The Washington times., 1929-04-20
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WINCHEsTE1, Va, April sO.--
The Job of cleaning up the city after
the two-day period OF merrymalxing
at the sixth annual Shenandoah Ap-
pie Blossom Festival was in full
swing here today.
From the streets was being re-
moved the debris Of what had been
yesterday ana Thursday very Inn.
portant items In the celebration Of
the coming of spring and the apple
blossoms.
Tons OF confetti, dirty and crum.
Piled, was sIoveled from Main street
ana sent to b incineratsd. Broken
noise-mGkers. broken walking sticks,
paper hats. toy balloons and other
souvenir ana play-toy carnival bits
were also shoveled up ana carried
away
They Didn't Mind
The gold room OF the George
Washington Hotel, where the Apple
Blossom Bah was staged. was lit
tered with conf It'll and the services
of many hotel employees were re-
quired to clear the room.
But, the festival was sucil q sue.
cess that the citizens Of winchester
don't mind bit the job Of cleaning
up.
Never have they had such an APP
preciAtive horde Of visitors come to
their city for the two-day carnival.
The fame Of the Shenandoah Val
ley's apples ana the festival was
broadcast to all sections Of the
world through newspt.r and peo-
pie who hardly knew Of Winchester
were attracted to the city.
Police estimated that between
rs 900 ana $4,000 visitors noclxed to
the city yesterday for the lAEt day
Of the festival. On Thursday, they
estimated, there were about $4,000
visitors.
The weather Thursday was not in
keeping with the occasion. A cold,
northwest wind blew throughout
the day and kept away many who
otherwise would have journeyed to
the city to participata In the fun.
'Pink Petal Trail"
The outstanding feature of yes
terday's program was the Trail of
the Pink Petals" parade almost
seven miles long and containing 80
bands, a large number Of bugle and
fife and drum corps and IS floats.
In the parade were represented
practically every school in the shen-
andoah Valley; every railroad serv-
ing the valley and concerns in Win
chester and other cities dependent
upon the apple crop for their bust.
ness.
west Virginia ran away with the
show. Not only is Miss Mary Jo
Matthews. ''Queen Shenandoah, VI"
a West Virginian, but the State ex-
tension department furnished the
most picturesque historical section
of the entire parade.
This was a series Of 20 floats, each
symbolic Of some period In the
States history. The history of the
state was begun with its original IL
habitants. the Indians, and followed
through to the states part in the
promotion Of world peace.
Famous Personages
Two famous characters, in their
respective ways, also were seen in
the parade.
They were Harry Kendall Thaw,
the Broadway playboy, but who is
now a dirt farmer and volunteer
fireman in his adopted home of Win.
chester; ans Peter winchester
Rouss, son of the late Charles
Broadway Rouss, who went to New
York q Confederate veteran ana
later returned to his Shenandoah
Valley home a millionaire,
For the purposes of the Apple
Blossom Festival, both the famous
men were commissioned lieutenants
Of the Charles Rouss Fire Com
pany, which was named for the
father.
Mr.. Thaw and Mr.. Rouss marched
through the streets Of Winchester
carrying large silver trumpets and
were dressed in the regulation
white trousers and red shirts.
After the parade had wandered
through the city and had been re-
viewed by Her Majesty from her