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ballot, the General Federa-
ton of Wonen's Clubs is sponsoring
the two contests on why Should L
Vote"-one open to high school stu
dents and the other to those in colleges
and universities with handsome
awards offered by John Hays Ham,
n1ond for winners in each event.
For each contest there will be three
- national prizeS--a first prize OF S250,
& a second of $3.50 and a third of $100.
Any high school, student or any stu
cent of high school rank entered IN
private school may enter the National
High School Essay Contest, while any
resident, undergraduate student in
college or university or any student IN
a private school having college rank
may enter the National College and
University Essay Contest
Essays of not less than 700 nor more
than 1000 words in length are re-
CURED in each contest All essays
must be submitted by their authors to
the local federations of women's clubs
or the women's clubs in their respec-
tive communities before December 10.
1923. The clubs, in turn, must sub
NIT the winning essays from their
groups to the State chairman OF
American Citizenship not later than
February /, 1929. State Chairmen
must mail the winning essays OF their
States to the General Federation chair
man of the Department OF American
Citizenship not later than March Is,
1929. Final awards viii be announced
not later than June l, 1929.
Each contestant is ADVISED not 10
sign his or her name to the essay, but
to mark each page with an identiflca-
ton mark, which mark must appear
also on an envelope, sealed and at
tached to the manuscript, which shall
contain the name and address of the
writer. This envelope will not be
opened until selections have been mace.
Local clubs and State chairmen are ad-
vised to follow this plan in forwarding
their winning manuscripts.
It will be permissible for a local
club or committee selected by the club
to Judge manuscripts, to announce In
local papers the names of the winners
in their community, after the manu-
scripts have been forwarded to the
State cllairmen, but the clubs have
been advised to replace names in the
envelopes marked with the identified
ton mark, reseal them and attach
them securely to the manuscripts be-
fore forwarding.
Mrs. John C. Pearson. Marshall
Okla, is the chairman of the Depart
ment of American Citizenship, General
all State winners essays should be for
warded. kfe
Students of schools and colleges de-
string information. about the contest
should inquire of their own school
principals or presidents with whom the
women's clubs cooperating, or with
members of their local clubs in person.
Any women'S club affiated With the
General Federation should be able to
give them any information desired.
Contestants are advised that their
essays must be typewriter, double
spaced and written upon one side of
the paper only. They must be clearly
marked National High School Essay
Contest on Why Should Vote" or
National College and University Con-
test on Why I Should Vote
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MRS. JOHN w. SIPPEL, president of
AVA the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, has a full speaking schedule
ahead of her for the remainder of the
year. including more than score of
speeches to be made in IL States. On
her tour, which already has begun, she
will address clubs in West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia,
North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Illi-
nois and Maryland.
. AA44S PdoI WEEK MIS. Olppel was LIE
honor guest of the Womans Club of
Huntington, w. Va, and spoke on Fri
day, October S. before the Hathaway
Club in Philadelphia. Tomorrow she is
scheduled to address a group in Me-
chanicSburg, Pa, and on October she
will be the guest of the president of the
Pennsylvania Federation, Mrs John A.
Frick at her home in Lancaster
"A Wisconsin federation meeting, in
Wisconsin Rapids, October IL, will
have Mrs. Sippel for its principal
speaker. Returning East: she will at
tend the meeting of the Woman'S Club
Of Richmond, Va. October Is. Later
In October she will speak in her home
city Of Baltimore, again in Pennsyl-
vania, and in North Carolina. Novem-
Der speaking engagements include
Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Texas and Illi-
nols. In December she will attend the
annual meeting of the National Council
OF Women In Chicago and she will also
speak In Maryland and in Virginia.
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MEMBERS Of the National and Dis
A'A trict League of American Pen
Women are cooperating enthusiastic
cally in the arrangements for the treas
ure hunt to be given as a part of the
benefit program for the memorial club
house fund on the afternoon of Oc-
tober 13 at Braemar Forest, the estate
of Capt. and Mrs. C. c. Calhoun, in
Chevy Chase, Md. Plans for this and
the remainder of the series of enter
tainments, to be held jointly for this
same purpose, are under the general
erection OF Mrs Charles Augustus
Hawley, chairman of the ways and
means committee of both the national
executive board and the District branch.
These events are planned in addi-
ton to the Pen Women ball. which
VIII be joint event of December 49,
under the direction of Mrs. Eli A.
Helnlick. The list made public TODAY
by Mrs. Hawley includes the Treasure
Hunt; Halloween carnival at the
nome OF Mrs. Harry Hunt in Ballston,
Va, the features of which will be
canvas dance, corn roast, marshnnaIlow
toast and other entertainment features
appropriate to the season. artists
recognition sale, to be held the earlv
part Of the holiday season at the club
rooms of the District of Columbia
branch, on Sixteenth street; the Junior
ball, to be staged later in the year,
and two card parties, to be events of
the pre-Lent season. Tentative plans
are also being laid for musicale-tea,
the date Of which has not yet been set.
The District branch is co-operating
with enthusiasm IN the effort to in
crease the funds to be devoted to paw
ing OF the remaining mortgage on the
Southworth Cottage. now the property
OF the National League of American
Pen Women, end raising funds for the
memorial clubhouse, which IS to be
erected around the library of Mrs.
Southworth.
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TWELVE delegates and u alternates
Will be sent from the National
League of Women Voters to the twenty
fifth anniversary meeting of the Inter
national Alliance of Women for Suf-
frage and Equal Citizenship, to be held
in Berlin, June 1922. 1929, according