Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D:. C, WHD VESDAY, MAY 15, 1929. TIMERS ARE NAMED FOR ORATORY FINAL Gen. Fries and Admiral Stand- ley to “Clock” Speakers in National Contest. Amos A. Fries, United who goes into retirement request, and Rear H. Standley, United nt chief of naval operations, Will clock the eight speak- in the Sixth National Oratorical Contest finals in the Washington Audi- torium one week from Saturday night according to Randolph Leigh, contest director general. Gen. Fries and Admiral Standley were favited to be the official timekeepers and they generously accepted the as- signment which will mean_holding each speaker to 10 minutes. Through- out the contest, from the earliest stages of interschool competition, the boys and girls who competed for the national championship have been obliged to hew to the 10 minutes time nd the rigidity of that rule not be lessened in rae finals. Applause Ruled Oui. Tt s because of the time limit that the audience in the auditorium the night of the finals will be cautioned to ain from applause during the de- of a speech. The officers will counting time against & speaker with the first word of the speech proper. which means that the saluta- tion to presiding officers and aus will not be included in his time. Time used by the audience in applause will not be added to the contestant’s speak- ing period so that instead of en- couraging a speaker, applause would sgerve only to place a handicap upon him. At the conclusion of 10 minutes, if & speaker still is talking, either Gen. Fries or Admiral Standley will sound a blast on a whistle and the con- testant must cease speaking immedi- ately. If he continues to speak after the signal is sounded the contestant automotically is dropped to last place in the official rating. Halting upon the whistle blast, however, a speaker will be judged upon what he has sald up to the moment. Final Preliminaries Listed. The contestant field will be com- pleted Friday night at Chicago and New York, where the last two of the eight zone finals will be held. To date only one girl has reached the fin and she is Miss Elizabeth V. Corey of Portland, Me., champion of the North- eastern ~zone. ‘The other finalists already chosen include James Leonard Butsch, local boy, who is champion of Ma). Gen. Statc- Army, today at his own Admiral William States Navy, a ‘The Star’s zone; Beverly Chancellor o(l Stanford, Ky.. champion of the Souths ern zone; Wilbur Thibault of Portland, Oreg., champion of the West Coast zone; Ben. W. Swofford of Kansas City, champlon of the Midwest zone, and Howard PFinch of Harrisburg, Pa. champlon of the Eastern zone. COUNTY HOSPITAL -PLANS TO BE DRAWN| Prince Georges Federation to Hold Special Session in Bladens- burg Soon. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. May 15. —Decision to hold a special meeting in Bladensburg within a month to work out definite plans for the estab- lishment of a Prince Georges County Hospital, and to hold a mass meeting at @ later date to advertise the project was reached by the Prince Georges County Federation of Citizensi Asso- clations at its meeting in Gray's Hall Jast night. The federation, which is initiating the movement for the hos- pital, was told by Dr. Wiliam 8. Keister, county health officer, and chairman of its committee on the hos- pital, that offer of a site had been re- celved. The federation went on record in favor of the building of the proposed Decatur Heights High School. Famous Galety Theater of London is being reconstructed without pit or atalls, for years the essential parts of English Thursday, Due to backward cation needs. Full Fashioned Chiffon Hose, silk to the top, in the fash- ionable square heel. Full Fashioned RU Service Hose, silk to the hose are guaranteed against runs and will be replaced with a new pair if they do not prove satisfac- Beautiful Extra She Hose, in the new These hose can he . had in light and dark shades in self-color heels, and the shad- ow black heel in the dark shades. 1205 G ence | | By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. -Day Sale of Hose Saturday 2-pointed hecl. $1.35 Extra Salespeople to Serve You The Hosiery Shop Oratory Timers Upper: Rear Admiral William H.| Standley, U. <Lower: M: U.S. A. . Gen. Amos A. Fries,| TO PICK DELEGATES Precinct Sessions in Arlington to Be Held Tonight in Seven CLARENDON, Va, May 15—Dele- gates to the Arlington County Repub- | lican convention, which is to be held | at the courthouse at 8 o'clock on the | night of May 22, will be selected at | mass meetings to be held tonight in the various precincts. The call for the mass meetings was issued by J. E. Spaulding. county chalr- | man. He announced today that he ex- | pects an unusual amount of interest in the mass meetings, since the delegates selected will have a most important part in naming of candidates for the various Virginia officials to be elected | this year. The following places have been se- lected for tonight’s mass meetings: Glencarlyn, Communitl House; Balls- ton, the Rogers Building; Lyon Park, offices of Lyon & Fiteh; Clarendon, Community House; Cherrydale, 202 Summit street; Virginia Highlands, Jefferson district, Firemen's Hall, and Del Ray, Potomac Town Hall Bibles sold in England last year ex-! ceeded those of 1927 by 8.957. e SAVE MONEY ON umber Millwork Building Supplies Paint Hardware Coal See Us First Small Orders Given Careful Attention No Delivery Charge J. Frank Kelly, Inc. 2101 Georgia Ave. N. 1343 al Friday and | versity | Lebanon {COUNTY REPUBLICANS | ! of the organization will parade. {held at night WETZLER FUNERAL lington Cemetery, With Full Military Honors. Funeral services fo rLieut. Barry Wetz- ler, veteran of the World War and native of this city, who died in the Veterans' Hospital at Oteen, N. C., ves: terday, will be conducted in Arlington Cemetery tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington The body arrived here toda Lieut. Wetzler, who was 3 was the son of Mrs. S. A. Wetzler and the late Col. S. A. Wetzler of this ¢ty He had spent the greater part of his Lieut. We the Waverly | life here. from was graduated where . High School, er Va. | he was president of his class and won | high honors. He entered George Washington Uni- | to study law and left to enter the Army, then, following the war, completed the course. Subsequently he was graduated from the Georgeiown Foreign Service School and later en- gaged in the real estate business. He continued in this line until forced by fllness to abandon it several years ago Lieut 116th Infantry of the 29th Division and saw battle service, including the Meuse- Argonne offensive. He also was on spe- clal detaft for a time to teach English to French soldiers to aid in transmitting messages between French and American fore lMadson. Lieut, Wetzler was designated as official historian of the 29th Division and had prepaved extensive documents on the part its various regiments play- ed in the World War He was a meni- ber of the American Legion. city; two sisters, Mrs. H. O. Fleetwood and Miss Helen Wetzler of Roanoke, Va., and his grandmother, Mrs. John 'TALL CEDARS OPEN BALTIMORE MEETING “Forests” Will Initiate 500 at Three-Day Con- vention. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 15—Five hundred candidates will be initiated at the open- ing session today of the three-day con- is expecled to be attended by . representing of the which more than 10.000 membe! “forests” from every section country east of Chicago. The " celebration will begin | parade and ceremonial by the local forest. The first business of the Supreme Forest will be held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel tomorrow morning. | Frank B. Sterner, supreme tall cedar. | will preside. Mayor William F. Broen ing will make an address of weicome. | The annual banquet will be held in the evening, followed by a ball at the 5th Regiment Armory. A re- ception to the Supreme Forest will at the 5th Regiment | Armory. Trips to the Naval Academy | and other nearby points are among the plans for the entertainment. weather we are offer- ing you the following hose at greatly re- duced prices. At these prices you will want to supply yourself for immediate and va- NPROOF top. These 135 er Chiffon All Colors All Sizes St. N.W. San_Francisco and the Pacific Northwest, 2 hours faster to Denver. Effec- tive June 9th. Wetzler was overseas with the | in_connection with maintaining | He is survived by his mother of this| IS SET FOR TOMORROW | Services to Be Conducted in Ar- with full military honors at the grave. years old. | vention of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, | with a| Friday afternoon the uniformed units | Sisted by the Rosedale Club (an’ or- | | Rites for Veteran tomorrow evening at 614 T street south- east, 5:30 to 7:30. Dinner, 63 cents, A program of songs and readings will | be given at Westminster Church tomor-, row evening, at 8:15 o'clock, in con- junction with the presentation of a one- | act playlet, written and directed by Miss Ada Louise Townsend. The pro-| gram is for the benefit of the church | building fund. | LIEUT. BARRY WETZLER. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. | Smoker of the Washington Alumni Association of the Virginia Military In- stitute, commemorating the Battle of | Newmarket, 8 o'clock, at the Army and | Navy Club, Eighteenth and I streets, Alpha S!gma "T'au Sorority will give a benefit card party tonight at 8 o'clock, | ‘Thomas Circle Club, Tickets, 50 cents South Washington Citizens' Assocla- | tion meets (his evening at 8 o'clock at | Falrbrother School. East Wasningion Glee Chorus will give a recital at the Armstrong new auditorium, First and O streets north- west, at 8 o'clock tonight. Tickets on sale at 301 Rhode Island avenue north- w»sLss Elks' Home, ColumMia Lodge, No. Benefit card panv at 1750 Massa- | chusetts avenue tonight, 8:30 o'clock. Musical recital tonight at 7:30 at Armstrong High School Auditorium, O | street between First and Second streets | northwest. Joseph di Meglio, Italian | tenor of the Washington Opera Co., will render several selections, Short Elm\' Writing Class_at the | ‘Worke hool meets tonight at 8 o'clock, sus Tenth street northwest. Admission free. “The Daughters of Union Veterans of | the Civil War will hold a benefit card party this evening at 8 oclock at| Simpson’s Auditorium, 530 Seventh street southeast. The Towa State Society will give a dance aud card parly at the Willard Hotel tonight at 8:30 o'clock. Repre- sentatives Campbell and Swanson are guests of honor. | A rummage sale will be held at 3302 Wisconsin avenue today, tomorrow and Friday, May 15, 16 and 17. for the ben- | efit of the Episcopal Church Home. The | sale will be in charge of Mr. Blake, as- ganization within the home) and mem- bers of the ladies’ board. FUTURE. 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