Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-08
ID. ESSAY V|CTORS
| PRIZE RECIPIENTS
Trophies Contributed by The
Star Presented to Win
ming Writers.

Owing to the rain this morning the
presentation OF prizes. contributed by
The Star. to the local winners in the
essay contest recently conducted by
the Benefits of an Enlistment in the
Army. was made in the auditorium Of
the New National Museum building
instead OF on the lawn outside the
surgeon generals Office
me winners. with a large audience
maze up or their parents. friends and
other interested persons assembled at
II O'Clock. The band of the Sd United.
states Cavalry. from Fort Myer. rem
oered several selections. and then
Capt NJ. +. Halloran Of the Comeback
star. called on Maj. Gen. Merritte w
ireland. the surgeon general Of the
Army.
II feel highly honored to have been
the one selected by the Comeback to
speak few words appropriate to this
occasion" Gen. Ireland said.
Through the cooperation and gen
erosity of the management Of The
Star the Comeback has been able to
assemble the children here for the
purpose OF receiving their awards.
You. children. are the representa-
tives ,of sixty-fve thousand school
children in Washington who made
such a splendid effort to assist the
war Department in it's effort to build
up the personnel Of our Army to its
authorized strength.
Your essays. In which you so ably
called to the attention. OF the young
men OF the country the benefits ac-
cruing to those who serve their coun-
try in the Army. will have a good
erect in the months and years to
come, and will also promote Increased
interest on the part Of the public in
of the War Department to make the
Army truly representative institu-
ton. where our young men may i'm
prove themselves physically and be
enabled to Increase their earning ca
pacity in civil life by the additional
both educationally and vocationally.
That the Army will do It's share you
can be assured.
For the. Comeback and for the
Army I thank those assembled here,
and I also thank the representatives.
Of The Star"
Prizes Given to Winners.
Under the direction Of Capt. Joseph
p. Gregory. in charge Of the Come
Back. the prizes. consisting Of pack
ages containing q fountain pen, a sill
articles. were then handed by Capt
Halloran, in turn. to the following:
First prize in District-Miss Marga-
ret K. Beilman. Notre Dame Acad-
envy.
Public school division-First divi-
sion. Miss Elizabeth Tonkin. Adams
School; third division, Miss Rose
Bernstein, Hubbard School: fourth d.
vision. Leon Schloss, Thomson School:
fifth division. Arthur Dick. Emery
School; seventh division. Killer Royse.
Dent School; eighth division. Joseph
Sullivan. Weightman School: ninth di
vision, Elton Peake. Bryan School.
and thirteenth division. Suluka Reed.
Giddings School.
Parochial school divisions-First di-
vision, Miss Louise Gately. Academy
Of the Sacred Heart Of Mary; second
division, Miss Elizabeth Cook, Holy
Trinity School, and Miss Elizabeth
Brown.
High schools-western. Harris Bax-
ter Ragsdale; Eastern. Miss Gladys
Belfield: Dunbar. Miss NJ. Elisabeth
west: Business. Miss Franc Hall
Schreiner: Mckinley. w. G. Crump:
Central, Harrison G. Kildare: Arm
strong. Miss Daisy Hatcher. and NJ
Street Junior. Alfonso Thurman.
There were additional selections by
the band and the ceremony was at an
end.
Donald l.. Campbell. winner Of the
national prize, which was presented
to him at the Central High School
Stadium May s, was present to greet
the local winners.