Bisbee daily review., 1920-02-13
ALL CHILDREN
 MAY ENTER IN
 ARMY CONTEST

Children of the Warren District are
 taking a deep interest in the United
 States army school contest for the
 best essays on the subject What Are
 the Benefits of an Enlistment in the
 United States Army" Capt Martin D. McAllister, in charge of the army recruiting office over the Woolworth store reports that he has been be- sieged by children who wish to pro- cure recruiting literature from him on which to base their essays, The plan is as follows:
 On April 19. next, board of Judges consisting of Secretary of War Baker. General Peyton c. March and General John J. Pershing, will announce to the awaiting juvenile world the names of three boys or girls who on Febru- ary 20. 1920. wrote the best essays on the subject: What Are the Bene- r1ts on an Enlistment in the r. S. Army"
 Then on May 5, 1920, these three boys and girls. accompanied by DE- rents or guardians) railroad sa-es and all expenses paid to Washington and return for both winners and parents) will be presented with medals by Sec retarv Baker himself.
 Gold medal. suitably engraved, to the winner of the first prize.
 Silver metal, suitably engraved, 70 the winner of the second prize.
 Pronze medal suitably engraved, to tn" winner of the third prize.
 Tn addition fhraa cups. suitably engraved. will be rre- sented to the winners by Secretary Baker to be carried back home by them as prizes for the schools rhey attend
 The contest is under the auspices Of l the war denartHnent but the nowsua- | per, Come Back. the official organ of ! the Walter Reed Fospital in Wash | ington. asked pernission to purchase the prizes. This permission was granted and the school children are really competing for prizes that were provided by maimed and injured sol- l diers now at Walter Reed Hospftal.
 There, is no age limit in this cen. test and the little 7-year-old girl in Santa Barbara. California, has the same chance of winning q prize Gs has the 1S-yeaT-old. high school Eoy of Baltimore
 New York state has many times the number of school pupils that Nevada has, yet the chance Of producing win ners in each of these states is eE- actly the same.
 Essays will be written in the class rooms on Friday, February 20, 1920 from notes if desired.
 No essay will be more than 400 words in length .note 1"
 Pencil or pen and ink, may De used but the essay will be written on oDlyl one side Of the sheet.
 Essays will be judged strictly on a basis of (1) originality. CD expres- sion, (3) sincerity
 Each school will be judge Nof it's own product. The principal of each , school will appoint board of ;hree 1 judges to select one essay as the en- , try from his school. He will then for. ward the entry not later than Feb l't luary P, 1920, to the army recruit. , Ing station nearest his school
 The district recruiting officer will i appoint a board of three judges to , pass on the essays submitted by the ! schools of his district. One will be selected as the best and will be for. warded to Washington as the dis rlcts entry. h i FfOm the entries of the 56 districts , Secretary Baker and Generals Per sing and March will select three ne , 'shel winners. These winners may I be boys or girls, of any color, of any lge ;
 Ask you father or your brother to ell you something about our new, f icmocrgtic peace time army. If they . 10 not know write to the nearest re- station for literature
 It may mean free trip to Wash , ngton for your mother and you, with , l medal fer yourself md beautiful ', ,up for your sohool and you'll be en- I gied by millions Of children. Its the chance of a lifetime