New-York tribune., 1922-08-02
Girl Athletes
Sail for World
Games lin aris
Twelve Student Stars on
Aquitania Will Engage
in International Contests
at Pershing Stadium
Tide Delays Departure
General Menocal, Ex-Presi.
dent of Cuba, Cites Work
Done by General Crowder

Twelve girl athletes under the charge
of Dr. Henry Eaton Stewart, president
of the American Women's Track Ath-
letic Association, and Mrs. Stewar rt
sailed yesterday on the Cunard liner
Aquitania to take part in the interna-
tional contests at the Pershing Sta
dium. in Paris, on August 20. Accom-
panying the party was Joseph Dan
COLA, of the Newark State Normal
School, Newark, N. j., who is the third
delegate to the international women's
track and athletic meet. The group of
girl athletes include the student stars
of some of the leading schools of the
country.
The members who sailed were Kath-
ryn Agar, Chicago High School: Flora
Bats.n, Smith College, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. R. P. Batson, of New
Orleans; Maybelle Gilliland, Leonia,
N. j., High School; Lucille Godbold, of
Estill, S. c., South Carolina College for
Women; Esther Greene, Balboa High
School, Canal Zone; Anne Harwick
Florida State College; Cornelia Sable,
woman worlds champion hurdler, New
ark Normal School; Janet Show, Oaks
mere School, Rye, N. Y; Elizabeth
Stein, Leonia High School; Elizabeth
Voorhees,, Rosemary Hall, Greenwich.
Conn; Frances Mead. of Tarrytown
N. Y, and Nancy Voorhees,, thirteen
years old, of the Ethel Walker School.
New York.
Former President of Cuba Sails
Declaring that the work General
Crowder is doing in Cuba is appreci-
ated by the best people there, even il
it has incurred the hostility of some
displaced politicians, General Mario
Menocal, former President of Cuha,
sailed on the Aquitania for Paris, where
ne will stay until the latter part of
the year. He was accompanied by
Sonora Menocal, his son, Mario ir.. and
the latter's wife.
~, Another passenger was Edw,
Thorne, New York banker, in who's,
party were Oakleigh Thorne, also :
banker, the latter's daughter, Mrs
Ihorne Carle, and DR.. Joseph A. Blake
the noted surgeon. They are goins
to Dunston, Scotland. where they viii
September. DR.. Blake said that hi,
family was in Bar Harbor, Me, ane
that ne was going abroad for a res
from his work.
Has Portable Wireless Set
Lewis Nixon, former Public Servic,
Commissioner, and Mrs. Nixon sailet
with portable wireless set, which Mr.
Nixon will demonstrate abroad, ane
which he believes will revolutionize tn,
present cumberso ONE wireless appara
tus. Without an aerial, he said. tn,
set will do all the work done will
much larger outfits. The N;xons will
be abroad several months and ma,
visit Russia before returning.
Others on board were DR.. j. Bentle,
Squier, noted surgeon, Mrs. Squier ant
their children, who are making a vaca
tion trip; Alexander P. Moore, pub
Usher of "The Pittsburgh Dispatch
and husband of the late Lillian Rus
sell; Sir S. ampbell-Stewart, X. B. %.
managing director of "The Londor
Times: James Schermerhorn, editor Of
"The Detroit Times; w. Alexande1
Cochrane, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Liver
more, General William G. Heppenheim
er, Clifford Pinchot I'd, Mr.. and Mrs
Edgerton l.. Winthrop jr. and Mr.. ane
Mrs. John S. Phipps and their foul
children.
The ship, which sailed with 1.o1;