The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-22
TWINS CONTEST
OPENED BY
"T|MES"
Gold Prizes Will Be Awarded
To Winners+Send In
Photographs


Twins Popularity Contest.
Yes, little Margaret and Marie
Weaver. seven years old, who live
with their parents at 1880 Seven
teenth street. southeast, pried off
the lid today and stepped off with
a neat lead of a round dozen popu-
larity votes.
These two blonde youngsters are
the first twins entered in the con-
test for first prize of $50 in gold
and second prize of $40 in gold,
offered by The Washington Times
to the twins who receive the great
est number of popularity votes be-
tween now and August 2. when the
competition closes. Judging by the
fact that the dozen votes cast for
them today were sent in by differ
ent relatives or friends, it looks as
though little Margaret and Marie
have a Nrge circle of well-wishers
who will stand by them throughout
the contest. If you know the
Weaver twins and want to vote for
them, you'll find a ballot in today's
Times with which to crafty that
desire.
SeAlu III
And, by the same token, IL you
know of any twins in your family
or the family of anyone else, send
their photographs to the Twins
Editor, or urge the twins or their
parents to send in the pictures, be-
cause it is necessary to submit
photographs in order to formally
enter the Twins Popularity Contest.
One of the reasons for this Is that
friends and neighbors would not
know a set of twins was partici-
pating in the contest unless the
photographs were published.
Two tickets to Loew's Palace
Theater were mailed to the Weaver
twins today, Immediately upon re-
ceipt of their picture, and all other
twins who enter the popularity con-
test will receive free tickets from
Manager Lawrence Beatus, of
Loews Palace.
The Twins Editor is receiving lots
of mail and written entries of twins.
AS explained before. the written
entries do not qualify a set of
twins for the competition-the pho
tographs must be sent in to the
Twins Editor so that all readers
may have a look at the twins for
whom they are voting. !
Manager Beatus today announced
that a twins party will be given
after each performance at Loew's
Palace during the week of August
2 by the Hilton sisters, Violet and
Daisy, who will appear as an extra
added attraction at that theater in
connection with the opening of the
new season. The Hilton sisters are
known as the ''Siamese Twins" be-
cause Nhey were born Joined to-
gether. They are the only girl
twins lin the world linked perma-
nently together by nature.
From South
Violet and Daisy were born in
San Antonio, Texas, and are six
teen years old. They are unusually
beautiful girls of exceptional intel
school with high honors. They
sing, dance, play musical instru
ments and tell funny stories.
Manager Beatus is DESTROYS Of
signing up a set of boy twins in
Washington to go on the stage at
Loew's- Palace during the week of
August 2 to dance with the Hilton
sisters Each of the boys will be
paid $50 a week for bis service.
The boys need not be expert
dancers. If they can do the one
1tep and fox trot they can quarry.
Boy twins who want the treat OF
dancing with these adorable Hilton
twins, and incidentally making $50
a week, should communicate with
the Twins Editor of The Times.
Arrangements have been made
for the Hilton twins to make a
sightseeing tour of the city while
they are booked at Loew's Palace,
and several interesting and delight
full social events have been planned
in their honor.
In the meantime, The Times
Twins Popularity Contest is nowl
formally launched, and the compe-
tition for the two prizes in gold
promises to be keen and interesting.
The contest is open to twins rang
ing in age from six months to sixty
years.
Send in the twins photographs
today and begin voting for them.