The Washington times., 1922-07-28
TYPICAL GIRL
5. IS SUPPORTED
T.. IN TREASURY
Winner in Times Contest Will
Be Sent to Chicago
Progress Pageant.

Is the typical Washington girl a
Government employe - reasonably
good looking, well-dressed. polseful
and possessing a distinctive person
ality?
This question is prompted by the
fact that employees in the Treasury
Department are confident that they
have the National Capitals typica'
girl within their ranks and are d,
termined to find her and enter he
in The Washington Times Typica
Girl Contest, the winner of which
will be given a free trip to the
Pageant of Progress in Chicago,
with all hotel expenses paid.
Rumors of the activity In the
Treasury Department have reached
the other departments, and all the
indications are that before this
| contest closes one week from today
there will be a merry inter-depart.
ment contest. II a girl from each
OF the departments 10 entered ir
the contest and all the Government
workers vote for them. the tota
ballot would be quite sizable.
II you are employed in a Govern
ment department, send in the picture
Of girl in your bureau or urge he
to send II in. II one department
supports an entrant, all the others
should do likewise.
Photographs continue to come to
The Washington Times in largc
numbers and each mail brings Il
tremendous number OF ballots fol
those already entered. All photo.
graphs should be sent in as soon az
possible so that friends Of the
entrants can begin balloting for
them and roll up a big ballot.
Readers to Select Her.
The Washington Times offers the
District of Columbia an opportunity
to select the young lady who is con.
sidered most representative OF this
community. She will be selected by
ballot of the readers Of The Times
and will represent the District of
Columbia in the selection of the typi.
cal American girl, final selection to
be made by the Pageant OF Progress
organization on August IA In Chicago.
There are no strings to this selec.
ton. There are no subscriptions TO
obtain, no coupons to buy, no work
to do. II is merely an attempt to
Nsa~ yOetb Aods tIO6l lyDlCdl
Of the District Of Columbia. The
Washington Times will defray ex.
penses OF a trip to Chicago for the
young lady and a chaperon.
Pictures of young ladies nominated
for the honor will be published in
The Washington Times. Entrants
may send in their own pictures, or
they may be nominated by others.
Pictures must be sent to the Typical
Girl Editor, in care Of The Washing
ton Times.
A voting coupon will be published
In each edition OF The Times, and
will continue until August s. All
photographs must be in the hands of
the Typical Girl Editor by August
4. The young lady who is selected
to represent Washington will be an.
nounced on August 9. Her selection
will rest entirely on the number Of
ballots cast for her.
There Is no limf to the number of
votes any individual can cast In this
contest. Readers Of The Washing
ton Times should clip out the coupon
every day, fill In the name Of their
favOrte candidate and mail II. Every
girl entered In the contest Is count.
ing on the support Of her friends and
the publication Of the coupon daily
affords the latter opportunity to be of
assistance every twenty four hours.
This Is a battle Of ballots and n few
hundred votes may make the differ.
ence between your friend going to
Chicago or not going. Be sure and
clip out all the coupons and mail
them to the Typical Girl Contest
Editor.
ThIo fo
young lady selected must be the typi-
cal Washington girl rather than the
most beautiful Washington girl.
or course, the typical Washington
|rgirl will be beautiful, but In the
final selection Of the young lady
to represent the typical American,
beauty will be combined with in
telligence. popularity, poise. general
attractiveness and winning person.
atty as requirements.
No money is needed to enter the
contest or to vote for any Of the
participants
The only requirements are that
the Young lady be a resident OF
the District OF Columbia and that
the photograph submitted to The
Times be Of such nature as to be
readily. reproduced.
The pageant Of progress is a
national celebration held annually
in Chicago. Every State in the
Union, participates in the pageant,
and each sends a daughter repre-.
sentative Of the State to enter into
the selection Of the typical Ameri.
can girl. washington's entry there.
fore will be pitted against girls
from every other State in the
Union.