New-York tribune., 1911-11-20

AFTER ur5rlN nNF Wontnr ot eNa'NnG
vor. the Judge ot tho Tribune great
Towns and cities Contest have com
rle,ei their ta-L Thov oro now pre-
tsre6 o. distribute 1.&,o prizcs 'ctali'nG
$4,000. fec tho successful contestants, as
announced this morning.
The committee of awards consisted of
Samuel T. Floomingdale. of Blooming
G7le Brothers. Thomas g. O'Brieu, vice
p~esideut of the Drake School. and
George l.. Tootc, jr. secretary OF W. ~.
Hun & Co They have passed on all the
entries with tho most scrupulous care.
I'm handling tho enormous mass oi &c
taila connected with this work they have
rcen assisted 10y the Trbune's Contest
uersrtment consisting oC the managers
and 2 clerical force Of twenty-five. the
complete list of awards is printed else
where this morning.
That this work has amply paid tho
judges in qualification over the wide in
,erest aroused boy the contest is the
unanimous verdict Of the committee and
their helpers. They believe that it has
NOT only been a. means OF cntcrtainm. t
lo readers Of all classes and ages
throughout the country. but that ii has
been of decided educational value. Some
of tho letters sent in 10y prize winners
afford striking proof Of this
a Word from the Leaders.
The winner of the second prize, Mrs.
Sarah Greenfield, whose family conduct
. dress trimming and drygoods cstab-
Ishneut i'm Avenue 4. this city, says;
a amt SAY too much for the honesty OF
,oir wonderful paper. / want to thank
YOU very much for your fairness.
ucir,. Goodman. who ranks third Oh the
rs;. writes i'm like vein. though nc ad-
luits that as nc docs not yet know what
roizo hc has won. ne is uncertain as TO
lust how grateful ne should bc. 1t IS to
rc horcd he will find use for the auto
mobile which hc learns this morning is
inns reward
Charles Y. Terwillight who wins the
fourth prize. q player piano. is a division
manager of the Prudential Insurance
CompJny
EgpeciaI interest is attached TO the
sixth prize. as its winner, Ray
mond Bergman, has an clevcn-year-old
son who. with her help, won the second
rrize IN an educational contest earlier IN
the year.
Another woman prize winner. Helen
Il. Iefkowitz, ninth on the list, says: i
will always remember The Tribune as
one NJ the fairest papers in New York. %
J. T.. Peck, who carries off the tenth
prize. is an apothecary, of Pittston'
Penn. lie has been a subscriber to The
Tribune for eighteen years. He says:
while worked hard at times in ar
riyine at the right answers, 1 must say
that the contest furnished great deal
Of pleasure to myself and family
Miss McCabe, the eleventh prize win
ncr. is an employc Of the American
Thread Company. She writes: we
have always read your paper, even be-
fore YOU started these contests, and
therefore feel deeply gratitied in win
ming a prize from the regular paper in
stead of having to get some other
il is interesting TO note that just haii
of the leaders are women.
None Of the answers was free from
errors Mr.. Ward. first on the list, has
only three against him. Mrs. Green
field made four. Mr. Goodman and Mr..
Tcrwillight have six apiece Rose Braun
seven. Mr.. Bergman and Mr. Wineburgh
ei ht apiece. Bella Black and Helen Lef-
kowitz nine each and the remaining
three Of the twelve leaders ten each.
Where the number of errors tied the or
der OF prize award was determined by
The number Of coupons submitted.
Method Of Management.
The contest began on June 70, with the
appearance Of the first set Of pictures.
Each day for siXty-seven days The Trib-
une published three illustrations, car
toons or other representations of the
name Of a town or a city located in the
Continued on sixth page.