Evening star., 1924-05-28
ORATORS WILL FACE
BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
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which zone event Miss Eleanor HUI
ber of Louisville, Ky, emerged as
winner. She will be Miss Newburn's
only feminine contender, the other
five national contestants being high
school boys. They>are Don Tyler of
Los Angeles, John M. Dallam, Sd, of
Philadelphia. Jack Turner of Bir-
mingham, George Chumos of Topeka,
Kans., and Vail Barnes of New
Brighton, NJ Y.
Robert E. Lee Saner, president of
the American Bar Association, will
come from Dallas, Tex, especially for
the meeting, not only to hear the
seven speakers, but to act as tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Saner will in
troduce President Coolidge and turn
the meeting over to him.
Mr.. Saner has announced that the
grand prize winner in the final meet
ing will be invited to speak before
honor which has never before been
accorded minor.
Girl May Set Precedent.
In the event that one of the two
girls is declared premier secondary
school orator of the nation the un-
usual spectacle will be presented of
a siXteen-year- or seventeen-year-
old girl addressing the learned mem
bers of the bar association, as Miss
Newburn of this city is but sixteen
and Miss Huber but seventeen years
old. The representative of the Dis
trict of Columbia, chosen after ex-
tensive trials, is the youngest of the
seven national winners. The oldest
contestant is but eighteen years old.
Sponsored by leading newspapers
throughout the country, the final
meeting at Memorial Continental Hail
will be notable for the number of
prominent newspaper owners and
editors present. Upon the platform,
among others. Will be Frank b. Noyes,
president of The Evening Star News
paper Company and president of the
Associated Press. The Star is custo-
dian of the national prizes of $4,000,
81 900 and $500. to be awarded the
winners. and the awards. in the form
of checks for the amounts specified,
will be turned over to Chief Justice
Taft, chairman of the board of judges,
by Mr.. Noyes.
Taft to Make Awards.
Tie Chief Justice OF the highest
court in the land will make the
awards after the winners have been
determined, upon compilation OF the
scores given the contestants by the
board. which includes Associate JUS
tices Van Devanter, Butler. Suther-
land and Sanford of the United States
Supreme Court.
Other newspaper men who have
signified their intention of being pres
ent at the final meeting are William
l.. Mclean and Robert Mclean, jr..
publishers of the Philadelphia Bulle-
tin; Frederick r. Thompson of the
Birmingham Age-Herald and member
of the United States Shipping Board,
and r. Lansing Ray, publisher of the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Sam w. Severance, who managed
the contest in the central zone for
the Louisville Courier-Journal: III.
Dean Fitzer of the Kansas City Star;
w. f. Sherlock of the st. Paul Dis
patch: A. F. Blanks of the University
of Southern California, who was IN
charge of the Pacific coast zone OF
the national contest, and 0. j. Sharpe
of Birmingham also Will attend.
Party From Los Angeles.
Don Tyler. the Los Angeles speaker,
to the National Capital. to hear him
do his best in the contest. 1t IS eS-
timated that visitors Will spend near
ly $4,000 in railroad fare alone.
Forty persons are expected TO ac-
company Jack Turner from Birmlng-
ham: 100 from Philadelphia with Mr..
Dallam, and as many more from New
York with Mr.. Barnes.
Central High School here is look
ing forward to a large turnout at
the meeting on the night of June 8.
scheduled to begin sharply at S:15
O'Clock Eastern High School, which
won second place in The Stars con-
test, will be well represented to cheer
on Miss Newburn and Miss Ruth
Greenwood, Eastern's Junior, who
won second, thus becoming alternate
for Miss Newburn.
Many Requests for Tickets.
Hundreds of applications for tick
cts have been received, not only from
this city, but throughout the nation.
Requests are not being considered in
person or by telephone. but are re-
ceived only by mail. All applications
| should be mailed to Contest Manager,
room 440, The Star building. Appli-
cants are asked to bear in mind that
the contest is nation-w wide, and that
| applications for seats are from the
whole country. For this reason 1t
has been necessary to pro rate the
tickets among those who have re-
Miss Greenwood. the alternate for
| the District, will be hostess for the
Monarch Club at the luncheon to be
given by the club at 1890 o'clock at
! the Raleigh Hotel on the afternoon
or June b, IN nonor OF tne seven con-
testants. The seven orators will be
guests of the club at a theater
party at Keith's on the evening
previous.
Visit to White House.
Immediately after the luncheon the
orators will be taken to the White
House in automobiles, to be accom-
panied by a guard of honor to con-
sist of the winning cadet companies
selected as result of the COM
petitive drill June and 8. The
six winning companies will be in line.
and perhaps a seventh. making one
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