Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-04
LIBRARY CONTEST
ENDEO AWARDS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Motor and Yacht Club, Hawkins
School and First Reformed
Are Winners.
SOME SPLENDID WORK IS
DONE DURING CAMPAIGN
Thousands of Men, Women and
Children Struggle Jealous
~ Until Last Hour.

The library voting contest which has
been on for the last three and a hnlf
months between the schools, churches,
lodges and societies for the magnifl-
cent libraries closed at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The victors are
to be congratulated for their Jealous
work Inter esting their many friends
and In securing the necessary ballots
which won out against many strong
n close competitors. The contest for
these beautiful libraries has ueen one
CT the most intensely interesting and
friendly struggles yer known in this
city, and no doubt engaged the jealous
support and active work of more
people than any contest in the history.
While many schools, churches, lodges
n societies put forth strong efforts
to secure the libraries and polled votes
running into hundreds of thousands,
yet there is no doubt that all will be
pleased with the results. After the
final count was made an interview was
held with The successful organizations,
and the following letters were handed
in, which speak for themselves:
Letters from winners.
Newark, N. j., March 8, 1911.
Mr.. w. H. Redwine, Manager Star
Contest, Newark, n. j.:
Dear SRI am overjoyed to hear
the good news that we won the library.
It was a long, hard battle, but the
club has been repaid for its hard work.
What makes it q whole lot more
pleasant, the fine library comes as a
birthday present for the club, the club
being organized on March =, 1907. l
know all the members of the club and
their families and friends who worked
so hard n faithfully will enjoy read
ing a good book and will have a pleas
ant time explaining to visitors how hard
we worked gathering trademarks and
clipping coupons from the Evening
STAR, and how pleasant 1t was to see
our club keep at the head Of the list,
and then at last being a victor. AT
the beginning of the contest We a no
idea of winning. When the Steger
piano was offered as a special prize
the members adopted the motto Work
and we will win,' and stuck to 1t. After
winning the piano some of u mem
bers who thought it would be tmpos-
sible to win against such other large
OISdIllLdllO . WI vi S1iiAAo w o-V
by hard work great things could be
done. SO we all worked HARD till the
last minute. We wish to thank the
management for the kind and
courteous treatment we always re-
ceived; also wish to thank the Eve
ming STAR for past favors and all
reople for the way they helped us
make the greatest story ever told for
the club.
Hoping that the workers will now
he able to stop a few moments to read
we remain. yours very truly.
NEWARK MOTOR AND YACHT
CLUB.
PER Joseph P. Knoll, Treas.
History of the Club.
The Newark Motor and Yacht Club
was ORGANIZED on March 6, 1907, to
promote good fellowship among boat
men. 1t was organized with So names
on the charter list, now having q men,
Lership of about 200, and about 20 or
so boats in its fleet. Charles Schott
was the first commodore. The flag can
be seen mostly anywhere, and if any
hoatman is in trouble and sees a New
ark Motor and Yacht Club flag he is
happy, as he knows a helping nand
will be given if needed. The CLUB is
the youngest of yacht clubs in this
vicinity and is the best known. The
members are always willing to help a
man who is interested in motor-boat-
ing. The club Is a member of he Yacht
Racing Association of New York City
The club has it's headquarters at the
foot of Chester avenue and has a sum-
mer home at Rossville, S. 1. The j
has won three fine prizes in its history
"a beautiful gold clock for having the
finest decorated float in the Elks' Hal
lowe'en parade, the fine Steger piano
as a special prize in this contest and
the magnificent $1,000 library. and
thinks more of winning these prizes
than the New York Yacht Club does OF
winning the famous Americas cup.
The officers of the club are: d. X.
Atrecht, commodore; Charles Monta-
loo. vice-commodore; William Sitzler,
-aor oonpaodpra a K Sharks. geCre-