The Washington herald., 1921-08-06

ATTENDS CHOICE
| NWASHINGTON
Hundreds of Girls Eager
For Honor Crown
OF Neptune.
MANY FILE CLAIMS
Photograph at Herald Only
Requirement for En-
% trance.
MANY FILE CLAIMS
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The judges will select a number
of tAe most attractive young women
from the photographs and have
theh appear in person. From this
srShp Miss Washington" will be
matted. 1t must be emphasized that
thafe is no expense involved for
.Miks Washington" or for the many
yodhg women who are seeking the
distinction. The Herald will either
acospt a photograph which is
brdhght in or will arrange to have
ohsl taken Submitting the photo
grabh is the only condition for en-
trace.
N An Expenses Paid
Tbe successful young woman.
Miss Washington" will not only
ham all of her expenses paid to At
laREc City. where she is to be the
bodor guest, but before her de-
Datture will receive many hand
: soae additions to her wardrobe,
WHICH have been donated by gener-
uuS Washington merchants. who
arat Undermined that the representa-
tIFS of this city be one of the most
haHhsomely gowned women on the
BoSrdwalk.
Intense rivalry has featured the
unihue selection in Washington.
goSernment workers, members of
thG younger set and high school
GiHts, all are determined that the
horor shall go to one of their num-
bed The result is that the judges
viii have almost every conceivable
type of beauty from which to
chdbse and feel confident that the
hpD decision will go to some young
W0nan with more than an equal
ehance of being selected as the
pvettiest j. the United States by
th9board Of judges at Atlantic City.
:Hl Revue OF Batherx.
Miss Washington" will take her
hrA formal dip in the surf at At
IaHtic City the morning of Septem-
ben 8, Immediately following the
banhers' revue. The strand from
With Carolina to South Carolina
aYdnue will be cleared Of all but
the.young women representatives of
heslarger cities who are to be mem
SeB of the court of King Neptune,
thy sea god.
CITY officials, the visiting COVER
roEs Of States and other notables,
VIII greet the court of the sea god,
and Mayor Edward l. Bader will
present each of the young women
WIN a golden key to the ocean,
suitably inscribed and making a
handsome souvenir.
%. Entrance into the sea will he
marked with the strictest formality
The first to step into the sea will
be Neptune. He will be accompa-
nisd by the queen of the carnival
WHO is to be selected from the fair
visitors and may be Miss Wash
inston."
." Interest Grows Fast.
mlnterest in the pageant and the
sehsction Of the most representative
yo4ng woman is growing with eV-
ery passing day. Mayor Bader and
Director General Thomas P. Endi-
Gott, OF the Atlantic City pageant
committee, are being deluged with
Teqpests from inland cities to be al
lowed to send their prettiest girls
as lguest of the resort, and all of
thef big beach front hotels have as
sfghed one or more of their most
extensive suites for the visiting
yoYng women and her chaperone
forIthe three days Of her visit.
selection is being made by the
Atlantic City officials of the society
wdnen. who are to be the patron.
eSSfs Of the pageant and have so.
eial charge of the young visitors
Tbt committee is also selecting the
boHrd of judges. who from the mosl
besutiful young women sent by tht
vaEous cities will select the mos
heAutiful in the United States ant
award the $4,000 golden mermaid a,
thS trophy,
Something like 100000 is to b.
. spent on the pageant, so some idea
Of its size and Importance may b
Judged. OF this amount s25, 900 has
been expended for trophies and sou.
verhrs to be presented to the visit,
ing representatives of the larger
eitfs-