Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-06-03
BOYS IN TIE FOR
ROTARY PRIZE
EACH GET $40
Magnanimity Of Triplett
Provides Equal Awards
Two Little Gardeners.

The tie between w. T.. Seawell, Jr.,
and Bruce Coleman for the third prize
Of $40. offered by the Rotary club for
the third best garden planted and
cultivated by boys and girls under Is
years OF age, was settled through the
thoughtfulness and magnanimity Of
c. H. Triplett, president of the Ma
tional bank of Arkansas.
Mr.. Triplett is an early riser. and
before $50 yesterday morning he had
read The Graphic's report of the az
ton of the judges in the Rotary
clubs contest, awarding the first
prize of $25 to Richard Barnett, Jr.,
the second of SIS to Frank Toney,
and finding the gardens of Seawen
and Coleman so similar that they
could not award the third prize to
either Mr.. Triplett Immediately tele-
phoned w. l.. Toney. treasurer OF the
Rotary club: ~.
give just read a very interesting
piece in The Graphic" Mr.. Triplett
said to Mr.. Toney, about the Rotary
clubs garden contest, and what the
judges had to say of the evident ef-
forts put forth by the boys and girls
on these gardens. l see they can't
decide between the gardens Of little
Seawell and young Coleman as to
which is entitled to the third prize
of SO. I'm very much interested. |
Judge that the contest has achieved
great good, and I believe these young
sters ought tc be encouraged, II the
Rotary club will permit me-" con-
cluded Mr.. Triplett, 81 want to give
to the prize fund $40, So, that both
these boys will receive a prize OF $1o.
Such interest and endeavors as lndl-
Gated by the judges report deserve
commentator, and encouragement,
and I hope the club will let me con-
tribute SO. and give each OF the two
boys tied for their place prize OF
So"
Thanking Mr.. Triplett for his gen.
erous action, and expressing admlra-
ton for the generosity and desire to
encourage young people TINS I'M,
pulsively manifested. Mr.. Toney SAID
he felt sure the club would accept the
kind offer, and would be glad that both
boys would receive $40. Later, the
treasurer conferred with H. X. Toney.
president of the club, who contributed
s25 of the prize money, and other OF
ficersy and they agreed that accept
ance of Mr.. Triplett's offer woola
meet with appreciative approval OF
the club.
There were no boys more happy OF
nroud than the four prize-wlnnlnS
Youngsters, conscientious that the
money they were to receive came from
their own diligent, honest efforts
| Young Barnett-he's little bit OF
fellow-could not grip the 20 silver
dollars he'd earned: Toney was I'M
able to come down town. but he tele-
phoned that relative would call.
Seawell and Coleman did not appear
until notified by Mr.. Toney that Mr..
Tripiett had made it possible for each
to get prize Seawell came down
with his savings bank book, and hur-
ried to the bank Immediately after
receiving the so. Coleman came
down later, and hurried home with
his $40 tightly gripped in right hand
Each of the boys thanked the Rotary
club through Mr.. Toney for the op-
portunity to win the prize awarded
him by j. A. Clement, T. H. Caldwell
and Thurman Louthan, who served as
judges and apparently accomplished
| the impossible: satisfying everybody
For there were no "kicks," tho, OF
course, some were disappointed.
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