The Washington times., 1922-07-30
VOTE%|s CLOSE
AMONG LEADING
j: :: !: GIRLS IN RACE
Twenty-three Aspirants for
pas Honor Separated by Few
'.H" p Thousand Ballots.
HUsTLING TIME Is HERE
ftL'H- rvsIH p. r'~ 81
photographs May Be Submit
"a ted Until Friday Evening
.sAz ri at 6 O'Clock.

The closeness Of the competi-
ton for the honor of being
chosen as Washington's Typical
Girl and also enjoying a delight
full free trip to the Chicago
Pageant of Progress is indicated
by the standing Of the leading
contestants, published for the
first time today.
The outstanding twenty-three
entrants are separated by only
"a few" thousand votes and the
bailoting by their friends today
may change the entire order of
things within a few hours.
e'oTl Coupon Woth 1000 Votes
X The voting coupon in today's
paper is worth 1000 ballots. II
the friends of the entrants who
have less than 1900 votes con-
centrate their ballots. some of
those entrants may be in the lead
tomorrow.
None of the contestants has
enough of lead to be confident
OF winning. With todays coupon
worth 1000 ballots 1t is possible
for girl to send in her photograph
today, together with a number of
coupons signed by her friends, and
wrest the leadership from those
out in front.
Girls have until next Friday
evening at o'clock to submit their
photographs and enter this contest
which is we'll worth winning. Be-
sides being declared WashIngton's
most representative girl, the win
ner will receive an outfit OF cloth
ing from National Capital mer.
chants and then start on her trip
to Chicago.
- Anno1nce Winner August 3.
The winner will be announced in
The Washington Times August Q,
and a few hours after the result of
the balloting is published the Typical
Girl will board train for the Windy
City, which will enable her to par.
otieipatesin tfiei Pageant of Progress
when the festivities and gayety are
at their height. On the closing day
of the pageant the Typical Washing,
ton Girl will compete with typical
girls from other cities for the honor
of being chosen as the Typical Ameri.
can Girl. The winner Of this last.
narned contest win receive 81 900 in
cash and will not only have social
honors showered upon her, but she
will be offered a contract by a mo.
tion picture producing company.
Perhaps the Typical American Girl
Ia right here in Washington and II
she sends in her photograph and her
friends vote for her she may bring
this glory back to the National Capi.
tai with her.
photographs In large numbers con-
tinue to reach the Typical Girl edI-
tor, but many of them are unsuitable
for reproduction This is regrettabIe
because most of the girls are good
lockers, and II their photogra phs
could be published they undoubtedly
would attract a number of voters.
- .-, Free Photographs.
Girls who have not a cabinet size.
black and white photograph of them.
selves. should have one taken i'm.
mediately. The Washington Times
fnoiographer, 7OS Thirteenth street
northwest, will take one without cost
to, girls who wish to enter this con.
test, and Carl T. Thoner, photo.
grapher In the Metzerott building.
lilo + street, also will take pictures
at Their disposal. With everything TO
gain and nothing to lose by entering
this contest, and with absolutely no
effort required, there is really no
reason why every girl in Washington
should not try for the honor and de.
light offered in this competition.
Having entered the contest, all a
GIRL ha6 IN do 10 - T.l-
and relatives to vote for her every.
day. -
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,
There are no strings to this selec-
ton, There are no subscriptions to
obtain, no coupons TO buy, no work
TO, DO, 1t merely an attempt to
Of the District Of Columbia. The
Washington Times will defray ex.
penses OF a trip TO Chicago for the
young lady and 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.
There In no limit 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
favorite candidate and mail II. Every
girl entered In the contest IL count.
ing on the support Of her friends and
the publication OF the coupon daily
affords the latter opportunity TO he OF
assistance every twenty.four hours.
This II . hattie Of ballots and few
hundred votes may make the differ.
ence betweep your friend going to
Chicago or not going. BE sure and
clip out all the coupons and mall
them 10 the Typical Girl Contest
This IL not a beauty contest. The
Young lady selected must be the ty1i.
cal washington girl, rather than the
most beautiful Washington girl.