The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
PRIZE BEAUTIES
ENTER CLEO
CONTEST
Many Winners in Past Tests
Are Competing to Be Shrine
Queen.

The fact that many OF the
winners in former Washington
beauty contests are registering for
the Cleopatra contest, now being
conducted to select the loveIiest Of
all of Washington's attractive girls
to represent the city in the coming
Shrine session, will insure that the
woman selected as Cleopatra will
be the most beautiful the city has
to offer.
One of the former contest winners
registered today is Miss Lorraine
Bunch, the dazzling little brunette
who walked away with the honors
in the recent contest of the South
Washington Citi1ens Association.
b. Friends Back Her Strong.
The fact that Miss Bunch, who
lives at 922 d street southwest, was
to be one of the contestants be-
came evident early in the contest,
when her friends called at the
contest office to find whether she
had registered and left vowing that
they would drag her in and back
her against the fairest the rest of
Washington had to offer.
The browns eyed Miss Southwest
Washington" earned that title April
5, last. when the judges announced
the result of their examination of
the candidates.
On April III Miss Bunch was
awarded a 10O-piece china dinner
set in the presentation ceremonies
in st. Dominic's Hall. Sixth and F
streets southwest. If Miss Bunch's
charms are as effective again as
they were there, she will bear out
the proud claims OF her friends and,
surrounded by a half score of other
beauties, viii ride down the Potomac
beneath purple and gold .hangings,
to the soft sound of silver lutes
and splashing oars.
Plenty Of Competition.
Lovely as Miss Southwest may
be, however, she has by no means
won the contest yet. There are
scores OF bewildering beauties
awaiting their turn to go before the
judges. The friends of a half hun
dred of the contestants have nut
forth the most enthusiastic express
sions of confidence in their favor
ties.
The contest will undoubtedly be
the closest and the most holly con-
tested in the history of the city
and those selected to portray the
parts of Cleopatra and her attend
ants may well be proud Of TIE
honor accorded them
AS the contest grows, the number
of gifts pledged for the winners in
ceases. Gifts ranging from evening
gowns to pearls, and from furs to
the services of expert hairdressers,
have been offered. Banquets, re-
ceptions, balls, theater parties, and
outings have been pledged the
winner. Fame and honor await her.
All prospective contestants are
urged to list their names immedi-
ately with the contest committee.
They are required to call in person
at Room 346 Munsey building and
either leave a photograph or secure
an order for a free sitting at
Bachrach's studio.
Applications on Increase.
The contest is becoming more
extensive in its scope every day.
Though large numbers of applica-
tons were received from the very
beginning, the number of daily
registrations has been increasing
steadily.
Saturday, the last full registra.
ton day, fifty-one applications were
made and this number is expected
to be exceeded today. Owing to the
great number of applications and
the fact that the burden on the
| judges-is being increased so rapid:yc
| it may become necessary to close
the contest within the next few
days, with the hope that the most
beautiful girl in the city has been
recorded, so that honors may fall
where they are really due.