Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
COME TOGETHER IN CLUBS
Booklovers' Contestants Find Ways TO
-- Make Picture Solving Easy.
BOARDING HOUSE SOCIETY A HIT
Does Just what Organizer Hoped and
brings Many Members Into the
Meetings on "wednesday and
Saturday Evenings.

SO great has the interest in the Bee
Booklovers' contest become that in many
places Booklovers' contest clubs are being
formed. that each member may have the
benefit OF the brains Of all in solving the
daily picture puzzle.
In this connection many contestants
have written the contest editor asking how
a club may be formed and how the best
results may be obtained. The editor can
do no better than TO print the following
letter from a correspondent who has ac-
complished the very thing and whose club
is deriving much interest and advantage
from the work The letter follows;
Boarding House Club.
I'VE formed a club in our boarding house
within a week after the contest started.
and we have found It a source of much
entertainment We call our club the
Omaha Bee Bi-weekly Literary club, as
we meet every Wednesday and Saturday
evenings. Every one in our house is a
member.
"a different member Is chosen to preside
at every meeting. When all are assembled
a set of coupons for the previous three
days IL given to each member, with a
copy Of the catalogue. Each person is
given ten minutes on each picture, or
thirty minutes in all to seek his answer.
When time is called each, in turn, reads
his answers to the three pictures.
Each person is then allowed five minutes
to defend his or her choice, after which
a vote is taken and the consensus Of
opinion is set down as the clubs guess
on the picture. Thus we will turn In a
single set OF pictures with no duplicate
guesses? Should we win a prize II will
be the property of the club.
THE dues Of our club are six cents a
week, with an initiation fee OF thirty
cents This money buys the catalogue
and coupons for each member. Prizes also
are contributed and awarded to the mem
Der who gives the best reason for the
choice of answers"
A score of other clubs, along similar
lines, have been formed. but with vary
ing rules The one outlined in the letter
seems to be the most practical, and is
recommended to those who contemplate
forming such society.
List of All Prises.
The prizes to be awarded are as follows.
First-A White Steamer automobile, a
beautiful five-passenger car celebrated for
its durability and speed. valued at 5000.
This car is exhibited at Drummond's $,
Eighteenth and Harvey streets.
Second-A ten-acre ranch in beautiful
Tehama county California; delightful eli
mate, rich fruit land; value, N,25O. Full in
formation concerning this land may be had
at the office Of Trowbridge- Bolster com
pany in the City National Bank building,
Omaha
Third - A beautiful Krer Auto-Grand
player piano (have the music Of the mas
tiers in your own home); value, $500. This
prize is exhibited at the Bennett store, Six
teenth and Harvey streets.
Fourth-One lot in the business district
of Ralston, a lot 25xlOO feet, on haywood
street: value, s275. Full information may
be had at the offices Of the Ralston Town
site company, 800 South Seventeenth street
Omaha.
Fifth-In the beautiful suburban town OF
Ralston, one lot in the residence portion
6ox12O feet; this lot is valued at $225. Full
Information may be had at the offices Of
the Ralston Townsite company. 800 South
Seventeenth street, Omaha.
Sixth. Seventh and Eighth-Three setI
Twelve volumes) of Nelson's Loose-Leai
Encyclopedia, the encyclopedia that cannot
grow old; each set valued at 500. Thes,
books are exhibited at the store Of w. A
Hixenbaugh & Co.. 1914 st. Mary's avenue
Ninth and Tenth-The Book OF Know
edge, or Child's Encyclopedia, a universal
work for school children. twenty-four vol
umes; each set $50. These books are ex.
hibited at the store OF w. A. Hixenbaugt
& Co., 1914 St. Mary's avenue.
Add to this forty-five cash prizes, a
follows: Five 5000 prizes, ten $500 prizes
ten 500 prizes, twenty 500 prizes