presentation,
as follows:
Il am authorized by The Washington
Herald TO present this lantern to Cant
Welsh IS the successful contestant in this
contest and proclaim him the most popu-
lar conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. The Washington Herald also
mas a prize for the most popular brake
man. That prize is a gold watch and
am authorized 70 present It to Mr. Conn
Now. gentlemen. in running your trains
YOU viii always have It IN your minds
that you are carrying a good deal of
human freight and a good many precious
lives.
Keep this lantern burning brightly. so
that you may sec your way clear. and
not hurt anybody IL you can help II.
I hope you viii both have success IN
LIE and that you wiz enjoy the light
shed by this lantern and the tine kept
by this watch
Mr.. Carl IL TOastmaster.
Mr.. earns then introduced Mr. Frank
Lee Carl, city editor of the Cumberland
Daily News, as POSTMASTER OF the occa-
sion. Mr. Carl said
AS newspaper man certainly can
say good word for the most prodigious
snd the most precocious paper in Amerf-
can Journalism. The Washington Herald
The Washington Herald in a very short
time has taken rank as a first-clsss news
paper and through It the people OF thou-
sands OF homes are enjoying a non-yellow
newspaper"
Capt. Welsh Responds.
Capt Charles J. Welsh. who was the re-
ciDient Of the lantern. being then intro
dueed by Mr. Carl, responded as follows:
want TO thank my friends. both pres
ent 2ud absent for assisting me in p-o-
curing the prize, which certainly do ap-
preciats very much I want 10 thank The
Washington Herald for its fairness in ev-
cry way 20 ne. Everything surpasses my
expectations I also want 10 thank Their
representative who stayed with ne IN