The Detroit times., 1911-12-08
CONTESTANTS RECEIVE HELP
FROM UNEXPECTED SOURCES
People Far and Near Rally To
Support of Candidates In
Times Label Contest.

Contestants in the Times manufac-
turers and merchants $1,000 label and
sales slip contest whose standing in
the race OF 16 weeks was given for the
second time, last Tuesday. are begin
ming TO derive support In large meas
IRE from unexpected quarters. just az
the committees in charge OF the cam
paigns for the various organizations
were assured that help would come
to the contestants from scores OF per-
sons whose efforts TO help would be
spontaneous.
Scores OF letters and packages have
arrived at the contest office in the
mails during the last two weeks and
especially since the announcement of
the standing Of the contestants was
given on Tuesday. In all the envelopes
We're labels, cartons and trademarks,
with instructions TO the contest de-
partment that they be voted for the
contestants One package came by ex-
press. In all Instances the directions
for voting the labels have been spe-
cific.
The extent of general interest in
the contest AMI in the standing OF
the various contestants. and that this
interest ~ not confined to the city OF
Detroit alone is most forcibly Illus
trated by the receipt at the contest
office. Wednesday, of a bulky pack
age from a housewife In Peck, Mich.
This package contained ~ Queen
Anne soap wrappers and some Kings
ford starch wrappers, 300 votes in
all, The contest department was re-
quested to vote the wrappers for one
of the smaller churches, named In the
list of contestants last Tuesday
From the same source many OF the
individuals are acquiring much help
from unseen friends. The workers for
Lawrence Cross, Jr., reported to the
contest office, Wednesday, that not a
few persons had called at the Cross
home, No. 594 Third-ave., to assure
the invalid contestant OF their support
during the contest. This boy, with the
help of his friends, Is making an eff
fective campaign for the automobile,
the first prize for individual contes-
tants though. he has been an invalid
TO the contest Office were for the
Cross boy and Theodore Rollet, an
other juvenile contestant whose back
was broken some months ago while
he was in Duluth. Mimi. One woman,
who had purchased some coal tele-
phoned the office that she would like
to have the friends of the Rollet boy
call at her home for the votes. The
name Is at the contest office and the
first time the workers appear at the
Office with more votes the helping
housewives address will be given
them and mighty shortly afterward,
no doubt, they will call for the votes.
The Jefferson Baptist Mission, at
Jefferson-ave. and Engle-st., in Fair
view, entered the contest this week
and the enthusiasm OF the members
of the Ladies' Aid society, made APP
parent at the church's fair and bazaar,
held Tuesday, bespoke a successful
campaign. The mission has scores OF
friends in it's section of the city, and
with the organization of the Ladies'
Aid society has at its command the
votes from this contestant, no doubt.
will stack up with rapidity to make
others take notice. The committee In
charge comprises Mrs. Mamie Mathis,
No. 1913 Glover-st.; Mrs. o. A. Bacon,
No. 176 Lillibridge-st. Mrs Sarah
Wolfe, No. 465 Lillibridge-st.; Mrs. ID.
n. Reiter, No. 431 1-2 Lycaste-st, and
Mrs. Zepharine DeCaussin, No. 4S0
Lycaste-st.
Speaking for all those contestants
whose vote standing was increased
through the interest Of the friends,
who mailed votes to the Office, the
contest department herewith extends
the thanks and appreciation of each
How certain 1t is that
such help is wanted and appreciated
the housewife who voluntarily send in
her labels would be made to feel with
out doubt If she had opportunity to
meet the various committees in charge
Of the organizations so helped.
SO If you are among those who have
labels in your home but have not yet
sent them in for any of the contes-
tants, act today and let them be vot-
ed. The contestants naturally are anx-
ious to learn as early as possible
the number OF friends they may de-
pend upon for help. Send in your
labels today, naming your favorite for