The Washington herald., 1921-08-19
WOMAN SELECTED
WILL HOLD HONOR
FOR ALONG Time
Number of Candidates
Guarantees Choice
Will Be Final.
EXPERTS TO DECIDE
Seal Of Approval Sure to Be
Accepted Generally as
Authoritative.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

1t was originally announced that
the judges would make a final Sc
lection on August Is, but this seems
doubtful now. They will be given
all the photographs on August 2s.
the day after the last are to be &C
cepted by The Herald. But the num-
her Of candidates is SO greatly in
excess of those anticipated that it
will probably require more time to
reach a fair decision.
Crawford and Carter, the motion
picture producers, who have been
filming some Of the candidates, will
resume work today after two days
spent in the laboratory developing
and printing pictures already taken.
These will be shown Sunday at
Loew's Palace and the Cosmos the
aters.
Guest OF Millionaires.
Miss Washington" and her COM
panions. representing other cities in
the Atlantic City fall pageant on
September and s, are to be guests
Of the millionaire amusement men
of Atlantic City for the entire even
ing before the opening of the pag-
cant. The Amusement Mems Asso-
citation, headed by President WILL
lam F. Fennan, have requested that
they be allowed to entertain on
the evening Of the arrival of the
visiting women, who are to take
possession of their quarters in
beachfront hotels on the afternoon
of September s.
According to the tentative pro-
gram proposed by the amusement
men. the visiting women will be
guests at a dinner affair to be given
in one of the fine hotels and after
ward will occupy boxes at the lead
ing seashore attractions. A dance
on one of the piers or in one of the
bathrooms of a prominent hotel Will
follow the theatrical program and
will be attended by the notables,
who will have arrived to be present
at the opening of the big two-day
celebration.
The greatest evening outdoor
celebration ever held in atlantic
City will take place on the evening
Of September s, preceding the open
ing of the governors ball on the
Steel Pier. The wonderful night
during its progress bands will
furnish music for every form OF
outdoor dancing and frolic. I'm
nlense searchlights secured from
government navy yards will flash
the pageant message far to sea, and
there will be an electrical and fire.
works display transcending in ex-
tent anything ever before at
tempted on the Atlantic Coast.
Planes to Do stunts.
Airplanes will do daring stunts,
including a terrific bombing Of tar
gets, out at sea-
During the evening there will be
bands at every important corner
IN the resort. At a score of points
along the streets and on the wide
beach there will be outdoor stages
and circus rings erected, and every
actor and actress and other per-
former in the resort will furnish
entertainment Promise has been
made that even companies playing
real plays on the regular stages
during the carnival will move their
stcHeES OuIuOOTS, anu dnlOug the
special events will be several spec
tacles by experts of pageantry who
will be at the resort
The outdoor carnival will halt in
time for the visiting thousands to
attend the governors ball, where
Miss Washington should she
win-will be acclaimed the most
beautiful woman in the United
States. The award will be made
during the pageant of prizes
which will take place at the ball
when the governors. the officials
of the city and of the pageant, and
the special delegations who follow
their civic representatives to the
shore will stand to receive and con-
graduate the women who are en-
titled to bear the honors of the
occasion. The Golden Mermaid,
which is to 60 to the most beauti-
full bathing girl. also will pe
awarded along with the long list
of cups and other trophies.
Everybody In II.
Pageant plans are becoming more
ambitious with each passing day.
The Chamber of Commerce, Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs and practically
every civic and fraternaI organiza-
ton in Atlantic City have pledged
hearty support.