Evening star., 1923-04-19

sisted that he be shaved. Accompanied
by the music of the fourth orchestra
that has participated since last night,
the barber scraped his face. both men
making the operation possible by the
rhythmic movements Of their bodies
Specially prepared food is being
served the contestants at specified
hours. Trainers demand strict obedi-
ence from their charges regarding
their menus. Doctors, nurses, die
titians and chiropodists, employed by
the dance hall managements. sit on
the side lines. ready to administer
hrst aid Meals are eaten as the
dancers whfrl around the room
Only one accident has been report
ed 80 far. After dancing twelve hours
and four minutes at the Arcade ].
w. Johnson quit the floor because of
son, and while leading her down the
stairs tripped and fell. Medical aid
was given at once, and DR.. T. f
Henry said that the dancers injuries
were trivial. He was later taken to
his home.
Invite Police In.
When detachment of police ar
rived at the Arcade an invitation was
extended them to enter the contest
OF the law merely waved their clubs
and proceeded to investigate whether
any regulations were being violated
While the police were there Lieut..
Nina Van Winkle of the womans bi-
reau arrived on the scene and made
a close inspection, declaring after
ward that while she did not approve
of the exhibition, she did not con-
slider that the law was being vio-
lated. IF they call that dancing"
said the lieutenant. then they must
be easily satisfied. 1t looks to me as
IL they were doing nothing except
walking around"
VIII Leave Sunday.
Gail Borden. one of the managers
Of the dance. said that he would
make sure no law would be broken,
and that IL the contest continued un-
til Sunday, which he thought was a
certainty. the dancers would be ship
ped from the hall to some place in
Virginia, as there is a regulation in
the District prohibiting public dane
ing on Sunday.
Borden was positive the world rec
ord for endurance dancing would be
broken by the contestants, and said
that among the entrants were some
of the most scientific whirlers in the
east.
The men who entered the contest
at the Arcade are:
Isaa 5ean joseph Sos
1741 S street northwest; Joseph
Baltrolsky and Aubrey w. Gilbert,
both of the marine barracks; Ray
mond Brunskill. marine barracks;
Herbert P. Lein. 4ss N street
e street northeast; Jack NJ. Payne,
221 1st street northeast: wallace c.
Mendenhall. S1O4 Bunker Hill road.
Mount Rainier. Md; D. J. MUIR
ply. 622 Morton place northeast:
west; J. w. johnson. sss2 New
Hampshire avenue; Private Stephen
J: Johnson. Walter Reed Hospital;
northeast; M. Leonbergar. 222 A
street southeast; ]. Ghilardi. 1743
The women contestants include
Elsie Barrett, 1914 B street south
west; Ada C. Mendenhall. 3104 Bunker
Hill road; Peggy Jones. 1909 King
street; Audrey Reed, Is ! street
northeast; Kitty Hyland, Margaret
Sprightly, Margaret West and Flora
Gentry, and Lou Nelson, Rutland
Courts.
Down at the Coliseum only nine
contestants remained on the floor to-
day and among these but two were
women.
Included among these are William
Warner and Elsie Weber, who set a
record of fifty-three hours at Bal
timore last week.
Others at the Coliseum are J. III.
Holloran, K. J.~Glenn, Edward Fleury.
Walter Kufer, Isadore Silverman,
w. T. Farrell and Pearl Compton.