Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-08-29
SPLENDID WORK
In BIG CONTEST
Workers Gradually IntrOduC-
Ing System in Their
Plans
CONCENTRATED EFFORT
PROVES Effective
BY A. o. JOHNSON,

80 Union Square, New York City.
Before we proceed with to-days
comment upon the strides the voting
took last week, we desire to take an
other matter up with our voters. It is
positively against the instructions to
the merchants for them to give out adj
vance information as TO how many
votes were cast in their stores for any
Of the contestants. The principal rea-
son for this is, that this information
belongs to the newspaper as an ok
elusive item for publication and If
voters are permitted to go around and
gather this from the merchants in adj
vance it would be against the ethics
OF the situation. There is not a week
but that some merchants fail to re-
port for various reasons; couldn't find
the time or something Of the kind and
such reports, of course, cannot enter
our publication of the results until
they are in hand. Again this habit on
the part of voters would develop, due
TO the fact that there would be some
one from each of the competing forces
ultimately acting as a courier for such
information until It would resolve it,
self into a nuisance.
Voters must look to THE JOURNAL
for the progress Of the contest aud
there you will find the results in ac-
curate and definite form Again we as
Eert, that these reports are filed away
and held subject to the inspection Of
q committee on awards of your own
appointive power. this method is em-
ployed for the purpose of convincing
all interested that the predominating
motive is a fair and impartial contest
for one and all alike.
Every gun the friends Of Hope Farm
could muster seemed to be loaded 10
the muzzle last week and their &C
complishments are admirable. Just
think, several of the contestants have
passed the ten thousand mark and the
leader is now on the way to 10000.
This may be reached with the next
count
Pupils Of Schools Should Form Com
mittees.
The schools that are out after tie
libraries should have committees 10
look after their interests as have the
many clubs and societies competing.
Much more can be accomplished with
this plan in effect and any pupil VINO
reads this can take the matter in hand,
call his fellow pupils together and
form a committee. When you do this
write me at my ofice-the address you
will find at the top of this article
and / will give you what advice / can
as to what you should do or you can
make an appointment with me and
will gladly meet you.
School and Churches Consolidated.
We have had numerous requests 70
consolidate the vote for schools and
churches of the same parish and have
done so; those who did not request
this we have done so for them, thai
they may have an equal opportunity
with the rest Every friend or mem
Der of the parish represented by th7s'
schools should concentrate the future
vote upon the school and quit splitting
the vote as you have been doing.
Ths X of c. men. in the opinion o
the writer, would very likely be NJ
closer TO the headliners today if the
full reports from the stores which
are their stronghold we're in hand
They are showing improvement al
along the line The order is composed
of the members of the best families. [
is now less than two months when the
big contest will breathe its last in vii
mington. and these few weeks vii
mark time so rapidly that almost be
fore voters realize it, the big squirt vii
be in evidence. Somebody is going Il
lose. many are going to be disappOint
ed when THE JOURNAL proclaims th'
winner. and of one thing there is M
doubt that the winner will have VOL
simply because they did the brainies
and best work; the losers will havl
lost because they failed to excel II
these essential qualities. This critica
situation will soon face every voter
and unless you want to brook defeat
should be the studied purpose Of ever
one not to wave aside a single solitaT
opportunity, whether IL be ten cents o
ten thousand dollars The guerilla sor
of warfare won't win in the battle 70
books; the forces must be assemble
together, stepping in unison, puttin
forth a solid front to the friendly ad
versaries; there must be a captain I
shout the command and lieutenants {
pass it down the line, with undiyide
response from every soldier.
Thus far, the Lippincott and Co. dc
partment store is the stronghold of tn
Hope Farm, and their lead Their,
Judging by the week previous, Wi
prove a powerful aid for first plac
some time However, all the contest
ants are showing perceptble gains q
this store, and who knows but tina
some dark horse has sprung to tn
front this week. Next Saturday
JOURNAL will tell the story, an
thousands are anxiously awaiting il
advent.
Last week was a fine report frol
Pyle and Cronin's shoe store, and th
votes returned demonstrate clearly th
popularity of this store.
A big report is due this week frol
the George r. Fritz furniture stor
for the vote runs into big round hl
ures there and you will see the total
swell like inflated balloons. Be on "a
alert In the meantime grasp TIL
JOURNAL coupon privilege now yer
much in vogue and make hay Will
the sun shines"
THE CONTEST MAN.