Evening star., 1946-05-04
|3-Mi|e Parade Marks,
Close Of Winchester
Annual Apple Festival
BY Alex R. Preston
Sfor Stoff Correspondent

longest ever witnessed here.
Miss Nancy Anderson, daughte,
of the Secretary of Agriculture. who
was crowned Queen Shenandoah
XIX at exercises Thursday in the
Handley High School bowl, was ir
the first division of the march ane
followed the car of the Marine Corp.
Commandant, Gen. A. A. Vande.
grift, in whose honor yesterdays fes.
tivities we're named and who served
as grand marshal. The pageant
was held yesterday morning al.
though the weather was cloudy ano
cool.
Gen. Vandegrift, accompanied
by his personal aide, 1t. Col. T. ]
Field, earlier attended a luncheon
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. S. M
Allen.
100 Amputees Guests.
Both the Allen residence and that
of Mr.. and Mrs. Boy 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. David
McSampbell, ace Navy pilot, led a
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. Cretired), professor OF
military science and training.
In addition to the Arlington
cadets. those from the George
Washington High School, Alexan-
dria, held prominent positions in
the parade. The Alexandria grouE
was under 1t. Col. George A. Patrick
and it led the fifth and final division
Of the parade.
Other awards of cash prizes ano
trophies went to the following
Glass A bands-Staunton Military
Academy; Greenbrier Military
Academy, LeWisburg, w. Va: Mary
Washington College Girls Band Of
Fredericksburg; Augusta Military
Academy, Fort Defiance, and Lane
High School, Charlottesville.
Class B bands-Warren County
High School, Front Royal; Dallas
town Boys Band, Dallastown, Pa:
Morgan County High School Band
Berkeley Springs, w. Va, and Elkins
Junior High School Band, wilkins
w. Va.
Floats, artistic-Lions Club o1
Winchester, Kiwanis Club of Win.
chester; Elks Club of Winchester
and honorable mention to American
Legion of Winchester.
Floats, artistic, commercial
Plurhly Lumber Co., Winchester
Robinson Cold Storage Co., Win.
chester; Elmer Orndof Trucking
Co., Winchester, and honorable
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 MANSFIELD
Post, Piedmont. w. Va.
Drum jor Honored.
Other drum and bugle corps
Dundalk Sunday School.
Capt. Pop Whorton of Stauntor
Military Academy, was selected a.
the best drum major and Mis-
Frances Schneider of Middlebort
High School, Middleboro, KY, wa
chosen the best drum majorette.
Tom Aldridge, director of tn,
festival, was host to press and radio
representatives at the Winchester
Golf Club yesterday afternoon ane
an old-fashioned square dance wa!
held on the City Hall pavilion las
night before the queens ball in tn.
winchester Armory.
Winners in a torchlight parad,
sponsored by Winchester firemen or
Thursday night, in which many
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 Harrisonburl
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; Jear
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, 1908 mode
Elmore phaeton, first; Paul Stetler
Winchester, second, and Ray Bar.
rett, Winchester, third.