Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
FOREIGN ENJOYS
TO HEAR ORATORS
Ambassadors to Sit on Stage
With SpeakerS-Hoover
to Attend.

Ambassadors of at least three of the
foreign nations represented in the Fifth
International Oratorical Contest and
the Minister of a fourth will sit with
their respective forensic spokesman on
the Constitution Hall stage tomorrow
night when eight youths bid for the
world championship in high school ora
tory.
They are Don Manuel C. Teller, Am
bassador from Mexico who will accom-
pany Gavier ViVanco r., Mexico's con-
testant; Don Carlos G. Davila, AM
Clemente PeTeZ-Zanartu, Chile'S en-
trant. as the champion Of South Amer
lea; Friedrich w. Won Prittwitz und
Gatfron, Ambassador from Germany,
who will accompany Heinz Bockhacker,
German contestant, and Michael Mac
White, Minister of the Irish Free State,
who will sit with William Hayes, Irish
entrant. Mr.. MacWhite also will deliver
the address at the opening of the meet
ing.
Hoover to Hear Orators.
Edmund Gullion, Washington lad,
who champions the United States in
the contest, will receive his country
mems official companionship in the
presence of President Hoover himself
on the stage. Mr.. Hoover announced
two days ago that he would attend the
contest and would extend his personal
greetings to the oratorical contenders
The remaining three foreign boys
Andre P. j. Ffoux of France, Jack NAL
lard German of England and Paul
Leduc of Canada-whose respective Am
baSsadOrS and Minister may be absent
from the city, may be accompanied by
the ranking representatives of their
government in Washington.
When the multi-linguist board of
judges reaches its conclusion, the YER
dict will be announced from the stage
by Fleming Newbold, business manager
OF The Evening Star. This will be fol-
lowed by the presentation of the silver
cup, trophy of the contest, to the win
ner by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of George Washington University.
Frank B. NoyeS, in his capacity as
chairman of the American publishers
committee of the oratorical contest. will
escort President Hoover to his place on
the stage.
LuncheonS Are Arranged.
Meanwhile, the orators themselves
continue to enjoy their visit to Wash
ington quite oblivious to the furore
their proposed performances are Gre
ating in official and everyday WASH
lngton. They are to be dinner guests of
Randolph Leigh. director general of the
contest, and Mrs. Leigh at their Fair
fax County. Va, home tonight
The Chilean embassy is giving a
luncheon in their honor tomorrow after
noon as the only scheduled function on
the actual day of the contest. At that
function, Clemente Perez Zanartu,
Chile's own entrant, will occupy the
place of honor. Ambassador DaviIa of
Chile and Clemente will be guests of
Rev. DR.. W. Coleman Nevis. S. J..
president of Georgetown University. at
the homecoming foot ball game between
Georgetown and the University of West
Virginia tonight. 1t will be the young
orators first opportunity to witness one
OF the United States unique night
athletic events which are being intro
duced throughout the country. Father
Nevis is particularly interested in
student oratory and his university has
the Oldest student debating club in the
United States, the Philodemic Society
which now is in its l01st year.