The Washington herald., 1921-08-13
CAPITAL WILL GIVE
DISTINCTION TO IT'S
FAIREST DAUGHTER
World of Motion Pictures
Shows Keen Interest
In Selection.
FILMS ARE TAKEN
Elaborate Preparations Being
Made for Pageant at
Atlantic City.
FILMS ARE TAKEN
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR,

One of the attractive features In
coanection with the selection of
Miss Washington is the unusual
interest which it has ELECTED in the
motion picture world At the re-
quest Of Lawrence Beatus, of Loew's
Palace Theater, the National Pic
toriaI News is filming several of
the candidates. These pictures will
be shown for the first time at
Losw's Palace tomorrow, after
which they will be shown at other
theaters throughout the city. New
groups of the young women will be
shown each week.
The motion pictures. however,
win have nothing to do with max
ing the selection. This matter Is
entirely in the hands OF the judges.
Photographs of the candidates are
to be submitted to The Washington
Herald prior to August % On Au-
gust 20 all of the photographs will
be turned over to the judges. As
soon thereafter as possible the
judges will ask the more promising
OF the candidates to appear in per-
son. when a decision will be reached
and announced
Nin Wear Handsome Costumes.
Certain charming young women.
selected to represent their home
cities in the pageant to be held on
September 7 and 8. will have a
weather bureau service all their
own In view of the fact that the
contest winners will wear costly
and handsome costumes while they
are in attendance on the severai
outdoor events. it has been consid-
cred wise to assure that no vagrant
showers may catch them unpre-
pared So arrangements are being
made to have special Information
as to possible weather conditions
for the Bathers' Revue. the Rolling
chair Parade. and other events
where the young women will ap-
pear in the Court of King Neptune
as Erbitsrs of the attractiveness of
the other maids who appear.
Many Of the beach costumes to be
worn during the Bathers' Revue
will be of texture and pattern that
will preclude their ever being wet.
No condition has been made by the
Pageant Committee in charge of
the affair that the bathing rigs in
which the beauties of the entire
country will parade for judgment
and the reward of the Golden Mer-
maid which goes to the most beauti-
full shall be tried out in the surf.
Yachts OHer Trips.
Amateur shippers of the local
yachting fleet are vieing with each
other in presenting offers of their
women during the time of their sea-
shore visit. At the docks of the At
lantic City Shrine Club, the Atlantic
city Yacht Club. the Chelsea Yacht
Club and other fashionable centers
of cruising. fine yachts will be
moored throughout the pageant.
ready for Miss Washington" and
her accompanying friends to take
trips into the inland waterways or
out to sea The yachting fleet also
will accompany the naval craft in
escorting King Neptune and his
court on their arrival on September
I, which is to be the formal event
for opening the pageant.
Boardwalk. strollers at Atlantic
City in a few days are to have their
first view of the efforts of expert
decorators in towering pageant
rolling chairs with blooms for the
use Of the charming visitors. Two
chairs are being decorated in most
Ia wish style.