The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-25
BETHEL CHURCH TAKES
LEAD IN TIMES CONTEST
Five Organizations Now Over
Million Mark-William Whalen
Heads Auto Contestants

Remaining In second position, their
place III the standing last Tuesday,
only as long as the time required to
spread the message OF success among
! their co-workers and friends, and TAX
ing up the campaign for labels with a
new vigor that Is best described by a
! glance at their organizations present
standing, the members and friends or
Bethel Evangelical church today find
that organization leading, for the first
time, In The Times $1,000 label and
sales slip prize contest.
The upward move OF Bethel church,
as shown in the standing today against
that of Tuesday, is thoroughly indica-
| tive OF the number of quantity bonuses
the workers for this organization prob
.bly will take advantage of between
now and Feb. s. The committee men,
bers already have turned in some OF
the quantity combinations OF labels.
announced this week. and this fact
alone indicates the activities for this
organization which other contestants
must equal or better II the first prize
of 1000 Is TO be awarded to any
church other than Bethel.
Two announcements of importance
are made herewith 10 all contestants.
The first of these is that the combina-
tion allowing 5000 votes extra for five
Runkels Milk Chocolate or Almond
Bar labels. one outside band from
Kel-I-Cin gum and one label from Os-
nuns sailed peanuts, in round car
tons, will be continued until next
Monday night. The second announce
ment is that contestants can save
themselves considerable inconveni.
ence II they will arrange their guam
tity deal labels into separate bundles
that is. coffee wrappers in bundle
by themselves, soap wrappers or
heads by themselves, etc. II this is
done. the contest department will be
enabled TO count the labels and COM
pute the bonus totals with great
deal more rapidity and convenience
for the contestants.
Contestants also are urged not TO
hold all their quantity bonus labels
utnil the last day of the time speci-
fed, Feb. 5. II will greatly facilitate
the work OF counting up the labels
and bonuses and issuing ballots IL the
labels are brought TO the office once
or twice each week, II not oftener, be-
tween now and Feb 5. Contestants
nave the assurance of The Times that
no greater vote bonus ever will be
offered during the contest on the la.
bells which figure in the quantity
deals, and there will be no combina
ton next week, so let all efforts APP
NV to the gathering of quantity bonus
labels, and get them to the office be
fore the final date specified.
II al An1t 80 ~ nftV
Lady of the Rosary church. with a
vote OF 1,1S7.955. hold second position
today in the list Of contestants, though
five organizations have vote OF more
than one million, with as many more
but a few points under that mark.
The division leaders among the or
CARNATIONS remain practically the
same.
Honk. Honk. Gentlemen in the
race for the Regal runabout. you have
with you today William Whalen, No
t461b Porter-st Undismayed by the
fact that six other contestants slipped
over the million mark through their
activities OF last week, Whalen crowd
ed upward TO vote of 1887, 900, and
he asserts that he will be In the run
ming in every sense of that word from
now until March 8, and likewise In
the automobile for some time after
March 8. A glance at the list of con-
testants for the automobile prize. how
ever, will reveal the excitement OF
the campaign among these con
testants.
Carol Tossy has taken the lead in
the race for the Shetland pony, with
Margarie Brando leading for the Sec
ond pony. The juvenile vote climbs
steadily upward, and Ii also will pass
the million mark within few days.
Remember TO get in your quantity
bonus labels as you get them. Watch
the display advertisement for com
nlete list OF products and bonus vote
Don't wait for the last day. The stand
ing OF all contestants is as follows:
DIVISION NO. I.
Organizations.
Young Ladies Sodality Church
of Our Lady of the Rosary. l,lS7,955
WAYNE Assembly No. l, 0. o.
Central Women's Christian
Temperance Union $500. 4sS,6sl
Detroit Banner Hive. No. 2, l.
o. L. NJ o. T. W............ 394,56S
American Insurance Union,
Chapter. No. 4.,............ 3s0.534
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