Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
ENTRANTS IN ORAT0RICAL
CONTEST ARRIVE FOR
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
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reached Washington at 1890 o'clock
yesterday morning.
On her trip to Washington, Miss
Corey was accompanied by Miss Edith
Haines, staff writer for the Portland
Press Herald. newspaper sponsor for the
contest in the territory from which the
Northeastern champion comes At the
station, Miss Corey and Miss HaineS
were met by Representative Beedy of
Maine, at whose Washington home they
will stay while here. The Portland
orator left her home at 2:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. This is her first
visit to Washington and, as a matter
OF fact, Is her first journey so far into
the South. There is no one sight or
place she is particularly anxious to
visit, she said this morning. and the
contest itself Is not weighing heavily
upon her mind, for, as she explained it,
the whole trip is so full of new and
delightful experiences that she hasn't
time to seek or even form preferences.
Thibault's arrival this morning ended
the longest trek any contestant will
have made, for he came all the way from
Oregon. When he stepped from his
train at the station-following his long
trip alone-he sQuinted at the waiting
crowds, recognized no one and strobe
in businesslike fashion for the taxi
entrance to the big rotunda. But he
was not to reach the Capital alone and
Representative Korell Of Oregon. w. D.
3; Dodson,. manager Of the Portland
Chamber Of Commerce. who had pre-
ceded him to Washington, and G. o.
Grizzly, Washington correspondent Of
the Portland Oregonian, sighted him
and gave him regular home town
welcome. Like Miss Corey, this Is Thu
bault's first trip to Washington.
Miller reached the Capital with John
Gihon, contest manager for the Chicago
Daily News, sponsor Of the contest at
Chicago. and M. w. Immel, member
of the orators high school faculty and
his coach. Miller left his home at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon and he
landed here this morning with single
intent and purpose in his mind-the
contest finals. Miller Is keenly anxious
to win and he means to put every ef-
fort into that one Job. After the con-
test, it'll be fun to become acquainted
with his Capital City and his oppon-
ents OF tomorrow and travelling COM
panions of the next day. and he means
that, win or lose, he said
Travels Alone.
Young Finch travelled in from Battle
Creek alone. But II he made the Jour-
ney by himself he didn't retain that
status long after his arrival He met
Tribault right off and posed with him
for their first Washington photographs
He will stop at the Mayflower Hotel.
where several other orators will live
during their contest visit
The White House visit is the only
scheduled function on the orators
program today. Every effort will be
made to give them ample time to rest
and be In condition for the supreme
test of their respective abilities tomor-
row night.
Sunday however. will be another day
The orators will tour Washington by au-
tomobile and by airplane, will have an
Virginia chicken and ham |
dinner at Alexandria and will be the
guests OF Randolph Leigh. contest d.
rector general. at the formal dinner of |
the visit that night at the Mayfiower |
Hotel. The air jaunt, which will be
made early In the automobile tour, will !
begin at Hoover Field. where the boys I
and girls will be the guests of the In !
ternational Anyways. Inc. through the |
courtesy Of John S. Wynne, manager /
of the local field.