Evening star., 1928-05-25
FOUR MORE ARRIVE
| FOR ORATORY TILT
Nebraska and Illinois Con.
| testants Reach Capital
| This Morning.

With the arrival of two Fifth National
Oratorical Contest finslistS this morn
ing and two others last night, all but
one of the field Of seven contestants in
tomorrow nights national champion
ship battle were in the Capital at noon
today.
Joe West OF Omaha, Nebr.. champion
OF the Northwest zone. and Frederic
siohnson Of Cairo. Ill. champion Of the
Central zone, reached Union Station at
$50 and Q O'Clock, respectively, this
morning. while Charles ]. Olson ot
Worcester, Mass. champion OF the
Northeastern zone arrived at 9 o'clock
last night. Ralph ZabludofSky Of
Brooklyn. n. Y, champion Of the
Northern zone. reached Washington
with members of his family by auto
mobile early last night.
A check-lp of the contestants showed
ell but one keyed up for the forensic
battle of tneir lives tomorrow night IN
the uai=~..sagton Auditorium. Young
Olson. whose departure from Worcester
was delayed half day by illness. was
confined TO his rooms in the Hamilton
Hotel this morning by a severe cold.
He is doing his best to throw it of and
after considerable rest he was reported
as telling better at noon.
Met hy Nebraskans,
On his arrival at Union Station, Joe
West. 1.-The boy orator of the plains as
he is known III newspapers OF the
West was met BY the entire Nebraska
delegation in the House Of Representa-
Ntves. Leaving the train with his mother,
Mrs. G. Z. West, and James A. Stapp.
contest manager for the Omaha Bee
News. his sponsor IN the contest, the
orator and his cortege were taken TO
the House Office Building by Repre-
Ssntatives Morehead. Sears. Howard,
Shallenberger. Simmons and Norton Tor
q brief reception.
Following that visit the youth and
his mother and contest manager Went
To the Washington Hotel where they VIII
Stav while in Washington.
On part of the journey from his home
Joe and his party were fellow travellers
with Rev William kerns, a Cathoic
priest who had coached one OF the
orators Joe defeated for the rlgnt 10
come TO Washington. Father Kerans
vas en- route 90 New York City to assist
at the conservation of the new Bishop
of Omaha and he offered young West
a few pointers in his coming match
and wished him well.
Joe plans 10 deliver his Grafton IN
the Auditorium twice before the contest
finals tomorrow night and the rest OF
his time he hopes 70 put IN II good
solid rest.
Frederic johnson, the lad from Cairo, |
came here with John Gifon, contest
manager for the Chicago Daily News, |
his sponsor in the contest. Strangely
enough he passed through Union sta
ton less than 10 minutes after West had |
LEFT 1t for the House once Building. His |
trip here had been quiet sort Of affair |
and ne arrived refreshed after ronsing |
start from his home city. He and Mr.. |
Gihon are stopping at the willard Hotel. /
Frederic has no definite plans for the |
time he must wait here until called INTO |
battle tomorrow night However, he |
wants 70 have q workout" with his /
oraiory and he plans 70 visit some |
hometown friends of his who are stu |
dents at Trinity College, Brookland.
Plans to Rest.
Ralph Zabludofsky. the Brooklyn ora
tor, who motored here last night. means !
70 do just about ak much resting as viii
be possible foE him 10 do. He lis preSl- |
dent Of the General Organization at his |
home high school, active IN debates and
rnnssc and lust befoye hs left bope al |
three ot th4sesacdvisi isiegSmade demands |
EDCn his time. He sang in school |
opera the night before he left Brooklyn /
and engaged In two debates the day |
before that, ard naturally ne wants 10 |
rest his vocal equipment for the coming |
contest
He was accompanied on his journey |
to the Capital by his brother-in-iaN
and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis.
and by Miss Celia Heyuan. The Brook
lEn orators party Is stopping al the
Washington Hotel
James Rayborn Moore Of Somerset.
Ky.. champion Of the Southern zone.
will leave his home some time today
and he viii reach Union Station about
2-30 an. tomorrow. His late de-
pzrture was caused. be has notified
national contest headquarters. BY gradu-
alton exercises at his school, which he
Cd net want To miss
Central High School and Benjamin
&. Earl linden. The Stars champion, are
acting as draf hosts this afternoon at
q luncheon given for the ouf-of-town
contestants who are already here.