Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
EXPOSITION HELD
BEST IN HISTORY
Approximately 100000 Per-
sons Viewed Displays Dur
ing Past Week.

Washington's nth annual Industrial
Exposition, attended by approximately
100, 900 persons during the week, came
at the Auditorium.
1t was Chamber of Commerce night,
with the Washington Chamber. sponsor
of the big civic exposition, acting as
hosts to delegations from Alexandria
and nearby Maryland and Virginia
communities. Charles w. Darr, presl-
dent of the local Chamber of Com
merce, and Rudolph Jose. chairman OF
the exposition committee, both declared
that from every viewpoint this years
exposition outranked all that have gone
before.
The evening was climaxed by an
nouncement of the winners in the city
championship speed typewriting tour
nament held on the Auditorium stage
during the exposition and the presen-
tation of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce title cups and other prizes.
Miss Alexander Victor.
The winner in the finals of the senior
division, open to all typists in Wash
ington and this vicinity, was Miss Mary
Alexander of 6946 Piney Branch road.
She is employed by Mrs: M. E; Smoot
of the Washington Loan & Trust Build
ing and averaged S6.1 words per minute
net in the Commute grind, which was
the test of the finals More than so
young men and women competed.
Other f1nalistS in the senior division
finished in the following order: Miss
Eunice Graham of l04 Park avenue,
Takoma Park, second: Miss Promise
Joy Kloss of 80 Columbia avenue, Ia
koma Park, third; Miss Wilhelmina
Agnes Widmer of Takoma Park. fourth,
and Thomas O'Neal, 1910 Park road,
fifth.
The winner of the junior champion
ship, open to typists of not more than
two years experience, was Clarence
Lease BusSard a student of the Wash
ington School for Secretaries, who aver
aged 81 2-l5 words per minute net in
the l5-minute test. Miss Ethel Marie
Harrison of 1923 Tenth street, employed
in the Veterans Bureau, was second;
Miss Jenny Brace of 1921 Kalorama
road third; Miss Katherine Gusts Hill
yer of East Kirk street Chevy Chase,
fourth, and Anne Louise Pallas of 1443
T street, fifth.
Wins Novice Trophy.
The novice championship cup was
won by Miss Burnetta E. Derrick of IA
Poplar avenue Takoma Park, STU
dent at the Strayer Business College.
Her time was an average of 52.8 words
per minute net in the 16-minute test.
The other finalists in the novice class
finished as follows: Miss Ethel MintZ,
1922 Allison street, second: Miss Helen
w. Petrie of 1921 Fifth street, third;
Miss Eva Koday of Benning Station.
fourth; Miss Virginia Monroe of BIT
Duke street, Alexandria, fifth.
All finalists received the Chamber of
Commerce certificate of merit, and
other prizes, including typewriter and
InIc
The public interest aroused by this
first city championship typewriting
contest was so great that 1t was be-
lieved last night that steps will be taken
Immediately to make 1t an annual
event. P. j. Hartman was chairman of
the contest committee and John A. NAL
lott of the United States Bureau of
Education was chief judge.
AS the exposition swung into Its clos
ing hours, President Darr declared that
from every standpoint this years eff
fort outranked all that have gone be-
fore.
Crowds Enthusiastic.
1.-The enthusiasm of the crowds
which have damned the Auditorium all
this week speaks eloquently for the
success of the industrial exposition as
method of acquainting the people of
Washington and wide surrounding ter;
Oh WI1dG OuI SdPALoi
really is" said Mr.. Darr. THE COM
mittee started the work Of preparation
for this exposition far earlier than had
been the custom, and the results at
tanned show this foresight has been re-
| warded.
1T is apparent to all who have at
! tended that the exhibits this year were
more attractive and educational than
ever before, and the Cope of the ex-
position has been so enlarged as to give
all visitors a true picture of how Wash
ington is expanding industrially and
commercially. in addition to being the
fountain head of the Federal Govern
ment and one of the worlds show
places
"The fifth industrial exposition has
proved its right to be regarded as an
important fixture in the civic calen-