Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-04

made Friday evening and the results
published in Saturdays Bulletin.
After Friday the votes will be count.
ed and published daily.
Ninety-two contestants are an
nounced this evening in the Blu =
letin popularity contest. That
proves this years contest more inter-
esting than the contest conducted
last year by the Bulletin. There
were forty-eight entries last year on
the opening day.
Today there were several new con-
testants TO enter. They were pro-
posed by their friends. Coyly they
showed their loyalty to their friends
and will fight the battle of ballots. A
large number of those announced
Saturday did not know they were can
dldates until the issue OF the u II =
letin appeared. They were nomi-
mated as popular girls by their
friends and they will remain true to
the friendship.
One young woman said this morn
ing: 81 never thought of entering the
contest but ! see my friends have
thought for me and | am pleased to
think that they desire me to become
a contestant. am sure they would
not desert me, and | will not go back
on them. We will all work together
and win out" and she asked for two
subscription blank books when the
Contest Manager tried to give her
one. She got them.
you know" said another. zone Of
my friends said to me this morning,
II don't believe the contest will be
fair. They all have favorites. these
newspapers" hut retorted that
did not believe 1t, for another friend
OF mine who was in the u u let N
contest last year said the B u ! =
tin was so liberal with Its prizes
and had no favorites, except those
who worked the hardest and brought
in the most votes " ... ...
Those who have not entered the
contest as yet should do 30 at once,
as 6 O'Clock Saturday night will be
the expiration OF the date for the use
of the 3000-ballot coupon. All who
enter after 9 o'clock Saturday night
will not have the advantage of the
p special nominating coupon to start.
Each contestant has her friends
and these are rallying to support
their fayorite contestant. The pride
these friends take in the success OF
their favorites Is leading them to
work hard to gain ballots for them.
Votes for the candidates in the
Alaska-Yukon Exposition contest
have been coming into the Office in
an unbroken stream ever since the
candidates were announced, and II Is
now predicted that perfect ava
lanche OF votes will he recorded be-
fore the ballot box closes on Friday,
at which time the first count. is
made. No end OF excitement and in
terest Is being aroused all over the
city and vicinity In which the news
OF this contest has gone, and many
bright young women are already
securing the field for possible sub
scriptions.
There is a vote published in each
paper which. when properly filled
out and forwarded to the d u ! e.
tin office, will count as one vote,
There is another and better way oil
rolling up large count quickly, how
ever. and that is by getting your
< friends and relatives to subscribe for
the paper and east their votes for
you. II they already take the B u ] :
letin get them to send the paper
TO send the paper TO a mainland
friend or relative. II will serve as
promotion literature for the Paradise
city. A few dollars cannot be better
invested than In purchasing the
' Bulletin for one year, or you can
pay for the Bul letin from one to
five years in advance for yourself,
For every cent spent in this contest
there is value given for the amount
received. Unlike other contests, votes
are not purchased merely for the pur-
pose OF securing votes, but there Is
ten cents worth OF news exchanged
for every cent turned into the Is u | :
letin ONCE.
Educational Benefit
Now IL the time TO get In and
work for some popular young lady
whom you think is deserving and
would appreciate a free trip to the
Alaska Exposition.
fN The educational benefit derived
from such trip will make this offer
especially. attractive. and II is also
10 be considered from the standpoint
of summer vacation. Successful
candidates may take these trips when