Speaker. recently I attended a beauty pageant in the Fifth District of Virginia. which I have the honor to represent in the Congress. In the talent division of the contest. the first runnerup offered a reading which gave an insight into her character. Miss Wanda Leigh Epps adapted an article which appeared in the March Issue of Readers Digest into a dramatic reading entitled "I Love America." Putting herself in the place of an immigrant who had arrived in America penniless. she recounted her experiences in this land of freedom. Through her excellent delivery. Miss Epps sense of patriotism became apparent to the audience. Behind the moving story which she told was a true pride in ones country and in the American way of life. The feeling with which she addressed those present revealed love for homeland which had permitted an immigrant girl to "make it" on her own. She truly "swelled" with pride. While listening to Miss Epps. it became obvious that she was absorbed with devotion to America and that she was unashamed to proclaim our Nations merits to all those who would listen.
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