Evening star., 1948-09-19
Queen Crowned
By BarkIey at
ST. Marys Fair
SpeokerMurtin to Give
Address Today; Many
Noted Figures on Hand
By J. |. Michoel
Stor Staff Correspondent

ST. MARYS CITY, Md, Sept. 18.
Historic st. Marys County eli
NAKED its second agricultural fair
tonight with ceremonies in which
Democratic Vice Presidential Candi-
date Alben w. Barkley crowned 49,
year-old Miss Catherine Bailey as
Queen of Tolerance.
The fair activities will resume at
1:30 pm. tomorrow at Camp CAL
vert, near LeonardtoWn, when House
Speaker Martin will address the
knights at the start of jousting
tournament
Coronation ceremonies in the eve
ming for the tournaments Queen
Of Love and Beauty will end the
three-oay event.
World Figures Attend,
Senator Barkley headed a group of
visitors which fair officials said was
the largest assembly of high-rank-
ing political figures the county has
seen since the Colonial Council as
sembled here in the early days of
the province.
Among them we're Gov. Lane and
Mrs. Lane, and their daughters,
Jean and Dorothy; Mr.. and Mrs
Louis j. O'Donnell, and the Gov
ernors secretary, Mrs. Helen Bow
ers. Also, Joseph Byrnes, president
of the Maryland Senate, former
Senator George A. Radcliffe, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Sasscer, Robert
E. Ennis, chairman of the State
Democratic Central Committee Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Apollo Souck,
and Maj. Gen. Howard c. Davidson,
president of the fair board.
Senator Barkley few from Wilkes
Barre, Pa, where he opened his
election campaign this afternoon. He
came in chartered plane which
landed at Patuxent River Naval Air
Base. He was greeted at the base
by Admiral Souck, commandant.
and came here by automobile. He
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Max o. Truitt. The Senator is
to stay with the Truitt's, who are
related to him, at their estate at
Valley Lee, st. Marys County.
Leaders In Official Party.
Southern Maryland leaders in the
official party included Chief Judge
William M. Loker of the 5th Mary
land circuit; State Senators LOUIS
Goldstein, Calvert County; Paul
Bailey, St Marys, and James B.
Monroe, Charles, and Philip H.
Dorsey, peoples counsel of the Pub
lie Service Commission.
Gov. Lane and his party came
here on the State yacht Potomac.
Members of the Barkley and Lane
groups joined other State political
figures at a dinner in Senator Bar
KEYS honor at Leonardtown.
After the dinner they motored
here for the ceremony which began
at 10:30 pm. in the gymnasium Of |
St Mary's Female Seminary.
The pageantry opened with fam
fare of trumpets, followed by cere-
monial march across the floor of the
gymnasium. which was decorated
with red. white and blue streamers
Other decorations were the flags of
the 48 States, and the flags of
several foreign nations. On the
uOTlIl wall lOllllIlR d DdCkuIOp lOi
the orchestra was huge reproduc-
ton of the great seal of Maryland.
The white canopy covered throne
was set on portable dais at the
east end of the room against
background of potted plants and
ferns.
Princesses Flank Queen.
Miss Bailey. a brunette, is the
daughter of Samuel Bailey, a busi-
nessman of BuShWood She wore a
gown of white marquisette, silver
shoes and silver gloves and carried
matching bag. Flanking the
queen were her two princesses, the
Misses Mary Catherine Cough and
10 Ann Greenwell. both of Leonard
town Miss Greenwell's dress was
of gold net over blue taffeta, while
Miss Cough wore an aqua dress.
All three carried bouquets.
The page, 10y Ann Abel, Me-
chanicsville, wore a yellow dress
with a green velvet sash. Heralds
were Bobby and Billy Russell, g.
year-old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Russell of Mechanicsville.
Alsoa in the queens court was
Miss Ann Lawrence of LeonardtoWn,
last years Queen of Tolerance