Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-30
Mr.. REDF|ELDLAUDS
BUNDLE WRAPPERS
Tells Entrants in Star Contest
They Are Setting Example
to All the Land.
WINNERS RECEIVE PRIZES

'You are setting an example to all
the land. This occasion is historical"
In these words Secretary Redfield OF
boy and girl bundle wrappers and ship
ping clerks of Washington stores gath
cred last night at the Casino Theater
to take part in the first bundle-wrap-
ping contest and paper-saving demon
stration of public and practical char
acter ever held. Last nights example
of how economy in the use of paper
may be taught, Mr.. Redfield said. will
sweep over the country. and he warmly
congratulated the representatives of
Washington merchants and the public
who were present to serve as COM
mittee in cooperation with The Star
to teach thrift, especially in the use of
paper.
Prizes of IS gold pieces. $3.50 gold
pieces and 81 brand-new silver pieces.
donated by The Star for the best work
i'll wrapping bundles with the least use
OF paper in the shortest time and in
the best manner, were contested for
with the greatest gusto by the boys
and girls and shipping clerks. between
periods of entertainment, such as
vaudeville. Charlie Chaplin motion pic
lures. music and some solid. serious ad
vice from Secretary Redfeld. George S.
De Neale. superintendent of S. Kann.
Sons e Co, and fleming Newbold,
business manager of The Star.
The BOYS and girls also had the adj
vantage of expert advice and practical
illustration from Madison Carroll, rep
resenting the Mode; Mrs. Daisy Faunce
OF S. Kann. Sons & Co.: John Adams.
representing Woodward & Lothrop. and
of C o. Norris of Lansburgh & Bro.
First Paper-Saving Demonstration.
Long before the unusual Thanksgiving.
eve party started. at : o'clock. the audi
torium of the Casino was crowded with
boys and girls. their parents and
friends. while other interested spec
tstors from all parts of the city, in
GLIDING officials of citizens associa-
lions. gathered to see the first paper
saving demonstration of it's kind ever
held 1t was epoch-making meet
ing. in fact. although the boys and girls
present did not let that bother them a
bit. but started out to have a good
time. singing with the orchestra the
latest popular airs, and wildly applaud
ing as the representatives of their
stores appeared with the committee
men on the stage.
Wingrove Bathon of The Star staff
called the gathering to order, and with
Henry G. Hanford. also of The Star
staff. was in general charge of the
demonstration and contest Fleming
Newbold. business manager of The
Star. told the boy and girl contestants.
who were seated in the first three rows
of the orchestra, that they were the
first to participate in such an enter
prise as that in which they were en-
gagged.
Mr.. Newbold pointed out the serious
ness of the paper situation In the
United States. and said that no paper
-, et Il he
Newbold then introduced Secretary
Redfield.
Il am glad to be here for interna-
tional, national, local and personal
reasons" the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce told the audience.
This country makes 10000 tons of pa
per a day and waste half of it. We
have to import half of our paper
making material Today. owing TO the
war. we are short 5000 tons a day of
paper material.