Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-19
ATTRACTIONS AT
BLOSSOM FETE TO
BE BEST EVER
Committees Have Left No De-
tails Overlooked To Procure
The Finest And Best

ed to the public on THURSDAY, june
for three days, citizens of the Del
marva peninsula will be privileged to
witness one of the finest assortment
If attractions ever gotten together
under one billing. Virtually it will
he a three ring circus for the price
of one show.
Committees have left no detall
overlooked to give the finest and most
beautiful array of attractions to sur
pass previous events OF this nature
The setting for the two coronatlons,
that of Queen Eastern Shore v ana
the Baby Queen, are complete IN every
detail The costumes, coloring, hgnt-
inc and decorations will give the Ell
feet of regal surroundings.
Entries for the baby parade already
have surpassed the number suomltteo
at the same time last year ana the
ideas which have been made known
and will be woven into floats Tor tne
L;dd;es will make a pageant of beauty
studded with the gems OF DeimarVa
future men and women.
Rv no means is the festival even
infinitely a Virginia enterprise. IL Is
an event in which the three states
Of the Delmarva peninsula join hands
70 fell the world of its glories. Tnere
.-;ncoss from Delaware, Maryland
.nd Virginia. The Queen and MAID
If Honor come from Pocomoke, Mo-
and Salisbury, Md, respectively. The
baby King and Queen are from VIZ
einia. Already two entries IN tine
baby parade hail from Pocomoke City,
In the grand parade the fire COM
NAMES of the Delmarva Volunteer
F;remen's Association are invited TO
participate, as are the various school
hands and drum and bugle corps from
the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
towns. Floats from towns, CIVIC OF
carnations and business establish
ments on the peninsula have ALREADY
been promised.
One of the most novel attractions
will be the Baby Revue sponsored ny
Mrs. Thomas Phillips, who was queen
Eastern Shore I. This feature OF the
program will present complete sno"
NV professionals (?) none of which are
over the age of ten. They do tap
dancing, chorus dancing, acrooatlc
dancing and plenty Of splendid vocais.
Every member of the cast is from Ac-
comack and Northampton counties.
Row McLennan, of Salisbury, who
will be the master of ceremonies at
the affair, has won lot OF friends
bv his jovial quips at previous Festl-
walls. Mr.. McLennon will conduct a
series of amateur contests. AT eacn
performance there will be different
contest; they will range from Utter
bugging and tapping to vocal and IN
st,1mental. Here again Delmarva
talent will be brought into play.
Professional performers of excel
lent rating have also been obtained and
the program will offer attractions
.. to fit all tastes and all ages. The
"Cheer Up" Revue, booked through
Frank Wirth, New York, will perform
each afternoon and evening. Satur-
dav afternoon will feature Capt. John
Smith and his devil drivers, an act
which demands the destruction OF sew
eral automobiles. Saturday night a
girls wrestling match will be featured
in connection with fast boxing card
on which will appear ONE of the best
boxers of the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia and Maryland. In the wrest-
ling match Babe Hunt will be match
ed with Dolly Dalton. Both girls are
real scrappers.
| At the conclusion of the program
Thursday and Friday nights Ball will
be held at the Armory, Onancck, with
music furnished by Victor's band, one
of the popular rising musical organi-
zatiooS in New York. The band will
also accompany the acts at the Festl-
val
The first formal recognition will be
given Miss Kathryn Barnes, of POGO
moke, Queen Eastern Shore V; Miss
Elizabeth Williams, of Salisbury, Maid
of Honor and the Princesses when the
Presentation Ball, sponsored by the
Accomack Post and the Worcester
Post is held at the State Armory, Po-
comoke, Nd, Thursday night, May rs.