Evening star., 1947-05-03
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100000 VfaIch
Festival Parade
Al Winchester
Showers and Wind
Fail to interrupt
Final Ceremony
By Harriet Griffiths
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Ster Sisff Correspondent
WINCHESTER, Va, May 3.-The
city Is settling back today for .
more 1eisurely enjoyment Of the
fragrant apple blossoms adorntng
the Shenandoah Valley after 4
swiftly-paced, two-day festival In
their honor.
Deserted carnival trappings and
the general debris Of thousands Of
persons In holiday mood on the
downtown streets are left over from
q celebration In which visitors from
all over the country participated.
An estimated 100000 persons
1ammed the sidewalks and watched
from windows and roofs yesterday
as the grand feature parade moved
through the streets in q procession
OF snnArtly-,iniformed bands, cadet
units, drum and bugle corps and
colorful- floats. #
Showers Unheeded.
Intermittent showers caused the
Sidewalk spectators to put their UNI
brellas up and down, or cover their
heads with newspapers, but failed
to dispese the crowd or delay the
line OF march.
Despite a brisk breeze and the
Hight showers, Queen Shenandoah
xX-Miss Jean Cartwright Lane,
daughter Of Maryland's Governor
smiled and waved gaily to the crowd
from her pink and yellow-gol
tinseled float. The 80 princesses
Of her court, gowned in green plaid,
followed In float OF snowy white
Gen. Jacob L. aDevers, commander
Of the Army ground forces was
grand marshal OF the parade, and
Dr.. Lewis M. Allen Of Winchester,
parade marshal. Mounted marshals
led each OF the four divisions, which
included visiting units from as far
away as Miami, Fla.
s School Bands in Line.
There was sunshine from time to
time, too, to brighten the colorful
uniforms Of such groups as the
George Washington High School
Band and Cadet Corps from Alex
ar1dria; Washington-Lee II z h
School Band and Cadet Corps from
Arlington, the Fairfax High School
Majorette Unit, Vincent B. Costello
Post No. Is Honor Guard from
Washington, and many others from
the area.
Winchester bellies rode on fancy
commercial floats, which featured
the products of the business houses
they represented. From one vehicle,
four girls In green threw apples to
the cheering spectators. A little girl
turned q tiny spinning wheel on
another float, and q very young
pilot manned a toy airplane with
spinning propeller on a motor COM
pany'se entry.
Visitors Put ut 125, 900.
Festival ofi1cials were convinced
that the expected 125,000 persons
had visited the city during the two
days of band concerts, pageantry,
parties and dances. The festivals
director general, Tom Baldridge,
estimated hundred chartered buses
entered the city yesterday morning,
more than has ever been counted
before.
Thousands of the visitors who ar
rived yesterday witnessed repeat
performance Of Thursdays pageant
at HAndley School Bowl, despite the
damp ground and occasional rain.
The roped-on streets where the fair
operated were so jammed 1t was diff
dcult to move.
Winchester police were assisted in
directing traffic and keeping order
by so State troopers, Is oficers from
neighboring cities, eight special Of
hcers and 100 military policemen.
Police locked up dozen or so drunks
yesterday, and towed away some
automobiles parked in the parade
streets, but reported the festivities
in general were orderly.
Winners in Parade.
Winners In the various divisions
Of yesterdays parade were.
Glass A bands, including college
military school and municipal bands
(W. Va0 State College,
Mary Washington College of Fred
ericksburg and Augusta Military
Academy, Fort Defiance.
Glass B, all high school bands
Lane High School, Charlottesville: |
Washington and Lee High School,
Arlington; Dallastown High School,
Dallastown pa: Martinsburg (W.
Va0 High School; Warwick County
High School, Morrison (va.).
Best uniformed marching unit
Augusta Military Academy, RAN
dolph Macon Academy, Front Royal,
and Greenbrier Military School,
Lewisburg, w. Va.
Best drum major-Monroe (va.)
High School; Dundalk, Baltimore,
and Elkins {W. Va High School.
Best drum maiorette-Romney
CIV. Vao High School, Gary (W.I
Va0 High School and Dundalk Sum
day School Drum and Bugle Corps
Of Baltimore.
Drum and bugle corps-American
Legion, Baltimore; Harold II. Blair
Post, American Legion, Hanover
pa; Dundalk Sunday School
Drum and Bugle Corps, and Henry
Hart Post, Cumberland (Md.)
Artistic floats Kiwanis Club,
Elks' Club and Plumly Lumber Co.,
all of West Virginia.
Commercial floats - Winchester
Cold Storage, Southern Diaries, In
dependent Food Dealers and Repub-
lie Oil Co.
Arnold Bus Line Changes
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