The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-24
Society NesCs
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ARMY ESSAY CONTEST OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS

on Apr1l IS next, G pOarQ or 1uoSSs consisting of Secretary of War Baker General Payton c. March and General John J. Pershing, will announce to the waiting juven- He world the names of threo boys or girls who on February 20, 1920, wrote the best essays on the subject: What are the Benefits of an Enlistment in the U. s. Army %
 Then on May 5, 1920, these three boys and girls, accompanied by pa rents ar guardians (railroad fares and all expenses paid to Washington and return for both winners and pa rents), will be presented with medals by Secretary Baker himself.
 Gold medal suitably engraved, to the winner of the first prize.
 Silver medal, suitably engraved, to the winner of the second prize.
 Bronze medal, suitably engraved, to the winner of the third prize.
 In addition, three beautiful silver cups, suitably engraved, will be pre- sented to the winners by Secretary Baker to be carried back home with them as prizes for the schools they attend.
 The contest is under the auspices of the War Department but the news paper, Come Back, the official organ of the Walter Reed Hospital ir Washington, asked permission to pur- chase the prizes. This permission was granted and the school children are really competing for prizes thai were provided by maimed and in- jured soldiers now at Walter Reed Hospital.
 There is no age limit in this con- test and the little seven-year-oI gir , in Santa Barbara, California has the same chance of winning a prize as has the nineteen-year-o high schoo boy of Baltimore.
 New York State has many time. the number of school pupils that Ne. vada has, yet the chance of produc. ing winners in each of these states i: exactly the same.
 Essays will be written in the class rooms on Friday, February 20, 1919 from notes if desired.
 No essay will be more than fou, hundred words in length Pencil or pen and ink may be usel but the essay will be written on onIJ one side of the sheet.
 Essays will be judged strictly on 2 basis of CD originality, (2) expres. sion, (3) sincerity
 Each school will be the judge of it! own product. The principal of eact school will appoint a board of three Judges to select one essay as the en. try from his school. He will then for. ward the entry, not later than Feb ruary 27, 1920. to the army recruitin: station nearest his school The District Recruiting officer vii l appoint board of three judges tt pass on the essays submitted by thi schools of his district. One will be selected as the best and will be for. warded to Wilmington as the Dis trict's entry.
 From the entries of the fiftv-si, districts Secretary Baker and Gen. erals Pershing and March will selec three national winners. These win. ners may be boys or girls, of an, color, of any age.
 Ask your father or your brother tt tell you something about our new Democratic peace time army. If the, Go not know write to the neares recruiting station for literature. It may mean a free trip to Wash lngton for your mother and you, witl a medal for yourself and a beautiful 1 cup for your school and you'll b. env1ed by millions of children, It. | the chance of life time! l The nearest Army Recruiting Sta | ton to the schools of Rridgeport l Stratford, Devon, Milford, FairfieId | Southport, and Westport, is located T 1 9z5 Main Street, Bridgeport- Conn