Evening star., 1924-06-04

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the car, and going into the executive
offices found that President Coolidge
was so interested that he saw them
at once.
President Coolidge is to preside and
speak Friday night, when Chief JUS
tice Taft of the United States Su-
Van Devanter. Butler, Sanford and
Sutherland will act as the board OF
judges.
VIII Speak ON Hamilton.
George Chumos is short and heavy
set. He is the only finalist who will
speak on Hamilton and the Consti-
tuition" the other six orations being
on THE Constitution"
Mr.. Chumos' uncle, James Chumos,
was declared the winner twenty years
ago in one OF the most ambitious ora
torical contests OF that period. it was
recalled today by those acquainted
Jack Turner of Birmingham, repre-
senting the southern states, and Don
Tyler of Los Angeles, preceded the
Topeka high school boy here, arriving
yesterday, Mr.. Tyler being the first
arrival as detailed in The Star yes
terday.
Mr.. Turner arrived in the afternoon
accompani ed by his father and moth
er Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Turner. They
are at the Hamilton Hotel. The
years old. a senior of the Phillips
High School OF Birmingham.
Alabaman Wins Scholarship.
He won out in his zone over the
pupils of 1,467 high schools of the
south. He is a typical American
high school boy who already has won
a 81, ,060 scholarship to the University
of Alabama as the result of his COM
petition and is looking forward to
winning one of the national prizes
of $500. $1,000 and $500, of which
The Evening Star is custodian.
DETERMINATION is his chief char
acteristic," declared his father. with
a CLEAN of pride in his eyes. Young
Jack Turner is radio editor of the
Birmingham News, so the first thing
he did today was to visit station
NAA, the Navy radio station
He promised his father that he
would not get in an airplane any
more when he entered the national
oratorical contest and that is why he
will not fly here.
Miss Eleanor Huber of Louisville
Ky, winner in the central state zone
is to arrive at Union station tomor.
row morning at o'clock. Val
Barnes of New Brighton, n. Y, and
John NJ Dallam of Philadelphia are
Bears Capitals Colorx.
Miss Ruth Newburn. sixteen-year-
old senior of the Central High School
here, and youngest of the competi-
he rh Al
orator who will take part in the ma
tiona contest. She was grand prize
winner in this zone, sponsored by
The Star. and has received $500 in
prizes from this paper.
The Alabama Boys Industrial
School Band arrived today, and will
march in the parade Friday in honor
of the contestants. Tomorrow night
the seven national contestants will
be guests of the Monarch Club at
Keith's Theater.
At 1880 O'Clock Friday the con-
testants will be honor guests at a
luncheon given by the Monarch Club
after the lunch, led by the Central
High School and Mckinley Manual
Training schools bands and the
Alabama Boys Band. the contestants
will parade past the White House
The. winning high school cadet COM
competition, which ended yesterday
will be honor guard. These COM
panies are F of Central, the winner
in the drilli III of Western, D Of Gen.
trail, L of Western, M Of Columb bia
Junior High and c of Eastern.
Chamher Plans Honor.
Immediately after the contest Fri
day night. the Washington Chamber
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the New Willard Hotel In honor OF
the contestants. Isaac Cans, presi-
dent Of the chamber, announced al
a meeting of the board of directors
last night that the entire asSemblage
would be invited to adjourn to the
Willard, to meet the orators The con-
friends, the judges and members OF
the chamber will be the guests at q
buffet supper.
Saturday the orators will be the
guests of The Evening Star at an all
day sightseeing tour. which will
bition in the morning, and a recep-
ton by President Coolidge at 1880
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Plans for the Army's participation
were announced yesterday.
Airmea to Perfern.
A three-plane stunt formation, q
dog fight. smoke screen and 9
parade of different types Of seaplane.
at the Naval Air Station, Anacostia
D. c., is the Navy part of the joint
aerial demonstration Saturday morn.
ing at 1880.
Through Lieut.. T. T. Patterson oi
the bureau of aeronautics, and Capt
w. d. Thomas, commander Of the all
station, Navy and Marine Corps pilot.
will give the visitors a few minute.
of aeronautical entertainment which
will enable them to have an insigh,
into the land and sea operations o.
the Naval Air Service.
Five different types Of planes
Martin, observation and spotting; CS
long distance and scouting; LonEren
| a moulded fabric experimental plane
IS, Navy battleship fighter. and H-lS