The Washington times., 1922-08-04
IS LAST
FORPHOTOS Of
TYPICAL GIRL
Deluge Of Mail Reaches Con-
test Editor In Eleventh
" Hour Rush. .

Today, the last for the submitting
Of photographs for consideration in
The Washington Times Typical Girl
Contest. found the editors desk piled
high with pictures and envelopes
containing votes. 80. |
No more photographs will be re-
ceived after 8 o'clock tonight.
Many entrants brought their
photographs to The Washington
Times office today, while others
rushed them in by special deliver
and messengers, In most instances
the late comers accompanied their
photographs with great patches Of
votes. showing that they had been
watching the contest from the very
start and had been saving up the
ballots. .-.s -
Practically all of the letters re.
ceived today contained large quan.
titles OF votes. In some cases eight
or ten cents in postage was re.
quired to pay for the transmission
Of the fat packages through the
mail.
Decision was reached today to
make the coupon in next Sundays
Times worth. 900 votes, so as to
give the late entrants a chance to
catch up.
A great many inquiries have been
received as TO how many votes a per
son or family may cast in this con.
test. There Is absolutely no limit to
the number Of ballots that any per
son or family can cast. The readers
or The Washington Times are to Sc
lect the Typical Washington Girl.
And the widest voting latitude IL
allowed so that the winning girl will
be truly representative o fthe Ma
tional Capital.
The winner. whose name will be
published in The Washington Times
next Wednesday. will 60 to the Chi.
cago Pageant Of Progress. with all
expenses betrayed by this paper. and
she will be accompanied by a chap.
eron.
Although all photographs must be
in the editors hands by o'clock to.
night, the voting will continue until
next Tuesday.
The last voting coupon will he
published In the Midday Edition
Of The Washington Times next
Tuesday. r.
All votes must be I'm the hands
Of the Typical Girl Contest Editor,
Twelfth floor. Munsey building, by
8 o'clock next Tuesday evening.
Tabulation OF the enormous vote,
and deciding the winner will require
many hours. Therefore all votes
must be In The Washington Times
office at 6 O'Clock Tuesday so as to
allow time for them to be carefully
and accurately counted and enable
the judges to announce the result OF
the balloting in The Washington
Times Wednesday.
Big Vote Today.
A tremendous vote was polled by
the contestants today and there
were several important changes in
the standing. Miss Sadie Simons.
1917 Franklin street northeast, who
received "a 500 votes, and Miss Hat
tie Hayes, 6S05 Willow street. Ia
koma Park. who received $4,000,
both newcomers, stepped into the
charmed circle.
Miss Bernice Miller, 1850 i street
southeast, retained her lead on first
place by polling $4,000 votes. Miss
Anna Driesonstok received 80 900
votes and took second place. while
Miss Leona Dyer got $4,000 and
went to third place. Miss Lorraine
Leese polled 64.S00. votes and
stepped up into fourth place. Miss
Rebia DeSaye received As, 300 votes
and eased into sixth place.
Other high votes for the day were:
Twenty eight thousand two hundred
for Mrs. Carl Palmer, 28,100 for Miss
Alice Irwin, 23.s00 for Miss Ruth
Fox, 20,300 for Miss Alama Stokes,
20,700 for Miss Ida Hagerman, Is
Fifteenth street northeast; 1871 for
Mrs. Betty Fahy, 1880 for Miss
Louise Grubb. $500 for Mrs. Ray
Linker, $500 for Miss Ina Claire
Reed, $500 for Miss Billy Bur.
roughs, and $500 for Miss Elizabeth
Green. telephone operator at the
Dewey Hotel.
Every girl in this contest should
see that all her relatives and friends
cast every possible vote for her, be-
cause a few hundred ballots may de.
eide this spirited contest.
Remember that the coupon In next
Sundays Times will be worth 1 900
votes, and this will enable every
contestants supports to cast q tell.
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