Evening star., 1924-06-05
ALL ORATORS IN CITY
FOR GREAT CONTEST

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return to Louisville for graduation
next week, ! would love to stay in
your beautiful city for several
months"
Miss Huber is typical of the seven
representatives of secondary schools
who are the finalists from more than
a million students who participated
in the preliminaries.
New York Orator Here.
Vail Barnes. junior of the Curtis
High School, New Brighton, N Y, ar
rived here last night to battle for
the honor Of the northeastern states.
His zone comprised northern New
Jersey, New York and New England.
Mr.. Barnes was accompanied by his
father and mother and Or. John NJ.
Event. principal of the Curtis High
School. More than 100 persons from
New York will be here today espe-
cially to witness the contest tomor-
Mr. Barnes, in defiance of his doctors
orders. got out of bed and won the
contest
The last OF the six out-of-town
contenders to reach here is John NJ.
Dallam, 3rd, of Philadelphia. expected
to arrive at Union station this after
noon, accompanied by more than 100
friends. He was winner among more
than 10000 contestants in his zone
which comprised Pennsylvania, south
ern New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land He is a student at the West
Philadelphia. Boys High School and
already is the holder Of two medals
for public speaking. His victory in
his zone brought him $1,000 univer-
sity scholarship.
Miss Newburn Youngest.
The seven competitors range in age
from sixteen to eighteen years, the
Youngest being Miss Newburn. who
was chosen to represent the District
of Columbia in the serni-hnals con-
Quoted here under auspices of The
Star. The national oratorical con-
test has been financed and conducted
by thirty-seven metropolitan news
papers in all parts of the country.
With them more than 500 other pub
locations of various types have CO.
operated.
Robert T. Lee Saner. president of
the American Bar Association. Is to
arrive here this afternoon from Texas.
Mr.. Saner is to act as temporary
Chairman at the meeting tomorrow
night and will introduce President
Coolidge: who will speak and preside
during the remainder OF the meeting.
The most brilliant audience that ever
heard a like event in the history OF
the land is expected.
Taft VIII be Judge.
In addition to the President of the
United States there will be present
Chief Justice Taft of the United
States Supreme Court, chairman of
- Al A4h
bers OF which are the Justices San
ford. Sutherland, Butler and Van De-
vanter of the same court; national
officers of the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution, in whose hall the
contest is staged: the Secretary OF
State. the Secretary of Commerce,
members Of the Senate and House OF
Representatives, the Commissioners
of the District OF Columbia, repre-
sentatives of the Army and Navy,
prominent educators OF this and other
cities. and many others.
Don Tyler o. Los Angeles. Jack
Turner OF Birmingham and George
Chumos of Topeka, kans., preceded
the other three contestants here, as
previously detailed in The Star. In
the national event tomorrow night
the orators will speak in the follow
ing order:
Mr.. Tyler, Mr.. Dallam. Mr.. Turner.
Miss Newburn, Mr.. Ckumos, Miss HUI
Der and Mr.. Barnes each will speak
twelve minutes, time to be strictly
enforced by the timekeepers, Judge
Mattingiy of the Municipal Court,
Isaac Cans, president of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, and
Maj Victor B. Grant of the National
American Club.
Applause Is Restricted.
No interruption by applause during
the course of the addresses is a re-
quest to be made of the audience by
contest officials. The event begins
promptly at Sis O'Clock, and the en-
tire speaking and proceedings in gen
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dence. +. I. 1t will be essential,
therefore. to have no applause during
clusion of each address is designated
as the proper time for applause.
Entertain1erlt- features for the
seven national fnaiists will begin this
of the Monarch Club at box party
row at is;so theys viii be the guests
Of the club at a luncheon in Their
Ruth Greenwood, OF Eastern High
School, aiternatelfor the District, will
be hostess. Entertainment features
will be provided.
this luncheon the orators will be
escorted in a-pufade up Pennsylvania
avenue past the White House. The
six winning companies in the annual
high school competitive drill will be
an honor guard.
Boys Band to Play.
q The Boys Industrial Band Of Bir-
mingham, Ala. will form a feature
of the parade The Central High
School Band and the Mckinley
Manual Training School Band will be
in the line of march.
After the conclusion Of the con-
test tomorrow night, the entire