Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-28
Third District.
ulia w. Lewis.

From the experience of the manager
Yesterday marked the closing OF the
second period of the Alexandria Ga
zette's foreign tour contest and W.T.
messed remarkable activity on the part
of the big bunch of ladies who aspire
to the honor of being members OF this
papers party who will enjoy their
hospitality next July and August and
take q trip across the Atlantic with
all their expenses paid.
The voting was not quite so heavy
as on the preceding day though the
contestants in the second district are
still voting as strong as ever, and as
a result Miss Kroes Ficklin votes near
ly 4,O9O and comes to the first place
in her division. In the other districts
Miss Elizabeth King and Miss Julia
II. Lewis, of Manassas still head their
respectiye districts. While some OF
the candidates are not voting very
strong it should not be understood
that thew are not working, for they
are. They are Sailing down" for a
rainy day which is likely to come IN
at the end of the contest.
The subscription receipts were very
heavy and the contest Offices OF the
Gazette were busy places throughout
the entire day and far into last night
and It will be several days before the
work of verifying the subscriptions re-
ce;yed Yesterday and the ones which
will come in by mail today. Subscrib-
scribers who fail to get their paper
early will please exercise little pati-
ence for a few days until the circula-
tion department isable to get them
started.
The contest will come to close on
Monday night, April 10, which leaves
inst a little more than two weeks IN
which these three trips to Europe Will
he won and lost. There will be no ex-
tension of the time, no postponement,
and subscriptions which do not reach
the contest manager by o'clock on
the night of April Is, will be too late
to do any contestant any good.
There are just fifteen working days
loft a statement which should make
every candidate and every friend OF
oond;date who wants her to win ad-
ont n new resolution to put forth the
greatest efforts into the contest dur
ing these remaining days.
subscriptions count. New ones
count four times as much as ola ones
ord the bio ones the most OF all.
- Should Finish Strong.
Candidates this is the last perioo
,f the contest, and your labor this
nor;od should be of telling nature
Now ;s the time to work hard as the
resn,t of the comingffteen days Will
count.
Don't lose time, but enlist the SER
vices of your friends for a strenuous
campaign; they Will De ii'oie :"
clad to help you to win the trip'
Think of the educational value OF such
;ourney-all the points OF interest
in Canada, Scotland, England anu
Trance! Every penny OF the eSpen-
ses paid by the Alexandria Gaze''e'
too. -.
Five long weeks of delightful sish.-
seeing without care; all your hotei'
train and steamer accommodations be-
Ing arranged for! Think OF the let
Iers you can write home.
What You may See.
You will see the art museums OF
Paris, the promenades, the camps,
Elysees and all other points OF inter
est. Four days will be spent in Paris
In London, the beautiful Wesem'n'
ster Abbey, the wonderful structure
We have all wondered about and long
ed to see at various times in our lives
You will enjoy Bonnie Scotland ane
the "brave lads and lassies" Will grea'