Evening star., 1938-04-29
APPLE BLOSSOM
QUEEN TO FINISH
HER REIGN TODAY
Winchester Festival Crowd
Thrilled by CoIorfuI
Coronation Rites.
PARADE WILL FEATURE
SECOND DAY PROGRAM
80 Princesses in Court Of Honor
Grace Throne at Both
Pageant Displays.
By the Associated Press.

oJ VIC hSSOCidLSO HISSS.
WINCHESTER, Va, April 29.-
Queen Shenandoah XV''-Miss Ade-
laide Moffett-will complete her reign
over the fifteenth annual apple bios
som festival today.
The festival pageant, I'm Spring.
time was presented again this morn
ing with the parade, highlights of to-
days program. scheduled to get under
way about o'clock.
The queen was crowned in colorful
ceremonies yesterday by Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd, explorer and former resi-
dent of Winchester.
A crowd Of $4,000, sweltering under
the mid-afternoon sun, cheered as
the famed explorer presented the
crown to the exquisitely- -gowned and
beautiful daughter OF James A. Mof-
fett, former Federal housing adminis-
traitor.
Women, watching the annual Spec
tacle before the Handley High School,
noted particularly that Queen Shen-
andoah XIV" was gowned in white tulle,
with tight basque shirred at the waist,
and bouffant skirt with tiers of ruff
fles trimmed in pink and white apple
blossoms
Prelate Administers Oath.
The oath, pledging her to justice
and mercy in her two-day dynasty.
was administered by the Rev. Donald
S. Wilson as ''prelate" of the church.
Frederick County Prosecutor Burr
Harrison, as minister of state" gave
to her the sceptre, and Mayor Charles
Anderson presented the citys key and
a golden apple
ThirE-two princesses, arrayed in
petal pink tulle over satin and poke
bonnets of straw, preceded her down
the broad stairway Of the school to
the esplanade. They were from COL
leges in Virginia and adjacent States.
From her throne the queen and her
court were escorted to the Handley
Stadium to watch thousand school
girls and boys enact pageant, In
Springtime." High lights Of Shenan-
doah Valley history we're unfolded to-
gether with story of fruit growing
in this section. The Handley Band
played the score.
The coronation, first major event of
the festival, followed a morning tour
by the queen and her court Of apple
orchards.
Glee Club Sings.
At the coronation, heralds from the
Shenandoah Valley Academy signaled
the queens approach, while a chorus
was sung by the Virginia Military In
stitute Glee Club. Cadets of Massa-
nutten Military Academy, of Wood
stock, formed her escort, with v. M. I.
cadets as bodyguards.
Queen Shenandoah was attended by
Miss Virginia Eutsler and Miss Betty
Riley as maids of honor. Her train
bearers were Misses Betsy Glaize,
Elizabeth Baker Dorothy Minnegerode
and Frances Brown, and young Miss
Susan Knight was the crown bearer.
The children wore apple blossoms
in their hair
After the pageant and before leav-
ing for tea dance at the Winchester
Country Club, Queen Shenandoah
and her maids Of honor visited Grip
pied children and other shut-ins at
the Memorial Hospital, and distributed
flowers.
A reception was to be given her last
night by her attendants.
A f1remen's torchlight parade, spon-
sored by the Rouse Fire Company of
this city, drew units from nearby cities
and towns. The day was completed
with a fireworks extravaganza at
Handley Bowl