Evening star., 1946-05-04
3-MiIe Parade Marks
Close Of Winchester
Annual Apple Festival
BY Alex R. Preston
Sior Stoff Correspondent

which ended in three-mile parade,
longest ever witnessed here.
Miss Nancy Anderson, daughter
of the Secretary of Agriculture. who
was crowned Queen Shenandoah
XIX at exercises Thursday in the
Handley High School bowl, was in
the first division of the march and
followed the car of the Marine Corps
Commandant, Gen. A. A. Vande-
grift, in whose honor yesterdays fes-
t1vities were named and who served
as grand marshal The pageant
was held yesterday morning al
though the weather was cloudy and
cool.
Gen. Vandegrift, accompanied
by his personal aide, 1t. Col. T. j
Field, earlier attended luncheon
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. S. M
Allen.
100 Amputees Guests.
Both the Allen residence and that
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gather formed
the setting for a visit of approx
imately 100 amputees and other pa
tients from the Newton D. Baker
Memorial Hospital, Martinsburg
w. Va.
On the grounds of the two resi-
dences they witnessed the parade
Red Cross workers and Gray Ladies
of the Red Cross from Martinsbure
and Hagerstown, as well as the
Winchester chapel, fed them anc
were in attendance during the
afternoon.
| Spectators and marchers were
given a thrill when Comdr. Davic
McSampbell, ace Navy pilot, led q
group of more than 40 Navy planes
Which flew in formation over the
city during the parade. At one
time the formation passed very low
over the city and "buzzed" the re.
viewing stand.
Augusta Cadets Win.
The Augusta Military Academy
won first prize for the best drilled
band and marching units. Second
place was taken by the Washington-
Lee High School boy and girl cadets
The 275 school children were under
the direction of Maj. John w. STAN
ley, U. S. A. Tetired, professor oil
military science and training.
In addition to the Arlington
cadets, those from the George
Washington High School, Alexan.
dria, held prominent positions ir
the parade. The Alexandria grout
was under 1t. COL George A. Patrick
and it led the fifth and final division
of the parade.
Other awards of cash prizes ane
trophies went to the following
Glass A bands-Staunton Military
Academy; Greenbrier Military
Academy, Lewisburg, w. Va; Mar1
Washington College Girls Band o
Fredericksburg; Augusta Military
Academy, Fort Defiance, and Ian,
High School, Charlottesville.
Glass B bands-Warren County
High School. Front Royal; Dallas.
town Boys Band, Dallastown, Pa.
Morgan County High School Band
Berkeley Springs, w. Va, and Elkin.
Junior High School Band, wilkins
w. Va.
Floats. artistic-Lions Club O.
Winchester. Kiwanis Club of Win
chester; Elks Club of WinchesteI
and honorable mention to American
Legion of Winchester.
Floats, artistic. commercial
Plumly Lumber Co., Winchester
Robinson Cold Storage Co., Win
chester; Elmer Orndoff Truckin,
Co., Winchester. and honorabl,
mention to Virginia Apple Storage
Winchester.
Drum and Bugle Corps, American
Legion-Harold H. Blair Post O
Hanover, Pa; Federal Post of Balti
more; Francis Scott Key Post O
Frederick, Md and Kelly -Mansfielt
Post. Piedmont, w. Va.
Drum Major Honored.
i Other drum and bugle corps
Dundalk Sunday School.
Capt. Pop Whorton of Stauntol
Military Academy, was selected a
the best drum major and Mis-
Frances Schneider of Middleton,
High School, Middleboro, KY, wa
chosen the best drum majorette.
/ Tom Aldridge, director of tn
festival, was host to press and radi,
representatives at the Wincheste
Golf Club yesterday afternoon ant
an d-fashioned square dance wa
held on the City Hall pavilion las
night before the queens ball in tn,
Winchester Armory.
Winners in storchlight parad
sponsored by Winchester firemen OF
Thursday night, in which man,
visiting firemen participated. wer
announced as follows:
}, Largest and best appearing fir
; company in line of parade-Nev
Market Fire Company, first; West
ern Enterprise Fire Company
Hagerstown, Md, second, and Har
risonburg Fire Department, No.
third.
Band in line of parade-Massanut
ten Military Academy, first; Green
brier Military Academy, Lewisburg
w. Va, second, and Harrisonbur,
High School Band, third
Drum and bugle corps-Moos
Drum and Bugle Corps, Hagers
town, Md, first.
Mummer's division-Dorothy Pope
Winchester, as witch, first; Jeal
Garvis, Winchester, as Paul Bunyan
second, and Billy Bixby, Winchester
as policeman, third.
Decorated bicycle-Freddie Glaize
Winchester, first; Lyle wilkins
Winchester. second.
Old car division-Amelia Jones
Martinsburg, w. Va, 1903 mode
Elmore phaeton, first; Paul Stetler
Winchester, second, and Ray Bar
rett, Winchester, third.
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