Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-30
many GIRLS ACTIVE
| IN BICYCLE CONTEST
Giving the Boys a Close Race
in Every Evenings Sub
scription Camp aign.

One month yet remains for the
Every Evening subscription contest
In which a Ranger bicycle Is to be
given free to every boy and girl who
secures thirty-five annual subscrip-
tions to this paper. the campaign
closing on September 1. With this
fact in mind the several hundred boys
and girls who have already taken out
their books have decided to plunge
into the race with renewed vixor and
a determination to win and to those
who are contemplating getting into
the contest IL is advised that they
do so without further delay for the
field. although wide. viii soon be cam
then be much chance for the iaggards.
or the several boys who have al
ready secured their bicycles not one
will admit that it was hard. Why,
II was sinch," declared one of the
successful boys who Is now riding
about the city proudly displaying his
Ranger machine. Il did not think
IL could be SO easy" continued this
energetic lad. "and when I started
out / thought / was going to have
much more trouble than / did. 1t was
no trouble to get thirty-five subscrib-
ers to Every Evening and could
have secured fifty just as easy" This
is the sentiment among the winners
and among the hundred or more
who are already close to the top and
who expect to have the required
thirty-five within a few days.
There has developed a keen rivalry
between the girls in the campaign.
Mary Burke. aged 1s years, of 3II
orange street. is leading the field at
the present time but there are sew
eral others close upon her heels and
she is having hard struggle TO main-
tain her present commanding posi-
ton. She has secured a lafrge num-
ber of subscriptions to date and fully
expects to get the entire quota within |
the course of a week. Lotta Moore |
Of Seaford is in the lead in the girls /
division outside of Wilmington. Lotta i
has done exceptionally well and she
has sent word that she expects to have
her quota during the coming week. |
Several other girls both in and out
of the city are close to the desired /
goal and none of them anticipate any
difficulty in getting the few remaining
required to make up
their books.
In the boys division the campaigni
has developed into a strenuous race
FOR one of the Ranger bicycles. The
boys who have already secured them
nave been displaying them about town
ana the others who have not yet
secured the required thirty-five SUBJ
scrfbers have been fired to new efforts
as result. One glimpse of the ma
chimes is sufficient to maks any boy
get out and hustle and this they have
been doing.
Arthur Lambert, aged 13 Years. of /
400 West Twenty-second stret has
made his list grow until he is within
very Few of the required number i
and there is no doubt Ranger ma
cnine VIII be due him within a few
days. Joseph Strys. aged II years.
OF I26 Oak street, is another candi-
cate Tor a Ranger bicycle, for he has
oeeh doing some good work and is
close TO the top of the list. Robert
osoen, aged IL years. of 4o5 Scott /
street, is another hustling lad who is /
sure TO win one of the bicycles il he |
eoii'ihues at he rate he has been /
soihg. Ralph Aniba OF New Castle |
expects to have his complete list |
submitted next week, according to |
latest advices from him. He has been
doing some hard canvassing but has
been getting the results. James Dur
Kin, aged 15 years, of lis Delamore
Place is hopeful that he will be able 10 |
secure the remaining subscriptions |
he requires to win a Ranger machine. /,
He has been working hard and has his
list almost completed.