The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
N CONTEST FOR PRIZES
Competition VIII Be Keen For
$1,000 of Awards Times
Will Make.

General interest In The Times $5,-
900 manufacturers and merchants
label and sales slip contest has gain
ed lively impetus day by day since
the first announcement was made last
week, and by the time the names oil
the contestants are announced, one
week from today, IL Is apparent that
from four to possibly eight churches
or other organizations will be contest
Ing in each OF the districts. OF which
there will be at least four. Dozens OF
nominations have been made or con-
testants for the automobile or other
prizes for individual effort, which has
Indicated that there is to be no lack
Of interest in the competition Tor
these awards.
The division OF the city into dis
tricts will be so arranged as 10 make
the allotment of territory as advan-
tageous as possible for all the church
es and other organizations contestlng
The districts will be apportioned and
announced as soon as the list OF or
ganizations is complete. The Times
decided not TO district the city until
after the contestants had started
their label and sales slip campaigns
20 that the territory might be more
satisfactorily and advantageously
divided.
The announcement of the territory
divisions will carry with IL the under
standing that at least one prize must
be awarded In each district, and the
smallest prize for each territory under
this arrangement will be one hand-
some $500 Grinnell Brothers piano.
To take a prize Of at least this value
Il will be seen that a church or lodge
in one district will actually be COM
peting against only the four or five
other organizations Of that same dis
trict.
Another advantage which those or
ganizations entering the campaign
early have lies in the fact that the
contestants entered are planning to
extend a call for assistance to or
ganizations OF like denomination or
purpose in their territory, or even
outside their own section or the city.
ANY church which enters the cam
paign has the privilege OF asking an
other church Of its denomination for
cooperation, and It is advisable that
this be done early. before the others
enter as contestants themselves.
When one church enters II should not
be dificult to enlist for 1t the sup
mort of other organizations which for
various reasons should feel friendly
toward It. The contest department
will assist any church in its efforts in
this direction.
The Times has been congratulated
from many sources upon the list OF
products IL has accepted as partici-
PANTS In the contest. For this cam
paign The Times agreed to cooperate
only with those manufacturers whose
products were of national reputation
or of such standard or excellence
as to make them acceptable as table
supplies in any household. In re-
cent issue of an eastern periodical
there appeared the results OF tests OF
many food products made by one Oh
the nations recognized authorities,
and in the honor list given, The
Times is proud to say, there appeared
not few of the products which Will
be found listed as participants In the
label contest. These products were
described as pure and wholesome and
were given many awards for their ex-
cellence at the recent New YORK pure
food food exposition
Efsewher. in this issue will be
found a complete list Of the products
the labels OF which count for votes
toward the prizes. Look the list over
carefully and see II you are not now
using many of these foods. See II
many OF them are not OF a standard
in keeping with the standard you re-
qnire when you make purchases OF
supplies for your table. And remem-
Der that some one wants your labels.
Save them, beginning today. one
week from today the list Of churches,
lodges and individuals seeking the
labels and sales slips will be an
nounced in The Times. and then you
may vote yours for whatever organi-
cation or individual you wish to throw
pour support TO. Give your help where
n is wanted and will be appreciated.