Life, 1928-02-02 · page 13 of 38
Life — February 2, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is a **contest/game page**, not political satire. The page features: **The Contest**: Readers submit answers to errors ("mistakes") in Kay's weekly travel letter. Weekly prizes ($75 first prize) and grand finals prizes ($400) incentivize participation. **Kay's Letter**: The eleventh in a series, this week covers Washington, D.C. Kay describes visiting historical sites (Fort Sumter, Richmond, the Capitol, Georgetown University, etc.) and mentions seeing President Coolidge was away in Cuba. **The Game Mechanic**: Readers must identify factual errors in Kay's account to win prizes—a common early 20th-century magazine engagement strategy. **Modern Context**: This reflects pre-television era entertainment: readers actively participated in magazines through contests and puzzles, making them interactive rather than passive media.
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rc Weekly Prizes For the best answer to each of Kay Vernon's letters: | First Prize - - - $75.00 Three Second Prizes of $25.00 each Final Grand Prizes For those who have the best record throughout the Contest as a whole: First Prize- - - $400.00 | Second Prize - - $200.00 Third Prize - - $100.00 iami THIS IS KAY’S ELEVENTH LETTER Wasiuinoton, D. C. I EAR Epitor: We flew over lovely Charleston harbor and saw Fort Sumter from which the first shot of the Civil War was tired. Indeed, the country that I have covered this week is filled with historical associations, including the rocky promontory, Cape Fear, where the Hesperus was wrecked. We stopped at Norfolk and Ports- mouth, where President Roosevelt conducted the Peace Conference twenty years ago and where he re- viewed the fleet on its return from the world tour. Then we went “on to Richmond,” as General Grant used to say. What a divine city! I saw Holly- wood Cemetery, the final resting place of many famous presidents, in- cluding James Madison and Jeffer- son Davis. There is also a museum where Davis once made his home, and a park named for gallant Capt. Byrd. It was in the church adjoining the cemetery that Patrick Henry said, “If this be treason, make the most of it.” There is a very swagger militia cavalry organization here called “The Richmond Blu Leaving Richmond regretfully, we flew to Washington by way of Annapolis, where we saw the middies having a “class rush” in front of McDowell Hall. dt - From the air above Annapolis we could see the Wash- ington Monument and beyond it the Capitol dome, and we headed straight for these landmarks, arriving a few minutes later at Bolling Field. Of course, I can’t begin to tell you everything that I have seen in Washington. Unfortunately, President Coolidge was away in C or I'd have seen him, but I did catch glimpses of V President Dawes, Chief Justice Taft, Senator Borah and Charles G. Hughes. We stopped at the Hotel Mayflower, which faces toward all the points of interest. From my window I can see the French Embassy and can look right over into Maryland and Virginia. Two blocks from here is the Lee House, where the great Confederate general ed. Walking from the hotel to the Capital I passed Georgetown University, the Ford Theatre (where Lincoln died), the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institute. Although the distance is ros only about a mile, it takes forever to cover it be- cause you're always having to go around in circles in Washington. To-morrow I’m going to find the dock ‘on the Tidal Basin where I can take a boat to Mt. Vernon. Lovingly, Kou P, S.—Next weck, Baltimore and Philadelphia—and then my wonderful trip will be at an end. Answer Kay’s letter! Correct her mistakes! comicbooks.com