South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-15
Is Candidates off in Race
For Good Will Tour Honors
Period of Making Nominations Closes With Is Entrants
Period for Securing Votes Opens Today and
Will Continue for Three Weeks.
= Twenty-Five candidates in Sou'

; twenty-five candidates in South
Bends Good VIII contest today are
striving 10 attain a most coveted
honor-that Of representing this city
on a Good VIII Delegation OF 90
girls and women which will sail in
late summer for a tour OF the
devastated regions OF France.
The three-week period of the con-
test began at 1901 this morning.
nomination lists having been closed
at midnight. Letters containing
nominations. mailed TO the Good
VIII Editor before midnight will be
honored in tomorrow's announce
ment
The contest. which is being con-
Quoted in South Bend by a local
sponsoring committee through the
medium OF The News-Times. is one
of 90 contests now being held in
as many cities under the auspices of
the American Committee for Devas-
tated France. The purpose ia TO
raise sufficient funds 10 carry on tho
relief and rehabilitation work of this
organization.
The Good Will Editor has told
the candidates and the general pub
lie what the American Committee
is how il was founded who is be-
hind it, where the Good Will Dele
cation is to be taken on its time
rary. and all other phases Of the
organization and the tour. He is
going to do nothing from now on
until the contest ends but preach.
Preach. command, exhort. beg
plead, implore or any other verb
that will attain the end ne seeks
the sale OF votes
Get NOtes-WatchwOrd
Sell votes, Candidates. let that be
the watchword. Each candidate has
twenty-four others competing against
her and each is imbued with the
idea Of being the lucky girl Re-
member. il is the girl who sells the
highest number OF votes. or for
whom the highest number will be
sold, who will he declared the
winner While three weeks may
/ seem a long time 10 some Of you.
j. is really a short period A can
didate may win or lose in that time.
And the winner will he the candidate
who has worked hardest through
out the period
Never permit your enthusiasm
10 lag Don't think because there
are candidates ahead Of you that
you are out OF the running. The
biggest surprises are always sprung
al the end OF things In cities
where Good Will Contests have been
completed the standing table was al
ways fluctuating And those who
were on top during the first week
have. in some cases. found them
selves AZ the bottom before the con-
test ended The winner OF the con
test held at Newark, y. J. was a
little girl who ran behind through
out the entire period but managed
70 dispose Of enough votes on the
las; two days 10 overcome the leads
Of her rivals. Perhaps. the same
thing can happen here.
Initiative Essential
Initiative and originality viii 60 a
long way in gaining for a candidate
a number OF hackers The Good
Will Editor cites the following exam
pies OF resourcefulness by Good viii
contestants in other cities.
A Boston girl persuaded the man
ager Of a tea and coffee store 20 do
nate a number Of pounds OF coffee
which she sold 70 friends and ap-
piled the proceeds 20 her sale Of
votes
4 clotnier and haberdasher hav-
I ing given her a suit OF clothes. =
Springfield candidate offered ~ AZ
a prize 10 the male friend who
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