Evening star., 1924-06-07

Dickens. as she did the audience last
childish in appearance. that a ripple Of
smiles swept the auditorium.
Could this child actually be going to
speak on such a weighty theme as the
Constitution, those in the audience
whispered one to the other?
They soon realized that she was. The
little girl from the old state of Ken
lucky shortly turned their smiles to re-
, spectful attention. and when her clear
precise words rang out, We should en-
force the Constitution from the first
article to the nineteenth amendment"
spontaneous applause interrupted her
This was the only interruption by ap-
plause during the course of any one of
the seven addresses, the audience hav-
ing been requested not to applaud dur
ing the speeches. Intense quiet pre-
vailed during her concluding words,
"Oh, soldiers of Bunker Hill, soldiers of
Gettysburg. soldiers of the Argonne, you
ovation was given the speaker. and
there seemed little doubt that had the
bestowal Of the awards been up to the
audience" at that moment Miss Huber
would have been lin the money" as the
saying is
Speech of Mr.. Barnes.
Mr.. Barnes, the last speaker. who
including New England, gave an
effective presentation of his paper on
the. Constitution. His delivery was
forceful and his enunciation clear and
precise.
Just before announcing the prizes
Mr. Saner told the audience, not a
one of whom had left the hall, al
though they had been seated nearly
five hours, that it was evident to all.
after listening to the addresses, that
the schools of America will save
America" accenting the word will"
Upon the presentation of the
| checks. in reverse order to their
| value, after the names of the winners
| had been filled in by Mr.. Noyes
! seated at the desk on the stage. the
4 delegation from Los Angeles gave a
cheer for their grand prize winner.
Upon invitation of Isaac Cans,
| president of the Washington Chamber r
of Commerce. scores of persons in
the audience adjourned to the New
Willard Hotel, where the seven
ton in their honor. After the recep-
tion the young speakers. including
the happy prize winners, their
parents and immediate friends. were
guests at buffet luncheon given by
the chamber.
Mr.. Cans was one of the timekeep-
| ers for the contest, the others being
| Judge Robert Mattingly of the Mu-
nicipal Court and Mai. Victor Bruce
of the National American Club.
The Secretary of State took the
place of Chief Justice Taft of the
United States Supreme Court, who
was prevented by illness from acting
as chairman of the board Of judges
The judges were seated in the
audience. at various points, and did
testants according to the low-poin5
total system, the contestant who go,
the lowest mark getting first place
| etc. Miss Huber was tied for third
place, but lost on the next ballot.
Crowds Cause jam.
| Crowds began to line up at the
Memorial Continental Hall before
o'clock, so that when reserve tick et
holders arrived in time to occupy
their seats by 7:45 o'clock, the
| stipulated time, many Of them were
unable to press through the crd wd
which was allowed on the steps OF
the hall. By o'clock several thou
sand persons were lined up 3lone
| 18th street for block. A showsr did
not dampen the ardour of the people
to get into the hall. Lack of adequate
| police assistance seems to have been
/ EeSpouSlSie lOE lne dilO"ipS lne
| holders of general admittance tickets
| to have so crowded the steps and
entries, to the hall that the reserve
| ticket holders, in some. instances
were unable to get in.
Today the seven orators are the
| guests Of The Star on an all-day
| sightseeing tour, which began at 9:3t
| am. An air exhibition by Army and
| Navy Ipilots featured the morning g
| with a reception by the President al
| the White House at 1880 o'clock
| After "a trip to Mount Vernon and
other points this afternoon the party
| including the parents and friends 10
| the orators, will end at 1880 o'clc cl
| tonight at the Wardman Park H0 tel
| where all will be guests of The Sta
| at a dinner. Details Of the trVJ ar
printed elsewhere.
The entire contest last nigat wa
| broadcast by stations WCAP, Wash
| ington, ID. c.; WEAF', New York. ci ty
and WAR, Providence, r. T., th
event Staying on the air. untiljth
announcement Of the winners WA.
sent winging its way through tn
ether lanes Thousands, both her
| and throughout the land. listened t,
! the com plete program, and today de
| claref it one of the finest feature
| ever heard via radio. All those VIII
| ''liste ned in had their own ichoice a.
to winners, and the decisi )ns wer,
| awaited with as much in terest a.
was manifested by the spectators in tn,
| hall!