Show LEAGUE NEWS january 1925 bulletin no 32 HERE IS AN ESSAY WHICH WON HOME FOR PORT PORTLAND LANDl OREGON GIRL IN NATIONAL HOME LIGHTING CONTEST wy BY julia S broo roo we ilo do not keep a horse and buggy simply simple because our father hail had ono instead we use tho the new ne and more serviceable means of travel rael the man inan in the office the factory aiana mana gor tile contractor all continua continually ily strive to find laborsaving labor laboi saving devices thoi they do away with antiquated ap and rep replace tee it with cacines toi for increasing output greater pro by tile the individual Is a demand of 0 the ti times tiles yet when these same men reach leach their homes the thoughts of advanced methods and convenience seem left behind they retain lighting equip ment which was probably considered lie ho best when it was installed but which Is now obsolete because of the development in the industry and the knowledge of proper propel lighting learned from experience and investigation careful thought was given to the lighting of our house and has ro re suited I 1 believe tit in our having a well lighted home it Is well lighted since each fixture was selected to provide sufficient light where it might be needed A center light gives general illumination while portable lamps placed by easy chairs for reading or sewing bring the light directly where desired A shade in harmony with the fixture and the room cavers covers each bulb hut but all are dense enough to prevent glare or eyestrain some are silk bilk and some are aie parchment each being adapted to the surroundings the basement shades aro are metal small bulbs are used in decorative lamps to prevent annoying right bright spots frosted bulbs where there is a possibility of their being seen with discomfort portable lamps ire are placed on each side of the antior on the dres dressing sing tables and brackets on each side of the bathroom mirror to illuminate the tea fea turoa on both sides thus avoiding shadows the shades prevent ft bright light from being reflected into the eyes each room has bulbs in e excess of one watt to the square toot foot and since the walls are light very little light Is absorbed by them thus a ahe necessity of larger bulbs the center fixture tit in the room haa two w watt att bulbs there are two floor lamps and one table lamp each containing tw two 0 40 watt bulbs T two vo brackets over the mantel and two small decorative lamps each have a 15 watt bull four single convenience outlets permit rearranging the furniture A fixture with four 40 watt bulbs hangs 26 inches above the dining room table while 15 watt candles are at each side of the buffet A double convenience outlet is under the table and another by the buffet our kitchen la is lighted by a ISO watt ceiling fixture with a 40 watt lamp over the sink appliances Appl lancea may be attached to a double convenience 1 outlet each of the two bedrooms has a 40 watt ceiling fixture a 40 watt stand lamp each side bide of the mirror 11 and a 40 watt lamp at the head of oe the bed the three double convenience outlets mao maco rearrangement of the furniture easy the two 40 watt brackets by the bathroom mirror furnish sufficient light the au 40 watt center fixture Is urine unnecessary cessare because of the swall small ness of the room the double con ve alence e out outlet outlets letts Is tor for appliances the basement has 40 antt lamps in ill tho the trunk room in front ot of tile turn aco and ami nt at tho the coal allo A lamp la is over tho the laundry tubs A double convenience outlet la Is available tor for appliances two 40 watt lamps should be placed over the workbench to prevent shadows on oil the work our long hall has a 40 watt coiling ceiling fixture and a 40 watt bracket NOTE miss julia S groo writer of the above essay which won the modern electrically equipped home in the national lighting contest tit in which over school children participated is as an all 18 year old portland oregon high school girl misa aliss groo also won the cash grand prize in the portland lighting contest her essay of GOO words was worth over 25 a word to her the boys boya and girls who won ochol ranging in value from 1200 to are as aa follows george R Phi oakland california dorothy lathe quebec canada john patten crawford kokomo kokomos indiana lucille brower brewer georgia joe kelly Martins martinsville ville indiana irene kline Low lowville vIllo new york roswell edward brett watertown new york mary IV holman huntsville arts als bourl url everett ehler wigger west alexandria ohio eleanor kathleen linik lancaster new york DISTRICT PRIZE WINNERS BETTER HOME LIGHTING ACTIVITY the winners of the district contest of the better home lighting activity were ai as follows BOYS lowell W barlow bountiful utah philip A salt la lako ke city utah william driscoll eureka utah 2500 joseph E wilson ill III salt lake city utah 1500 keith anderson andersen rexburg Rex burg idalgo 1000 raymond hogan bountiful utah 1000 herbert spencer howard salt lake city utah 1000 frank crosbie Pickering salt lake CI city ty utah 1000 frances wilson ogden utah 1000 alton hadlock Kays kaysville ville utah 1000 1090 aill murland rland L may rexburg Rex burg k idaho 1000 rolla holmes taylor ogden utah 1000 harold edwin lundquist smith field utah 10 1000 00 gordon agee ogden utah 1000 gilbert and anderson erson elsinore utah 1000 total boys GIRLS dolly james salt hake lake city city utah i anna ann a rigby farmington ut ah 1 50 00 camille clegg heber utah 2500 margaret J jane ane patton st anthony idaho 1500 beatrice mckenley salt lake city utah 1000 beth Sea Sead dinati mati riverton Rl verton utah 1000 louise lai larson laison son salt lake city utah 1000 nita wakefield provo utah 1000 1006 iris parrish Parr lah utah 1000 helen margaret grace ogden utah 1000 frances kathleen herrick Herr lck snit salt lake city utah 1000 virginia jarre it bait lake city utah 1000 pa v |