The Washington herald., 1922-07-30
LUXURIOUS SUITE
IS RESERVED FOR
MISS WASHINGTON
Districts Fairest to Live
In Palatial Rooms at
Atlantic City.
EXPECT BIG CROWD
Unprecedented Throng te
Visit Resort During Pa
geant, Reports Indicate.
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tie only condition for entrance.
The successful young woman.
Miss Washington will not only
have all of her expenses paid to
Atlantic City, where she is to be
the honor guest. but before her
departure will receive many hand
some additions to her wardrobe.
which have been donated by gen.
erous Washington merchants. who
are determined that the represent
ative of this city will be one of
the most handsomely gowned
women on the boardwalk.
Intense rivalry has featured the
unique selection in Washington.
Government workers. members of
the younger set. and high school
girls. all are determined that the
honor shall go to one of their
number. The result is that the
judges will have almost every con-
ceivable type of beauty from which
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the final decision will go to some
young woman with more than an
equal chance of being selected as
the prettiest in the United States
by the board of judges at Atlantic
City.
Miss Washington" will take her
first formal dip in the surf at At
lantic City on the morning of Sep
tember 8, Immediately following
the Bathers' Revue. The stran
from North Carolina to South Car
olina avenue will be cleared of all
but the young women representa-
tives of the larger cities. who are
70 be members of the court of
"King Neptune" the sea god.
City officials. the visiting gov
ernors OF States and other notables
will greet the court of the sea god
and Mayor Edward L. Bader will
present each of the young women
with a golden key to the ocean.
suitably inscribed and making a
handsome souvenir.
Last year Hudson Maxim. the
noted inventor. played the role OF
King Neptune. This year the honor
has been conferred on Tom Mix. the
famous movie actor. who has wired
Mayor Bader that he Is making an
effort to adjust his plans to enable
him to go to the famous resort 10
fill the proffered role.
Entrance into the sea will be
marked with the strictest formal
ity. The first to step into the sea
win be Neptune. He will be ac-
companied by the queen of the
carnival. who is to be selected
from the fair visitors and may be
Miss Washington"
Interest in the pageant and the
selection of the most representa-
tive young woman is growing with
every passing day. Mayor Bader
Endicott. of the Atlantic City pa
geant committee. are being deluged
with requests from inland cities TO
be allowed to send their prettiest
girls as guests of the resort. and
all Of the big beach-front hotels
have assigned one or more of their
most expensive suites for the Wis
iting young women and their chap
erones.
Selection Is being made by the
Atlantic City official of the society
women. who are to be patronesses
of the pageant and have social
charge of the young visitors. The
committee is also selecting the
board of judges. who from the most
beautiful women sent by the va
rious cities will select the prettiest
in the United States and award
the $4,000 golden mermaid as the
trophy.
Something like 100000 is to be
spent on the pageant. so some idea
of It's size and Importance may be
judged. OF this amount. s25,6O0
has been expended for trophies and
souvenirs to be presented to the
visiting representatives of the
larger cities.