Evening star., 1946-04-28
Apple Blossom Festival
Expected 10 Attract
Thousands Thursday
SpeeioI Dispoich 10 The Star

SpecIoI Dispoich 10 The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, April 81
Thousands from Virginia and near
by States will gather here Thursday
and Friday to witness the colorful
ceremonies of Winchester's first
apple blossom festival in four years,
to be climaxed by the coronation of
Queen Shenandoah XIX.
The queen-elect is Miss Nancy
Anderson, daughter Of the Secretary
of Agriculture. She will be formally
crowned Thursday by Fleet Admiral
Chester w. NimitZ. The queen will
have court of princesses chosen
from schools and colleges in Vir-
ginia and nearby States.
Following the coronation in the
Handley High School Stadium, a
pageant will be staged.
Firemen to Parade.
That might a firemen's parade,
which will include 10 visiting COM
panies in addition to city units, will
wind through the city, complete
with drum and bugle corps. A queen
and princesses of their own will be
selected.
The grand parade, concluding the
celebration, will be held the follow
ing day. The line of march is ex-
pected to extend the length of 80
city blocks.
Some of the bands will come with
cadet corps of various military
schools, others will be Army, Navy
and Marine Corps units.
Tomorrow Miss Anderson will visit
Endless Caverns, New Market, Va,
to be welcomed in underground
ceremonies by mountain king. This
in past years has been traditional
preliminary to the Winchester festi-
val.
Princesses Named.
Among those named yesterday as
princesses are Miss Margaret r.
Marshall, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert M. Marshall of Laurel, Md.
and student at st. Mary's Seminary,
st. Mary's City, Md, and Miss Jean
L. Woodson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbert Woodson, Fairfax, and
student at Averett College, Danville,
Va.
Ralph Hengeveld, parade director,
announced today that in addition to
a large number of marching military
units. the Army is to have an exhibit
Of many vehicles, mounted field
pieces, Signal Corps displays. spe-
ciel weather forecasting unit, Her.
man Goering's bulletproof motor
car and other captured German and
japanese war equipment. The Army
display is to be quartered on the
Handley School grounds.
The Navy, Mr.. Hengeveld was told,
plans to send 40 planes here from
Boiling Field, Washington. to stage
an air show over the route of the
parade Friday afternoon. Practically
every type of aircraft used by the
Navy is to take part.
No Apple Blossoms.
AS preparations continued for the
coronation of Miss Anderson, DR..
Walter S. Hough, entomologist of the
Fruit Research Laboratory, admitted
that there probably will be no apple
blossoms during the, festival. The
light rains of the last few days
first rainfall in several weeks
washed off most of the remaining
blossoms, he said.
The program follows:
Thursday.
900 am.-Visiting Of orchards
and points of interest by Queen
Shenandoah XIX and her court.
Army radar and field exhibit. On
display entire day.
Noon-Band concert. Luncheon
for Queen Shenandoah XIX and
court.
1890 pm.-Stag luncheon for dis
tinguished guests at country club.
100 pm.-Band concert at City
Hall pavilion.
800 p.m-Coronation Of Queen
Shenandoah XIX at Handley High
School bowl. Seats upon request.
$3.50 p.m.-Pageant of spring.
time at Handley High School bowl.
500 p.m-Band concert at City
Hall pavilion.
500 p.m.-Band concert.
TOO p.m.-Band concert. VIM
chester and visiting flremen's
torchlight and mummers parade.
900 pm.-Fireworks at Handley
bowl. Princesses' reception. Music
by Randy Brooks at Armory.
Friday.
900 am.-Army radar and field
exhibit. On display entire day.
1000 a.m.-Band concert at City
Hall pavilion.
1890 a.m.-Repeat pageant at
Handley High School bowl. Ad-
mission free. Seats upon request.
10:45 a.m.-Band concert.
1890 pm.-Luncheon for Queen
Shenandoah XIX and court.
100 p.m.-Band concert at City
Hall pavilion.
200 p.m.-Grand feature parade;
including complete Army unit fea-
turing mechanical cavalry.
4:30 pm.-Mass band concert at
Handley High School grounds.
500 p.m.-Band concert at City
Hall pavilion. Tea dance, Winches-