Evening star., 1939-04-27
Apple Blossom Fete
by Rain
Al Winchester
Growing Of Queen
Nay Be Moved
Indoors This Afternoon
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va. April 81
Rain fell intermittently on the
throngs that wandered through the
acres of pink and white apple bios
SONS near here today as the Shen-
andoah Valley began its annual
festival.
Cloudy skies threatened to bring
a curtailment of the spectacle that
thousands were headed to see to-
day and tomorrow during celebra-
ton of the Apple Blossom Festival.
The high light of todays program
was to be the crowning of Miss
Genevieve Garner. granddaughter
of the Vice President of the United
States. and chosen to be Queen
Shenandoah XVI"
On the program following the cor
onation was pageant of spring,
staged by 1000 high school students.
If rain should fall this afternoon
during these ceremonies, the coro-
nation was scheduled indoors and
the pageant was to be postponed.
$4,000 May Attend.
The crowds that gathered during
the morning were fairly small. but
the ranks were expected to swell to
around $4,000 before the night was
over. Tomorrow as many as $4,000
people may be here
Greatest display of mass blossoms
was on historic Apple Pie Ridge.
Miss Garner led the visitors on a
tour of the spectacular blossom
areas.
Gov. James H. Price arrived this
morning, prepared to place the
crown on Miss Garner. He was ac-
companied by Col. William Kemper
of Danville
Miss Garner and the more than
30 college girls who serve as prin-
cesses of her court met this morning
for the first time. They posed for
pictures under the blossoms in a
nearby orchard.
Guests of Mrs. Byrd.
Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd. who
is acting as hostess for Miss Garner,
invited the queen and her encourage
for luncheon today. Mrs. John
Nance Garner, wife of the Vice
President and the queens grand
mother, and Mrs. John T. Garner,
the queens mother, were among the
invited guests.
Official Program.
The official profram for the fes-
tival follows:
Thursday.
IL a.m.-Band concert, CITY Hall.
IL noon-Stag luncheon, Country
Club Isl per person..
3 pm. - Coronation of Queen
shenandoah XVI miss Genevieve
Garner).
BIS p.m.-V. M. I. Glee Club.
choral presentation.
$3.50 p.m.-Pageant, festivals of
childhood, nature and song. (Ad-
mission free. Reserved seats, 40
cents and up)
S p.m.-Aerial cavalcade at Mu-
nicipal Airport.
5 p.m.-Tea dance, Country Club.
dnvitationsD
6 p.m.-Band concert, City Hall.
Z p.m.-V. M. I. Glee Club choral
presentation, City Hall.
7:30 p.m.-Contests.
7:3O p.m.-Street dance.
8 pm.-Firemen's torchlight pa
rade.
9pm.-Princesses' reception, mu-
sic by Ben Bernie and his orchestra
apple Palace, North Kent street.
Advance sale price, 81 IS per couple)
2 a.m.-Moonlight dance, Country
Club (subscription).
Friday.
1890 a.m.-Repeat pageant Of
first day.
II am.-Band concerts, City Hall.
1890 p.m.-Luncheon, Queen and
her court.
2p.m.-Grand feature parade.
5 p.m.-Aerial cavalcade.
S p.m.-Tea dance, Country Club
(subscription).
$50 p.m.-Band concerts, City
Hall.
p.m.-Contests, City Hall.
7:30 pm.-Street dance, City Hall.
9pm.-V. M. I. Glee Club.
0 p.m.-Queen's ball, music by
Tommy Tucker and his orchestra
(Apple Palace, North Kent street.
Admission price. 42.75 per couple).