Evening star., 1917-01-15
FAITHFUL SERVICE
GETS GOLD REWARD
Distribution of Cash Prizes to
Long, Time Domestics Is
Scheduled.
CEREMONIES JANUARY 23

Five long faithful domestic employees
are to have their years of devotion in
humble service publicly recognized and
rewarded Tuesday. January %.
Cash prizes in gold are to be given
them as tangible evidences of appre-
citation by the community in which they
have served and by the leaders in civic
and social improvement efforts.
These prizes are to be awarded as
result Of a contest started by The Star
in an effort to solve in a practical way
the much talked OF servant problem"
This campaign was taken up enthusi-
astically by tho District Federation of
Women's Clubs. and the home eco
nomics committee of the federation, un-
der the Craftsmanship Of Mrs. J. Edison
Briggs. took entire charge of the COM
petition. This entailed vast amount
of clerical work in receiving nearly
1000 entries, card cataloguing all of
them, and In issuing service certif-
Gates signed by the federation ofiicers
nomics committee to all who had been
in service for more than five years.
These certificates were sent out as
Christmas presents to more than 500
Washington domestics.
Date of the Awards.
The ceremony Of awarding these gold
prizes will be held in the New Eb-
bitt Hotel. Tuesday evening. January
23. between and 3 o'clock, at the
meeting of the District Federation of
Womens Club. The official report of
this matter, as prepared by Miss Ellen
Marshall Rugg. for many years close
student of social economics. for the fed
Grafton records is as follows:
At the meeting of the District of
Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs
to be held at the New Ebbitt, Tuesday
evening. January %, 1917, the program
from to O'Clock will be in charge of
the homo economies department Mrs.
]. Edison Briggs, chairman. presiding.
At this time the gold prizes will be
awarded in the faithful and efficient
domestic service contest.
The cause Of faithful and efficient
service has been espoused by The Star
in a most substantial way. The first
prize Of ten-do1iar gold pieces, given by
The Star. will be awarded to the domes-
tic employe having served in one family
other ten-dollar gold piece to the en-
ployes having served one employer for
the longest term.
Gold Prizes Donated.
The five-doliar gold piece donated by
members of the Association of the Old
est Inhabitants will go to the man.
servant having served the most years.
This prize will be awarded by one of
the members of the association itself.
1t seems only fitting that the Associa-
ton OF the Oldest Inhabitants should
evince so substantial an interest in the
cause.
THE fve-doilar gold piece presented
TNVY <,to
awarded to the contestant showing the
greatest number Of points in long sery-
lee. for faithfuiness and efficiency. Mrs.
Briggs offered her prize not alone be-
cause Of her interest In the defaesfic
service problem.
The three dollars in gold, the gift of
Miss Frances Graham French, win be
presented to the next most faithful and
been asked to award her own prize. Al
though q public woman, Miss French
has no desire for publicity. She is
known both at home and abroad "a
consecutive times elected chairman Of
the department of education, District
Of Columbia Federation Of Women's
Clubs, Miss French has always shown
her interest in matters of the broadest
educational scope.
Mrs. John D. Patten to Preside.
Mrs. John D. Patten is to preside at
the distribution of prizes. Aside from
the fact that Mrs. Patten has given
much thought to domestic service ques-
tions, she has the distinction of having
entered the largest number Of faithful
and efficient contestants from one
household.
Representative Addison r. Smith of
Idaho will make the address of the
evening. Mr.. Smith has always shown
publicly his great interest in faithful
ness and efficiency. At the time his state
was admitted to the Union, Mrs. Smith
came to Washington, serving Senator
Shoup as secretary. and later Senator
Hepburn. He is a graduate of the law
department of the George Washington
Irniyorsifv and the National Law