Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-09
SIX ORATORS HERE
/. FOR WORLD FINALS
American and Represent
atives of Five Other Ma
tons Welcomed to Capital.

Six of the eight contenders for the
world forensic championship In the
Third International Oratorical Contest
finals here Saturday night reached
Washington from Cleveland Ohio, at
o'clock this morning, leaving only
two contestants still due.
This mornings arrivals we're James
r. Moore of Somerset, KY. United
States champion, who won his posi-
ton in the world meet in the national
contest finals here in May; Rene Pom
thieu of France. Dudley Raymond
Barker of England, Efrain Brito Rosado
of Mexico, Heinz Barth of Germany
and William Fox, jr., of Canada The
remaining two boys, Julio Cesar Fer
nandez of Cuba and Jose de Tomaso of
Argentina. are due to reach the Capital
some time tonight and they will meet
their fellow contestants for the first
time tomorrow.
Met at Union Station.
On arrival at Union Station this
morning the six orators of the initial
party were met by Benjamin Earl
linden, who represented The Stars
area in the Fifth National Oratorical
Contest in May when he was a stu
dent at Central High School, and Miss
Louise B. Proctor of the contest staff.
Hinden, who Travelled through Europe
during the past Summer with six other
regional winners in the national con-
test and the Mexican champion. had
met all the other contestants in the
party except young Barth the German,
who was chosen to represent his coun-
try after the American party had
passed Germany on its course. Conse-
quently his meeting with the oratorical
party today was for the most part q
friendly reunion.
The six boys had passed yesterday in
Cleveland, where they stopped of for
a glimpse of one more American city
on their way here from Chicago. They
were accompanied from Chicago by
John Gihon. oratorical contest manager
for the Chicago Daily News. In the
latter city the boys were entertained
for week as the guests of that paper.
sponsor for the contest in Illinois. I'm
mediately on their arrival at the sta
ton here this morning the boys were
taken to their quarters. The American,
English, Canadian, French and Next
can orators are staying at the May
flower Hotel, while the German is living
at the German embassy.
Although the boys will not be per-
mitted to speak in public until the
night OF the contest so that they NAV
rest their voices for the coming crucial
test, they will be guests at a series
OF entertainments provided for them by
various organizations of the Capital.
viii Meet the President.
The outstanding event on their pro-
gram, however, will take place at noon
Friday when they will be presented to
President Coolidge With no activity
scheduled this afternoon or tonight
the orators, including the youths who
Will reach Washington tonight will
be guests first Of the Echo de Paris
at an entertainment and dance in the
Playhouse at 8 o'clock tomorrow night
Nine. Blanche Bimont, language in
Structor in the public schools here. is
actlng president OF the organization.
subsequent events already scheduled
include luncheon at the Mayfiower
Hotel Thursday as the guests of the
Canadian Society of Washington: a tea
and reception as guests of the English
Speaking Union Thursday afternoon at
the Soclety'S headquarters, in the Barr
Building, and a dinner and musical at
the King-Smith Studios Thursday even
ing.
On Friday the orators will be lunch
con guests of the American Automobile
Association at the Washington Hotel
at the same time that $50 prominent
German engineers and doctors. all Of
hcers OF the Allgemeiner Deutscher Au-
tomobil Klub, are guests of the associ-
alton. A dinner at Madrillon Cafe as
guests OF the American Association of
Teachers of Spanish Friday night will
conclude the entertainment program
before the contest finals.