The Washington times., 1922-08-06
TODAY 'SBALL0T
MAY DETERMINE
WHO IS WINNER
Coupon Is Worth 1000 Votes
and Is Certain to Mean
Much to Contestants.
LEADERS IN CLOSE RACE
First Twenty Aspirants Maxi
ing a Most Valiant Battle
For Big Honor.

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AS the close Of The Washing,
ton Times Typical Washington
Girl Contest nears, the balloting
becomes faster and more furious
and the rivalry is as. keen as
could be imagined.
During the past week the lead
has been held at different times
by two or three fair entrants
and votes are being cast in such
a way-in patches Of $4,000 and
100000 at a time-that it Is
difficult to make. a guess as to
who will win.
Vote 10 Representative
The girl who is selected by read
ers of The Washington Times TO
20 to the Chicago Pageant Of
Progress, with all the expenses Of
herself and her chaperon betrayed
by this paper, will be truly repre-
sentative of the National Capital.
because votes are coming from all
sections of the city and from per-
sons in all walks Of life,
At 8 o'clock last night more than
$3.50, 900 votes had been cast for the
several hundred entrants. The lead
ing twenty are fighting valiant
battle Of ballots. The first eight
have a total Of more than 1000, 900
votes, but, II many friends OF the
other candidates cast the ballot
worth 1000 votes today, any of
those bringing up in the rear could
jump into the leadership.
The standing Of all the entrants,
who have 1000 or more votes, is
published today SO that every reader
who wants to help a particular
candidate can see exactly how the
latter stands. The list published to-
day does not include all the entrants
because many OF them delayed
coming into the contest and there,
hy lost votes which we're offered
those who enrolled during the first
three days.
Leaders IN Close Battle.
The past week has witnessed a
stirring battle between Miss Anna
Driesonstok, Miss Leona Dyer. Miss
Bernice Miller, Miss Virginia
Hawthorne. Miss Ray Linker and
Miss Rebia DeSaye for the leader
ship, with Miss Ina Claire Reed,
Miss Lorraine Leese, Miss Alma
Stokes and Miss Alice Irwin making
phenomenal strides toward the top.
Starting with a few thousand
votes, the seventeen leading con-
testants began to pick up ballots
In for
them by the hundreds, then by the
thousands. and for the past several
days by the tens OF thousands. In
one day Miss Bernice Miller re-
ceived 176,000 votes, but her record
was surpassed by Miss Ina Claire
Reed, an Internal Revenue Office
employe, whose associates turned in
more than 100000 votes for her in
one day. Another strong contes-
tant during the past week was Miss
Virginia Hawthorne, who polled
$4,000 votes. in a single day.
Announcement Of the winner In
this contest, which has proved more
popular and exciting than any con-
Quoted by The Washington Times in
recent months, will be made next
Wednesday. The last ballot will be
published in the Midday Edition Of
The Washington Times next Tuesday
and all the votes must be in the
Typical Girl Contest Editors office,
Twelfth floor, Munsey building, by
9 o'clock Tuesday evening.
Winner in Wednesdays Times.
The judges expect to spend prac-
tically all of Tuesday night counting
and tabulating the votes SO as to be
able to announce the winner in Wed
nesday's paper.
The winner of the contest will lie
notified as soon as the judges COM
plete their tabulation Of the vote,
and she will be expected to leave
for Chicago next Wednesday night.
The Chicago Pageant of Progress,
q gorgeous and delightful spectacle
on the Municipal Pier, closes OH
August IA. The last few days will
be the most spectacular and enjoy.
able and The Washington Times has
planned to have the Typical Wash
ington Girl in the Windy City when
the festivities and gaieties are at
their height.
On August IA the new manage
ment of the Pageant of Progress will
conduct a Typical American Girl
Contest. The entrants in this event
will be the typical girls from every
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cluding Washington.
Cash Award Of 81 900.
Therefore. the girls selected by
readers of The Washington Times
rs typical of the National Capital
will be matched with girls from all
the other large cities In this country
for the honor of being chosen as the
Typical American Girl. In addition
to the glory and honor involved In
the Typical American Girl Contest,
there will be cash award Of $1,000,
a motion picture contract, as well
as contracts with American artists
and sculptors.
withal, the Typical Washington
Girl Contest has wonderful poten.
tialities, and whether or not the girl
selected to represent this city at the
Pageant Of Progress wins the Typi-
cal American Girl prize, she will, Mt
least, get a great thrill Of pride over
the honor readers Of The Washing
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