Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-08


Star-Bulletin news merchants, the
ssllers and the delivery boys. celebrat-
ed last evening.
II was fhe occasion of awarding the
prizes offered by the Star-Bulletin
management Tor the best record for
delivery and subscription and the
highest record for the sellers.
The affair was unique in many
ways. One Of the principal features
was the appearance Of the Star-Bulle-
tin news girl as one Of the prize win
ner. The cheers OF the boys as Nellie
Goo was announced as the leader in
her class proves that there is no pre-
judIce among the boys against the
girls as news girls. Another feature
OF the affair was the getting together
Of the newsboys, carriers and mem
bers OF the circulation stan In the big
third fiotr assembly room Of the new
Star-Bulietin building. 1t was not ex-
actly the christening party-that will
come later-but an opportunity was
given 60 show what great value the
assembly place will be for the future
activity Of the boys working in CO
operation with the Office.
The prizes were well worth while
and there has been some very lively
rivalry among the boys in landing
them.
It should be remembered that the
record Of the carriers was made dur.
ing the worst period Of stormy wea.
Their that the city has known for thir.
ty years. The prizes for the carriers
were awarded on the basis Of mini.
mum number of kicks" and maxi
mum humber of new subscribers
which the boys solicited. The program
was such as to spur the boys on to
give the best service possible and at
the same time make little more
money for themselves by turning sales
men as well as delivery boys,
Newshoys and the news girl con.
tested on a straight selling campaign
In order that the big boys should not
have a monopoly, the sellers were
divided into three classes. Roughly
speaking these classes represented
the big boys, the medium boys and
the little fellows.
Contest 10 Keen.
over hundred took part in the con.
test, but as is natural in campaign
Of this character, along at the end OF
the race the contest centered in about
four or Eve OF each class and for the
last week they were hustling in great
shape. Some OF the boys had teams
that worked for them. The little girl
fought her battle practically alone,
and the fact that she came out at the
ton shows her to be quiet hustler,
who works while some Of her boy
competitors may be playing marbles
or takine time Of swimming or at a
moving picture show.
Prizes for the carrier boys were in
gold coin. Fifteen dollars for the
frst, ten dollars for the second and
I'VE dollars for the third.
Rewards for the newsboys were diff
ferent. Each of the first prize win.
ners in each class was. given a bicy.
cI. Even the news girl chose bicy-
Gle when given her choice OF the
bicycle or an outfit of clothes. The
second prize was an outfit of cloth
ing-suit, shoes, hat, neckties, under
clothes, the whole business.
Awards Are Made.
The awards were made under the
direction Of W. B. Taylor of the cir
culation department, be having kept
the records, selected the wheels and
taken the boys around to get them
properly fitted. The presentation was
made by the general manager, who
; told the boys some Of the things that
the Star Bulletin hoped to do for the
young workers, also what the young
workers could do to make more mo-
ney for themselves. The coin was
given to the winner Of coin, the bicy-
cles to the winners in that class and
then the boys receiving new suits
went into a room and dressed up in
their new clothes. Cheers were Civ.
en- for everybody. Then ice cream
and cookies galore were served the
boys, the little news girl and her two
sisters. And then the boys and girls
went home.
The Star-Bulletin plans always to
keep the boys interested and enthus.
ed. This helps the boy to make mo.
ney and 1t improves the service for