Evening star., 1924-06-07
PRESIDENT GREETS
HIGH SCHOOL ORATORS
Group Visits White House as Part
of Sightseeing Trip Arranged
by The Star. ,
ENTERTAINED AT AIR FIELDS
Flyers Leave Office Work to Put
on Thrilling Circus.

Don Tyler of Los Angeles. pro-
claimed champion high school orator
of the land, as the result of the ma
tional oratorical contest last night,
today was greeted at the White House
by the President and Mrs. Coolidge
along with the six other young
speakers. in the course of the all-day
sight seeing tour on which they are
today as guests of The Star. -.
The tall Californian, who was the
recipient of the grand prize of $500;
Miss Ruth Newburn of Central High
School of this city. winner of the
second prize, $1,000, and John NJ. Dali
lam of Philadelphia, who won the
third prize of $500, were congratu-
lated by the President.
Visit Air Fields.
Assembling at $3.50 am. in the board
room of The Evening Star the ora
prisins a party of thirty persons,
headed by Col. and Mrs. c. Fred Cook
hosts for The Star, left for the naval
air station and Boiling Field. where
onStration by Army, Navy and marine
pilots. y feature was the taking of
a group photograph from the air and
its delivery to- the orators before they
left the field.
Today all river" was forgotten as
the former contestants representa-
tive of all sections of the land, enjoy
ed the good time provided for them.
The winners were happy. and so were
the rest, the other three boys and
one girl proving good losers"
Lunchean at willard.
A luncheon in the cabinet room at
New Willard Hotel, at 1 o'clock, was
enjoyed by the party, after which the
crowd set out, in five cars of The
Star for tour which carries them
ton. historic Christ Church, Alexan-
dria, Va; Lincoln Memorial and many
other points of interest.
Dinner to be served to the entire
party, at 1880 o'clock tonight, at the
Wardman Park Hotel, will end the
days festivities. A staff photograph
or of The Star is accompanying the
orators throughout the day, taking
photographs which will be grouped in
albums.
These albums will be sent to the
seven orators after they have reached
their respective homes. and will COM
prise priceless memento of one of
the two biggest days" in the lives
tied last night in honor of the Consti-
tuition.
Flyers Do Their Best.
A glimpse into the activities of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps avia-
tion branches was obtained by the
orators and their guests at Boiling
Field, when a brief and elaborate
program of entertainment was pre-
sented by some of the leading air
plane pilots of the country. Exhibi-
tions of flying seldom, if ever. wit
messed here were presented by the
officers who had foregone recreational
hours and worked diligently for the
guests.
The air above Hams Point and
Boiling Field for one-half hour or
aircraft which Washington only can
throw into the air at one time
Planes were looping, laying smoke
screens. photographing the guests
from the air and flying in difficult
The orators and their guests went
first from The Star building to the
naval air station, where four types
of seaplanes and two land planes
paraded before their eyes. There was
an H-16 scout plane, flown by Ma
Chinist Griggs; a CS-1 bombing tor
pedo and scout plane, piloted by Lieut..
John d. Price, an MOL by Lieut..
Carlson, and an FL, a boat training
Mold; a paper machine" by Lieut..
owen and sinsle-seater fighter,
flown by Lieut.. Allen.
Leave Omces to Fly.
When this parade had flown by
and circled the station the visitors
went on to the line of the air station,
at which time the Army sent into the
:,ir formation of De Haviland light
bombing planes which took off in
" formation.
They circled the field under the
leadership of Capt. Robert E. Oldys.
Trhe others in the formation were:
Capt. Eaker and Lieuts. Duke, Chaun-
Cey and Haynes. These officers are
on duty in Gen. Patrick's Office and
they left their work to come over to
the field and fly, the pilots at the
post being away for the Gettysburg
naneuvers.
Planes In "Dog Fight
While this formation was travelling
in different positions three Voights
from the Navy took off for a stunt
j. Norton and Lieut.. L. w. Sander
son, Marine Corps of Quantico, and
Lieut.. D. C. Allen. They likewise
few in various formations and then
-s+'read for stunt work. They looped
simultaneously and executed wing
overs and then disbanded for a dog
fight" This was between Lieut. Nor
draw, both machines having been
shot down in flames" which was
made realistic by both pilots releaS
ing a sack of -four
AS the visitors were leaving for
the Army post at Boiling Field
Navy Douglas torpedo plane laid a
smoke screen around the field.
Arriving before the operations
office at Boiling, the visitors gath
cred about white panel which had
been spread out on the ground for