Evening star., 1949-04-28
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WINCHESTER Va April - -
Coed weather --- and apple eaos-
sorns pswss bed tedsy a. the sena
Shenandoah Arrls Blossom fessl-
val sol under way With the essc-
nation sy VICE President Rarkisy
es Miss Margret Thors a. eosss
ot the fets, scheduled 10 high tshs
The event,
Nature eo-og~Tatsd for trs nfsa
time In several sears ~ slrrls-
ms the blossoms as vel as ths
good weather
The sun xhcne intssmittsnslv
this morning and . brisk eTeeas
blew down from the surrounding
mountains The temperstQrs wss
expected 10 reach the middle sos
and rain vas not foswcass To-
morrow according 10 the forecast.
viii be perfect" day
Coronation Set ter ARM.
Miss ThorS. ii. daughter of the
lcelandic Minister 10 the United
States, already VAS reisnlng sn-
preme In the land OF the arpls.
although her erowntns was not
10 take place until Pm, EST
in coloEfal ceremony at the
Handley High School
The queen designate arrived
Tuesday. and since has been the
honor guest at q number Of par
ties. Her court includes pTtn-
ceases and attendants selected b,
schools and organizations IN the
four States Of the Appalachian
apple region~~virginia. Maryland.
West Virginia and Pennsylsania--
a. we'll as the District
Miss Thors' crownins wal es
followed by the presentation Of .
pageant entitled ''Forerunners~-A
Pageant OF springtlme. In which
more than / 900 Winchester sehool
children will participate.
The pageant. which will be re-
peated al 10 An tomorrow, had
its dress rehearsal yesterday Nth
more than 5000 persons present.
Written BY Superintendent
Written by Garland r.. QuaTles.
superintendent Of Winchester
schools. and produced by the
teachers and students. The pageant
has ~ its theme The Bounties
of Nature--the 0lft OF God
On the esplanade Of the high
school. appear four groups of
dancers symbolixlns winter nisht.
Dressed In black and grey, they
dapce until "Aurofas children
clad In gold costumes and ooaine-
Ing golden balls. prsncs out and
chase them away. Then follows
In quick succession. dancing chill
dren clad as the bud. the bloom
and an apple blossom wedding
Other parts OF thu pageant show
q scene In an English court,
American pioneers with q covered
wagon, Gay Nineties dances and
q drill by boys dressed as mem
bers OF the armed forces.
To ne Repeated Temerrew.
The pageant WIN be repeated al
10 am. tomorrow. and at iis co.,
clusion Queen Shenandoah viii
meet the marshal Of the grand
parade-comedian Bob Hope.
The parade over the trail Of
the pink petals" viii set under
way At i2:<o pm. tomorrow. with
Marshal Hope In the role taken
last year by an acquaintance Of
hiS--Bing Crosby.
The Evening star station.
WMAL-Tv. wtil t<levise the pa
rade In the frst such presefta.
tion OF the event,
Two other televisinn nilestones
also will be marked. The final
ss-miie relay wiil be the lonsest
single relay ever tised and the 10
mile span between here and wasfa-
inston viii establish . record for
micro- wave relay 1ansmisslon ef
q single program
The fremen's and Mummer's
parade. followed by fireworks nj
the Handiey Bowl. are scheduled
for tonight.
Other events Of the festival
when the towns normal $4,000
population viii be increased 70 IN
estimated 100 900. will include lie
pytneeax' Hail tonight and the
Queens Bali tomorrow night. Both
events win be at the Armory and
Johnny Longs Orchestra vii
viii play.