The Washington times., 1920-11-27
.XMASCONTEST.
JUDGESP|CKED.
Wednesday Midnight Limit for
Submission Of Essays by
School Children.

DR.. Abram Simon, president Of
the Board Of Education; Philip King,
president of the Merchants and
Manu- facturers' Association, and
Robert E. Buckley, one Of the man
ayers of the Palais Royal were TO-
day announced as the judges who
will select the winners in The Wash
ington Times contest for the best
100-word essays on why Every
body Should Do Their Christmas
Shopping Early"
CLOSES WEDNESDAY.
at midnight. The judges will meet
with the Shop Early Editor at The
Washington Times office Thursday
and award the prizes. Before mid
night Thursday the prizes will be In
the hands of the winners. and before
midnight Friday the winners. in or
dr. to he consistent with their own
preachments. should have their
Christmas shopping pretty well done.
II not entirely SO.
Only four more days remain before
the contest closes. Late entrants have
as great an opportunity of winning
one of the substantial prizes as those
who sent in essays on the first day of
the contest, because the judges will
not see any of the essays until
Thursday and no consideration what
soever has thus far been given to
those already sent in.
MAY sENDIN MANY.
School children vino have not yet
entered this contest should do so be-
fore Wednesday, Those who have al
ready submitted essays can send in
as many more as they desire.
All eligible school children should
be sure they conform to the few sim
pie rules which govern the contest.
The rules follow: Write your name.
age. address and the school you at
tend on the first page of your essay:
keep your essay within 100 words.
and write on only one side of the
paper. In your essay try to set forth
the greatest number OF reasons for
early Christmas shopping that you
can cram into the fewest possible
words
Although these rules are extremely
simple. number Of children have
disqualified themselves by not con-
forming to them. These children
should read the rules again and write
other essays which do conform to
the rules.
A MESSAGE TO EUNICE.
Here is message directed person.
ally to Eunice Washington. twelve
years old. of 1922 Union street south
west, but which may fit other con-
testants as well as her:
Dear Eunice: The Shop Early Edi-
tor has received a slip of paper bear
ing your name, age and address. On
this slip OF paper you say you sent
in an essay but forgot to put your
name on it. This is to tell you that
unless you rewrite the essay and
send it in so it will conform to the
rules your prospects of winning a
prize are very slim. In the first place
the shop Early Editor cannot go
through all the thousands Of essays
and find the one that matches the
handwriting on your slip OF paper.
OMITTED NAME OF SCHOOL.
In the second place. even If he had
the time and handwriting expertness
to find it. and it was very, very good
and all that. your essay still woulo
not be eligible because even on this slip
of paper you have sent in you have
failed to give the name Of the school
you attend. Here's hoping you will
send in another essay which complies
with the rules
The prizes in this contest total 5000.
The first award is $50 in cash. the
second $50 in cash. the third $50 in
cash. and there are ten consolation
prizes, consisting of orders for $40
worth Of merchandise.