Evening star., 1934-09-28
WASHINGTON JOINS
IN DAIRY FESTIVAL
Gov. Peery Crowns SheiIa
Sultan Queen of Manas-
sas Celebration.

MANASSAS, Va, September 28.-
The National Capital is uniting with
this Virginia town today in paying
tribute to the value of milk to the
growing child, in the fourth annual
Piedmont Virginia Dairy Festival.
Gov. George E. Peery of Virginia
this morning crowned Miss Sneila
Sultan, daughter Of Lieut.. Col. Dan
Sultan, U. S. A., Engineer Commits
sioner of the District of Columbia, as
queen. A pageant was presented by
1000 Virginia school children, and its
presentation was under direction, in
part, of Melvin c. Hazen, president of
the Board of District Commissioners.
Still further alliance between Vr-
ginia and the District in the festival
was attested by the hundreds of
Washington automobiles in which
Capital residents journeyed to
Manassas.
Marine Band Plays.
The program opened at 1890 o'clock
this morning at Annaburg, the old
Portner estate, just outside Manassas,
by concert by the 9Th Reserve Ma
rine Band Of Washington, under d.
rection Of Leo Brusiloff. The music
was followed by a prologue in dance
and song presented by the Marion D.
Venable Ballet and the Fredericksburg
State Teachers College Glee Club.
The coronation Of Miss Sultan as
Regina Nv. Queen Of the Piedmont
Virginia Dairy Festival, by the chief
executive Of Virginia was staged un-
der smiling sunshine and vivid blue
skies at the foot of the old stone
replica Of a German castle tower on
the Portner estate.
Attended by Princesses.
In her coronation, Miss Sultan was
attended by Miss Dorothy Rust of
Alexandria and Miss Emma Tomp-
kins of Washington, maids of honor.
Her court was completed by princesses
from the various participating coun-
ties, including Miss Ruth Hooker,
princess at large; Miss Mary Inskeep
of Culpeper, Miss Audrey Marcy of
Arlington, Miss Lorraine Littlefield of
Alexandria, Miss Mary Blake of Fair
fax, Miss Virginia Jones of Fauquier,
Miss Elizabeth Rust of Loudoun, Miss
Adra Browning of Orange, Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Lewis of Prince William,
Miss Nancy Fletcher of Rappahan-
Miss Nancy Moncure of Stafford,
Miss Mary Yourtee of Fredericksburg
and Miss Beulah Thrift of Madison.
Jean Grey Melnick was crown bearer.
Ann Laser and Margaret Jarell were
train bearers.
Queen Views Pageant.
Following the crowning, Queen Re-
gina w was escorted to her throne
facing the stage and hanked by
thousands of spectators.
The pageant, "The Fairies, Plan,
was presented by thousand chill
dren from the four high schools N
Prince william County. Miss Sue
Ayers was director, while Noel Gill
was interpreter and narrator. AS The
children filed onto the stage in their
gay costumes the action of the drama
they presented was described by Mr..
Gill over an amplifying system.
Following the pageant parade was
held through the streets OF Manassas.
Each of the II participating counties
was represented by float. The pro-
cession included also entries by civic
and commercial establishments.
The ball in honor of the queen will
be held at the Manassas High School
gymnasium tonight, bringing to q
close the annual festival.
washfnpton quests here TODAY in
cluded Mai. Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent of Washington police. The
9Th Reserve Marine Brigade of Wash
ington acted as guard Of honor for
the queen and her court.