Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-05-22
EVERYTHING IN
READINESS FOR
BLOSSOM FETE
May % And 80 Days Selected
For Potato Blossom Festi-
val At Keller
POCOMOKE WILL HAVE
BIG FLOAT IN LINE

Inc Executive COmmlCIee OF Cn0
Second Annual Eastern Shore Potato
Blossom Festival announced today
that everything is in readiness for the
Potato Blossom Festival to be held at
the Keller Fair Grounds, near Keller,
Virginia, on May 20 and 80.
Lieut.. Gov. James H. Price, Of
Richmond, Virginia has been invited
to be present at the Festival and per-
form the Coronation Ceremony. Miss
brunette Nottingham, of Cheriton,
Va, will reign as Queen Eastern
Shore II and will be crowned by Gov.
Price at P. NJ, Friday the Goth.
The Coronation Ceremony promises
to be one of the most elaborate affairs
ever staged in the State of Virginia,
and number of Maryland and Della
ware girls will be among those COM
posing the Queens Court. On Friday
afternoon the goth, beginning at ap-
proximately 2 P. M, Little Miss Bev-
erly Edwards, of Onancock, Va, will
be crowned as Queen of the Baby Par
ade. Immediately following the Coro-
nation Ceremony the Baby Parade will
start which consists of divisions. The
winners in each division will be
awarded cash prizes and Silver Loving
Cups. {
At P. M, on Friday night the
Coronation of Queen Eastern Shore
II will take place. A beautiful trellis
work will adorn the stage which will
be decorated with beautiful flowers.
The Princesses in the Queens Court
will approach the stage from the rear
and after passing through arch-ways
will group themselves around the
I throne" Lieut-Gov. Price accompan-
I led by the Hon. Levin Mock Davis,
of Accomac, Va, Director of the Fes-
tival will take their places on the
stage to be followed by the Maid-of-
Honor, Miss Helen Purvis, of Oman
cock, Va. Then will come Mis- Dru-
nette Nottingham, the Queen elect
who will take her seat on the throne"
After few appropriate remarks. Gov
Price will place upon her brow the
jeweled crown symbolic of her reign
over the Kingdom of Spud."
After the Coronation Ceremony,
Her Majesty and the members of her
court will attend the Coronation Ball
at the Armory at Onancock, Va.
Maryland and Delaware girls who
are Princesses in the Queens Court
are as follows: Miss Eva Kathryn
Parker, Pittsville, Md; Miss Alice
Graham, Harrington, Del; Miss Mil
dred Hayman, Pocomoke, Md; Miss
Lillian Tilghman, Snow Hill, Md;
Miss Sara Ann Hatton, Seaford, Del;
Mrs. Layton Higgins, Crisfield, Md;
Miss Lefty Huffman, Princess Anne,
Md.
On Saturday, May 3Oth the Grand
Parade of Floats, Bands, Drum and
Bugle Corps, Boy Scouts, Fraternal
Organizations, etc., will take place
at approximately 3 o'clock. The Par
ade will be led by Col. Bullitt Fitz-
hugh, Sergeant at Arms of the House
of Delegates, who will act as Grand
Marshall. Following Col. Fitzhugh
will be the Queens Float on which
will ride the Queen and her entire
Court. Immediately following will
be about thirty other Floats entered
by towns, civic and business clubs and
fraternal organizations. Among the
towns in Maryland that have entered
Floats are Salisbury, Pocomoke, Snow
Hill, Princess Anne and Crisfield.
Many musical organizations bands
and drum and bugle corps-will be
present to take part in the parade.
Some of the best organizations on the
Peninsula including Drum and Bugle
Corps from Cambridge, Salisbury and
Cape Charles and bands from POGO
moke, Laurel, Dover, Harrington and
Seaford will take part.
Many other attractions will be in
evidence at the Keller Fair Grounds
to entertain those who attend includ-
ing Horse Racing and amusements for
the kids.
The Festival Committee conserva-
lively estimates that from twenty-five
to thirty thousand people will be pres
ent on Saturday.