Evening star., 1939-08-09
Birth Of Flag Pageant
Queen Is Selected:
Other Problems Left
Team Of Oxen, a ToIIy-Ho
And Popoose Cases
Are Still to Be Found

Sponsors of The Birth of The
Flag" pageant to be presented in
Arlington County next week have
queen for the spectacle and have
located a batch of scarlet fiamingo
feathers, but they still have several
problems to iron out.
One of these is finding a team of
oxen, another is obtaining two
Indian papoose cases, while still a
third perplexing matter is obtaining
q tallyho.
These and a wide variety of other
props" are necessary to lend au-
thenticity to the 12-episode pagent
depicting the history of the Amer
lean Flag. which will be offered
nightly for one week beginning on
Monday night.
Scores of county civic workers
have banded together to whip the
show into shape. 1t will have a
cast of 1000 and will be staged in
the Arlington Youth Center located
in the old BallSton Stadium on Will
son boulevard Proceeds from the
event will go to the establishment of
a modern center.
Byrd to Crown Queen.
The queen, Mildred Bolen, II,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. R.
Bolen of 932 North Kenmore street,
emerged last night as victor over 100
rivals entered in month-long popu-
larity contest and will be crowned
Queen of the Flag" by Senator
Harry Byrd Monday night.
Miss Virginia Smarr and Miss
Dorothy Simpson are to be her at
tendants, honors won by finishing
second and third, respectively, in the
contest, while Is other contestants
will make up Miss Bolen's court.
The f1amingo feathers were OBJ
tained from Mrs. Kate Shea as
result of the radio broadcasts and
other publicity given the sponsors
The feathers lend minor but au-
thentic touch to the third episode in
which the landing of Columbus at
San Salvador is depicted. Research
has shown the producers that the
Indians who greeted Columbus land
ing party bore plumes from the
tropical bird.
Railroad Furnishes Engine.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Is furnishing another part of the
scenery-a 18th century locomotive
which is to be used in two scenes.
The sponsors have sent scout
to Warrenton and Middleburg to
try to locate the team of oxen. Mrs.
Walter England of Arlington heard
an appeal for a bona fide spinning
wheel and produced one, an heir
loom
Producer of the spectacle is the
John B. Rogers Co.. which has
staged several re-enactments of bat
ties and other incidents of history
Beside civic leaders and public Of
ficials who are cooperating in the
venture, many county organizations
are supporting the project and are
participating in various ways. Sew
eral hundred school children also
are included in the program.
Among the sponsors participa ting
In the pageant are Ashton C. Jones,
William c. Cloth, Mrs. Ruby G..
Simpson, School Supt. Fletcher
Kemp, Playground Supt. w. A. Rich
ardson, Charles R. Fenwick, Arthur
C. Stickley I'd. Mrs. J. B. Lowell,
Robert Plymale, Elmer F. Newell,
DR.. Victor Meyers, j. Byron Brooks
Also William P. Ames, F. Freeland
Chew and Mrs. Elizabeth B. Ma
gruder, all members of the County
Board; James R. Needham, the Rev.
Isaac Steenson. the Rev. Kenneth
Rizer, Bernard Dorsey, Comdr. P. T.
Wright, U. S. N, retired: Col. Mum
son Corbitt, Carol F. Winchester,
Calvin Haley, representative Smith,
Mrs. Gladys Monroe, Mrs Beulah
Shipley Goss, Mrs. w. A. Fries, Ell
wood Clements, Edgar Humphrey,
Mrs. Herbert Marcy, w. A. Hooven,
Mrs. Eunice Mathews, George Bran
nan, E. R. Golden, Everett Coxen,
Mrs William N Doak, Brig. Gen
Frank T. Hines, State Senator John
w. Rust, Delegate William D. Med
ley and Senator Byrd