The Washington times., 1929-04-17
Program For Winchester
Apple Blossom Festival
TOMORROW

All dav-Vistors invited to avail themselves of free
tours to apple orchards in the vicinity Of Winchester
automobiles and buses furnished by festival organization
without charge.
a. m-Arrival of special trains from points in the
Shenandoah Cumberland Potomac apple district:
10 g. m-"Parads Of the blossoms by school children
Of Virginia and neighboring States many with junior
and community league f1oats in IL divisions each
headed By band, the whole ted by the United States
Navy Band.
1880 a. m-"The Builders" pageant Of growth, in
four divisions 500 school children and 100 adults parc
pating, at Handley High School stadium.
2:3O p. m-Contest for bands of military academies
and high schools, at Handley stadium
4p. m.-Concert by United States Navy Band Hand
ley stadium.
4:3o p. m-Airpiane races and parachute leaps, at
Winchester airport
5p Transformation of Miss Mary 10 Matthews, Man
ningtonj w. Va. as "Queen Shenandoah W. by Gov.
William @. oOnley Of West Virginia, with music by
United States Navy Band and Harrsonburg State Teach
srs College Glee Club, at Handley stadium
7:3O p. m.-Appe Blossom Minstrels, Vincent Costello
Post, American Legion Washington D. G., at Colonial
Theater; repeated at 9:15 p. m.
8 p. m.-Torchight parade Of entire Winchester vol
unteer fire department and visiting fremen of Virginia
West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania.
S:45 p. m.-Concert by Harrisonburg State Teachers
College Glee Club Handley School Auditorium.
p. m.-Reception by her majesty, "Queen Shenan-
doah W." for princesses of her court at HAWTHORNE
residence of DR.. and Mrs E. G. Stuart Northwestern
Pike.
$50 p m.-Festival ball. gold room Of George Wash
ington HOTEL festival ball at Jordan White Sulphur
Springs.
y<@z FRIDAY
a. n-Arrival of special trains and delegations and
bands representing the Baltimore and Ohio Pennsylvana
Norfolk and Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio railways
9:30 g. m-Salute of 13 aerial bombs in honor of the
governor Of Virginia and visiting governors.
10 a. m-Salute of aerial bombs for Queen Shenan-
doah VIZ and her royal party
1915 a. m.-Display of daylight fireworks and aerial
bomb salutes to the apple blossoms.
II a. m.-"The Builders " pageant of growth, Hand
ley stadium. 4.
at residence of Mr.. and Mrs John Steck, Fairmont
Avenue.
2p m.-"Tral of the Pink Petals" feature parade,
headed by Queen Shenandoah VI followed by three
mile procession of pageanty including artistic and in
dustrial floats and decorated motor military acad
emy corps historical pageant by the University of West
Virginia, military companies, American Legion posts,
firemens organizations railroad steamship and express
company delegations and displays with 80 bands teri-
mating at Winchester Fair Grounds where parade is
viewed by festival queen.
p. m-Judging Of floats decorated cars and organi
cations entitled to compete for prizes and awarding
same, Winchester Fair Grounds ~
43O p m.-Aiplane races and parachute leaps, Win
chester airport.
9S6 p. m-Her majesty's ball. Shenandoah Valley
Academy.
Gas p. m.-Festival ball. gold room of George Wash
ington HOTEL festival ball. Jordan White Sulphur
Springs
6 D. m. until midnight and after-street carnival
froics, fireworks and dances.