Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02

Harry Scmoncs. OF Roanoke. was
elected In popularity voting con
test last fall. and Roanoke is not
only going to sec that the queen
comes IN all royal splcndor TO do
honor to the state. as we'll az TO the
city and county Of Roanoke. bu,
plans arc under way for the special
FEATURES which Roanokcrs will put
out. The Roanoke program follows.
For the ,abIcau Friday night. MAJ
Zh-'olon!al pioneers in Southvos,
virginia under tho direction Of Vet,
Grams OF foreign Wars ard Rcd Mon
carleton penn. chairman
For TIC March Of rroe-cs.r
parader. noats rs follows.
Tuesday. May 33-"Colonial set.
Hers In The VALLEY o: Roano,. d..
fec'ion "' the Rotary CLUB
Her" OF the Revolution.
enh"shaF. May 2t-"CoIoneI VII
IAN t'eninE. Hero o! the Revolution
"nh ''ncs' appointed By the Daugh :
'eFs % the American Royclr,in,
Armistead Pitzcr. David McClunr nnd
Iah"il Dudley. "''
Thursday. May 25-"The Service .,
INC daughters" appointed By United
,'duehters 81 the confcdcracy. Misses
hHrh Kelley. Audrey I.ss Jc,,l
l.oy"' Fannie Carson. Dorothy pa,soI
Mary Bruce Randolph. Mrs Broad,,s
Ch"wn'ns. Joseph Hodges. Mac Ear
hour.
Friday May es.-"rhe spanish
Ain:rIcan ana World Wars" firec-
non OF American Legion and Veterans
~ Foreign wars. Carleton Penn.
chairman
sa,urday. May p From Acorn TO
ga - direction of tho Booster cluf
Z b q = ~
ir"tcctir" Association o! Bristol.
haE" named committee to s!pcr
we INC financing and designing Of a
handsome noat FOR the pageant. and
MlSs iat'ic iiagan. Of Bristol. wil he
me Ninth District maid o! honor dur
Ing Pageant Week
officials OF the University or Vi.
c'n!a and town officials q: Tho ri,y
o. thari "r"srlli" ar~ completing
n'ans for two floats IN tho parade
ana also for tho presentation az a
tahl"au Ia tn" pagc.rt drama. setting
t9rth some particular feature az hia-
,,"ry a. IN" university and in Char
lottcSyill"
Norfolk Ncwpor, Ncw.. Peters.
hHrs, i-ynchburg. BEDFORD. R.,Iford
and other cities Ia The state, as well
"s upwards ~ eighty Of the TOO coun.
ties. and al! o: IN. educational instI-
iutiona OF the state wiil participate
tn some feature OF the paradcs dur
ing Pageant sncek
Attend to Detail work.
These arc only :ew OF the sc-
tTities in progress throughou. III,
state In Richmond proper there is
great deal of detai! uorL: being a,
tended TO. Tine cast for the prcscn.
thtlon nt tho pageant drama is being
ar"fUily rejected hy II. T.. Smith as
sistant 10 Director Thomas Woo
stevens. Committees and srlbcnr
mi,tocs arc mc.tinE daily comDlc,
inS al! details for tho immense oDor
air stage and amph.,hcat.r. the eicc.
;riCal features for the lighting of tn,
grounds and stage; the Transports
lion facilities. besides the details in,
cidcnt 20 scenery. tho noats Tor tn.
several periods and proposition %
hnusiuG tn" thousands oc people OK.
. p.c;cd from throughout the state
as we'll as from all sections Of tn,
nation.
Prominent ORGANIZATIONS in Nor
'olk. Portsmouth. N.wpor: News an,
oth"r cities wi! join Richmond Il
asking the Navy Department t. ron
devious tho Atlantic Fleet either n
Newport News or at Yorktown dur
ing Pageant Week.
An added attraction FOR tho visi
| tors. besides visiting The Historical
! points and places in this section. will
hc a side trip 10 Newport News -
{ view the I-evia,han, which vii! b,
! under repair AZ tho plant OF III
! Newport News ShipbuildinG and DIT!
/ Dock Company. and the Missouri
| which will probably be ready fo
/ launching during Or shortly aftc,
I Pageant Week.