Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-13
Gill Of twelve
WINS GOLD MEDAL
IN POEM CONTEST
Takes First Prize at Brilliant
Affair Directed by g. A. R.
Post Patriotic Instructors.

The presentations Of prizes to three
ty Catholic parochial schools poem and
essay contest was made q most notable
occasion last night and st. Rose Of
Linha's auditorium was we'll filled.
The prizes which had been awarded
for the best poems and essays on the
subject. God Bless Our Flag" went to
Mis- Barbara Schulz, u years old, of
as4 Fifteenth avenue, a pupil of st.
Peters school, in Belmont avenue;
Miss Helen ziegler, South Orange ave-
nue.. South Orange, of st. Mary's
School, South Orange, and Miss Marie
Clinton, SO Eleventh avenue, of the High
School. Miss Schulz received the first
prize, a $50 gold medal, donated by
the Rev. James J. McKeever, rector of
st. Rose of Lima's Church. Miss
Ziegler got two volumes of the "1rlsh-
American History" and Miss Clinton
received several volumes of the Life
of Washington by Washington Irving
The two latter prizes were donated by
former United states Senator James
Smith. jr,
I'm so happy I can hardly contain
myself said little Miss Schulz today
al q worked so hard for tho first
prize and / did so want to win It. It
seemed almost too good to be true
when / was told / had really won 1t
Why, l used to lie awake at night
trying to think of q better word than
the one l had already used In certain
places in the poem. When ] grow M
7 am going TO try and DO a real
poetess.'
Miss Schulz and Miss Clinton recited
the poem and essay which won iirsf
and third place In the contest Miss
Ziegler was i'll al d the Rev. J. ], Hall.
rector Of st. Mary's. read her poem.
The affair was under the auspices OF
the Patriotic Instructors Of the Grand
ARMY Posts OF Essex County.
They are: William $. Canon, of Mar
Gus l.. Ward Post: David Creighton, OF
Fhi' Kearuey Post; Alonzo p. LenoX'
OF ITvni nodd Post; George M, Cadmus'
Of w. $. Pierson Post: George w, DEL
man. of Hechimer Post: \, w, Brooks,
OF wheeler Post. w. II. Van Iderstine,
OF Lincoln Post; Peter J. Leary. of b
Sheriden Post; John Cramer. OF James
a. Garfield Post; William ID. Robinson,
of Uzal Dodd Post: Robert d.. Brewer,
Of Wade Post; Joseph w. Wells, or
Tucker Post; George Ougheltree, OF
Lincoln Post and Uriah Seely. of Lin
coin Post.
Enthusiastic over Events.
There was also n large number of
members of other posts. who were just
ms enthusiastic over the event III the
instructors. They occupied seats on the
stage. and with them We're the Rev.
Joseph NJ. Nardiello. of the Sacred
Heart Church, Bloomfield, the Rev
Maurice p O'Connor, of the Holy Cross
Church, Harrison; the Rev. DR.. Thomas
II. Mclaughlin and the Rev. DR.. j. j..
Dannenhauer, of Seton Hall College;
the Rev. ], j.. Hall. of st. Mary's
Church, South Orange. and the Rev.
Matthias sThimnles. of st. Peters
Church. this city; the Rev p, A, Maher,
OF Mendham, m the Rev, j.. j. Nc.
Receiver and tho Rev. NJ. p, Corcoran.
Npf ST. Rose of Lima's Church.
City Clerk James +. Connolly,
who is the commander of the
G. A. r.. Department of New Jersey;
II. NJ. Nevius. past national COM
mander and chief of the g. A, II. of
the United States; Martin Conboy,
Colonel James Il. Mulliken and Bugier
Paul Kamerer, of New York, a veteran
OF the Fifteenth Volunteer Ohio Bat
terry. Fourth Division, Seventeenth
Army Corps.
Excellent music was rendered by the
Epworth League orchestra of the Rose
willie Methodist Episcopal Church.
Captain George Ougheltree, the chair
man, in his remarks explained that the
affair was given to impress upon the
children the necessity of honoring the
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