Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-26
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The incessant rain had depressing
Today and up TO nine o'clock to-
morrow night is the last chance to win
the $50 diamond ring to be awarded
as a special prize in the Alexandria
Gazette's European Tour Contest.
The conditions are that the candidate
turning in the largest amount Of
money in new subscriptions between
the dates Of March IA and March q
at nine p. m., who does not win =
tour, but who is next to tour winners
will be awa arded the diamond ring on
the night Of April 16, when the judg-
es count the votes to decide the win
n.rs of the three tours.
Votes we're few and far between
yesterday, but they were SO uislrln-
nted as to make q new leader in each
district. The new leaders are Miss
l.. VioleLt Proctor in the FIRST DIS
trict. Miss Susan Fawcctt in the Sec
ond and Miss Irene Pullman in the
Third. Miss Fawcett makes big
iump and goes from fourth place to
the head Of her district with more
than 2,OOb votes over any other con-
testant i1 her district.
Everyh ody is getting ready for the
rush tom orroW night when the Sec
ond Period comes to close. We
wish to Say once more that the spe-
cial ballots secured on all subscrip-
tions turned in today and tomorrow
do not have to be voted until the
holders Of them desire to cast them.
1t is only the subscriptions and the
money that have to be turned in in
order to count on the diamond ring,
and on the second-period vote sched
ulc.
The third and last period of the
contest will begin next Thursday,
and it will close at 9 o'clock p. m,
April Is. This leaves but seventeen
working days for contest work, and
in those fifteen days every contestant
and those Of her friends and sup
porters who desire her success must
nut forth strenuous efforts to land
the prize.
The indications are that the bal
loting will be very much heavier dur
ing the remaining days Of the contest
than it has been at any other time.
Most of the candidates are pretty well
fortified with reserve votes and their
opponents will strive to make them
show their hands or fall so far in the
rear that their friends are liable to
pet discouraged 1t is advisable for
every candidate to keep in good posi-
,ion in the list as published daily and
not get too far behind the procession
at any time.
Invading the City.
Some of the ladies from the rural
districts have secured subscriptions
from their friends in Alexandra,
and it is quite natural that they
should be assisted, for the business
men of this city realize that their
business would not thrive II those
people living in this section patron
lied the mail order houses IN pref
erence to home enterprises. This Is
the cold fact that comes to the busi'
ness man, and he is indeed glad to
talk to the candidates and assist
them. Their success is in time the
stepping stone of his future prosper
ity. The candidates vino have ap.
preached the business men of the city
are spreading pleasing and convinc.
ing arguments both in the country anc
city Of the generous spirit Of our bus
mess interests, and the business fra
ternity understands the shrepdpes,
of the candidates of the different dis
tricts. They realize that the tim
spent in assisting candidates will 4