Evening star., 1920-02-14
BIBLE QUESTION
CONTEST ON LIFE
OF MOSES OPENS
Under Auspices of Federation
of Women's Clubs, Star
Cooperating.

Cooperating.
The second Bible question contest
under the auspices of the Bible de-
partment of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, The Star cooperating
opens today with questions on the
life of Moses.
The contest is open to any person
in the District of Columbia and vicin-
ity. There are to be 100 questions,
ten to be published each Saturday
with the answers to the previous ten.
The prizes will be given to the per-
sons submitting the best answers.
to different ages, as follows: For
adults above eighteen years of age,
two prizes. one 81 and one s.: for
young people between twelve and
eighteen years of age. one s. and one
So; for children under twelve years
of age. one S3 and one 81
Prizes also are offered for the best
submitted by young peo-
pie between twelve and eighteen
) ears of age. They are 50 and SO.
Rules of Contest.
In the question contest any kind of
paper may be used and the answers
may be written in ink or pencil. No
name. address or age is permitted to
appear upon any of the papers. The
name. address. age. birthplace. birth
date. residence and any other infor-
nation the contestant may desire to
submit must be written on an extra
sheet of paper and inclosed in
sealed envelope, which must be pinned
to the papers bearing the answers,
and then all placed in a large envel-
ope for mailing or for personal de-
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ten questions must be in by midnight
on the Friday following the Saturday
of publication. Reference must be
given with each answer. If they are
omitted one per cent will be deducted
for each omission.
The conditions for the illustration
contest are: The illustrations may be
in pencil. crayon or in colors. They
may be simple illustrations or they
may be posters" but all must be of
the same size--1S by 20 inches.
The art committee has suggested
jects: Moses in the bulrushes: Moses
by the burning bush: Moses. with
outstretched hands. dividing the wa
ters: the Israelites. led by the cloud
and by the pillar of fire: Moses Civ
ing the Ten Commandments: Moses
ha nds upheld by Aaron and Hur.
The contestant is free to use any
other subject that may be found in
the books of Exodus. Leviticus. Num-
bers or Deuteronomy, or he may use
the above.
Committee in Charge.
The committee on arrangements
consists of Mrs. Louise H. Earll.
chairman: Mrs. Ellis Logan. vice
chairman: Mrs. William f. Andrews.
Mrs. William H. Beck. Mrs. Philander
?. Claxton. Mrs Ernest II. Daniel.
Mrs. Charles V. burnside. Mrs James
A. Edgar Mrs. 7. w. F'rizzell. Mrs. J.
W. Gregg. Mrs. William 3. Gibb, Mrs.
Mae Houghton, Mrs NJ. c. Hull. Mrs.
Jason Waterman. Miss Grace Pierce,
Smallwood. Mrs. Mary c. Smell. Mrs.
Grace Spencer and Mrs. NJ. I. Zeitler.
The question committee is composed
of DR.. John c. Palmer, president Fed
GRAFTON of Pastors Unions. chairman;
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, president
N Culbertson, president Women's In
terdenomina tional Missionary Union:
DR.. Forrest Prettyman. chaplain
United States Senate; Theodore Hos
teller. member executive committee,
nterdenominational Sunday School
National Institution for Moral Edu
cation: Mrs. Louise Harding Earll.
chairman Bible department, District
of Columbia Federation Women's
Clubs.
The committee on examinations is:
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, president
Federation Womens Clubs, chairman;
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter. president
Congress of Mothers: Mrs. William E.
Chamberlain, president College Wom-
dent Young Mems Association: Henry
Draper, president Principals Asso-
citation of the Public Schools: Miss
Alice Deal. president High School
Teachers Union; Herbert E. Dem eron.
president Federation Baptist Young
Peoples Societies; Mrs. John C. Boyd.
president Girls Friendly Societies;
F.. D. Shaw. president Boy Scouts: DR..
Lucius Clark, pastor Chevy Chase NJ.
e. Church; DIR. Benjamin l.. GroSsman,
rabbi Adath Israel Congregations: DR..
J. Alvin Campbell. pastor Wallace Me-
pastor First Reformed Church: Floyd
Michaels. president Christian En-
deavor: Clark Main. president of the
District Epworth League.
The awards committee consists of
DR.. George A. Miller. president Bible
sistant superintendent public schools;
Richard Wyche. president National
Story Tellers' League: Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton. president Woman's
Christian Temperance Union: Mgr.
G. F. Thomas. pastor of ST. Patrick's
church: Wilbur Nash, jr., president
Epworth League Union for the NJ. E.
Church South: DR.. H. w. O. Milling
ton, pastor Brook1and Baptist Church; :;
DR.. Lindley Clark, pastor Friends
Church: Dr. Charles L. Fultz, pastor
United Brethren: DR.. John T. Huddle,
pastor st. Paul's Lutheran Church:
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, and
Mrs NJ. G. Hughes.
The art committee is Miss Annie
Wilson, director of art in public
schools: Clifford Bergman, cartoon
ist for The Washington Evening Star,
and Malcolm Major. advertising artist
for the Washington Herald.