The Washington herald., 1920-02-17
WORKON ARMY
ESSAYS FRIDAY
Commissioners to Set Day
Aside for School Child
rem to Complete Work.

Friday will be Army Essay Con-
test Day in Washington Such a
proclamation will be made by Dis
trict Commissioners today.
The proclamation TO come before
the Commissioners today reads:
The Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia hereby set aside FRI
day. February 20. 1890. as Army
Essay Contest Day. On this day
millions Of children throughout the
United States will be writing es-
says on the subject Of: What Are
the Benefits OF An Enlistment in the
United States ArmyT"
High school Es.sys
The superintendent OF schools Of
the District Of Columbia has an-
thortzed the pupils in all the high
schools and the seventh and eighth
grades TO write essays on this sub
ject- The War Department has been
Informed that private and parochisl
schools viii also write essays.
Ten more local prizes were offered
yesterday. The total amount rep
resented is now $500. A list of the
prizes and donors in Washington In
clude many articles. The list fol-
lows:
one-hslf dozen portrait photo
graphs. Bschrach Inc. 1881 r street
northwest: one pair of yachting or
tennis shoes for boy or girl, Rich's
Footwear. 1901 r street northwest:
one brief case for the writer of the
whipping essay at Wilson Normal
School. willard Luggage Shop, 1905
+ street northwest: s5 In silk hose.
Mrs. Jeannie Kafka- Tenth and y
streets northwest; IS in books. VIM.
Ballantine q Sons. 1907 + street
northwest: loving cup, Mayer Bros
& Co. ss7 + street northwest; IS in
merchandise. G. A. Kneessi, sos y
street northwest; SIS In merchan-
disc. Louis Hirsh. sl2 + street north
west: fountain pen salvatore Dosio.
jr- s2s p street northwest
Many Prises-
! A pair OF shoes, Sals & Co. Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue: SO in
books. S. Kann Sons Co. Eighth and
| Pennsylvania avenue: gold medal.
R. Harris q Co. Seventh and ID
streets northwest: SO in merchan-
disc. Lansburgh & Bro, 40 Seventh
/ street northwest: reading lamp.
Mayer q Co. 4ls Seventh street
northwest: cane. The Mode, = street
at Eleventh northwest; vase. Calf &
Bro, 1107 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; IS in merchandise. D.. J.
Kaufman, 1905 d street northwest:
six pounds Of candy. Ell b. sheetz.
Twelfth street northwest: tennis
racquet, D. n. walford. 9Os Penn
I
trimmings. Maison Libby. Thir-
| teenth and G streets northwest; fan
cy basket of fruit, California Fruit
Company. 1920 G street northwest:
picture. Julius Lansburgh Furniture
Co. 512 Ninth street northwest: IS
in phonograph records, o. J. De
Moll & Co.. Twelfth and c streets
| northwest: SO in books or station
cry. Brentano's. 1900 + street north
west; IS in candy. Norman Parker.
druggist. North Capitol street az
Rhode Island avenue; IS IN candy.
Frank d. Linton. Rhode Island ave-
nue. and First street northwest:
garrison cap with r. o. 7. c. orna-
ment Specially shop, l27 Tenth
street northwest; fishing rod. S. At
Ter, s27 d street northwest: sterling
silver pencil, d. Alpher. eo7 G. street
northwest; So sterling silver cuff
links, Chas.- Schwartz & Son. 7OS
Seventh street northwest: trimmed
hat. IS, r Oelkers. S04 Seventh
street northwest; a rocking chair.
Peter Grogan & Sons Co, sl7 Seventh
| street northwest; IS in merchadisc.
| The Levy Jester. sol Seventh street
northwest; a rocking chair. T. J.
Nee Co. 7l5 Seventh street north
west: silk necktie. Eisman's. sos
/ Seventh street northwest.
n Theater Prizes.
| In addition to the prizes offered
by the merchants theaters will pre-
sent passes to prize winners. The
| theaters represented are: Keith's,
| Crandalrs, Polls, Loew's Columbia
Gaiety, Cosmos and Moore's Rialto.
The announcement was made at
the recruiting Office yesterday by
Capt. Hunter Harris that school
children should not send in essays.
The contest rules state that the
children shall write an essay on the
topic assigned. 400 words In length.
IN school on February 20. The use
of notes is permitted and the es-
says should be handed to teachers
No age limit has been placed on
children who desire to enter the