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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
2
The Post plans a touring party to depart Washington on July 3 and sail from New York on July 4 visiting Turkey Lower Palestine Algiers Galilee Greece Egypt Corfu Syria Italy.
The panel of judges will include the President of the Board of Trade the President of the Chamber of Commerce the President of the Retail Merchants Association and other leading figures.
The Post will award fifteen first class trips to the Holy Land Italy and Greece to ministers pastors or ordained readers with the most votes by June 20 1914. Eligible candidates must be ordained in Washington or vicinity. Voting coupons appear daily with five votes in the daily issue and ten in Sunday. subscriptions also count votes. The contest includes $1000 in church prizes and rules to prevent unfair voting.
If a minister cannot undertake the trip due to illness removal or other cause he may designate a male official from his congregation to travel in his stead with the cooperation of his congregation.
A curated itinerary lists Constantinople Jaffa Rome Bethlehem Smyrna Naples Athens Piraeus Cairo Alexandria Jericho Bethany Tiberias Damascus Rhodes Baalbec Nazareth Beyrout as key stops. The list highlights historic sites and cultural hubs likely to attract travelers.
Every minister pastor priest or rector in Washington and vicinity is eligible to become a candidate for one of these trips. The notice invites clergy from churches in the area to apply and participate in the program.
The schedule outlines rail and carriage plans from Nazareth to Damascus with visits to Capernaum, Rome, and Naples. It covers travel on the Khedivial Line, Meadr A Tueidus dates in August, Rome stay, and a Hamburg America Line return to New York with a $100 berth.
The notice lists subscription voting values by duration including daily access for 1 to 9 months and yearly options. It shows pricing for combinations such as daily only and daily plus Sunday, with amounts ranging from 75 to 2100 in various period terms.
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