Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-16
Contest Closed.


zcltc presented scene oil intense
ac,ivitv and interest yesterday ana
last night during the closing n"erS
or the greatest contest ever conducted
bv anv newspaper in this section oi
the State, and promptly at y o'clock
the ballot box was locked and scale"
in the presence of the judges, to be
o,ened by them at o'clock tonight
IN the Alexandria Gazette Office, when
the work of determining the three
fortunate winers of the great Euro
mean Tours and the other Spe'''''
nrizes will be commenced.
Last Day q Hummer
Although the large numher ol
vouno ladies engaged in the contest
assisted by numerous friends hao
worked faithfully for the past seven
weeks in this city and throughout TINS
section, meeting with great success
.she closing day proved reeoru-
breaker and subscriptions to the Al
ovandria Gazette accompanied ny
the cash, were poured into the buS'-
ness Office, keeping the contest man
onar and his assistants and the en-
tire Office force very busy. "heh
IN. evening shades appeared the OIL
fee presented a scene not unlike elec-
tion night. The room was iilled oy
the contestants and their 1rlendS'
and all were doing their utmost 20
swell the total vote of those IN 'he
great race for the goal.
For some time before the poiiS
closed many had become intensely IN
terested in the outcome OF the event
and filed the office. When 9 o'clock
arrived the manager Of the contest
declared the voting closed, locked ana
seo,ed the ballot box, handed the
kew to the judges, and the box, con-
tanning the hopes and fears of nearly
thirty energetic young ladies, rs "eli
rs the results Of their labors for the
past seven weeks, was locked IN
hank vault, there to remain until the
indpes convene tonight to determine
and declare the result.
Today all the subscriptions are be-
inc verified by the circulation depart
mani and recorded in the contest
subscription books for the inspection
Of the Judges at o'clock tonight
Who Will Win?
The Young lady who has the most
r,,,os in each of the several districts
will he one of the three contestants
who will be awarded the tours ana
will enjoy the trip with several nun, l.
d,ad other newspaper Contest girls.
All Is Now Speculation.
Wbo those fortunate ones Will be
will be told by the Alexandria Gazette
in its next issue, providing the judges
finish their work in time. At present
all is speculation and conjecture. Inc
c,ptssst is so very close in some OF
the districts, perhaps in all three OIL
them, that even the contest manager
would be unable to name the VIM
ner, in advance of the decision OF tne
Judges, even were he disposed 10 ao
so. All the anxious ones can 90 is
to patiently await the announcement
by the judges.
One lady's votes at time VIII DC
counted and just as soon as the Judg'
cS find out the total of the vote of eacr
lady it will be announced then, so that
the candidates and their friends who
are present. can keep right up with
the judges, and in this way there vii
be something doing all the time The
work of counting the ballots will be
q tedious one and the contest man
ager has the assurance that tn,
Judges will make the count as rapid
as possible, and will render their de
cision as soon as it can be done j