The Washington times., 1929-04-19
QUEEN SHENANDOAH VI
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ALONG ROUTE

Staunt0n Military ACADEMY ana Sne
walked up the steps Of the plat
form under an arch of swords, the
long train of her gown being borne
by the royal pages.
At the silken cushion placed at
the top OF the stairs, Miss Matthews
stopped and kneeled. Governor VIII
liam @. Conley, Of West Virginia,
stepped forth and placed the crown
upon her brunette hair.
II crown you Queen Shenandoah.
The sixth, and make you ruler of
an you survey" the West Virginia
executive intoned.
Blushing beautifully, Queen Shen-
andoah arose and was escorted back
to her automobile and whisked away
to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
n. Hack, on South Washington
Street.
Throughout the coronation cere.
mony the Navy Band played appro-
pirate music. Also furnishing mu.
sic was the Harrisonbufg State
Teachers College Glee Club.
The crowning Of Queen Shenan.
doah came as the climax OF q day
crowded with parades, band contests,
band concerts, a pageant called The
Builders" an airplane race, and a
parachute jump, and was . prelude
to an evening equally crowded.
Two Blossom Balls
Two apple blossom balls took place
last night-one in the gold room of
the George Washington Hotel, and
another at the Hotel Priscilla, at Jor.
dan Springs.
The outstanding feature of last
nights program was the torchlight
parade by all the fire companies Of
Winchester and visiting fire com.
panies from towns and cities
throughout Virginia, Maryland, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
In this parade was Harry Kendall
Thaw. Broadway playbOy, man
about town, and confessed slayer Of
Stanford White i'm one Of the most
sensational shOOtings that have ever
occurred in New York, but who 10 q
fireman in his adopted home, Win.
chester. ThaW also viii be one Of
the judges in the judging of fire
companies at the fair grounds this
afternoon.
Vincent Costello Post, American
Legion, of Washington, made the
welkin ring when they presented
a minstrel show at the Colonial
Theater,
The Harrisonburg State Teachers
College Glee Club gave . concert in
the Handley School Auditorium At
S:45 o'clock, and at 900 o'clodk
Queen Shenandoah held q reception
for her princesses at Hawthorne,
the beautiful country estate Of Mrs.
e. C. Stuart, on the outskirts Of
the city.
Parade Prize Winners
winners of prizes in the parade
Of the blossoms, in which 5000
school children from Winchester,
and towns in Virginia, Maryland.
and West Virginia. participated as
the official opening Of the festival.
were announced as follows:
High schools Middleto first
prize: Stephens City, second prize.
Elementary schools -Bryarly, first;
MiddletoWn, second; Cross Junction,
third; Gore, honorable mention.
Two-teacher grade schools--High
View, first: Welltown, second; Mount
Airy, third.
One.teacher grade schools-EvaTl-
dale, first; Providence Chapel, sec.
ond; Deerfield, third.
Grand prize--Stephens City Ele-
.mentary school, $10O; Miller School,
Winchester, $50.
Gene Manganerro, member Of the
United States Navy Band, was
painfully injured when his foot
was caught between the tenders Of
two automobiles which collided In
front of the George Washington
Hotel late yesterday. Manganerro
was riding on the back of large
official car, which stopped short
and was struck by the following
official car. He was taken to the
room OF Lieutenant Bentcr In the
hotel and put to bed. He was not
seriously injured.