Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-14
Sac0nd nisfrict
Third District.
Miss Ada Mcdonald. 1870

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Yesterday was certainly a hcarti-
ful day in the European Tour contest
department of the Alexandria Ca
zette. The subscriptions came ~ at
a rapid rate all day but especially
we're they strong along in the evening
and afternoon. Hundreds of new sab
scriptions are added daily, y:E:ch
makes the cvirculation more every day
than it has ever been. The new sub
scriptions which are being received
daily makes the Gazette more valua-
bic to the city of Alexandria and as
pecially to the merchants who use the
paper to make their announcements.
The mammoth voting contest now
being conducted by the Gazette Mas
the one topic of conversation in this
city yesterday, and the activity of the
candidates and their friends complete
ly overshadows anything of the kind
ever before witnessed in this section.
The first period of the contest,
which is being held to dete mine the
identity of three ladies whom this pa
per will send on q five weeks tour of
Europe next summer, with every pen
ny Of: their expenses paid, closed last
night, and all day long and far into
the night the contest and subscription
departments were busy receiving and
recording the large volume Of new
business the contestants and their
friends brought into the office and aft
erward canvassing the votes cast dur
ing the day. The work was not COM
pleted until long after midnight and
then many special ballots which had
been sent in by the contestants could
not be counted.
Many contestants were under the
impression that their special ballots
had to be cast, but such is not the
case. The value of special ballot
does not decrease, but remains the
same after it is issued up to the close
of the contest on April Is, and can be
voted at any time.
The balloting yesterday, despite the
fact that the young ladies were busy
turning in subscription payments, was
of the fast and furious order, exactly
Je0 yota, ha.pfr
The roll of honor shows the new
leaders and there is one in each divis-
ion, but it does not tell the story of
the balloting, as there were number
of big surprises. In district two Miss
Kroes Ficklin jumped from fifth place
to first and heads her district. This
is the first time Miss Ficklin's name
has been at the head of the list and
will no doubt be surprise to many of
the other candidates. In the third
district Miss Ada Mcdonald is smiling
from the roll of honor. Miss Nc
Donald is a hustler and wants to take
the trip with two of the other ladies
who 60 next summer and is going tt
make a hard race for it. Miss Eli.
zabeth King heads her district toda!
with few votes over Miss Harriet
Spofford. All are busy and the race
is on in earnest.
Contest Just Fairly Started
Several new candidates for toul
honors have made their appearance
in the lists within the past week anc
probably others will follow, and ;
strenuous battle all along the line ma!
be expected from this time on. The
Time to secure new subscriptions fol
the Alexandria Gazette has just ar
rived. The people have become fam
iliar with the contest plan and rule:
and everywhere one hears nothing bu
kind words for the Gazette and com
pliments over its liberality in making
the young ladies Of this section sucl
q magnificent offer as it did when j
proposes to send three ladies on fre
European tour next July and August
Who these ladies will be is as yet a
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