Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-06

PRIZES ARE AWARDED
Alexandrian One Of the Winners in
Competition For Best Articles on
Virginia.

Alexandria was selected as the
next meeting place Of the Virginia
Press Association on Saturday at
ternoon during the meeting Of the as
sociation held in Richmond. 1t was
a unanimous vote Of the executive
committee that the meeting be held
here although n number of other at
tractive propositions were made to
the association.
The association will meet there III
June and there will be between $50
and 200 guests Practically all of the
newspapers Of the state are repre-
sented among the membership.
The meeting in Richmond was
brought to close on Saturday at a
banquet rendered by Colonel John
Murphy, of Murphy's hotel, during
which time prizes amounting to
Sl5O in gold were awarded for the
three best essays on the topic, "How
Rest to Build Up the Common
wealth." The winners were AieXan-
der Forward, e&itor of the Harrison
barp News Record, and formerly Of
The Times-Dispatch; c. B. Camper,
of the Fncastle Herald, and Robert
S. Barrett, editor Of the Alexandria
Gazette.
The award was made by commit
tee composed Of Governor Mann,
Mayor Ainslic, Alvin NJ. Smith, pres
ident of the business Mems Club; I.
NJ. Darlington, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, and DR.. II. K.
McI,waine, State Librarian. Mayor
Ainsiie announced the winners. The
committee had examined twenty six
papers, finding them excellent, and
as each contained suggestion OF
value il was recommended that they
all he turned over to some eXperlen-
crd editor to be consolidated into a
single article, so that all of the Sug-
~cstions might be given consldera-
ton.
President Charles B Cooke, of the
Richmond Journal, who presided at
the banquet, announced Messrs. For
ward, Camper and Barrett as the
winners Mr.. Forward was intro
duced, and after some explanatory
remarks read his paper, outlining
Milan for 4 State board Of trade. tor
Improvement OF lines of communlca-
tion between Richmond and the
Northern Neck ana between Rich
mond and the upper Valley, for tax
reform and for advanced rural educa-
ton. Mr.. Camper was not sresent,
but his paper was read by President
Cooke. Il laid Spccia! emphasis on
education, and on the duty of the
press to show the way.
Mr.. Barrett read his paper, rging
broad and liberal treatment of trans
portation lines. in order that they
NAV be better able to improve their
facilities, and so better serve the
commonwealth: for good roads US
the certain forerumcr Of progress
and prosperity; for schools III which
the hand was taught in conjunction
with the brain. and for efficiency III
city and town government as card
inal virtue.
The banquet was a brilliant at
fair, and was served in the nam
dining room of the new hotcl. AT the
speakers table were Colonel and Mrs
John Murphy, hosts of the occasion;
Governor William Hodges Mann
Henry c. Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs. c. p
Cooke, John Stewart Bryan, Ben T
Owen, Mayor George Ainslie, T. M
Darlington, Alvin NJ Smith an;
William Bullitt Fit2hugh. T.
Mayor Ainslie's account of how ht
had tried to persuade Governor Mann
to settle the prize essay contests BY
rolling dice got every one in good
humor. and brought the Governor t.
his feet to respond to the toast O
.'The Leadies," the Governor saying
that he could not have stood up unde
the onerous duties of his position
and sometimes the sharp criticism
to which his actions had besn sub
jected had it not been that at tn
close of the days work he had
home and frssida to which to e.