San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
More Than 1000 Attend
Festivities at Social Event
Of Season-Beautiful Co.'S
tunes Seen.

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Coronation festivities Tuesday night
were attended by more than a thou.
sand people, there being represented
in the vast assemblage people from
many counties of Southwest Texas
Corpus Christi. Victoria. Alice anC
Goliad were represented in the rOyd
court.
1t was the social event Of the yea
for this section. Beautiful costumes
lovely young women and sweet LITTLE
girls presented an admirable settin;
before the throng of spectators as tn,
program incident TO proclaiming tn,
county's most charming young lad!
queen ofthe twelfth annual Bee Coun
ty Fair, was introduced.
The setting was of lovely garden
scene. 1t was created in the mind %
an artists ard perfectly arranged witt
exquisite lighting effects.
Her majesty, Queen Irma Of tht
House of Bates, was announced frs
and she approached her throne annie
the plaudits of hundreds of well-wish
ers. Escorting her was Raymond j.
Welder, her king.
Miss Bates was attired in a beaa
tiful white silk georgette gown. elab
orately beaded with crystal beads il
both triangular and flower designs.
Many Pretty Gowns.
Her train was of brOcaded velvet
lined with white satin, trimmed i.
ostrich feathers.
Members OF her court then appeared
in the following order:
Duchess Iris. Miss Lila Dolan. es
corted by Blaine Barry. Miss Doldr
wore an orchid taffeta. headed III
crystal beads. appliqued blue flower,
on the skirt with massive blue bow
on the side. Her slippers were of sill
yer and her head dress of silver
leaves.
Duchess Luna. Miss Sara Graysor
Chambliss. escorted by Dudley Tarl.
ton. Her dress was of blue metal
shadow lace over blue silver cloth wifi
handmade flowers on the sides. Her
slippers were silver and a silver band
head dress.
Duchess Venus, Miss Blanche Ma
tons, escorted by Ellery Marsh. She
wore green gold cloth with skirt oil
gold lace with beautiful corsage 70
match. Her slippers were green and
gold and her head dress was an elab.
crate rhinestone.
Duchess Cybele. Miss Josephin,
Bond, escorted by Bryan Adair. HeI
gown was an American Beauty tat
feta. brocaded with gold flowers. witt
gold slippers and pearl Egyptian head
dress.
Members of Court.
Members of the court from out-of
town were:
Miss Lillian Rankin. duchess o!
Corpus Christi. escorted by Gilbert
Brooks. Miss Rankin wore n blUC
georgette gorgeOusly beaded and EN-.
broidere1. Her slippers were gold anf
she wore beautiful Spanish comb
in her hair.
Her maid Of honor. Miss Eleanor
Hopkins. escorted by Henry Coutret
was attired in blue lace over silver
cloth with handmade flowers on the
sides. Her slippers were gold and hei
head dress was gold.
Miss Lois Stoner. duchess OF Vic
toria, wore a changeable apricot tat
feta dress, trimmed with silver LACE
and gracefully draped on the sides
Her slippers were silver and she wor,
silver head dress.
Her maid of honor. Miss Dol
pcavy. escorted by Leslie Clark, wor,
a changcable apricot taffeta will
pleated ruffles of chiffon and taffets
draped in the back. Her slippers wer,
silver and her head dress silver.
Miss Mabel Bates, duchess of Alice
H. \
velvet dress bodice with Il gold lace
skirt, with gold and black slippers
and an elaborate head dress OF rhine
stones.
Her maid of honor. Miss Lucille
Roland. escorted by c., III. Wright
was attired in green georgette over
silver cloth. little ruffles making side
panels. Her slippers were silver anC
she wore silver head dress.
Miss Grace Ramsey, duchess Of Go
lad. escorted by Lee Swicheimer, wore
purple cut velvet and georgette over
silver cloth. beaded in rhinestones. HeI
slippers were silver and silver head
dress.
Her maid of honor. Miss Lucill,
Knight. escorted by Howard Ramsey
wore American Beauty taffeta trim
med in gold laces and flowers, red anj
gold slippers and red and gold head
dress.
Riot OF Colors.
Duchess were attired in gowns OF
rainbow colors, their dresses being oil
tight bodices and full skirts with
hoops on the sides, and each carried
a staff.
Characters of "Fairyland." present.
ed before the court. were as follows
Queen of Fairyland. Miss Lucille
Knight; Goddess of Sleep. Miss Hi!da
Adkins: Lady Sunbeam. Miss BeatriC;
Kimbrough.
Sunbeam fairies were Katherine
Scott, Lucille Penick, Bessie Mae Nc
Kinney, Rachel Dougherty. Alme,a
Mckinney, Louise Wray. May Tarl'
ton Dougherty. Mary Christine Ne
Kinney. Ida Frances Impson, Louelld
Jones. Clara Elizabeth Wilson, Mar
guerite Rees. Ella Mae Malone. Mar
guerite Ellis and Dorothy Beasley.
Lady Moonbeam, Elizabeth Nc
Curdy.
Moonbeam fairies were Bessie Mae
Bauer. Sally Cherry. Constance Cayo
Ruby Miller. Dick Burke. Oine Sims
Hortense Shanks. Iva Jewel Miller
Eleanor Engelkine. Jewel Stephenson
Hattie Beth Mussett.
Columbine. Lillian Scott Beasley.
Callers were Misses Dorothy Ray
and Louceyette Knight.
Pages were Wilma Griffin, Zelld
Mae Rees and Grace Burke.
In keeping with the members of the
royal court all the little participants
in the Fairyland story were attired
in rainbow colors.