Evening star., 1927-05-28
WESTERN GIRL WINS ORATORY !;
TITLE WITH CHARM AND POWER.

sumo the battle for the championship,
Tunnell, who is only 16 years old and
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ.
Tunnel, is the youngest of the con-
testants. His voice, clear and capa-
BILE of carrying to all parts or the
auditorium, despite his own slight
build, showed rare expression. His
manner was rather quiet, and when he
concluded with Americans, the flag,
the nation, the Constitution. the enlb-
lem, the craft, the God.giyen chart
they are yours, they are mine. they
are ours" he rose to commanding
heights which reflected his whole
speech and made an indelible imprint
upon the judges.
Maxwell Lancaster was the last of
the boys to speak. He is the largest
of the contestants--tall dark and
handsome. His voice was full and
vibrant and fairly doomed out in his
quick, adequately paused delivery OF
| his speech on 1.-THE Constitution" AL
| though ne halls from Alabama, there
was little in his voice last night Of
| the heritage of pronunciation that is
| of the Southcrner.
| The justices of the Supreme Court
| by whose decision the national cham
| pion and the winners Of second and
| third honors were determined were
Justice Willis Van Devanter, Justice
| George Sutherland, Justice Edward
| Terry Sanford, Justice Pierce Butler
| and Justice Harlan f. Stone.
| AS each contestants speech was I'm
| tied to delivery length of 10 min
| utes. a trio of accurate timekeepers
was on duty, even though, happily
for the contestants. the toll of time.u
was not called or my speaker. They
were Maj. Gen. Amos a. Fries. T. S.
A; Rear Admiral Luther f. Gregory,
Z. s. N, and Rear Admiral Richard
| Henry Leigh. L. S. n.
Take Yacht Trip.
| With the smoke of battle behind
| them. the young orators and their
| friends, along with officials of the Ma
tional Contest, set sail down the Po-
| tOmac River this morning aboard the
U. S. S. Sylph. official yacht of the
| Secretary of the Navy, as guests of
The Evening Star.
AS the yacht left the Navy Yard
and headed out into the river Col. c.
Fred Cook, official host of The Star,
pointed out places OF interest along
the receding shore. On the trip down
the Potomac Lieut.. B. 4. Hartt. u. S.
N, personal representative of Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur, who is at
pISSSHI away Will the IlSet, was an
| affable host, and Lieut.. Charles b.
McVay, Sd, captain of the trim little
vessel, extended the liberties of the
ship to the party.
After pleasant run down the
river the Sylph dropped anchor off
| Mount Vernon and a sea going
| luncheon was served while the yacht
rode at the foot of the Mount Vernon
hills.
Visit WashingtOn's Home.
Following the meal the party was
| taken ashore in small boats for a visit
| to the home of Washington. Soon
after ascending the banks the orators
and their party stopped at the tomb
of Washington, where a wreath was
| placed within the crypt by Miss
Carlson.
The Sylph was to return to Wash
ington at about 4:30 o'clock this after
noon and the seven contestants will
prepare for dinner at the home of
John Hays Hammond, chairman of
the contest meeting and honorary
president of the Constitution Club.
Following the dinner the officers Of
the club for the coming year will be
/ chosen in the annual secret session
of orators.
Tomorrow, again as The Stars
guests. the party will visit points of
interest in Washington and the near
by States and a Virginia chicken and
ham dinner will be the midday fea-
ture.