Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-25


The incessant rain had a depressing
effect on the voting in the big fore
ign tour and prize contest of the AL
exandria Gazette and only about 1O,-
900 votes were cast There were so
distributed for the different districts
that there are two new leaders today.
In the first division is Miss Elizabeth
King, in the Third is Miss Julia Lewis
and the second remains the same with
Miss Lisa Anderson at the top. Heavy
voting was done in the second district
5y different candidates but not quite
sirong enough 70 capture that high
seat.
The diamon.' ring pariod Of the con-
test will close at nine o'clock next
Wednesday night and after that time
the vote schedule will be considerably
reduced. All candidates and others
residing outside the city may mail
II cir remittlncts. at or before that
hour and they vii; be given second
,.eriod credit
Good work is being done in all the
districts but especially is it so in the
third. People have thought that this
district does not amount to much but
in this they are mistaken. The con-
sestants are not lo,ing very strong
nut are "salting down" their special
nallots and eaclt is trying to spring
surprise on her opponents. The
same is true of the other districts but
hey are voting fna7itr.
Up to date, it is anybcdy's race in
either distric: Sc evenly matched
are the candiia,c: for tour honors
trat it woul1 be impoe. :lle to make
even an intelligent guess as to the i'd
,nrity of the winners. The race is
hc, nd to be close in toeh of the dis
tr,cts and those c:s',d dates will win
who have the best support of their
friends and neighbors Ind most fully
appreciate the creo, they will secure
h.! carrying OF .he ucphy at the end
&c he contest.
: Delays are Expensive.
uring the last fcw days l"mhcr
G: subscribers Of the Alexandria Ga
=. tie have been in the Office and renew
eG their subs i,tions III order to Sc
cure the ac 'ompanyirg special bal
lots for their favoriic ca rn;tes and
,;,me of then: were disappointed when
they found that :hey could ro; secure
rs large special ballot as the same
M, ment would have given ring the
t,et period While the Tanaf ement
regrets that favorite candidates OF
these subscribers do not get the larg-
=; vote, the rules of !lic confess must
no followed. Those who have not yet
ra,d up their subscriptions and intend
Il, ;,r so, WI find the vote S, hedule
still sma!le: during the '.'t period
u,an it is nov. Until Wedi esday
r.ht SIS pa aents from an Old SUP,
~..ner will give the ''srd'date l'4oo
votes and next period it will be ous
100 votes. Last period 1t woulo
..ven 1000 votes.
Time is Flying.
Contestants and their fricnGs should
lear in mind that the c,H.est 's rapid
~ drawing t. = close and that It Will
y, sitively end or Monday night April
l5. This leaves but l6 working days
and every contestant and her co-work
ers should improve every hour of it
The time will come when some OF
them will wish that they had done sc
Cor the race in every district looks as
if very few subscriptions might
turn defeat into victory for many Of
the young ladies.
Accompanying the Alexandria Ga
zette guests will be more than ont
hundred young ladies who will be rep
resentatives from many states, all o
them winners in subscription contest