Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-12
MEXICAN ENVOY
TO GIVE ADDRESS
Teller to Speak at Opening Of
International 0ratoriCal
Contest.

Senior Don Manuel C. Tellez, Am
bassador to the United States from
Mexico, will deliver the address at the
opening of the Third International Ora
torical Contest finals in the Washington
Auditorium at o'clock tomorrow night,
it was announced today at contest
headquarters here.
Mexico's contestant in last years in
ternational oratorical meet, Arturo Gar
cia Formenti, won the decision and the
world high school forensic champion
ship, and by virtue of that victory,
that nations Ambassador was in
vited to speak at this years finals. The
same policy of inviting the AmbasSado
of the winning country to deliver the
address at the subsequent contest hnals
will be followed in future contests.
Randolph Leigh, director general, said
today.
Favors Exchange of Views.
Ambassador Teller is expected to
dwell upon the value of frank oratori-
cal exchange of views on common
stage by students of various nations in
bringing about friendly understanding
between the peoples of the earth. He
previously had cited the contest as
means of flrthering the friendship be-
tween the United States and the coun-
tries to the south.
At IL o'clock this morning the eight
orators visited the Pan-American I'm
ion, where they were greeted by DR.. L.
S. Rowe, director general of the union.
The orators inspected the Pan-Amer-
lean Building, ending their visit in time
| to 90 to the White House, where they
were to meet the President.
Guests at Luncheon.
Following their morning calls. the
eight boys went to the Washington
Hotel, where they were among the
guests of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION at a luncheon. The associ-
atoms guests included also 100 prom
inent German engineers and doctors,
officers of the Allegemeiner Deutcher
Automobil Klub of Germany who are
visiting the United States.
The eight orators had the thrill Of
their stay in Washington shortly after
noon today when they we're presented
to President Coolidge in his Offices at
the White House. Following the formal
audience indoors, the boys and their
older companions, who also were re-
ceived by Mr.. Coolidge, went to the
south lawn of the executive mansion,
where the President joined them for a
photograph.
The orators whom the President
greeted were James r. Moore of Somer-
set, KY, the United States entry in the
| contest; Heinz Barth of Germany Rene
| Ponthieu of France, Dudley Raymond
Barker of England, Efrain Brito Rosado
of Mexico, Julio Cesar Fernandez of
Cuba, Jose de Tomaso of Argentina and
William Fox jr., of Canada. On their
visit to the White House they were &C
companied by DR.. o. G. Keip, charge
d'affaires- of the German embassy:
| Count de Sartiges, charge d'affaireS of
! the French embassy, and Mr.. Leigh.
The final day of entertainment for
the young orators before they go into
competition on the Auditorium stage
tomorrow night, will end at o'clock
| tonight when the boys attend dinner
at the Madrillon as guests Of the
American Association of Teachers of
Spanish. AS today is Columbus day
and is celebrated by Spaniards as La
Fiesta de la Raza, the dinner will have
double significance for those in at
tendance. Henry Grafton Doyle, dean
of George Washington University and
vice president of the union, will present
the international speakers.
The eight orators were guests OF the
Canadian. Society yesterday at lunch
con in the Mayflower Hotel, at which
time entertainment and brief talks com
bined to offer a pleasant two hours tc
the young strangers in strange land
and their older companions. The lunch
con was presided over by D. j. Gibson
president Of the society, and the guests
including Mr.. Leigh and DR.. Alexandra
Herosa, Argentine educator, were pre-
sented by DR.. E. N. G. Barnes, director
of music in the public schools and q
past president of the society.
Director Speaks.
/ Prohibited by contest authorities from
1 making public talks before the finals
the boys rose to their feet and bowed
in acknowledgment of their individual
introductions by DR.. Barnes. Mr.. Leigh
and Dr. Herosa made brief remarks
The contest director general spoke OF
the respective excellence of the English
French, Spanish and German which
the contestants have brought with them
to the Washington stage, while the Ar
gentine, speaking in Spanish, talked
about the friendlinesS which exists be.
tween the countries of South America
and the United States.
Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, soprano
sang 20 Canada" and Miss Mary E
Garrett entertained with whistling Sc.
lectiOnS