Evening Star Newspaper, April 25, 1925, Page 5

- with it a prize of ORATORY VITORS LEAD S SCHOLARS District Finalists Take Great . Interest in Literary Work [ and Debating. The District champlons in the na tional oratorical contest in Washing- ton are all students who have high standing scholastically and take a keen Interest in the activities of their respective schools. Literary work and debating are the most popular ac tivities, so far as the District of Co lumbia finalists are concerned ! is a senfor in In the contest tminated in the pre- ng, but his im in winning the A native of Carroll Co blic education his mother. aking, 1 d his "W basket Levering inte: ulate at Cornell after Western High & Training previous experi : however, as ber of the debating team. He i retary of the debating club Father Is Notable Speaker. Bradford Abernethy, 16, is a senior ntral High School. This is his f r in the national oratorical contest. He is a member of the Cen High School Glee Club. His ther, Rev. W. F. 5 f Calvary Baptist dent Harding’s pastor and is consid ered one of the finest speakers in Was . After being gradu: from Central, Abernethy plan: tend Mercersburg Academy for a vear, after which he will go to Haverford 7. champlon ora- h School, is in the national oratorical contest for tt d_time this vear ade a good showing, but did not win \e school championship. To win this ar it was necessary for her to de- last_year's winner, Ruth Green- Besides being an honor stu- dent, she is an assistant editor of the Easterner, a school magazine, and is & member of thesstaff of the Cub, a paper published by the class in jour nalism Mis ( ves also is promi- nent in dramatics. She is a senior at Yastern and will go to college next Fall. . Girl Wins in First Attempt. Edith Raphelson, 16, is successful in being proclaimed the champion ora. tor of Business High School m her first vear in the contest She is a junior. Dramatics and public speak- ing are her principal intere: side from her school work. She intends to go to college after finishing her high school wor Ra: , is a senior in He represents district 8, which comprises the vate and parochial schools of W: ington. He has a high schols standing, is a member of the debating society and was chosen as a speaker for the annual debate at Gonzaga. Robert C. Weaver, 18, Dunbar High School’s best orator, has main tained a high standard of arship | since he entered Dunbar High School | in 1 He is an officer in the cadet | corps. After being zraduated from | high school he plans to enter Har- vard University. Manning Johnson, 18, the winner at Armstrong High School, is an athlete as well as an orator. He is a mem- ber of the school's foot ball team. In addition, he is a sergeant in the cadets. In winning the school cham picnship this vear he defeated last Yyear’s champion, Rozier Gaddis. | WINS IN CHICAGO. George Stansell to Get Into Ora- tory Semi-Finals. | CHICAGO, April 25—George Stan sell of Lake View High School, C| cago, last night won thes distr torical contest sponsored by the Chi cago Daily News for the district in- cluding Illinois, Wisconsin and a por- tion of Jowa and northern Indiana. The six candidates won their way %o the finals as the result of compe tion in the six groups in the district. The winner of last night's contest ( here will g0 to Indianapolis next Fri- ! day night to meet the winners of competitions _held by the Detroit News, the Indianapolis News, the Louisville Courier and the Buffalo Express for the championship of the central zone. The natlonal title will be awarded after a contest in Washington May 8 between the zone winners. The win. ners in the national meet from the seven zomes will receive prizes of £2,000, $1,000, $500, $450, $400, $350 and $300, respectively. TAKES INDIANA CONTEST. Fort Wayne Student Lands $500 Oratory Prize. INDIANAPOLIS, April 25.—Francis E. Corbett of Fort Wayne, Ind., last night won the State oratorical contest on the Constitution sponsored by the Indianapolis News and will meet other Midwestern debaters here May 1. The | winner of the contest will go to W ington to present arguments before | President Coolidge. Corbett’s prize was $500. 2 GIRL IS VICTOR. E Takes Honors in Louisville for|s Oratory Contest. i LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 25.—Miss Helen Louise Willis of the Louisville Girls' High School last night won the State oratorical conte: sponsored by the Louisville Courier-Journal and 0 offered by the newspaper. Miss Willis will go to Indianapolis May 1 to compete with other central zone debaters for the | honor of participating in the national | contest later in Washington. Defeats Field of Nine. )r., of the Flint Central High School | won the Michigan zone high school oratorical contest here last night. | Young Dort defeated nine other Michigan sectional winners. . WILL FLY TO PORTO RICO. Los Angeles to Start Monday or Next Fair Day. LAKEHURST, N. J., April 25.—The WNavy dirigible Los Angeles will fly to Porto Rico next Monday or the first fair day thereafter, Capt. George W. Steele, commanding officer of the ship, announced yesterday. The Los Angeles arrived here yesterday after a flight to Bermuda. The m(_)oring ship Patoka is scheduled to_ arrive at Mayaguez, Porto Rico, on Monday . ltion by Maj. Raymond A. Wheeler, | journ: N Backs Oratory Contest | airman of the | z: ommittee of the rican Association and pre: of the Delaware State Bar As will be among the promi- nent of town spectators at the inal meeting of the national ora- torical contest in the Washington Auditorfum May 8. Mr. Marvel has been one of the most ve contest co-operators. Through him the interest of the State | ciations in every State of | the Union has been centered upon the | t and under his guidance the rk of prominent lawyers through out the country has been co-ordina whose in Wilmington, rving his third term as president of the Dela tion. In his trip to ‘ashington for the meeting of Mgy S he will be accompanied by Hugh M United States judge of the ct of Delaware. SCHOOLS IN DETROIT HAVE BEAUTY LACKING HERE, AT SAME COST (Continued from First Page.) the ceilings, while the steam radiators are scattered around the walls ry arrangement. of recessing lockers in the | walls of corridors as a space-conser- tion scheme, first discovered by the school planners in Philadelphia on | their initial inspection tour, has been | 1dopted in all of Detroit’s new schools. Dr. Ballou will recommend this locker gement for Washington's new high schools. The school plan ners also observed that Detroit has sely Cleveland's system of g cupboards in the walls of ssrooms and are more favorably impressed than ever with this idea. Furniture Experiment Made. Detroit, like Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland and Philadelphia, is experi- menting with varied types of movable furniture, although it has not been adopted as permanent equipment. Be. fore coming to Detroit Dr. Ballou in- | dicated that he would urge the use of movable furniture in Washington | schools. Wide corridors, 320 feet long, par- alleling the front side of the schools, were one of the distinctive features lou and Mr. Holmes. | The spaciousness of these corridors permits the children to use them in inclement weather for indoor track meets. Another striking feature | studied by the school planners was the library arrangement in the inter- mediate school, which has a number | of small rooms partitioned off from | the main reading room for the use of conference groups. Detroit is laying great stress on physical education and is providing | all of its new buildings with well | equipped gymnasiums, swimming | pools and large outdoor playgrounds. Small units also have been set aside in each building for medical and | dental clinics, which will be under the | direct supervision of the city health | department. | Classrooms Crowded. | While Detroit is devoting a vast | mount of space to corridors, it has | reduced the size of its classrooms, | which has resuited in crowding pupils | too closely. In rooms containing 40 seats—a standard here as in Wash- ington—the backs of desks in the rear rows re: steam radiators. Dr. Ballou and Mr. Holmes will fin ish their investigation in Detroit this afternoon and return to Washington, bringing to a close the quest for new ideas in school building architecture. NEW B. & 0. FAST TRAIN IS PLACED IN SERVICE Christening of “National Limited” Is Held at Union Station. Exercises in St. Louis. In the presence of officials of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and of- ficers of other railroads in Washing- ton, the new fast train of the B. & O., the “National Limited,” running be- tween Washington and St. Louls, was christened yesterday at the Union Sta- assistant engineer commissioner, who broke a bottle of Potomac River water steel casement of the ob- car. Similar ceremonies were being held with the eastbound section of the train in St. Louis, Mayor Kiel of that city breaking a bottle of water from the Mississippi River. Service on the National Limited will start tomorrow at 6:20 p.m., the train arriving in St. Louis at 5 p.m. Mon- day, shortening the running time be- tween the two cities by three hours. The actual running time of the train was said by railroad officials to be 23 hours and 40 minutes. The train is of the all-Pullman tvpe, extra fare is not charged and every effort has been made to speed up the ecial long-distance telephone sections of the train enabled Mej. Wheeler to hold communication with Mayor Kiel of St. Louis. W. B. Calloway, passenger traffic manager; W. E. Lowes, general pas- senger agent of Baltimore, and W. V. Shipley, assistant general passenger agent of Washington attended the ceremonies yesterday Reassignment of Officers. . First Lieut. Stuart M. Bevans, 16th Field Artillery, has been transferred to the 18th Field Artillery, at Fort Sill, Okla., and Second Lieut. Harry T. Cavanaugh, 3d Cavalry, to the ist Cavalry Division, at Fort Bliss, Tex. Both officers are stationed at Fort Myer, Va. Phone Maln 8108-8100. Jane Addams, famous settlement worker of Chicago, has started a spe- cial study of the slums of Mexico City. 604-610 9th St. N.W. 7 rooms, $6 weekly: $10.50 rooms, TI' wi ilet, she d 1 tory. $10: e, e e e THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, M oodward Do SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925. &othrop 10th, 11th, F and G Streets L ) 7 ./f%g)’" u&’é&gn [ e o B st o 1 W Tl RIRE g o REEagRRNNE o o s e N Washington's First Book Fair Opens Monday at 2:30 P.M. In the Woodward & Lothrop Book Store Under the Auspices of The League of American Pen Women An event of paramount interest to book lovers and the literati of Washington. An opportunity for you to meet in person the men and women whom you already know through their writings. A whole week of specially planned events. Interesting exhibits of historical interest, exhibits of book-making from earliest times; informal talks by prominent contemporary writers who will autograph their own books. Do not miss a single day of this great social and civic enterprise. A Partial List of Distinguished Guests and Hostesses MRS. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. MRS, J. BORDEN HARRIMAN. i COL. S. S. McCLURE, publisher of McClure’s Maga- zine, who will speak on Monday. MRS. CARL VROOMAN, prominent Washington woman and authoress of “The High Road to Honor.” LULU HUNT PETERS, distinguished for her “Diet and Health” and her helpful talks on “How to Grow Thin.” MISS MATHILDE EIKER, another Washington woman, who recently published the successful novel, “Mrs. Mason’s Daughters.” ROSELLE MERCIER MONTGOMERY, well known modern poetess, whose latest work is “Ulysses Re- turns.” The Exhibits are Rich in Historical Interest Among the many interesting and rare things on display will be— A Dress, worn by Mrs. Monroe. Pair Duelling Pistols, owned by President Monroe. Pair Candlesticks, used in the White House in the early days before the time of gas. An Invitation to Lincoln’s Inaugural Ball. Robert E. Lee’s Desk, in the secret drawer of which were kept the plans of the City of Richmond. Collection of Copies of Old Maps and Pictures of Wash- ington, especially prepared for us by the Library of Con- gress. Extensive Exhibit of Bookmaking, from Babylonian days to the present, loaned by the National Museum. Rare Old Books, among them one written by Thomas Jefferson and printed in Washington. High Lights in the Week’s Program Monday The Opening Day Reception to the Public at 2:30 P.M. The reception committee will be headed by Mrs. William Howard Taft. Speakers and Guests will include Col. S. S. McClure Pearl Doles Belle Mrs. Carl Vrooman Lulu Hunt Peters Ida Vera Simonton Roselle Montgomery Jeanne Robert Foster Stella Burke May Ruth Mason Rice Susan McGowan Tuesday Special Features to be announced later. Among the dis- tinguished authors will be Louis Forgioni—“Reamer Lou” Jessie Rittenhouse—"“Lifted Cup”—“Door of Dreams” Rheta Childe Dorr—“Woman of Fifty” Ida Bailey Allen—Expert on Cooking Frances Goignard Gibbes—“Hilda” Wednesday Helen Rowland—Authoress and Newspaper Woman, in the character of Mrs. Solomon. Ruby Vaughn Bigger—In Colonial costume, will read from “My Miss Nancy”—the story of Mrs. Astor as tolg by the old mammy of Mrs. Astor. And numerous others. Thursday Mrs. Francis Parkinson Keyes, famous for her “Letters From a Senator’s Wife.” Maude Menefee Bradley. Grace Livingston Hill, whose latest book, “Not Under the Law,” will be on display in the book section. Jay Gelzer. Friday Exhibit of Early Indian and Cowboy Trophies. Mr. William Barnes, expert on Indian affairs, will tell in- teresting stories about the trophies shown. Harriett Brower will give an informal talk on the opera. Saturday Children’s Day Speaker, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, Superintendent of Schools. Forestine Hooker Children.” g 3 Peggy Albion, “Stories for Children and How to Tell 'rhE[TL" & Orchestra of the Orr School Kindergarten. Composer,of the “Oz” songs, in costume, will sing. Betty Thorpe as Hostess. Betty Thorpe is the fourteen-year-old authoress of “Fiorettea—A Tale of Italy.” She will autograph her own book. Book Section, Fourth fioor. speaks on “Storyjmaking for THE POETS MATINEE Under the Auspices of the League of American Pen Women Open to the Public Sunday afternoon in the ballroom of the Shoreham Hotel, 2:30 _P.M., a number of leading poets will read their poems. A most interesting program is assured. The public is cordially invited. Your Furs Will Be Safe In Our Storage Vaults Protect your beautiful fur coats and fur neck- pieces from dangerous moths that work such havoc. Call Main 5300. Your furs will be ab- solutely safe in our Cold Storage Vaults, where devastating moths, heat and dust cannot touch them. 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Philippine Costume Slips To Wear With Summer Frocks $4 Entirely made by hand of extra fine nainsook, will not “bunch” beneath thin summer frocks. quisitely embroidered in solid and colotta work a: finished with a French fold or scalloping. Other Philippine Costume Slips, some with Irish and filet laces, $3.50 to $5. Underwear Section, Third fioor. Silk and Satin Usher In The Summer Coat As Approved by Paris The Paris openings presented the style possi- bilities of the silk coat. Fashionable women everywhere recognized the comfort of the light-weight coat for Summer. Today the silk coat is the outstanding Summer Coat Fashion. Untrimmed Satin Coats Beauty is their excuse for being. They need no trimming. Lustrous Satin Coats with scarf collars to match the lining of the coat, or scarfs of self material. Navy, rosewood, blonde, brown and black. Fur Enriches Silk Coats Ottoman faille, satin and combinations of silks become luxurious wraps when bordered with badger and monkey fur, natural wood fox and glossy black fox. Collars of dyed squirrel. $49.50 to $115 Women's Coat Section, Third floor.