Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-01-29

interest ~ the soldier patients al the
Walter reed Hospital. Washington
requested the privilege 0l Cooperaf
ing be- this contest - the extent o.
anfrhas the medals aud cups aeH
its request bias heaH approved bS lhe
war department.
Three handsome silver loving Gus
the best obtairabIo. have been pro-
cured to Washington as prizes f.
the schools Ffurs.rated hy The ~
tienM winners. The master on
which wiI 20 e. the school rcrr
scented hy the atadFaf submitting tn
best ESSAY Of ail written lu the nit
cd States is Ha slve silver cup
Is inches biau U1fh handles on each
eae and UI1 stand eH Aa ebony
base The sHt g. the hool whose
sEHdeHt HuHH sa second in iha tgH
test is of similar design and SIS lie
IA inches hHEh The third cH# is
also ct tHr etHe design IT, - lHtla8
E#h PINS tHrea other cups wii b.
EIKeH 90 tbe s. 1at.s represented =
l1a district winners
The cups R'H he engraved alfh
tHe follow ms fHsTf lHaHoH
Presented ou behalf % the Uaf
Department ~ Abs Come RaeE Ia
Hame al sohapi# 81 eaame - cts
aud astet = aGent II which Has
the winner II the AfmY Eav Con
tEst for thr 1Hlfe4 States Fea#4Hs
- igzu
First. lna aHd thHa Hazea viii
also BE- eHEfa a oH IT, respective
e5fs
orders hase hsan eien FOR tHe
CASTING 81 a4 appropriate design 80
be embossed or the medals IhIs
+ viii be IN tHc form IT tie seal 81
the war department Across THE top
of the seal VIII be the following ia
! scriptiou
Presented ta tname ~ plnuett.
| Through the Com-Back.
ON the reverse side viii Ea TIE
| following inscription
National Essay Contest FehrH.
airy "a, 1920 BeHe5ts OF an enlist
ment in the United states Army.
Each school whose pupils write IS
saysswill appoint board Of judges
| composed of three teachers 10 pass
upon the ESSAYS 50 written. and they
will select the best essay rs au entry
| for one Of the three cups aud med
ais, This essay will be- forwarded
not later than February - to tire r..
| cruiting station nearest the school
| The So recruiting officers will APP
| point board OF judges IN each al
| their districts 10 select The best IS
say submitted hY the schools at their
! districts. Each district recruiting
officer will then forward the best IS
say written IN his district. to Wash
ington, where the So ESSAYS viii be
! passed upon by the final board.
As previously announced in the
Journal, no less distinguished person.
ages than Hon. Newton y. Baker.
the secretary of war. Cen. john ]
Pershine, who commanded the 4. +.
r, and Gen. PeXton &. March. chief
OF staff of the army. will pick the
three national winners from among
the J6 ESSAY writer's, Ia which Win.
ners and school they represent viii
go the three handsome cups and
medals. II will thus be- seen that tho
students who win houors in this con.
test will have just cause to be proud
OF their achievement as three dis
trict boards of review VIII pass upon
their contributions.
The prize winners in the contest
Will be announced on April -. 1920.
another historic day in American
history, the anniversary of tho battle
OF Lexington.
On May there will be a personal
presentation OF the cups and medals
to the winning students at the War
Department in Washington by Secre-
tarX OF WAR Rahnr Tho sucnnsaf,1l