Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Awards in Star Contest Are
Turned Over to Winners.
MAYER GETS GRAND PRIZE
Carries Away Sack Of Coin Weigh
ing Over Three Pounds.
SAVING SPIRIT IS SHOWN
Several Victors Will Start or In
Pleased With Work.

Prize winners in The Stars big $1,000
contest received their money at The
stars business Office today. each winner
being paid in cleaning. glittering, clink-
ing new gold coin, fresh from the mint
gold coin that had never been spent
Many Of the prize winners declared that
never had they seen so much gold coin
at one time.
c. c. Mayer Of 2129 18th street north
west captured the first grand prize Of
$1,000. The amount was paid to him in
SO gold pieces. fifty of them. in a canvas
bag. The weight Of the coin. without
the sack that inclosed it, was fifty-eight
ounces-three pounds and ten ounces,
avoirdupois. Of new-minted gold. Some
money in the world. but Mr.. Mayer
knows there is, because he has 1t.
Praises the Contest.
THE contest was the fairest and best
OF any in which I have ever engaged"
said Mr.. Mayer, when he received his
fifty clinking double eagles. 1T was a
pleasure to work in this contest, and l
really consider this thousand dollars
easy money! though / am free to say
never saw SO much gold at one time in
my life
A noticeable feature of the paying Off,
was the number Of contestants who de-
clared they will put their prize money in
bank. Many Of the winners already have
bank accounts. and others stated their
intention Of starting accounts with the
money they received from The Star to-
day. So that the contest has an economic
side that was not figured upon when 1t
was inanpnrQfpd Sover9l nOnfhS ago
Will Aid Athletics.
The team representing the Eastern
High School Athletic Association, which
captured the second grand prize of $500.
will devote the money to the improvement
of athletics and athletic Equipment and
conditions at the Capital Hill school. The
money will go long way toward fitting
up modern gymnasium for the high
school athletes and in Quitting the track
team and base ball and foot ball teams
for the coming season.
Troop II, Boy Scouts, which won a $500
prize, will start a troop fund with the
money, after the boys who did the work
have been paid small amounts for their
labors. The Scouts worked under the di-
rection of Scoutmaster w. I. Simpson. in
whose name the order for the 500 in gold
was made out.
William Grass. 20A 1 street northwest.
is only sixteen year old. but he was old
enough to land the third prize of 500.
Young Grass entered the contest early
and worked right through to the end. the
results of his work being bright little
stack of $50 gold pieces-twenty of them
that he received from The Star today.
This, he says, will be added to the bank
account he already has.
Won Without Assistance.
Harry Ragan. 1923 Maryland avenue
won fourth grand prize, $500
in gold conn., by his own unaided eff.
forts. Young Raglan works during the
day and has only his Sundays and
evenings to devote to the contest. This
extra time he put in to such effect
that he early took a position among
the possible prize winners. and from
this place he was never dislodged.
Not: one OF the winners had anything
but praise for the manner in which The
Every one expressed the opinion that
he contest has been one Of the fairest
and cleanest ever conducted in the city,
and all alike call their gold coin prizes
easy money''-easy in that, while 1t
had to be worked for, the work has
been pleasant.
The winners are satisfied. The Star is
and even the ones who failed
to capture prizes have been paid ltber-
ally for their work.
Here's The Stars Merry Christmas for
all who have SO Loyalty worked for the
paper during the contest, and may
you all get as much pleasure out Of
your prizes as The Star gets in giving
them to you.