Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1926, Page 6

TR LEWISVSTS £ LTILE ROCK HOME ima Donna, Who Ran Away With Road Show 7 Years Ago, Honored. Br the Amociated Press __ LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. March 5. “:Mary Lewis, prima donna, came home today. even years ago Mary Lewls, stage- sivuck girl. left on two hours’ notice 1n join a road show. Few knew of her going. Few followed her career. Today her return was all but that of a conquering hero. State and eity oMcials and cltizens vied to do her hanor Tomorrow “home folks famaus singers, sinz tor the sinz the songs of the with a few of the simple “homev ' melodies, Ahout her will he the people who knew her in her girfhood daye as a cholr singer in & little city church: people w! knew her as & schoolgirl, and th who knew her as & sweat girl gradu a1e of the same high school in whose auditorium she will make her appear- ance as an arrived grand opera star. Met by Teacher. Miss Lewis was accompanied to Lit t1a Rock trom Hot Springs, where she sang last night, by Mrs. Will Hen ninger, who for more than four years taught Mary the rudiments of the sIngar's art A visit to eception by she was 10 the State capital for a Gov. Terrell and Mayor Mover. who ented her with the 10 this citv. featured the day’s mrogram. In the afternoon a lunch @nn by Mrs. Theodore Richardson and | four other ' former schoolmates was | given in Mary's honor. Three of them had come a long distance for the occa =inn. Mre. Milton Gimbel coming from Atlantic City, N. J. Mrs. Maurice Stine from Chicago and Mrs. Mar | gher Henninger-Warnecke from Norwalk, Conn Many other teas. dinners and social affairs will he ziven in Miss Lewls'| honor before her concert here to merrow night. Denies Being Spanked. Many stories have been told of how Mary Lewis ran away from the home of a Methodist minister in Dallas, | Tex.. because she was spanked. but | ‘Ma” Henninger. as she is known by her pupil, today repudiated the state-| ment. Mary Lewis did not run away from the minister's home herause she was spanked," said Mrs. Henninger, | In positive terms. “T know hecanse | it was only after I listened to the girl sing she left in order that she might find & musical education.” She then related the r story, telling how she tausht her: of her later joining a stock company appearing as a bathing girl in the movies: her subsequent rerurn to New York. and her hearing in grand opera, a1l of which, however, is well known PROBING AUTO THEFT. Grand Jury Is Sitting in Case of Accused Attorney. A grand jury iz investigating a | eharze of the theft of an automobile balonging to F. P. Wilson, jr., Chastle- ten Apartments, preferred against | Richard Gregory Allen. former mem. | her of the legal division of the United ftates Shipping Board. Allen 8 under a sentence of two years and out on an appeal bond in A case involving the theft of an auto. | Mobile belonging to Col. Robert [ Pagterson, U S. 4. | Vhile at liberty. on . cash ‘appeal bond Allen, alleged to have operated nnder the name of Frank (. McQuade, in charged- with hav driven Wi’ #on’s car to New k and offered It for sale. Detective Davis of the autn mobile squad reiurned the car here meveral days aze. and the prisoner was brought here by the 'marshal and placed in jail of Mary's ! I Oratory Leaders | Miss J. M. Bishop, principal. of Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring, Md., who are supervising the oratorical contest at their school; NE ginia Lightnin’,” | the Tlst Regiment In co nncle, | during the war | FOR NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS '"HE EVENING TRATORY INTERES EENIN SUBURES Maryland and Virginia Dis- tricts Are Entering Many in Contest. Gratifying reports of (he progress of the National Oratorical Contest in the Maryland and Virginia high schools in those counties which ara included this year in the extended area of The Star are being received dafly at the office of tha contest in The Star Building. Faculties and pu- pils alike are displaying a keen in terest in the contesi and prepara. tions are now under way for the school competitions, which will be held at any time convenient to the par tcular school authorities, prior 1o the distriet finals In each county. The finals in the Virginia district Will be held April 20 and the closing contest in the Maryland &chools April Oshourn, prineipal of Agricultural High % that school in the contest, s the contesiants with their subj The general subject of the Constitution is the favorite topic of pupils of this school. with “Hamilton and the Constitution” 2 second choice. The finals in this school will be held April 1. Interest at Ballston, Va. As previously reported. interest in the Washington-Lee High Schonl at allston. Va., is unusually high. as evidenced by the large enivy list and the enthusiasm existing among the faculty members in cha ‘V'l the | contest, and by Prof. & I'. Vander | stice. the principal. A further repot from Prof. J. Foster Hagan. farulty ymmittee chairman, siates that the cery best material-in the schonl is par ting, and that the faculty i co operating to the fullest extent. This ‘report says further “We are indehted 1o dded incentive hy "vecent story ahont-the g o Jean 0. 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C Maryland territory, was assured early in the season. ‘The Indian Head High School is an. ller Maryland schools ill be represented. Prof. J. J. . principal of this school, Is in Prof. Thomas W. Troxell. principal | of the Gaithersburg High School. | praises the contest and gives assurance of a creditable representation from that achool. A similar report had | heen recelved from Prof. William D, | Himes. principal of the Rrandywine High School. ‘The work of preparing orations and | eliminaiing contestanix is now pro ceeding in tha Hyatsville High School, which expects 1o show the largest participation of any school in this district. A speclal account of the Dprogress of the contest in this school will appear in The Star soon. Other Maryland schools have indicated thelr Intention of participation. Maryland countfes inciuded in the contest this vear are Prince Georges Montgomery ‘and Charles. 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