Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-09

did It without having had dinner.
Their smiles were little less brilliant,
their gyrations little less supple, but
they remained dauntless. They syiphed
about, TO the melody of jazz orches-
ira, and the cheers of comfortably fed
men. women and children. "Miss
Macon seemed to be the favorite at a
late hour on Steel Pier, and when the
final three were in the end selected the
audience setup roar of disapproval.
The, judges gave the prize to Miss
Columbus" Miss Nashville" Sue
Burton, and " Miss New York" in
that order, and honorable mention first
to Miss Macon" and second, to Miss
Seattle Evelyn Atkinson.
When Honorable Mention" to Miss
Macon was shouted to the spectators
and she in her red and black suit bowed
graiously her acknowledgment to their
applause, they began clapping that
pageant committeeman couldn't stop.
For five minutes they bawled and
stamped and clnpped to Indicate how
much they believed Miss Macon"
should have received first prize. But
judges are adament, and besides, it was
imperative that they repair to Young $
Million Dollar Pier with their three
frsts, TO compare them with little Miss
America for the golden mermaid.
The long dance hall. brilliant with
lights, was gay with the summer clothes
of thousands of enthusiastic men,
women and children. Bands sounded
rollicking airs, and KKing Neptune and
his court Of twenty Atlantic City bath =
ing beauties and Miss America" sat on
great shell throne, under varicolored
electric bulbs. When the judges arrived
with their three firsts, the Aphrodities
stood along with Miss America" before
Father Neptune. The alluring quartet
included Miss Knapp, Of the profes-
sionals; Miss Greenameyer, Of the ANA :
! teurs. Miss Columbus" and Miss
America of 1929.
Under the critical eyes Of the judges,
they stood for tense moment and then
Announcer Bayless shouted above the
din of voices, the name Of Miss COL
umbus," and that splendid young lady,
in her striking orange suit, bowed in
gratiatingly. a moment later, the old
gentleman with the trident, handed over
the golden mermaid to her.
But it isn't really hers, and he didn' t
"hand" it. The thing is too heavy, and
besides. it doesn't belong to any one
| beauty personally until she wins 1t
three times. The newest Miss America 3
name will be craven on one of the
bronze shells at the base of the golden
! statuettte. to remain there so long as
the blithesome golden mermaid reclines
on her pedestal of hard granite.
Presentation was the signal for pyro-
technics all along shore, and the OPEN
ing Of the merry night carnival spread
over twenty blocks of boardwalk. Bands
and jazz orchestras thundered and syn
/ Copatcd. and many feet tripped the light
fantastic into the early hours of the
morning, apa out of the three days
pageant.
Before the not altogether satisfied
crowds squeezed out of the pier to the
Boardwalk. however, they viewed the
prize beauty in the children's division
of the bathers' revue. She is three
and-a half year old Ada b. Henderson,
Of 4O2 South Broad street, Philadel- :
phia. The chic little miss wore a
>hockingly abbreviated ermine one :
piece bathing suit, and carried an
Crmine paraSol over herf head Of tum
bling blond curls.
/ No one was dissatisfied with that
choice, praise be, although Ada can't
even cook. Tonight, at post pageant
ball on Steel Pier. movie folks of the
country will meet the bathing beauties
with Il view toward securing new stars
for the silver screen. The Famous
Players Laskey Corporation. in con =
junction with the Stanley Corporation
of America, has agreed to offer the win :
ner of this contest an opportunity to
display her talents in motion pictures.
| The judges are: Robert T. Kane, d.
rector Famous Players Laskey Cor
poration: Miss Anita Stewart and Lee
Shubcrt and Flo Ziegfeld.