Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-04
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PEACE
ESSAY CONTEST IS Announced
Special Prizes Offered for Students HaaPric of War
Is Subject, and Contest Closes May 15 This Year-De-
tails of the Plan

Announcement was made yesterday
of the Chamber OF Commerce Peace
Essay contest for 1919. The contest
last year was a remarkably successful
one, many essays being sUhmitted
and an even larger number of entries
is expected this year The following
letter from W. A. Bowen OF the Cham
Der of Commerce committee contains
the details:
Honolulu, T. H.. Jan. 3, 1913.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin. City.
Dear Sir: THE Committee on Inter-
national Arbitration and Peace, of
Honolulu Chamber OF Commerce,
takes great pleasure in announcing
the judges for the Peace Essay Con-
test for 1913, as follows:
Judge Sanford B. Dole, Mrs. Walter
F. Frear, Mr.. Wade Warren Thayer
The terms and conditions Of the
contest are fully named in the enclos
ed and the committee asks you kindly
to publish the same in both your daily
Star-Bulletin and the weekly issue.
The committee is planning to make
every endeavor to get this matter be-
fore all the children in the country.
letin gave decidedly helping hand"
in the whole matter of the Peace Con
test for 1912. The fact is, without the
aid of the newspapers the committee
would find it more difficult to get the
contest very generally before the COM
munity and We would appreciate very
heartily if you give considerable pro-
minence to the contest proposed this
year.
Thanking you in advance, We re-,
main,
Yours very truly,
Committee OF International Arbitra-
ton and Peace of Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce.
BY WILLIAM A. BOWEN.
GEORGE R. CARTER, Chairman,
w. G. PARKE,
W. A. BOWEN,
Committee.
Chamber of Commerce Peace Essa.'
for 1919.
The committee on international ar
bitration and peace, appointed by the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
lakes great pleasure in announcine
the Judges for the Peace Essay con
test for 1918, as follows: Judge San,
ford B. Dole, Mrs. Waiter r. r'rear
Mr.. Wade Warren Thayer.
The terms and conditions Of the
contest are as follows:
Open to Whom.-Open % all stu
dents over fifteen years of age. in all
schools. both public ana private. i'll
The Territory of Hawaii.
Subject--The subject of essay shall
be- exactly stated, as follows: The
Price of War"
Length of Essay.-The essay shall
be not less than 1000 WORDS, MOI more
than 1900 words in length.
Signature of WriteG--Essay is tC
be signed by the writer WIN an as
suTed name. and the real name, to
gether wiki name OF school viii
which the writer is concerned. is &c
be placed in an enclosed developed
duly sealed. The said duly sealed
envelope must be labelled with the
assumed name Of the writer. and vii
be held by the peace COiun.ree III
opened until the judges have rendered
their decision 10 The saiu committee
). Time Limit of SubmissiOn.-.All
esays must be sent, OF handed i'll. IL
MI. H. p Wood, Secretary OF the n.
nolulu Chamber of Commerce, AS 10.
tie Peace Committee. on. Or nfOre
the fifteenth OF May 1913, on NEirH
| Gcte they will be submitted to tn,
! Judges.
I Is. Announcement OF Decision. Tn
! decision on the merits OF essay: VIA
| E made known by the judges to the
Peace Committee on. or before. Th"1s
! day. June 9Th, 1918. when de- isio1
will be publicly announced ~ IT,
Peace Committee. immediately there
after.
+ {. Prizes.-TEe prizes hereby Off"
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