Evening star., 1920-02-21
BIBLE QUESTION
CONTEST GROWING
IN INTEREST HERE
Many Replies Received.
New Queries With Answers
to First Are Given.

Considerab BILE interest is being
shown in the second Bible question
contest being conducted under the
auspices of the Bible department of
the Federation of Women'S Clubs.
The Star cooperating. which opened
last week with questions on the life
of Moses.
Many replies to the first set of ten
OF the loo questions. printed in The
Star of last Saturday, We're received
up until midnight last night. The
second set of ten questions are print
ed in an adjoining column today. to-
gether with the answers to the first
set of ten questions.
Explanation Of Prizes.
The contest is open to any person
in the United States. Prizes are to
be. given to persons submitting the
best answers. The awards are in
three sets. suited to different ages,
as follows: For adults above eight
cen years of age, two prizes. one 81
and one So: for young people be-
tween twelve and eighteen years of
age. one IS and one So; for children
under twelve years of age, one SS and
one 50.
Prizes also are offered for the best
illustrations submitted by young peo-
pie between twelve and eighteen
years of age. They are 50 and SO.
In the question contest any kind of
paper may be used and the answers
may be written in ink or pencil No
name, address or age is permitted to
appear upon any of the papers. The
name, address, age, birthplace, birth
date. residence and any other infor-
nation the contestant may desire to
submit must be written on an extra
sheet of paper and inclosed in
sealed envelope, which must be pinned
to the papers bearing the answers,
,d hnn NIL Nd in low a IL
ope for mailing or for personal de-
livery. The answers to each set of
ten questions must be in by midnight
on the Friday following the Saturday
of publication. Bible references must
be given with each answer. If they
are omitted one per cent VIII be de-
Quoted for each omission.
Conditions for illustrations.
The conditions for the illustration
contest are: The illustrations may be
in pencil. crayon or in colors. They
may be simple illustrations or they
may be posters" but all must be OF
the same size-16 by 20 inches. These
illustrations need not be delivered
until April Il.
Adults above einghteen years of
age may o: may not give their age.
put should specify "above eighteen.
For them the birth date also is omit
ted.
Fern to BE Filled In.
The form to be filled in or used as
a guide by the contestants is:
Name 49, 49, -
Age
Address .................
Section of city.
Birthplace
Birth Qate...
Address answers to Bible Question
Contest Editor, The Star, Washing
ton, d. c.
Re4uests of Committee.
The committee in charge OF the
contest has asked that persons Will
ing to aid in the contest meet at one
of the following places: Tuesday'
February "a, at 1880 am, Y. w. Z.
A.. 1885 F street; 1880 pm, at George
washington University chapel; ZoaS q
street: THURSDAY, February 26. lo:ao
am Y. w. C. A, 1885 F street.
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins. CHAIR
man of the committee on examlna-
tions. has called the members OF her
onmmittee for Tuesday at pm. a!
the v. M. c. A., 736 G street She win
assign the workers to their respec
tive groups at the meetings ABOVE
mentioned.