Evening star., 1928-04-29
BARITONE TO SING
AT ORATORY FINALS
Werremath to Be on Program
at Auditorium Contest
May 26.

finals of the Fifth National Oratorical
Contest in the Washington Auditorium.
May 26, II was announced here yeSter-
day by The Star contest management.
At the same time, plans were being
completed for the Maryland district
finals OF this newspapers participation
in the contest 10 be staged in the aoui-
torium Of the Bethesda School at &
O'Clock tomorrow night Five orators.
each OF whom won the right 10 enter
tomorrow nights meet by winning IN
his school contest and in the suisse
oaent group" meeting. will compete
for the Maryland championship wnich
carries an award OF $50 ana place
In The Star area finals
Himself a winner of school oratory
honors. Mr.. werrenrath will preNent e
generous program of song at the olatorS
national rinals He will sing Just before
the seven contestants begin their
Speech-msking, once during the interval
between two OF the orationS. and again
while the four United States Supreme
Court Justices are writing their ballots
Of Judgment.
Won OratOry Prize.
American born and American trained
IN his art. Mr.. Werrenrath distinguished
himself in oratory before launching
upon the career which has made him a
favorite with many music lovers during
the past II years.
After being graduated with honorS
from the Boys High School OF Brook
lyn the young Werrenrath entered the
New York University. where, as a men,
Der Of its Junior class. he won the
Sandman prize for oratory.
Mr.. Werrenrath's selections in the
national finals will include several of
the patriotic type. such as The Battle
Hymn of the Republic" and The Star
Spangled Banner" Other numbers on
his program will reflect the less formal
moods of the American people.
Owing 70 the fact that the Judging
system TO be employed this year viii
almost certainly call for a somewhat
PROLONGED consultation Of the judseS.
the audience will have the privilege of
listening to large number OF songs
typical of the regions of the United
states from which hail the contestants.
The orators who will compete tomor-
row night for the Maryland district
championship, are in the order of their
appearance on the program: Joseph
John Mullowney of Leonard Hall School
1eonardtown, Miss Mary Eugenia
Hardy OF the Takoma Silver Spring
High School, Silver Spring: Llewellyn
~. Heigham of the Oxon Hill High
school. John Dudley Digges of the
La Plata High School and Ben r Dem
MS Of the hGeorgetown Preparatory
School, Garret Park.
Indications were yesterday that the
Bethesda meeting viii be one Of the
nvelIest contests that State has yet
produced. Leonard Hall School. which
last year provided this newspapers
area with its champion-William
Aleck" LokeT, who now Is a student
81 Georgetown UniyerSity-has re-
served $50 seats for its contingent of
students who viii journey by special
DusSeS from southern Maryland to
root for their champion in the con-
test
Schools Reserve Seats.
st. Mary's Academy of Leonardtovn
has asked that 30 seats be held for its
students. who. although their own
speaker was defeated by Muldowney, are
out now 10 support the Leonard Hall
champion.
Similarly, Georgetown Preparatory
scfaool has reserved 40 seats, while the
Rockville High School has placed its
lame on as. The Dickersou High
Gated In Cne Of the group meets. has
1romised 10 individuals as contribu-
4ons TO the audience. and other schools
IRE asking for seats in varied numbers
zach day.
While the Southern Maryland follow
rs Of the art Of Demosthenes will be
out" in largest student numbers. six
NoEnen's clubs Of Montgomery County
rth be on f7and 70 cheer on the only
girl IN the contest, Miss Hardy. These
groups are the Republic
Club, the Democratic Worn-
ms Club. the Home Demonstration
-lub. the Social Service Club, the
HoOdgsde Literary Club and the Parent
Teacher Association.
The board OF judges in tomorrow
nights meeting viii be composed Of
William Tyler Page. clerk of the House
Eengnaw. director OF the RenshaW
School Of Speech and Joseph A. Burk-
art. former president Of the District
Of Columbia Bar Association.
The program viii be completed with
music by the Central High School Or
cheStra under the direction OF l. z.
Namely faculty leader OF the young
musicians. The musical score viii be
augmented by violin solos by irving
To Present Awards.
The meeting In which the FIVE Mary
land orators viii fight for the forensic
championship Of their State viii be
presided over by Senator Tydingg. vino
VII introduce each contestant Oliver
Oven Kuhn. news manager OF The
Star. viii present check
for $50 % each contestant on the pro-
gram as reward for their victories IN
their respective group meetings. later
when the victor Of tomorrow nights
meeting Is determined Mr. Kuhn will
award the district" prize Of $50 10
the Maryland champion.
Tomorrow nights victor will compete
n TIE Star finals. May 10, for an ad-
Eitioasi award of 500 the three month
tour Of Europe and the consequent
right " enter the national finals,