The Washington times., 1925-08-17
CONTEST
IN FINAL
WEEK
Trip Around World First Prize
in Competition Sponsored
by Times

This week marks the twenty
ninth anniversary Of the birth Of
motion pictures and 1t also signal.
ICES the beginning Of the end Of
the Greater Movie Season Contest
by The Times, entrants in which
have an opportunity to win a trip
around the world, q trip to Holly
wood. Cal. or a trip to Miami. Fla.
These trips will be awarded as
national prizes for the three best
letters OF approximately 800 words
on what the Motion Picture
Means to Me-" or What the Mo-
ton Picture Means TO My Com
munity., In addition to these ma
tionAl prizes local awards WILL be
made for the best letters written
by Neutrality-suspicious. and submitted
to The Times. A
Contest Ends Saturday
All letters for this contest must
be in the hands OF the Greater
Movie Season Contest Editor Of
The Times by o'clock next Satur.
day night, August %. The names
Of the winners Of the local prizes
will be announced In The Times
on August 90, and the names Of
the national prize winners will be
made public on September s..
The three best letters written by
Washingt will be sent to
the national judges who viii coni-
pare them with the essays sub
mitted by motion picture fans IN
100 other American cities. The
writer Of the essay considered by
the judges to be the best Of all
will be awarded q trip around the
world on the Red Star liner Belgen-
land. The second prize winner can
have 4 choice Of the trip to Holly
wood or Miami, and the third prize
winner will 20 to Hollywood or
Miami according to the selection
made by the second award winner.
All Of the winners will be allowed
to take along a companion, whose
every expense also viii be borne
by the judges In the national con-
test.
Moro Letters Sought
Hundreds of letters already have
been received by the Greater Movie
Season Contest Editor Of The
Times, but he would like to SEQ 2
great many more, because the
larger the number Of letters sub
mitted, the more chances Wash
ingtonians will have Of capturing
one or all of the national prizes.
Here are q few pointers to re-
member in connection with this
contest:
It costs nothing to participate
and yOu do not have to be . sub
acriber for The Times TO submit
| letters.
This Is not . test Of literary
ability. A high school boy or girl
has as much chance as anybody
else I'm this contest, which Is ex-
clusiveIy for average" people.
Professional writers, scenario
writers and all persons connected
with the motion picture industry
arc barred from participation In
the contest. Employees Of The
| Times and other newspapers are
ineligible to take part In this
contest.
Originality and cIearness Of ex-
preston will count highest In
making the awards. Anyone who
can write q simple. straightfOr-
ward letter expressing his or her
| thoughts about motion pictures
Is thoroughly qualified 20 write
. nrize-Winning letter. While the
judges have set 800 words as the
approximate length or the letters.
there Is no hard and fast rule
about this and your letter can
AHnnw
words, but preferably less. A short
paragraph or verse Of fifty words
may win the coveted trip around
| the world.
No Limit to Letters
Everyone. except those barred
from participation, may send in
as many letters as he or she
cares to write. There Is no limit
on the number which will be
accepted from the same person.
II you already have written a
letter and sent it in. write some
moro and submit them The
more letters you write the
greater your chances for an
award.
Be sure to sign your name and
address at the beginning or end
of your letter, mention the name
OF a motion picture you have seen
| this month, and write on only one
side OF the paper.
Remember that each clock tick
brings the contest nearer to its
close and that all letters must be
in The Times office, 1921 III street
northwest, by s o'clock Saturday
night.