The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-09-16
Local Girl Gets Large
Vote = Business Girls
Good Workers
FAIR EXHIBITS TO
BE VALLEYS BEST
Bigger and Better Than
Ever" is Word from
Those in Charge

The Queen of the Fair contest
wound up last Tuesday night in a
blaze of glory at the dance at the
Howe hall, where the final ballot
ing on the queen took place. Miss
Evelyn Serier, candidate sponsored
by the Business Girls organisation,
was declared winner By Z large
majority. The final count showed
1850 votes for Miss Serier, with
Miss Vera Wright second with 49,
1 25O, and the Grange candidate
Miss Elsie Schaffner, was third
with total vote of 1O,725.
Miss Serier's sponsors worked
hard during the past few weeks
selling admission tickets for the
fair and for the final dance, 90
get the votes for their candidate.
Miss Wright had no organization
backing her campaign, the Amer
lean Legion which was supposed
to have had her campaign in hand,
having lent no support. The grang-
ers OF this end Of the county
backed Miss Schaffner in her cam
paign, but little enthusiasm being
manifested at any stage. The can
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dldates, however, deserve a lot Of
commendation from the commun-
tiles for their work.
The coronation ceremonies this
year will be much the same as in
previous years. Miss Sibyl Fraser
has charge of the program which
will include several novelty num-
oers. Tomorrow night the new
queen will approach the throne at
eight o'clock to begin her reign
over the fair. Preceded by an es-.
cort OF honor composed of Boy
scouts the triumphant entry will.
include crown bearer in the per-
son OF Marian Gleason. Flower
girls will be Gladys Spurgeon and
Phoebe Sherk, pages Jean Mean
ger and Crystal Berry and pages
Mary Lou Sherk and Patricia
Helm. The uniform guard will be
composed of Bud Richter, Fred
Jarrett, Neil Anderson and Byron
johnson.
Phil G. Warnock will act as
Lord High Chamberlain, and will
read the proclamation and deliver
% the new ruler the keys of the
valley. The ceremonial stuff COM
pieted the assembled subjects will
proceed to make merry with the
various facilities provided for their
amusement.
, according to President Lundy
aug Publicity Agent Semon, this
years fair will be bigger and bet
.er In every department than ever
oefore. Special stress has been
iaid upon the amusement features
sllS year which include several
.'oes and shows of various kinds
= addition to the usual midway
isatures. The industrial exhibits
'nls year will be more interesting
and numerous than ever before
too.
rroducts OF the valley are being
sssembled and will be ready for
uispiay by opening time tomorrow
''0on. A fine assortment is being
arranged and the prize winners
irom among them will be taken
" laklma to compete with other !
uiserlcts of the state. A. l. Smith, |
"ho has the fruit display in charge
reports that this years fair will |
'iVai the best the valley has ever
p.oaueed. N. L. Weldy, in charge
u the poultry department, has |
'een working most of this wee: |
arfanglng this feature of the fair, |
which is always of much interest |
70 the visitors.
A bit of old-time west will bel
featured in the Badger Canyon
games of skill and chance. The |
roulette wheel will |
sl spln merrily and the popular shell
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