Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-13
Third District.

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The big European tour contest no"
being conducted by the Alexandra;
Gazette and which will result in three
ladies from this city and vicinity Sc
curing delightful trip abroad mex
July and August, looms large i'll tht
lime light just now and the Office OF
the contest department was 4 very
busy place yesterday, there being {:
constant stream Of visitors, and every
mail was ladened with subscriptions
and ballots.
Yesterdays balloting brings two
new leaders today. The balloting was
so strong in district one that Miss l.,
Violet Proctor had to give up her
seat in the roll Of honor to Miss Mel
lie Uhler. In the second district the
forty thousand mark has been reached
by two candidates. Miss Esther 1.
Teisley leads her district with just a
few more votes than Miss Lisa Ander-
son. In the third district the race is
certainly hot and fierce one. Miss
Julia w. Lewis and Miss Irene Pullman
are tied for first place. This is strange
and startling. Who will give one OF
these contestants the most Subscrip-
lions now to break the tie?
Every contestant should try and get
in every dollar possible today before
nine O'Clock. One dollar might win
that diamond or suitcase. DON'T
LOSE A MINUTE, hut work. right uI
to the last.
Subscriptions Rolling In.
The management is highly pleased
over the work being done by the
young ladies and their friends inter
ested in the contest. The success OF
the enterprise is already assured and
when the contest will have closed the
Alexandria Gazette will be 4 regular
visitor to thousands of new homes in
this section in addition to the large
increase secured in the city, and many
of these homes will be those which
have never been visited by an Alexan-
dria newspaper.
The increased circulation canno,
but prove beneficial to this city, for Il
will interest these new subscribers ir
The city and its business affairs ant
open up u much larger field for the
live and wide-awake merchants to cal
attention to their goods
The number of special ballots is
sued with subscription payments yes
terday showed plainly that the youne
ladies are at work, many subscription
payments being received, and some o
them we're of 4 size to gladden. TIT
hearts of the young ladies in whos'
names the ballots were issued. Man!
Of the contestants are fortifying then
selves with these ballots which vii
surprise their opponents at the CLOS
of the contest.
The large vote on all subscription
turned in during the period has stlmu
lated the contestants up to pom
where great things must be expected
and all are cognizant Of the fact tina
subscriptions turned in prior to TO
might at nine o'clock will give the lar
gest number of votes, and are conse
Iuently putting forth their best CT
forts.
The present Indications point to
very close finish in the race and il
each of the districts the battle wake
warmer as the contest progresses.
Serves to Increase Interest.
The closeness is what makes tn
contest so full Of interest. The pull
lie know that one Of these many wo:
thy young ladies who are numbers
among the contestants will win Il
prize in her district, and as q resu
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