The Washington times., 1932-05-05
QUEEN REVIEWS
TRAIL Of PINK
PETALS
CoIorfuI Floats, Many in
Historic Division, Make
Up Gala Procession
Ry STAFF CORRESPONDENT

By STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WINCHESTER, Va, May 5.
With the largest crowd in the
history of the event looking on,
the grand climax of the ninth
annual Shenandoah apple bios
som festival, "The Trail of the
Pink Petals" was staged to-
day.
Like the crowd, the parade
also was a record.breaker, not
only being longer than any Of
its predecessors, but more color
full and varied.
Queen Shenandoah TX, who, TO-
morrow, will return to private life
as Miss Helen AmeS Washington,
of Overlook, Pa, reviewed the
parade from the royal box at the
fair grounds on the uotskirts Of
this little city. She was sur
rounded by her court, comprised
Of, two maids-of-honor and 36
princeSseS, representing the Dis
trict of Columbia and IS States.
Ride on Three Floats
The queen and her retinue,
riding on three floats, led the
parade along it's route through
the streets Of the city. Arriving
at the fair grounds, the queen
and her court took positions in
the reviewing stand, which was
occupied by festival officials and
judges. Several prizes for floats
and bands were at stake.
The floats were the most strik-
ing feature of the, parade. There
were "a in all, each a model Of
thu decorators art. Ten Of these
floats were included in the his
torical division, which featured
George WaShingtonS part in the
development Of section.
This appropriate feature was
included for the dual reasons that
the queen is a collateral de-
scendant of the Father Of His
Country and that the Bicenten-
nial Of Washington'S birth is be-
ing celebrated jointly with the
blosSoming of the apple trees.
Two From Capital
Forty musical organizations,
bands and drum and bugle corps,
were in the procession. Two were
from WaShingtol1-the Mckinley
High School Band and the Over.
seas Band and Drum Corps Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Thousands of the visitors, who
were here yesterday for the open
ing of the festival, remained over
today, their number being aug.
mented during the morning by
new arrivals, who converged on
the city from every direction and
over every road. They came by
automobile, bus and train, and in
some instances on horseback and
in horse and muls drawn wagons. |
Opening the last days festivi-'
ties, 800 members of the faculty
and students of the Handley
school repeated the pageant "The
Harvest Of the Years." which de-
picts the history of the section
and which was presented for the
first time yesterday, Immediately
after the coronation ceremony.
Following the parade an aerial
show was to be staged at Admiral
Byrd Flying Field.
Queens Ball Tonight
Tonight Her Majesty will be |
the guest Of honor at the queens |
ball to be staged In the guard |
room of the Shenandoah Valley !
Acadmey.
\, Two other festival balls are to
be held at the George Washing.
ton Hotel and the DruSilla Hotel.
The festival will end officially
with the playing Of Home,
Sweet Home"
The scheduled trpi that Queen
Shenandoah was to make aboard
the blinp Reliance, was cancel. |
led because of weather conditions |
in Maryland which prevented the |
dirigible from leaving its hangar
at Aberdeen.
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