The Washington herald., 1922-08-16
1T. COM. WILLIAMS
TdSHOOT FORD.C.
BEAUTY BEACH
=
Navy Ma rksman Will
Represent miss
Washington"
ENTERS HANDICAP
Mount Rainier Competition
Winner May Capture
= District Award.
ENTERS HANDICAP

Lieut. Comdr. F. P. Williams. re-
tired. Three times champion trap
shooter of the navy. will represent
Miss Washington" IN the trap
shooting events at Atlantic City
September and 8.
Lieut.. comdr. Williams is secre-
tary and one of the most active
members Of the Washington Gun
Club. Known all over the United
States as PAY" Williams because
of his former title of paymaster in
|.the navy, he has attended the grand
American handicaps for years. Last
year At Chicago he emerged thir-
teenth out Of $50 shooters in the
national handicap.
In 1919 at Chicago he shot 80 out
OF 100.
Entered I'm Handicap.
He is entered in the grand Amer
ican handicap that starts the week
of September IL at Atlantic City,
and also will shoot in all contests
to be held in connection with the
pageant
He expressed the utmost pleasure
in accepting the Invitation of The
Herald to be Miss washington's"
knight at the great carnival and TO
endeavor to win for her the trophy
which accompanies the highest
score.
4 am happy indeed to bear the
colors of Miss Washington" he
said last night. Il hope 1 can be
worthy Of her."
suburb May wih
At the same time that Lieut..
ConIdr. Williams Joined forces with
The Herald to do honor to Miss
Washington" determined effort 10
secure that title for a suburb Of
Washington was being launched.
Confident that the potential Miss
Washington" is a resident of Mt.
Rainier or a patron of the muni-
cipel carnival there. the committee
in charge has requested The Herald
to 'enter the winner of the Mt
Rainier beauty competition in The
Herald competition.
On Saturday a committee of three
viii select from the beautiful girls
ATTENDING the Mt. Rainier carnival
the most beautiful young woman.
She will be photographed and en-
tered in The Herald competition.
Prizes will be awarded the three
prettiest girls.
Mt. Rainier thus takes long step
forward in her bid for Miss Wash
ington-" Although most of the
young women in attendance at the
municipal carnival will be eligible
anyway for the honor. Mt. Rainier
is sure that a portrait of the most
of fThe Herald art editor before
August 26. the last day on which
it may be submitted.
Every Section Represented.
Every quarter of the city is rep
resented in the candidates who have
already appeared to claim Miss
WSshington's" title. with the clos
ing days of the competition only a
short way ahead the rivalry of
these quarters may become marked.
II will be. at the strongest, only
a ffien ndly rivalry. to determine the
young woman who is best fitted to
bear Washington's name to the
great Atlantic City pageant early
in September. The urgent neces-
sity Of selecting the right girl is
being brought to the attention of
washingtonians through the COL
umrs of The Herald, through the
moving pictures released through
the National Pictorial News at
Loew's Palace and B. F. Keith's
theaters. and through the efforts of
public spirited citizens who want
only the finest type of young
wouanhood as the city's represents
tive
Many Beauties Pictured.
The photographs already sub
mitted to The Herald indicate that
many young women who fulfill these
conditions are enlisted in the move
ment. But many more will be added
to the roll before the fateful day
on which the judges will choose the
most beautiful as Miss Washing
tom
At a truly national. almost con-
tinental gathering, it is essential
that Washington have as its repre-
sentative the supreme example OF
its charming women. This Is the
soul of The Herald competition and
the aim Of every means being used
to select Miss Washington"
Cities from Maine to Texas. from
New York to California. will send
the choicest flowers OF their
younger sets to grace the annual
carnival at Atlantic City. They too
will pay all their expenses and have
attractive offers for their chosen
beauties
II has been the purpose OF The
Herald to make sure in every possi-
bic way that washington's choice