Evening star., 1939-04-29
Parade and Ball End
Winchester Apple
Blossom Fete
Miss Garner Leeds
TriumphoI March
As 100000 Watch
BY the Associated Press.

WINCHESTER, Va, April 29.-A
shivering throng cheered Miss Gene
We've Garner, brown-eyed and soft
spoken Texan yesterday as she led a
triumphal parade over 4-mile route
to climax her reign as Queen Shen-
andoah XVI of the annual Shenan-
doah Apple Blossom Festival.
Chief of Police c. w. Hollis esti-
mated a crowd of easily 1000"
from many States saw the ApQalach-
ian area glorify its famous apples.
The parade required two and one
half hours to pass the reviewing
stand.
The skies were cloudy throughout
the day and the temperature dropped
steadily.
Clad in her coronation gown of
white net over which she wore
white woolen robe, the granddaugh-
ter of Vice President and Mrs. John
Nance Garner flashed gay smile
from beneath her jeweled crown as
she rode on throne atop a float Of
white and green.
Uniformed Guards at Side.
Standing at her side were uni
formed guards, while at the front
of the float we're her maids of honor,
Misses Shirley williams and Allison
Cooper, in white dresses. Children
who served as train and crown bear
ers sat near large baskets of apples
on the float.
The Queens 80 college girl prin-
cesses in pink dresses, picture hats
and wraps, followed on float of
white built in tiers.
Leading the Queens division were
the McIlwee Municipal High and
Hadley High School bands of more
than 100 pieces followed by cars con-
tanning the mayors of dozen cities
and towns Of Virginia. Maryland and
West Virginia. The Arlington CVa)
American Legion post formed the
Queens guard of honor.
Behind the royal floats marched
Is American Legion and Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Drum and Bugle
Corps in bright full-dress uniforms.
Four other divisions included
numerous bands, more than so gaily
decorated floats in rainbow colors,
military schools students in regula-
ton gray and a large section from
high and graded schools of Frederick
County. Ninety-three separate units
were listed in the parade program.
Pageant Is Presented.
Queen Shenandoah" and her
court left the parade to mount the
reviewing stand at the edge of the
Handley High Stadium where Thurs
day thousands attended her corona
ton by Gov. Price of Virginia.
Despite cold weather and threat
ening skies, a throng of visitors
packed the stadium yesterday for
the second presentation of the
springtime pageant by 1000 students
of Handley High.
Last night, Miss Garner's reign as
sovereign of the apple kingdom was
closed with the queens ball.
First honors for the best fancy
drill team in the parade were won
by % members of the Washington
De Molay Chapter. The team, led
by Lawrence Thurston, was in COM
petition with three others.
Other prizes awarded by visiting
judges included: American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps, Hanover,
Pa, $500; Tyrone, Pa. 5000: Char
lesion. w. Va, 500, and Hunting
ton, Pa, $50.s
Other awards included: Drum
major-Federal American Legion
Post, colored, Baltimore. a cup.
Bands-Greenbrier Military Acad-
emy, Lewisburg, w. Va, a cup; John
Marshall High School. Richmond,
Va, a cup; Norfolk' g1re Division, a
cup.
Prizes also were awarded in locally
competing commercial and artistic
floats, and the pony divisions. I