Evening star., 1920-03-10
Chamber of Commerce
Announces Two Prize
Essay Writing Contests

Announcement Of a three hundred
dollar prize essay contest by the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
was made yesterday. 1t will be open
only 10 members and prospective
members of the chamber.
Two essays, each with Il first prize
of 500 and a second prize of $50, will
comprise the topics for contestants.
The titles OF the essays win be The
Value Of a Chamber Of Commerce to
It's Community" and why Citizen
or a Business Man Should Become a
Member of the Chamber OF Com
merce"
The announcement follows:
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce has arranged for prize essay
contest This contest may be par
ticipated in by any member of the
chamber or by any prospective mem
ber. By this we mean that if any
one who is not a member of the cham
Der desires to submit an essay in this
contest, he must accompany the same
with a daily signed application for
membership in the chamber.
-Four prizes amounting to $500 will
be paid to the winners of the con-
test. Any one submitting an essay
must sign the same either with a
number or some fictitious name. He
should then write his own full name
and address upon sheet of paper
should write upon the outside of the
envelope the number or name signed
to his essay and forward the envelope
with his essay to the secretary of
the chamber. Then VIXEN the judges
have decided which are the best es-
says the number or name on each
will be compared with the numbers
or names upon the sealed envelopes,
and in this way the names of the
winners will be ascertained. About
six weeks viii be given for the
preparation of these essays. We hope
a large number will be received, be-
cause in this way we will obtain
many valuable ideas for the future
good of the chamber.
Following is a concise statement
of the plan:
TO all members and prospective
members of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce.:
"'rhe Washington Chamber OF
Commerce offers a prize of 800 for
the best essay written by member
or prospective member of the chamber
upon the following subject:
1.-The value of a chamber of COM
merce to it's community"
"a prize of $50 will be paid for the
second best essay upon the above sub
ject.
"The Washington Chamber of Com
merce also offers a prize of 500 for
the best essay written by member
or prospective member OF the cham
Der upon the following subject:
why citizen or business mar
sbould become a member of the
Chamber of Commerce.
"A prize Of $50 will be paid for the
second best essay upon this subject
ANY contestant may write upor
either subject, or may submit an es.
say upon each subject, thus becom-
ing a contestant for two prizes. Each
essay must be typewriter, using one
side of the paper only, must not be
over 1000 words in length and must
be forwarded to A. l.. Seymour, sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce
not later than April 80. 1920.
THE judges to determine the win
ners in the above contest will be Sc
lected from the four Washington daily
newspapers and the right will be re.
served by the Chamber of Commerce
to make such publicity of the sue.
cessful essays as it deems proper, ant
also the right to publish in any way
desired any part or parts of essay!
submitted but not accepted as thu
best" ..--