The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-14
WILL
Be JUDGED
SOON
Girls Appearing in Finals viii
Be Given Numbers to
Ensure Fairness.

Elimination of all but the thirty
or forty beauties who are to go be-
fore the judges in the Cleopatra
contest, which closed Saturday
night, will be completed by the
middle of the week and the final
decisions will probably be made by
the end of the week.
Photographs OF the contestants
who registered during the last two
or three days are being turned in
as rapidly as the sittings can be
completed at Bachrach's Studio. the
official photographers. The number
of contestants registered on Friday
and Saturday was so great that
sittings have been scheduled con-
tinuously through Wednesday. I'm
til all of these sittings have been
completed the examinations cannot,
Of course, be completed.
VIII Appear By Numbers.
The girls who will appear in per-
son before the judges will be as.
signed numbers by the contest Of
flee and their identity will be un-
known to the judges who in addi-
ton will view the beauties and cast
their ballots separately, so that
there can be no influence other
than each individual judges own
choice brought to bear on the de-
cision.
The judges first will be furnished
ballots bearing the numbers of the
contestants and will vote for
Cleopatra.
When Cleopatra has been elected
the judges will be furnished adj
ditional ballot slips and the selec-
ton of the ten attendants for Cleo
patra will begin.
In each ballot the contestants will
appear before each judge separately
and the judges will not be per
mitted to communicate with any
body during the time the selections
are being made.
More Than 1000 Entered.
In this way it is hoped to cut
out all opportunity for any attempt
at unfair methods or annoyance Of
the judges by persons who wish to
influence the decisions.
A number Of attempts have al
ready been made on behalf Of con-
testants and, in every case, such
contestants, irrespective of their
merits. have been thrown out.
A number of girls who wished to
enter the contest applied today but
had to be refused. Absolutely no
more registrations can be made, the
contest office announced Saturday
night.
The contest is unprecedented in
size, 1,011 girls having registered
as candidates.
Pageant Plans Completed.
Final plans for the Congress of
the Seas. the immense water
pageant, in which Cleopatra will
appear, have been completed by the
Shrine entertainments committee. of
which Edgar c. Snyder is chairman.
w. F. Roberts Is chairman of the
subcommittee in charge of the
spectacle. The pageant floats will
appear in the following order:
1-"Welcome Shriners," with a
personnel of 100 girls, beautifully
costumed, bringing greetings to Wis.
itors from every section of the
country.
2-Neptune's Barge, bearing Nep-
tune, ruler of the seas, his court;
Venus, who was created from the
sea foam, according to legend, and
a number of mermaids.
3-Cleopatra's Barge, with Cleo
PnSAoB ICI lCH ten
flower girls, forty Egyptian dan
GERS, forty oarsmen, a sherman
and fan bearers.
Historic Ships to Appear.
4-Viking Ship, with the daring
Norsemen, the conquerors of the
northern seas and the discoverers
OF the American continent, Green.
land and Iceland.
5-Ancient Chinese Barge, under
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