The Washington times., 1925-08-14

The contest in Washington and
in the 100 other American cities
where 1t is being conducted by lead
ing newspapers, will close at s
O'Clock on the evening OF August
%. Winners OF local prizes will
be announced on August 20, while
the awards in the national contest
will be made known on September D.
Reports from all the cities par
ticipating in the Greater Movie
Season Contest indicate tremendous
interest on the part OF movie fans.
In washington the response has
been heavy from the first day the
contest started, and 1t is probable
that the closing days will bring q
flood OF letters on the above-named
subjects. While there has been no
attempt so far to Judge the Wash
ington letters, the Greater Movie
Season Editor has glanced at all or
them and has been impressed with
their excellence their brevity,
cogency and the thoughts they ex'
press in clear, simple language.
Some of the letters already re-
ceived ought to have a good chance
with those submitted by movie fans
in the other 100 cities when 1t
comes to deciding the winners OF
the national competition.
No Limit To Letters.
First prize in the national con.
test is a trip around the world on
the Red Star liner Belgenland Tor
the winner and a companion. Sec
ond prize is a choice OF trips TO
HOLLYWOOD, CAL, or Miami, for the
winner and a companion, while
third award will be trip to Holly
wood or Miami. according to the
second winners choice, for the
third best letter writer and COM
panion.
There is no limit to the number
of letters q person can submit IN
this contest. No entry Zee or
blank is necessary and contestants
do not have to be subscribers for
The Times. The letters on WHAT
the Motion Pictures Mean to nae
or what the Motion Pictures Mean
to My Community" should be kept
within 800 words, If possible.
The judges in the 100 cities VIII
have thousands of letters to con-
slider and the shorter they are the
quicker they can be read and con-
sidered and compared with the
others, However, there is no hard
and fast rule about the 800 words.
You need not strain a point to
write that many words, and If it
should take a few more words to
tell your story in. your own way,
go right along, Contestants are
asked to write on only one side
of the paper, as this will facilitate
the reading of letters.
Opinions Are Sought.
This is a contest to ascertain
what the average man and woman
thinks Of motion pictures. PROBES
sional writer's, newspaper attaches
and persons connected with the
motion picture industry are barred
from participation. All you are
asked to do Is to write a short
letter expressing your thoughts about
the movies and at the end OF the
letter give the name Of picture
you saw in August and the theater
in which you saw it. Irrespective
Of who wins the national prizes,
there will be a number of local
prizes awarded by the Washington
Greater Movie Season Committee,
Of which Harry Crandall is chair
man. Following the distribution OF
the local prizes, the three best let
ters written by Washingtonians
will be sent to the national judges
in New York, who will compare
them with the letters received from
other cities and award the trips
around the world and to Hollywood
and Miami to the men and women
whose essays are considered the
best.
If you already have sent in a
letter. remember that you can
submit as many more as you care