The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
CITY CIVIC CLUBS
TO HELP RECEIVE
STATES ORATORS
Automobiles 70 Be En-
tered In Great Age
.pl Herald Parade

& Civic Organizations Of Birmingham
took steps Wednesday to take notable
part in the entertainment Of the hum
dreds of visitors who win be in. the city
Friday to attend the statewide cham
pfonship meet in The Age1Heraid's
ofatorical contest.
1.-The various. clubs will enter auto
mobiles carrying their. officials in the
parade that will move through the
downtown streets few hours before
the contest is held in the First Baptist
church auditorium. Each of the high
school contestants win have a car in
the long line, thanks to the interest the
automobile agencies Of the city are taxi
ing
Reach Here Friday
All ten contestants will reach the
citysearly Friday, they telesraphed' con-
testn headquarters Wednesday. After
registration at the Age Herald building,
theyr;will be assigned to. their, hotels
aiids given silent hour" in the days
Festivities in order to rehearse finally
fox the big test that starts at 8To'clock
in the evening.
Astour of the city, a luncheon NJ
which they will be honor guests, an
insHettion Of The Age Herald's 27-story
building, and finally the big parade will
occupy the contestants until late Id the
aftef6oon. Then they win take things
easy until the curtain rises on the meet
which, will settled the. statewide argu-
nent as to who is the best high school
orator in Alabama.
Otto j. Sharpe, contest manager. has
received letters from the home towns. Of
all Contestants, saying large delegations
would accompany them to Birmingham,
Those left behind will get direct news
of the contest over radio.
Big Audience
The youthful speakers are certain ia
face..an overflow audience when they
assemble to settle the championship
Many noted educators will. be present
and Dr. O. B. Glenn, city school su-
perintendent, will deliver a short adj
Dress The contest win be open to, the
public without admission charge. The
Age.Herald win pay all the bills, in
cluding tbe awarding of three scholar
shipS teethe winners.
Manager Sharpe has a big surprise
ready to ''spring" on the district
champions as soon as the contest. il
CONCLUDED. He is keeping all the de-
taiiG -darkp for the present.
birmingham Rotarians, at their
Wednesday luncheon; entertained Jack
Tulher Of Phillips high school, the
Ninkh district champion, as their honor
gueSt, and laid plans to back him to
the limit in the. final competition. The
contest and the purposes for which IL
Is icing conducted received the full
approval of the club.
Intense Interest
Al indication of the intense interest
throughout the state in the contest. is
shoSkn by letter received at contest
headquarters Wednesday from w. w.
BenRon, superintendent of the Decatur
hislE school. Miss Marjorie Pointer,
Of, Tat school, win represent the Eighth
Congressional district.
The whole town, in fact the. whole
distEct," wrote MIR. Benson, lis for
MISC Pointer. Hhe will reach Biz
nineham at 8 o'clock Friday morning
and swill have a big delegation Of sup
porters with her. The contest is a
WONDERFUL thing for the state of Ala.
hama, and the Decatur high school il
confident Miss Pointer, tie only girl
in thy contest, win bring home the
bacon
List Of Contestants
ASlist Of the contestants In tha ~