Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-08
Miss Indianapolis
Is Pageant Winner

selection OF the three national evening
sowned prize winners. y Men, woman
and children filed aislcs, sat on the
piano and clamored outside the hall on
the window lodges. The eight judges
grouped themselves on the small stage.
They were August William Hutaff,
chairman; Willy Pogany, Norman
Rockwell, Howard Chandler Christy,
DR.. Arnold Gentho. Joseph Cummings
Chase, Coles Phillips and Heyworth
Campbell. all painters or illustrators.
Charmers Pass Before Jury g
Competing charmcrs came upon the
stage from a golden-fnn and passed be.
cording TO the cities they represent.
The audience, believing that II might
influence tile jury, applauded with var
wing degrees of violence.
Hut the jury proved unaffected. 1t
cooly looked the Aphrodites up and
down. examining closely the color Of
their hair.
Coles Phillips seemed to specialize on
the legs, along with Howard Chandler
Christy. Joseph Cummings Chase didn't
seem to be satisfied at all until he
lifted the hntr of each Of the beauties
and inspected the right ear. 1t was
all a. fascinating procedure. but rather
grueling for the blushing compc ctitors.
The method Of the Judges was that Of
seven to fourteen, and asked that
smaller number to parade gracefully
for them all over again.
These fourteen were Miss Wash.
ington,' Evelyn G, Lewis. in yellow:
Miss Detroit" Miss Columbus;
Miss C!eceland." in blue satin; "Miss
Indianapolis" Miss Dayton" Helen
Frances Smith. in pink. with blue
feather fan; Miss San Francisco"
Tannsia lara. in n gown of FURNISHED
gold, with long yellow ostrich feathers
at her ears and waist; Miss Seattle"
Evelyn Atkinson. marble white and
sstatuesque; Miss Boston" Charlotte
Anna Marie Burke. in angelic white:
Miss Chicago" Georgia Hale, in rich
black; Miss wilmington" A. Adelo
Senft, a gentle miss with long brown
curls; "Afiss Nashville" Sue Burton,
a piquant brunette In wine colored red, +,
and Miss Portland" Virginia Ed
wards, in tangcrin ond gold.
"Nliss Dayton's" Hair Bobbed
Among these mnidens but one had
bobbed hnir, "Nliss Dayton" The
for space, with the audience becom-
ing more and more uncomfortable. The
Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad
combined glecs sang snatch or two
to tone down the im2atient spectators.
And the judges proceeded to cut down
the number to n final three, naming
Miss Cleveland" and Miss Wash.
ington' for honorable mention.
Outside the pier toward the close
of the judgment Of two hours and a
half, a roar of artillery sent the spec.
tators panicky for brief moment. But
1t was only the naval battle of fire.
works scheduled to close a day of un.
usual activity for the beauties, and the
beauties never saw even one fieeting
pyrotechnic.
They were too busy, packed like
| sardnes behind the setting on the
judges stage. And it leads one to
wonder, after all. what JOY is in the
life Of intercity beauties. They work
harder. they are permitted to be less
themselves, than the attendants who
pushed their gocarts In the, parade yes
smile, so much within the last few
days that their faces are weary of smil :
ing. 1t would be real gift to present
them with stray cats to kick around
rather than cups to remind them OF
their days Of unrclieved good nature.
Today at least they will be relieved
of evening gowns. This afternoon along
the waters edge from Garden Pier to
| Steel Pier the intercity beauties and a
! bevy of unattached professionals and
i amateurs will pass in review before the
Judges. They will wear bathing suits
for the delectation Of crowds gathered
to see them and for the investigation of
expert judges.
Seven Divisions In Review
Nine bathing exquisites will be Sc
lected-three from among intercity
from professional beauties.
Bathers' revue will comprise seven
divisions. First division will be for
men, second for children. third for gro.
tesqueries, fourth for representatives Of
business organizations, fifth for inter-
city beauties, six for women who are
not on the stage or in motion pictures,
seventh for women who are.
? Nine winners from the last three di.
visions will be- judged on the stage
at the Steel Pier tonight, and three
Of them selected. This trio will COM
pete against "Aiiss America" Mar.
garet German. winner, Of last years
bathers revue for the golden mermaid.
This final selection Of America 8 most
beautiful bathing girl will be made on
the Million Dollar Pier late tonight.
King Neptune, Hudson Maxim, himself
will crown her and present her with
the golden mermaid trophy, valued at
$4,000.
And the colorful night carnival Of
music, dancing and general jubilee along
the Boardwalk for twenty blocks will
conclude events Of the day and the At
lantic City annual pageant.
Among today's sporting events We're
u trap shooting. handicap, a tennis open
championship for boys and girls, an
ocean swim for men around the Steel
Pier and 20O-yard ocean swim for
women.