Evening star., 1926-08-15
YOUTHFUL ORATORS
ENJOYING EUROPE
Capital Teacher, Chaperon
Of Champions. Tells of Visit
in France and Italy.

How Miss Myrtle Posey, Washing
tons oratorical champion. and other
members Of the Darty of seven ora
toriCai champions are winning scores
of European friends in France and
Italy and encendering good VIII to-
ward the United states is related IN
an account Of their sta. in both of
these countries received here last night
from Miss May i. Bradshaw, dean of
girls at business iIiGn school. who is
ne official chapeguns OF the party.
Miss Bradshaw advises that the
four girls and three boys made a
decided hit in the night life of Mont
martrc and gained for themselves the
appelation Of the uancing party.
They were particularly thrilled, she
writes. when they dined at the
cabaret du Meant in Paris, where
tho tables are coffins and the walters
are undcrtakers,
Lost Articles Returned.
The ouiN untoWard Incidents Miss
EradSilaN continues. have been the
temporary losses by members of the
partr WHO carclesHly loft articles at
thoh hotels
Miss ru>oy l"ft lor topcoat in
Paris. whi!c iicrhert WcuiG OF Cali
fornia lofl q bundle of shirts and Tom
CicarN Of Phifad phiH . wrist watch,
hui all Of them We're sent on 10 our
next hotel and the orators resolved
to he more careful IN the fu,ure
VIC found the weather H. Paris
perfect and enjoyed sights e: the
tinol Tower. Napoleon Tomb, the
Arch Of Triumph. Notre Dame and
the Luxembourg Palace. The wonder
go AZ civ
of Sacred Heart Church gave the
members Of the party their first i'm
preSsions Of this -rleat world center.
Whcrc amusement - the Chi"s buSi-
ness Of life.
Visited Opera Comique.
Most of the crowd went to bed
after dinner on our first night in
I'ariS but Miss 'osPy and Anne Har-
din of Kentucky and myself took a
taAi TO the Cafe d. Ia PaiX. where
VIC sat i'll true continental style on
the sidewalk. eating ice cream and
greeting all Of our American friends
from the :. s. Republic.
THE second day in Paris we spent
three hours in the Louvre. A guide
pointed out the salient characteristics
Of Italian art in the work of Leonardo
da Ninci Andrea del Sarto. Michael
angelo and Raphael. because the party
was travelling from France to italy.
Before leaving Paris for three days
through the battletields. one evening
va~ spent ri tho Opera tomique.
where The Tales of Hoffman was
gwen The finalists are a musical
crowd. 50 every one voted for grand
pnera TOO. There they heard sam
SON aud Deill1h' and saw Il very beau
titul ballet
Three Days in Battlcfields.
The three days through the battle
iields were days when. as they rode
from Paris TO Nerdun and from
Herdun to Rheims over the ground
where our boys fought and died, their
hearts swelled with pride and their
ewes with tears as the Canadian guide,
Capt. Hart. told. AS only an eNeWlt-
ness can the story Of American hero
ism in this region The sight of the
American flag over the graves OF our
soldiers brought on a touch OF home
SICKNESS. Rheims which Iour Years
ago MAS 4 devastated region. is today
q thriving city Of $4,000 inhabitants
The N1cuhl~ nup 81 Rheims spoke TO
lie Noun. orators in til. great Cathe
dral
older and much IraNelad folks are
enthusiastic about the beauties or
enice. 30 il was no surprise when the
bows and girls walked out of the sta
ton and found themselves looking
upon the canals under a full moon.
70 hear their bursts OF delight-Miss
posey's adjcctires and superlatiNes are
not in any dictionary-and Cleary will
always be sentimental Tommie' for
tho rest OF the trip.
"Three wonderful days enjoying st.
Marks the Doges Palace, the Bridge
al Signs. BrowninS's beautiful house,
fftr glass factory. the lace makers
school and tn" evenings "n fh" ";tp" :
.-3Nc Venice first place in the hearts
nf nt.p, nf tbp crowd