Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-12

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Tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock clos
es the First period of the Alexandra
Gazette's big European tours voting
contest. Promptly at that time. No
subscriptions will be accepted after
that hour from contestants living in
Alexandria to count according to first
period schedule of notes.-the high
est schedule that will be used during
the contest.
Contestants living in district three
will receive first period count if they
mail their subscriptions from their re-
spective post Offices at that time.
Letters bringing in subscriptions from
the outside district must bear March
l3 post mark. This is one of the rules
row of the first period and turn in all
post Offices at that time. Letters
bringing in subscriptions from the out
side district must bear q March l3
most mark. This is one of the rules
of the contest-and all Alexandria Ga
zette contest rules are carried out to
the letter.
The wise candidates will make the
best of this remaining day and tomor
subscriptions up to nine o'clock to-
morrow night.
The SPECIAL BALLOTS issued on
first period subscriptions do not have
to be turned in. They may be re-
served until the last day of the contest
April Is, if desired.
Their Value Remains the Same
It is only the subscriptions and
money which must be brought in order
to get the big vote.
Wholesale Change
Yesterday witnessed another big
DAYS ballotins in the Alexandria Ga
zette's European trip contest, more
than 10000 votes were cast, these
were so distributed that there is a new
leader in each of the contest divisions
today, as shown in the roll of honor
The first period of the contest is
nearly over-only one more full day
remains in which a rich harvest of
votes may be gathered, and also win
the beautiful diamond ring, offered as
a special prize for this period. Can
didates should get every subscription
while they count for most, for NEV-
Err AGAIN during the contest will
subscriptions have such high vote
value as DURING THIS PERlOpl
Make your success sure this period
and get enough votes so you will win
that suitcase offered as a special
prize for the young lady who makes
the largest gains in votes. The lady
making the biggest gain will be the
one that gets the most new subscrlp-
tions so DON'T LOSE ONE MIN
UTE OF TINE!
Those who have been watching the
progress the young ladies are making
in the contest, and that includes near
" every newspaper reader in the en-
tire territory covered by the contes'
and many outside, are viewing as
pretty a race as has ever been VIII
messed in this section of the country
than thirty of the flower Of the wo'
manhood of this section. The Alex
andria Gazette is justly proud OF the
array of estimable young ladies VINO
are desirous of becoming its Euro
pean guests next summer. Every one
of them is deserving and our regret
is that we cannot take the whole
group of them. Rut that is impos'
sible and we must leave it to the
friends of the young ladies and this
family journal to determine the per
sonnel of the party who will enjoy
vacation across the Atlantic ant
on European soil next July and Aug
uSt
Count More Than Ever.
Of the big vote offer for this perio'
only one more day remains and tn
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