Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-23
REGATTA'S QUEEN
TOR|DE |NPARADE
FEATURE TONIGHT.
Floats to Brighten Race
Week High Light-Route
Is Along the Avenue.
SWIMMERS WILL VIE
AT SHOREHAM POOL
5000 Attend Water Gate Pageant.
Procession Is Scheduled to
Begin at $50.

Following q colorful pageant and
brilliant fireworks display last night
at the Water Gate, the scene of the
1888 Presidents Cup Regatta will
shift tonight to water sports at the
Shoreham Hotel and the parade Of
gaily decorated floats along Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Reed, queen Of the
regatta, was crowned formally last
night during the Water Gate pageant
by Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Charles Edison. Some CONSERVATION
was felt earlier yesterday over
whether she would arrive in time for
the GROWING, due to the storm strik-
Ing around Northampton, Mass, where
she Is attending college.
Taxicab Aids Dash.
Miss Reed arrived with several hours
to spare. however. despite transporta-
ton difficulties which necessitated her
making more than 100 miles Of the
journey by taxicab.
The parade tonight will include
scores Of beautifully decorated floats,
sponsored by Washington business
firms; dozens Of girls named from the
several States as regatta princesses and
number of military and independent
bands.
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintend-
ent OF police and platoon of Metropoli-
tan Police, will lead the parade. Close
oenlnd will follow huge float occu-
pied by regatta officials. Later will
come the queens float, members of her
court riding with Miss Reed. Prin-
cesses representing the States and tho
District Of Columbia will follow on an.
other fioat. Parade entrants of mill
tary, civic and business organizations
will be included in the line. which off1.
Gals estimate will take more than an
hour to pass given point along the
route.
Route of Parade.
The parade will form at Peace Mon.
ument and proceed west on Pennsylva-
MA avenue to Fifteenth street. and
south on Fifteenth street to Consti-
tuition avenue.
Inc water sports at the Shoreham's
venetian pool will begin at 7:3O pm. to
enable spectators at this event to be on
hano also for the parade, which i,
scheduled for $50
More than 5000 attended the Water
Gate pageant last night. many clad
IN winter coats to avoid the chill of a
sun breeze blowing of the Potomac.
The shell constructed on a barge
several feet offshore was colorfullv
decorated to represent the undersea
realm OF the mythical sea god Nep-
tune and Davy Jones locker. the
rendezvous Of sea sprites.
Tax Appeases Neptune.
Scores of participants in the pageant
were clad in brilliantly colored cos
tunes OF undersea creatures and pi-
rates. Dancing and singing we're
worked into the pageant theme. in
which King Neptune (played bv
eugene kressin and his lientenants
consplred to disrupt the regatta boat
races until they observed the crown
ing OF the queen and then offered to
alloW the water sports to 90 on pro-
vided the payment of marine hoku.
tax" was made.
Inc tax In the form OF a symbolic
gold cup was paid "his majesty" bv
James A. Councillor, general chairman
OF the regatta, and the undersea crea-
lures promised to permit the boat races
to be held In calm waters.
Inc queen arrived for the corona
ton In a light bedecked Coast Guard
boat. Another craft followed with
members OF her court, Misses Peggy
Vogel. Rosemary Newman, Amonett
Gordon, Sue Partridge, Marty Will
son and Anne Turney. Miss Reed
was escorted by Capt. r. H. Williams
OF the Marine Corps. The queen and
her ladies marched on the stage for ths
browning and then were seated in
boxes at the front of the shell to
witness the remainder of the pro.
gram, along with the princesses, who
had participated in the pageant ear.
lier.
Ballet Is a Feature.
One OF the principal features on the
program was the Ballet of the
Nereids" by the Marian Chace dancers,
which was presented while colored
flood lights were played over the stage
and red and green balloons were tossed
among the dancers from the wings.
Songs Of the sea offered by Davy
Jones (played by Fred East and the
Flying Dutchman civilian Raymond
drew prolonged applause from the au-
dience.
The United States Navy Band kept
the throng entertained before the
pageant began and between the acts.
The band was set up on q smaller
barge at the left Of the main floating
shell.
At the command of King Neptune
to shoot the works." the brilliant &c.,
600 fireworks display began. Shooting
sprays of varying colors hung for
seconds high over the Potomac, light
ing the earth for several hundred
yards around. Near-deafening ex-
plosions echoed and re-echoed through
the Waite Gate step tiers and the near
by Lincoln Memorial and bridges.
The spectacle closed with . huge
American nag in >colors Of FIRE and .
red-lettered spray Of flame, spelling
Good night"