Evening journal., 1911-09-30
Eden Lodge of Odd Fellows
Leads in Library Contest
Enormous Number of Journal Coupons Turned in by
the Junior Order American Mechanics Who Have
Advanced TO Second PIace---FrafernaI Order
of Eagles and Hope Farm Plan Big Cam
paign for Last Few Weeks.
By A. 0. johnson, s2 Union Square,
New York, n. Y.

The contest Man invites all mem.
hers OF committees appointed to work |
for votes to send their names TO hin |
at No. 80 Union Square, New York |
City, as he has some valuable sug-
gestions to make. Don't fail TO do |
! this unless you are willing to be at
q disadvantage.
Today's report on the vote in the |
great library contest finds the leaders
near 100000. A notable gain was
I made by the Jr. o. u. A. M. The
\ members and friends of this club have
been steadily advancing and during
Y the past week created a tremendous
\ vote with EVENING JOURNAL cou-
4 pons. slowly but surely cutting down
\ the lead Of those in front until now
they rest in second place with clean
total of 163, 3,S15 votes. II they keep
! up this relentless and steady casting
/ of votes, 1t will take a superhuman
effort to keep them out Of first posi-
ton.
While reports we're received from
4 a considerable number of merchants
y this week, in most cases the reports
came from precincts which always
hand IN small reports; several of the
4 stores who always turn in heavy
4 vote did not reach us.
1t is anybody's race so far as the
= first half dozen are concerned, and
even those even down the list beyond
: tenth place need not feel discourag-
i ed, provided they can invent some
i ingenious plan TO divert votes 70
their cause in large quantities with
: out further delay.
Todoufr ranorf will No Doubt cond
3 the rival forces laboring in behalf of
: Hope Farm to furry of special eff
( fort, so that the next week may re-
{ store TO them the position they held
( number of weeks. The Fraternal
+ order of Eagles will no doubt work
p harder than ever, now that they have
r climbed so near the top. There has
r been lot Of training and preparation
r. for this critical moment Evidences
q OF the great squirt are visible every
r where, yet we don't see the half Of
r it, We can observe only the struggles
+ OF the frank, open, non-secretive
r workers, but the plans of the foxy
Z fellows" are not visible to the eye, al
though this sort of work is often the
3 most effective, for they are playing
2 for big game and don't purpose to let
I the other fellows catch on"
It looks as though the half million
2 mark will be reached by the leader
with the four remaining guns to be
Z fired. for these four guns will belch
2 forth more ballots than any time pre-
2 ceding in the big contest, as they will
3 be loaded to the muzzle with votes
p consequent TO new purchases, with
pvotes in exchange for the payment OF
3 old debts, and some are likely to over
Rpay their accounts, trading It out
a later
81 A superhuman effort will be made
nnow that the gong for the last four
Grounds IS sounding. The big chiefs
n are going around with that wise and
3 knowing twinkle in their eye suggest
p ing a clever line Of battle. the details
r of which are locked securely away
p under their fighting visage with which
y they hope to send the keen arrow OF
disappointment into the ranks of the
foe when the final charge is made.
+ THE EVENING JOURNAL will
Hsend throughout Wilmington on Oc-
+ Etober 2S thousands of papers contain
Fling the last bulletin Of the vote pre-
Epared by the contest man. and along
q with it the much coveted and prec-
ious little two vote coupon which is
4 kdestined to cut so large a figure in
! the closing moments before the COM
mittee on awards.
II is almost absurd to predict 4
Awinner, and the contest man has long
tsince stopped doing this. for. with his
Opportunities to peep behind the cur
rtain, he has never yet silently made
Ia prediction which has been sustain
led in the outcome. Therefore You
Tmay go upon the principle that it's
ranybody's library-and It is. It's a
fcinch that you are out of the going
Iunless you do some shrewd and
Iclever work which. in truth, is the
Ionly plan.
I It's an easy matter II you want a
Igood steak to purchase from a con-
Itest market, or II you want your pre-
Iscriptions filled to let the expert ri
FL lone Of the contest stores do it. The
81 lsame theory applies TO anything you
lbuy It's an easy matter for the wife
Ito request this Of her husband, the
Husband of the wife, the children oi
u lboth, and the same of a friend, In
fact all your friends. Every voter
lshould be a self-appointed worker tc
this end from now on; induce Others
Ito follow the pace you are setting
for now is the time that everyone vii
Is the most interesting topic in VIII
Imington. Who's ahead? Is the ques.
+ ihon upon thousands of tongues.
The contest man has expended NJ
small amount of energy answering
this query Every little street urchir
1has him spotted. The little hearts
lare bulging with so much loyalty u
their respective schools that they can
< mot refrain from propounding th'
question whenever they see him. TIL,
lold folks are as deeply enmeshed a,
the young ones, for they are magnifeC
lechoes of the pleadings and protesta
lions Of the little ones, who are reall,
the fuel which kindles the flame whei
a school is in question
The contest is remarkably close
thus far, and the winner cannot hop
10 have a large majority; it will re
1uire a supreme effort at the best
All records will be broken next week
therefore look to your laurels. /
YOU lose there will be no one I,
blame but yourself, and prepare I,
axe the Disappointment gracefully.
Make up your mind the remainin;
Few weeks not to excuse yoursel
from single opportunity with
W predetermination to purchase from
z<z& contest nerChant and pat into IN,