Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
GET Wet. j. PRIZES
FOR DRY" ARGUMENTS
Washington Boys and Girls Receive
Awards at Meeting in McKen-
dree NJ. E. Church.

Children of the city who had writ
ten the best arguments as to why the
liquor traffic should be abandoned in
the District of Columbia last night
were presented with prizes awarded
by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. The exercises were held in the
sets avenue northwest between 9th
and 10th streets.
The contest was conducted in Janu-
airy, and was open to all children of the
city. the only requirement being that
the essays should be contained on a
postcard
AS each child was awarded his or her
prize congratulations were given by
leaders of the temperance movement,
both local and national and the hope
expressed thai the children would con-
tinue to be boosters for the temper
ance cause in the District.
Miss Anna Gordon of Evanston, ILL.,.
national president of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, who is
IN Washington in the interest of ma
tional prohibition. presided at the
the girls. She said that every one in
the District owed great debit of
gratitude to Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley
for her efforts in the direction of prohi-
for the organization of the postcard
contest.
= Prizes for the Boys.
The prizes to the boys were present.
ed by Washington Topham. one of the
judges. who said that he found the
task os reading the answers a very
pleasant one. They showed that the
writers had wonderful view of the
situation. and they cited many reasons
for prohibition that had not even oc-
CURED to mature minds. he said. He
expressed the hope that the prohibi-
ton cause had, by this contest. been
so impressed on the minds of the
young people that they would continue
to be ardent prohibitionists.
Andrew Wilson, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Anti-Saloon Lea que,
presented the large silk American flag
which was awarded to the school in the
District which sent in the most credita-
BILE answers the Arthur School. The
flag was received by Miss H. A. Clay
ton. teacher in the school.
Mr.. Wilson paid a high tribute to the
flag and explained it's meaning to the
children. He told the children that
liquor traffic is a detriment to good
government
Judges of Girls Answers.
The judges of the girls answers were
Miss Bertha Stevenson, Miss Lena Lowe
Yost and Miss C. II. Randall; for the
boys, Washington Topham, H. F. ONO
hundro and Edward S. Brashears.
Miss Lillian Harig gave recitation
and ]. e. Sparks rendered an organ
solo.
The prize winners were: Girls-First
prize. $40: Vesta Pollock: second prize,
SIS. Marie Geraci; third prize, SO; Audrey
Friel: ten prizes of So each to Mary
Kirby, Christian Osborne Jones, Yetta
Krupsaw, Mary Bouncelli, Rose NJ.
Geraci. Mabel Daily, Lola L. Glow,
Winifred Norup, Alice NJ. Chubb, Myrtle
Burgdorf; nine prizes of 81 each to Ma
rian Thomas. Mildred B. Curtis, Helen
Rowe. Emma White, Mabel Ganetson,
Lillian Harig. Virginia Dickerman,
Anna Mae Green and Rosalie Mello.
Boys-First prize, SO. Arnold Harry
Neviaser; second prize. IS. Robert Rus
sell Thurber; third prize, SO, Huntley
Gimmel: ten prizes of So each to Edwin
Rodman, Joseph Kicks. Artemus Pana-
gos, Virgyle E. Smith, Roy Smith, Leon
Mccoy. Arthur E. Gill. James Williams,
Walter B. Randall, Lyle W. Ohlander;
nine prizes of 81 each to Herbert Deca
tur. Walter S. Kenner. Julian Cooper,
William Spaid, Robert Neal, lie Roy Nc
Cauley. Fred Diedrich, James White
and Samuel Guest.