The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-04-20
THE SENTINEL'S TOUR
CONTEST IS NOW ON.
contestants are Entered-MoreB Being Croomed-How to Get
In and the Voting-Everything In Detail.

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News Scimiatr, The Sentinel has
been the recipient of scores of
letters and telephone calls from in
terested friends, expressing appre-
CITATION for the opportunity placed be-
lore the young ladies of this terri
tory. The desirability of the vaca-
tlon tour, from a standpoint of edu-
cation, recreation and pleasure,
ADDED to the fact that a handsome
silver Set is offered free to the per-
son hrst nominating theh successful
candidate, has created a wonderful
amount of interest throughout the
entire county, and The Sentinel al
ready feels that it has made good in
predicting and promising the great
est campaign ever conducted in this
section. Subscribers of both The
News Scimitar and The Sentinel
have been choosing their favorite
candidates. and for the past week, a
steady stream of nominations have
been received at this office. The
number and high character of the
young ladies nominated is a source
Of much qualification to The Sentinel
and in presenting the list to the vot-
ers, for the first time today, we rea-
lie that the stamp of public approx
al has already been given.
Candidates have been nominated
in the regular way on official nomi-
nation blanks. either by friends or
by the candidates themselves, at the
eager solicitation of friends. The
vote published opposite each name
represents only the five thousand
vote allowed on each nomination.
This vote will be changed each week
as the coupons are received. Official
receipt books and other necessary in
structions have been sent all candi-
dates and they are now authorized
to accept joint subscriptions to The
Sentinel and The News Scimitar.
Votes will be issued on these SUBJ
scriptions accordingly.
/ How to Vote.
A coupon good for 500 free votes
will be found elsewhere in this issue.
Subscribers may clip these coupons
and vote them in any number for
their favorite candidates. Where a
subscriber desires to assist their fav-
orite further, they may do so by SUBJ
scribing jointly to The Sentinel and
The News Scimitar. In this way the
subscriber will receive both papers,
m for the local news. while the 9TH
err will supply all of the foreign and
general news, especially the news of
Americas entrance into the great
world a The complete telegraph
ic service of the wonderful Associat-
ed Press. from all over the world, is
given daily in The News Scimitar.
The Plan.
A free trip with all expenses paid
is guaranteed the young lady entered
through The Sentinel, securing the
greatest number of votes. The itin-
erary of the tour includes about ff-
teen days of extensive sightseeing
in such cities as Chicago, Buffalo,
Detroit. Cleveland. Albany. New
York City, Norfolk, Washington,
Cincinnati; also a cruise on the Great
Lakes, a visit to Niagara Falls. a
Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River,
a trip by steamer to Mount Vernon,
the home of George Washington; a
trip through the Allegheny Noun
tains, and numerous other sight-see-
ing expeditions, a more detailed ac-
count of which will be found in the
page ad relative this tour, elsewhere
in this issue of The Sentinel.
Should the candidate entered
thru The Sentinel secure more votes
than other candidates participating
in similar joint campaigns, she will
be allowed to choose a lady compan-
ion to accompany her on the tour.
Thus it can be seer that every an
didate has an opportunity to secure
two trips.
Opening Day.
Saturday, April 21st. is official
opening day. A special prize of
$4,000 extra votes is offered every
candidate who turns in a one yearly
subscription on this day. This is an
opportunity for an energetic candi-
date to secure a lead over their less
ambitious competitors.
Notice to Subscribers.
Look over the list of candidates
published below, pick out your favor
tie and send in your coupon votes
for her. If the name of the young
lady of your choice is not among this
list. fill out the nomination blank
and send it in at once. You will not
only be doing the young lady a favor,
but you may also secure the Silver
Set offered the first person nominal
ing the winner.
BIG CREEK, MISS.
Miss Beatrice Henson 900
Miss Jessie Mae Gray--------5.000
Miss Willie Trustv- 900
Miss Fannie Clark, R. 2------5.000
Miss Clara b. Kilgore. R. 2----5.000
Miss Lottie Merritt. R. 2------5.000
Msis GLADYS Parker, R.2------5,000
DUBARD, MISS.
Miss Mary Harris 1000
ELLIOTT, MISS.
Miss Mayzelle cCaldwell------5,000
Miss Pink Clark-------5,000
Miss Grace Evans
Miss Viola Hays-------------5,0OO
Miss Juanita Ray------------5.OOO