Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-22
Queen Will
Be Crowned
Friday Night

L iIOidy 1NlSIIl
The pretty girls who have
been showing up at the various
Lions Club Festival events are
all there looking for a crown.
Yes, they are all contestants
in the Festival Queen contest,
which will be climaxed here Fri
day night at the Coronation
Ball in the Armory when the
young lady who is chosen Queen
by a group of five anonymous
judges will receive a crown, a
bouquet of roses and complete
fall outfit consisting of a dress,
hat, gloves and pocketbook from
Fannye's.
The actual coronation at the
Coronation Ball will take place
at intermission of the dance,
when the girls will be brought
to the stage by their escorts and
introduced to everyone.
Their first appearance as
Queens-to-be took place here
Monday night, when they were
on h;/id for the street dance
which launched this years six
day Festival. They are also due
to put in brief appearance at
tomorrow nights Talent Night
program on the stage on the
high school athletic field.
Queen contestants are all To-
cal girls, and with the exception
of one student all are working
girls employed by various Roa-
noke Rapids business firms.
Lion James F. Curran, who is
in charge of the committee ar
ranging for the Coronation, said
today that Mayor w. Bernard
Allsbrook will have the honor OF
presenting the winners prize
and will be the man to do the
GROWING of the queen.
The young lady who is select
ed by the judges as second-place
winner will also be given a large
bouquet of roses, and second
place will also carry with it a
lovely makeup kit. All the en-
tries will be presented with a
gift for their help in making the
Lions Festival a success.
In their first two appearances
at the Festival, the Queens are
appearing in street dresses, how
ever they will be regally attired
in evening dresses for Friday
nights Coronation Ball.
AS soon as the queen is crown
ed she and her attendants will
lead figure at the dance in
which all the dancers at the ball
will participate.
Entries for Queen are the fol
lowing girls:
Ruth King, a resident of the
Belmont section, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. j. C. King. She
is employed at Roanoke Mills
Plant Number Two as a time
keeper and is 20.
Louise Burke, daughter o,
Mrs. Sarah Burke. resides al
1887 Vance street. She is 10 anc
works as a stenographer for the
Roanoke Rapids Daily and Sun
day Herald.
Jean King, who lives at 227
Jackson street, is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. King
She is 20 and is employed by the
Life and Casualty Insurance
Company as a cashier.
Geraldine Revelle, 10, is en-
ployed as a secretary at the
Roanoke Mills Company. She
lives in Chaloner Park and is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
r. Revelle.
Louise Cooke is 10 and resides
at 1893 Hamilton street, The
daughter of Mrs. Katie Cooke,
she is a clerk at the Land Broth
ers Jewelry Company.
Dorothy Mountford, ID, is the
only Queen contestant who is
not working girl. She is a SEN
ior this year at Roanoke Rapids
High School and is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs, R. T. Mount
ford of $40 Henry street.
Margaret Anne Ingram is half
of set of twins who are entered
in the contest. She is 20 and is
employed as a bookkeeper at
the Stokes Distributing Com
pany. She lives at SOB Hamilton
street and is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James M. Ingram.
Betty Wynne Ingram is the
other half Of the Ingram TWINS
who will be seeking a crown
Friday night. She, of course,
has the same residence and
background as her sister, how
ever, she works as a stenogra-
pher at the Faison-Ogletree In
surance Company.
Doris Fahey, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Fahey of 33l
Charlotte street, is also 20. She
is employed as clerk at the
Chimney Corner.
LaRue Lassiter, 20, is a clerk
at Taylor's Drug Store. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
E. Lassiter and resides at 773
Williams streea.
Local Lions said the girls have
been chosen as representative
entrants for Festival Queen and
urged that people get COOS