Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-05
Nearly 10000 Children Join
in Morning Parade to
Stadium.
ADMIR-. BYRD TO ELEVATE
ENGLISH GIRL TO THRONE
Royal Visitor From Winchester,
England, Hears History Of Sister
City in America.
BY CHARLES B. DEGGES,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

tivity with which that mythical figure
King Apple entered his realm Of the
Shenandoah Valley, to reign supreme
with laughter, pomp and pageantry
while his Queen, Shenandoah VIII, is
crowned.
The apple capital was in carnival at
tire for his arrival this morning, with
gay music blasting from loudspeakers
on every street corner, hawkers ped
ding their stocks of balloons, souvenirs
and pop" from street stands and the
streets checked with automobiles and
pedestrians.
This gay medley OF sights and sounds
centers about a formal program which,
after all, IS the Apple Blossom Festival.
The festival began here this morning
with the Parade Of the Blossoms"
procession of nearly 10000 children,
whose gay costumes depict the develop
ment Of the apple from the bud, on
through the full-blown blossom and
finally to the fruit of which this valley
is so proud. A bit of history Of this
beauty-endowed country also found its
way into the line of march that wended
its way through the leading streets and
finally to the stadium of the Handley
School, high on its green-lawned acrop-
oils on the outskirts of town.
Thousands in Parade.
The thousands of children are pupils
of Virginia, Maryland and West Vir-
GINA schools and their contribution TO
the festival was directed by G. r.
Quarles, principal of the Handley
School here, which, itself placed 500
children in the parade of the blossoms.
other schools represented in this MORN
ings parade included the Armel, Even
dale. Friendly Grove. Gore elementary,
Cross Junction and the Round Hill
schools Of Frederick County. Capone
Springs School Of West Virginia, Miller
School of Winchester, StraSburg school
Of StraShurg, the Virginia Avenue School
of Winchester and the Wardensville ele-
mentary and high schools.
At the Handley Stadium. where the
children's parade disbanded, a contest
was begun early this afternoon between
the bands and musical organizations.
which will participate in the two-day
festival. The competing organizations
include the bands of the military and
municipal schools of three States and
their melodious contest is being listened
to by thousands Of WinchesterS guests.
The feature Of this afternoons pro-
gram will be the coronation Of Miss
Patricia Morton Of Winchester, England,
as Queen Shena ndoah VIII. The cor
onation will be broadcast over the Co.
lumbia System.
Admiral Byrd Arrives.
The little British girl will be elevated
to the throne by no less a son of Vir-
GINA than Winchester's own Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd, U. S. NJ, re-
tired, sea and sky explorer. Admiral
Byrd arrived here by automobile from
Washington at IL o'clock this morning.
The coronation ceremonies will be
followed by a gala pageant. THE Fruit
of the Gods" in which 300 teachers and
pupils OF Winchester schools will depict
the life OF the apple. An aerial circus
will conclude this afternoons activities,
and the evening will be ushered in by
band concerts in various quarters OF
downtown Winchester.
Torchlight will streak its eerie trail
through this city later tonight, when
firemen Of Virginia, Maryland, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania will parade.
Social events in honor Of the newly
crowned Queen Shenandoah VIII will
festivities with the formal apple bios
som ball to be held at the George
washington Hotel. an apple blossom
square dance scheduled for Rouss Hall
and another apple blossom ban at the
Hotel Drusilla, Jordan Springs, miles
northeast Of this city in the Shenan-
doah Valley.
The grand feature parade will be
held here tomorrow afternoon prior TO
at 49, k4NVA H.
erS by the queen at the fair GROUNDS.
A second presentation of the pageant
of the apple will begin tomorrow's pro.
gram and the day will be concluded
by the queens ball at the Shenandoah
Valley Academy.
The advance guard swept in out OF
the surrounding mountains yesterday.
The early motor and train arrivals were
augmented throughout the day by add
tional thousands of visitors who, by last
night, were promenading the gayly-
buntinged streets with an abandon
which forecast today'S festive hilarity.
Banners OF pink, white and green
the apple blossom coiors-together with
the flying nag of the United States.
which this year is sharing hopors with
Great Britain's nag in courtesy to the
British festival queen, spanned the
prominent streets and f1uttered gayly
from shops and homes alike. To this
array Of brighter colors was added the
new green of Spring foliage that COM
pleted the sun brillianted kaleidoscope
that is winchester in apple blossom
time.
Winchester's own people had worked
well that they might bring about the
CAV scene which greets their guests
here and, having done that, they now
have set about the task which is their
heritage-that Of being hospitable.
FROM Queen Shenandoah VIII, In the
delightful person Of Miss Patricia Nor
tom to the humblest stranger, there's
a smile Of warm welcome from these
valley folk.
Every One Can See Queen.
The lesser mans comings and goings
are pretty much centered about brief
excursions into the orchards for
oIirnpses OF the promised blossoms
while the meanderings Of the queen
well. even a mouse is privileged to look
upon a queen, and all of winchester
| has craned its neck as the little Brit
| ish girl has uttered about on her tours.
Each of her sightseeing trips begin
| from the stately Colonial home Of DR..
Hunter H. Mcguire and Mrs. MCGUIRE,
whose guests she and her mother are
while in winchester.
Yesterday, for instance, her final day
az mere" Miss Morton, Queen Shen-
andoah VII heard the story Of the bond
Of affection between her own Win
] chester in England and the Winchester
OF Shenandoah Valley Yhen she visited