The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-21
Only FOUR MORE
DAYS BENJAMIN.
WHICH TO ENTER
Interest Becomes Intense
As Judgment Hour
Approaches.
MORE FILMS TODAY
Movies of Candidates to Be
! shown on Screens at
Local Theaters.
MORE FILMS TO-DAY
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! New motion pictures Of . number
Of The candidates. filmed by crsw-
ford and Carter, will be shown ~
Ioev's Palace and the Cosmos Tho
atsrs today and throughout the
tsek. While this feature has notn-
ing to do with the selection OF
MISS washington" II Is attracting
the Iiveliest sort Of interest
Not only do the motion picture
men believe that among the young
women who have submitted their
photographs to The Herald win b
found Americas most beautiful
woman, but that she will be offered
a career in flmdom. Arrangements
ALREADY have been made to forward
theffIms to the Vitagraph studios
to enable the directors to study the
qualifications of the different
women.
Every Detail Ready.
Every detail Of the arrangements
for making the selection Of Miss
washington" as we'll as for the
visit TO Atlantic City. is complete.
Photographs already submitted TO
The Herald. or brought in during
tina few remaining days, will be
turned over to the judges Friday.
The judges will study them care
fully and from the hundreds select
a number Of candidates to appear
in person. Any candidate Is permit
ted to submit additional photo
graphs, so that the Judges may Se'
a better idea Of her appearance. but
where the photograph Is not clear
or does not seem to do the subject
justice. she also win be asked to
appear in person SO that no mistake
will be made IN the ANAL decision
While Miss washingtonS does
not leave for Atlantic City until
September s, the decision Is to be
made early. so that she can make
all of her arrangements. Time also
will be required for her TOT make
a selection Of the additions to her
wardrobe. which have been offered
by Washington merchants.
Can't spend . Cent
There will be no expense Of any
kind for the fortunate young wom-
an. Prior to her departure she will
be given her transportatita. Pull
man reservation and notified the
name of the hotel at Ahich she II
to be a guest Once she arrives
at Atlantic City. she will be the
guest Of the great resort and II will
be impossible for her TO spend
money.
While Miss Washington" alone
Of all Washington girls. will be
eligible for competition in the big
Intercity contest for the beauty urn
a solid silver trophy presented by
Linton B. Arnold. president Of the
Avenue Hotel Mems Association.
others from the Capital who may be
at the big resort may enter the
several events of the pageant. More
than 100 prizes, ranging from won
derful silver cups to the golden
mermaid, chief trophy Of the
bathers' revue. are hung up for
competition and may be won by
any OF the hundreds OF charming
Young women from various Ameri-
ean cities who will attend the
pageant both as city representatives
and otherwise.
Pretty girls whose friends may
believe they outshine Miss Wash
:ngton" are to be permitted to en-
ter the frolique OF Neptune, to be
neld on the Steeplechass Pier on
the evening OF September Z: the
bather's revue. which takes place on
the strand between the Garden and
steeI Piers on the morning of Sep
tember 8. and the rolling chair pa
rade which is one Of the crowning
events of the pageant. to take place
on tie afternoon of September 8.
Cups, Jewels, Trinkets.
Prizes in all these events are
-
uabla ever offered in an American
city. Great cups of solid silver.
jewels and trinkets are now on dis
play there and are now attracting
crowds OF Boardwalk folk. accord
ing TO reports reaching here. Ex-
cept for the beauty urn, to be
awarded to the most beautiful city
representative. all Of the prizes are
for events in which any young
woman Of any city may enter.
The rolling chair parade will
rFavel the length of the Broadwalk
and over the principal avenues and
will be enlivened by scores of big
bands and a general line of carni-
val-I, This event also is open to
girls from every city in the coun-
try. Expert decorators have been
listed At the headquarters of the
pageant committee to look after the
decorating Of chairs entered from
distant points.
The frolique OF Neptune, the for
, nal occasion OF introducing King
Neptune and his Court Of young
woman to the carnival, Is another
event which all may enter. At this
event there will be prizes for the
most attractive young women. for
the scostume best expressing some
form OF pageantry and for the ap-
peaRance of societies and organiza-
tions in the tableaux, which will
precsde the dancing.
Many Entrants Listed.
Hundreds of big firms. nationsI
advertisers and individuals are list
ing entries for the rolling chair pa
rade, the bathers' revue and the fro
liqLs of Neptune. which have special
sections for advertising display OF
'pecial attractiveness. Many fra
Lernal and other bodies in inland cit
les are sending young women repre-
sAntatives for the several events and
EAsO viii have their entries in the
section of the rolling chair parade