Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-20
MAGNIFICENT RACE.

NJ MAINlflSEN RfSE'
Great Race, isn't it? The Alexan'
dria Gazette's great free-for-all has
actually laid over all other contests
ever heard of in this vicinity in the
shade. The race is getting more
and more interesting every day. To-
day it is one favorite, tomorrow an
other, and still another the next day
Leaders in the several districts
change so rapidly and the various
candidates glide up and down in the
lists until there is nothing like pick
ing winner at this time, and it's
everybody hustle for his favorite.
After That Diamond.
That diamond ring which will be
awarded to the young lady who
turns in the most money on new sub
scription before one week from to-
night at 8 o'clock, is creating quite
a good deal of excitement and sew
eral ladies have said they intended
to wear it. If you do, you will have
to turn in just one more subscription
than your friend, for the race is so
even that it has the Contest Man.
ager guessing who will get it.
Candidates are cautioned not to
mark subscriptions new when they
are really old. 1t will not get you
one vote, and besides gives the Con-
test Department much trouble.
Mr.. Reader, if you are looking for
something exciting and interesting,
lust watch the Standing in the AL
exandria Gazette's Great European
Tour Contest, which is now going on
with unabated friendly rivalry. In
the First District Miss Elizabeth
King steps from third place to the
honor seat in her district with just
Is more votes over Miss Nellie Uhler
who has 28,914 votes to her credit.
In the Second Division Miss Lisa
Anderson comes to the front with u
few more votes over Miss Heisley;
who stands second. Miss Heisley and
Miss Anderson are the first candi-
dates in their district to pass the
$4,000 mark.
In the third district the balloting
was SO heavy yesterday that Miss
Ada; Mcdonald had to give up her
seat in the Roll of Honor to Miss
Irene Pullman. Miss Pullman has over
$1,000 votes to her credit.
All the candidates are working
hard but when they realize that the
end of the contest is drawing near
and as the vote schedule will be re-
ducea after one week from today at
nine o'clock, it is time to get busy
in earnest and not lose ONE MIN
UTE OF TINE. There is such re-
duction in the schedule after next
Wednesday that it certainly pays
every candidate to do her best while
it is in effect. snake hay while the
sun shines"
Opportune Time Is Passing.
The period of opportunity is rapidly
drawing to close, and those readers
of this family paper who intend to
assist a favorite candidate with q
subscription should delay no longer
but do it now when It will count more
votes than it will in the next period
This period closes at . o'clock Wed
nesday night, March 81. There is yet
plenty of time to assist your favor
ite but it is getting shorter every
hour. Time and tide wait for no man
Neither will the contest vote sched-
uleS.
Who Would Win Must Work.
This is not popularity contest MOI
beauty contest and neither Of these
qualities will produce the winners
The girls who win are those wht
keep hammering away steadily fol
the next twenty-five working days
Those who made an earlier start were
fortunate, but to maintain their stand