Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-11
Tom Frost Refuses to Split
Prize and Says They Can
Go To IL and Win Their
O,Cn if They Like

Line Vas Best of Ten
Good Ones Submitted to
Them
Today 5 winning line was chosen nv +.
lury OF girls In the offices OF the Eelsra i
Reserve Bank. 925 Chestnut street 4
photograph Of the jury Is printed on the
back page. VI" ''o
The award TO be announced tomorrow
ls Being made by jury OF girls from
me offices Of the Baldwin Locomotive
works. Their verdict---and q pI,oto.
graph OF them-will be printed fomor.
row.
Talk about riots, fans well. you
should have been among those present in
the shipping room of the Lowry Coffee
Co.. at Front and Walnut streets. yes
terday when Thomas +. Frost was told
that he had won 500 for Limerick No.
20
oh. boy. One hundred bones!"
Say. you promised me half of that"
We'll, what d you know about 'at?'
Hey. Tom: told you that line was
winner. What do get out Of it?'
Well. this is only poor sample of the
shouts that whizzed around that old
shipping room And. meanwhile. not a
single word from the winner himself.
He couldn't Speak--he was laughing 20
heartily that he could only gasp. while
he hoped around the room giving an
example of shadow boxing" He sure
was "tickled to death''-almost.
Mr.. Frost quickly returned to normal
when Mr.. Lowry, one Of his employers,
put in claim for half of the prize.
Nothing doing. boss" said Tom
I'D do most anything for you. but
these hundred bones I've won are going
out to nv home at 1745 South Dorrance
street and maybe my baby will get new
gocart.''
The shipping room of the Lowry Cof-
fee Co. where Mr.. Frost is employed as
a shipper, has been regular headquar-
ters for lin 'rickerS since this contest
opened and every day there are some
pretty warm arguments az to the merits
Of various lines offered by those present.
Now that Tom Frost has won Il prize.
all of the men who visit these head
quarters from nearby business houses
have made resolutions that they are
going to equal Toms performance and
win 500. Some even 90 so far MS to
say they are going to carry on at least
5000.
Tom says that he has put one over
OH the rest Of the gang, so they can go
to it"
The limerick as the winner finished
it follows:
Jim married n girl up 10. ddte:
She could dance. motor. stcfm. ortdfe;
But dined there one day
And I'm sorry to say
athletics nOnf Phila. mans plate.
Girls at Bank Made Award
The winner would be even more
pleased with himself il he could have
been present when the award was made. |
But. though the Lin rick editor is free
enough with his hundred dollar prizes. |
he's mighty stingy with these delight
full little parties he's having ever day 1
with the girls who are doing the judg-
ing.
This time we went up to the Federal |
Reserve Bank. at 925 Chestnut street.
md walked in just as importantly as
though Mr.. Norris or Mr.. Passmore
lad asked us to confer with them on
etter from President Wilson or j. L.
Morgan.
We saw Mr.. Green and Mr.. Davis,
and they took us up to the big board
room and there we found the great
'ound conference table most brilliantly
decorated with ten young women.
What's that song about the garden
II roses?
Well. anyhow. we managed to re-
member to Judge the limericks. That
vas the excuse on which we had gone
here. And this particular one gave |
- IN inh hpralln all |
en- of the answers which we had picked |
,ut to be voted on were good ones.
On the counting of the ballots. how
yer. il was found that Mr.. Frost's line
nd scored seven out of the ten votes.
rbe other nine lines on the ballots |
we're:
I'd dessert, but 10 please my pla .ate
Mary Del Guercio. 6314 Vine street.
Jim's out for fair (fare) ut home
,Iate-J. C.Keesberry. 5214 Chestnut
street.
Jim auto retire air too iate-John s.
DYSON. 1880 Fillmore street.
I'd die-jest digest from what my
,al ate--Georgr s. Shank. 4l5 Chest
nut street.
Her baking won all firsts-for weight
Charles X. Nichols. 1870 Harrison
treet
His meals come in cans now. by
leight-John George Keys. Fish House.
y. J.
.Jims a fish to bite on such bait
2lvin Ct. Dalbow, 900 North American
That her skillet a stove wasn't CRATE
{. G. Shanfelter, 1908 North Broad
treet. This line received three out of
he ten votes.
Jim's widow is seeking mate
Ierian Shaw Peters, supervising prin-
ipal, John II. Webster School, Frank
ord avenue and Ontario street.
Those who so ably filled tn" directors
eats Of the bank to make today's award
we're:
Eva Quick. 100 West Loudcn street,
Sue Il. Landers, 1913 North Twelfth
treet.
Irene NJ. Preston. Berwyn.
Mrs. Florence Wildemore, 6JOl Old
iork road, Oak Lane.
Laura Reed. 925 Chestnut street.
q. jeanette Craven, 20T Oxford
treet.
Claire \. Vincent, 23Gl North
street.
Margaret T. Magee, 5409 North Fifth
treet.
Mary T.. Lewis, I53S Fountain street.
Margaret J. Reid, l.lanerch.
Epidemic Is Spreading
Talk about epidemic spreading. All
he scientists in the world can't stop
his Limerickitis germ.
Tomorrow night. the audience mt the
)rphcum Theatre. in Germantown, is to
pick out ten Judges who will go up on
he stage and vote for the best last line
md the winners name will be an
,nunraJ Friday