Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27

Twenty dollars In prizes will be award
ed by The Star to children under six
teen years OF age who prepare the best
essays dealing with the house fly and the
need Of exterminating him.
The prizes will be in addition to those
to be awarded monthly to children who
destroy the greatest number OF the in
sects during The Stars five-month anti
fly campaign. which IL to start next
Wednesday. The essay contest, 1t IL be-
lieved. win impress the juvenile crusad-
ers with the Importance of the work In
which they are engaged and encourage
them to put forth every effort to destroy
the winged pests that are a menace to
the health Of the city.
In order that as many children az pos
sible- may understand the meaning and
object Of the anti-fiy campaign before the
crusade is far advanced. 1t has been de-
cided to have the essay contest open
Wednesday. May 1, and continue only
two weeks, or until Wednesday. May ID.
A committee, consisting OF representa-
tives Of the District health office and
the public schools OF the District. will
pass on the merits Of the papers SUBJ
united and the prizes will be awarded &C.
cordingiy.
Rules for Contest.
The rules for the contest are the fol-
lowing:
All contestants must be under sixteen
years OF age.
The essays. properly signed ana giving
the age and addresses Of the contributors.
must be mailed to the Anti-fy Campaign
Editor, care of The Evening Star.
Children under twelve years OF age who
compete must write on the subject OF
why the Fly Should Be Destroyed"
Papers by contestants under twelve years
length.
Children between the ages Of twelve
and sixteen years must write on the
subject OF THE House Fly and Disease.
Papers by contestants between the ages
Of twelve and sixteen must not exceed
500 words In length
Essays received later than noon, We'd
nesday, May 10, will not be considered. >
Division Of Prizes. ,
First prizes in the two classes Will be
cash awards Of SIS each. while there will
be second prizes Of s. each and third
prizes of 81 each, making q total Of $50
in prizes.
ment Of active preparations by children
of the capital for engaging In this years
crusade against the fly, as the boxes In
which they will deliver the exterminated
uted from the various Associated Chari-
ties stations. One thousand boxes have
been manufactured by the George p. XII.
liam Company and were delivered to the
charities stations last night.
Several thousand copies Of q pamphlet
showing the extent of disease caused by
the activities Of the house fly have been
published and distributed by the Ma
tiOnal Association of Manufacturers OF
New York city, by arrangement with the
welfare committee Of the American Iron
and Steel Institute.
Value Of Sanitation.
The pamphlet points out tho fact that
sanitary conditions in municipalities
make 1t hard for the fly to exist One
Of the objects Of the cleanup campaign.
inaugurated by The Star, was to remove
the breeding places Of flies and reduce
the opportunities for the fly population
In Washington to thrive.
Concerning the importance OF SANTA
ton. the pamphlet says:
''Flies are wisely ordained, but We
ought not to need their services. Where
filth and waste are allowed to accumu-
late flies are needed to aid in their de-