Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-25
GREAT LIBRARY
CONTEST IS NOW
NEARING It's END
Race viii End at 4 O'clock
Next Wednesday After
noon, March /.

Here is the last count before the fnal
totals that will tell the story of the
free libraries contest. The Newark
Motor and Yacht Club is nearly a half
million votes ahead of its competitors.
First Reformed Church gains first
place in the church class over it's near
est competitor, St. AIMS Church, lead
ing by nearly $1,000 votes. Hawkins
Street School has a tight hold on first
place, being over 700,ov0 votes over its
nearest competitor. the Thirteenth
Avenue School.
All the contestants are enthusiastic
and not one viii quit the race init!
the final day. March l. There arc but
three days left before tho campaign
closes. and there will BE- something do
ing until the last minute OF the las
day.
Several organizations that have
worked faithfully from tho start afp
punched together and their final show
ing of strength win undoubtedly is
velop many surprises. Interest in the
contest is growing greater as tie clos
ing time approaches ard the raFto;s
organizations have employed every re
sou- e OF strength at their %coEanaau
in the gathering o. votes.
The standing OF the f~51rtecat.
count is as follows.
Newark Motor and Yacht Cigb.3.@i',l
Hawkins Street School. .2,Sii,ft3
Court South End, 1852. ]. o. T..g,8aS, ~
Columbus Alliance of Orange. >. s55,fNA
Thirteenth Avenue School. ....2,1i2,#il
st. Joseph's School. .1,s22,t0
Newton Street Schooi. ...e...,l,ell.S
Newark Eagles No. 44............l,el3As3
Newark High Schooi...........1,l62,Si
First Reformed Church.......... fai.o4)
St. AIMS Church. ........... 751.3@
Sperling Social Club. ........... III. j
Joy Club 629,o9
Madison Avenue School......... s33,Sis
Blessed Sacrament Church,. 5i7.gfl
South Tenth Street School....... $3.50
Granite Lodge Nora. /. o. 0. II. as o.
Morton Street chooI.......... Gas. los
Young Mems Catholic Ciub...... 21S.ofl
81. Rridget's School. ............ 2f9,oso
Lodge No. 4s0, o. +. D., Vito
ties Emmanuel ................ 1882
Franklin Street NJ. e. Church. t62, 9to
First Evangelical Church .,...,, 143.i0D
American Business 3ireau...... 1876. $50
Fifteenth Avenue School. 49,. 191.1lO
Clinton Avenue Baptist Church. 1880
st. Paifs German Lutheran
Church 92,l10
Grove street School ........... S1.s05
st. Johns Lutheran Church.. -. 64.h60
South Market Street School,. 54.450
Newark Lodge No. 7. r & A. M. IS $40
Our Lady OF Good Council. -. 26.7 ss
Atlas Lodge No. IS. I. o. o. F.. 2s.245
st. Mary's Orphanage............ 2a.3&5
Marion Lodge No. 2S. l.. o. o. r 1858
Park View Union Cha pei. ....... 1885
First Rosevile American Boy
scouts 1890
Second Presbyterian Church.. 1875
Eighth Avenue M. z. Church.. 10 $50
Hamburg Place School. ........ 1920
Sixteenth Ward Republican
Cub .................,.,......... 1910
First Christian Church. ........ 1910
Northern Lodge No, rs. #. and
A. Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Emmanuel Raptist .............. s11o
First Presbyterian Church,. $50
international 3. and r. Workers $3.50
High Street PRESBYTERIAN Church 4.410
Johnson Avenue School. ......... 2,4so
Sisters OF Charity. 1900