The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-29
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U. D. C. CONTESTS.
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 Miss Bessie L. Randell president of Robert E. Lee chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, is anxious for Faulkner school pupils and others to participate in the l.. D. c. contests, the prizes and rules of which are printed below:
 Dr. Dewell Gam, Jr., will give five dollars in gold to grammar grade pu- pill writing the best essay on 'Nath- an Bedford Forrest"
 Mrs. c. NJ. Roberts will give a gold medal to the junior high student writ ing the best essay on "Home Life in the Old South"
 Ten dollars in gold will be given for second best. Mrs. N. Can't contributes this prize.
 Mrs. J. T. Deal will give ten dollars in gold to high schol student writing best essay on "The Confederate Navy"
 Ten dollars in gold will be given by Mrs. Dewell Gam, Sr., to the teacher or ex-teacher making best scrap book of short sketches of southern home life before and after the war. Teach CTS should encourage pupils to as sit in making them. Statement must be made if pupils assist and to what extent.
 Arkansas division offers a prize of 4o, T JCll federacy for best essay on The Soldiers of the South" describing the character of our leaders and giving pictures of great moments in the Con federacy
 Rules.
 All essays sould be typewriter though not essential From each school three essays on each subject may be sent to the chairman but the entire number of essays written must be reported
 The division essay must have fric- tious signatures. Real names, chap ters and address must be in sealed envelope on outside of which is fife ~ titious name only.
 Essay must not contain over 2,0O0 words.
 Essay must be sent to Mrs Geo. B. Gill, 612 East Capitol avenue, Lit tie Rock, Ark, by September l, 1922. Prizes and rules governing children of the Confederacy contest of the gen eral organization:
 l. The Kicks Banner will be given the chapter c of c sending in the best report at Birmingham.
 2. The Bettie Marr:ott Whitehead prize will be given to state director registering the largest number of children during the year.
 3. The Florence Goalder Farris prize will be given the member of c of c writing the best essay on sub ject, "The Orphan Brigade of Ky" 4. The Blize Jane Quinn prize will be given the boy member of the c of c writing the best essay on the sub- ject "Robt. E. Lee-the Boy"
 ,. Arkansas division prize will be given the chapter leader writing best catechism of not less than 100 oues- tions and answers on the origin and reason for the children of the Con- federacy.
 Rules.
 Each essay must be written on one side of the paper; typed if possible.
 Length of essay shall be 300 words Two essays may be submitted from each state through state director or each subject. Where there is no state director, then chapters may have this privilege. Each essay for the contest must reach the third vice president general, Mrs Massey, not later thar September l, 1922.
 Essay will be judged upon subject matter, style, and neatness.
 Each essay must be signed with fife titious name and accompanied by 2 sealed envelope on outside of which i. the fictitious name of the autohr anC on tiehnside of which is the req name and address of the writer of the chapter of which he or she is a mem Der.
 No winner of an award can compete for it again until all the other chap ters have had an opportunity of win