Evening star., 1926-05-02
MORE BOY HEROES
NAMED FOR AWARD
Five Who Saved Lives Pro-
posed to Represent City at
SeSquiCentennlal.

Five Washington boys who have
distinguished themselves by saving
human life at the risk of their own
have been nominated as candidates
for the American Youth Award. eStah-
lished by the directors of the Sesqul-
centennial International Exposition.
which will be held in Philadelphia
IRON, June to December l in celebra-
rion of t50 years of American indie
pcndenCe, was announced yesterday
Two presented for the honor OF rep
resenting the District Of Columbia at
The sesquicentennial are pages in the
House of Representatives. The other
three are high school students. Al
told. The District of Columbia has pro
duced l3 candidates for the award
The latest five are Alpheus Walter,
ir. IS. of SO Third street southeast,
an Eastern High School student Le-
rov Carl Miller, Is. a student in LEI,
forson Junior High School; odell
Long Whipple. jr., 10, of l5oo
street. a student in Powell JunioT
High School; Roome Gibson, a. anu
Paul Alexander, l6, pages.
Each State May Select.
Under the plan of the Americah
Youth Award and the Anne, ,itall d
Teacher Award, each state ana 'lie
District of Columbia will select a poH
an a girl and n teacher as repre-
sentatiyes OF the highest American
deals They, as recipients or the
awards. will be guests of the directors
of the sesuuicentennial from June
oS 10 July g. They will be gwen trlps
"a Philadelphia. where they Will nave
rrominent part in the exposition
rrogram and will receive medals from
President Coolidge at the W hi'e
House. 1T. ,,.,o
This candidate is youth VINO
ms distincuished himself in many
,,.avs in Washington," the sponsors
Of Alpheus Walter. 1r., declareo,
Pointing TO a notable school record
taey add: az,
"He won a medal for saving the
1ife of another boy when cannon
oxnloded at Fort Monroe MN
rarv Training Camp, and was aiso
avarded a medal for best reu
cadet at the fort. He was also
nitcher for the champion base pail
team at the fort
Another Saves Chum's Life.
Leroy Miller saved the father oil
one Of his chums from drowning,
his sponsors reported. He received
4 boy scout tItdIAoiA 80
his past week.
Odeu Whippell. ir.. saved q drown
mo woman when an inflated rubber
+uhe with which she was foatlns
hurst and she went down in the 70
+op,ac River near Little Fails, No
where the current was running
strongly. -.
Roome Gibson not onlyq saved a lit,
.re girl from drowning, but maintained
silence about his feat because the glri
feared the wrath of her parents Tor
wadinc beyond her depth on the
beach at FairhaVen on chesapeake
Bay.
stand to the credit OF Paul AieAaiiuei
Other Entry Forms Ready.
The entry forms Of these hFe
,.o,,ne heroes were added in group
- those of the steadily growing num-
har Of candidates from the DISTRICT ol
columbia for the American 1outh
award. Applications for entry loiiiIS
coming in large numbers 10 SeSqull,-
centennial headquarters IN Phllauel
phia indicate widespread lnser1ss Toipn ,f.
Tho awards. Entry forms are being
distributed from headquarters ~ GA
who request them.
The American Youth award Is opei,
"a ali bows and girls between l3 ana
a Vears old and the recipients of the
AZ awards G in the District of Columbia
Viii y be be selected by the youth of the
Canital themselves. In thelr StleJ
t,on consideration will be given sucn
qualities as courage, heroism sacrl-
tice and leadership. The american
Teacher award is open to All Women
teachers. The recipient VIII pe
,,-t;cb win administer the awards IN
,i,a district of Columbia. Cuno II;
Rnloiph, I2t1 president of the Board of
d, ,'1,',,,tissinners. is honorary chair
man of the District of Columbia COM