Evening star., 1952-04-04
Spin Of Wheel
ToPick Queen Of
Blossom Festival
50 Girls Are Eligible
For Choice to Reign
OverWeek-End Events

OverWeek-E Events
The queen of the Cherry Blossom
Festival will be chosen by the spin
of wheel of chance at 9 o'clock
tonight in the Mayflower Hotel.
At the moment, she is one Of
So princesses. chosen by their
individual States, Territories and,
in the case of the District, repre-
sented by June Beverly Klein.
Miss Washington"
Air Force Cadet Paul Edward
Shortal will spin the fateful wheel
during the elaborate and colorful
ceremonies. He garnered the priv
ilege by winning national contest
among the cadets.
The queen will be crowned twice.
The first time, tomorrow. the
honorS will be by Commerce Sec
retary Sawyer. The second time.
on Sunday, and at the same place.
Cadet Shortal will officiate.
Full Bloom for Week End.
Her week end reign will be a
colorful and hectic one, with many
events scheduled.
The blossoms. according to
latest advices, will be out in good
force. Park Supt. Edward j. Kelly
predicts that week end sightseers
will see them in full bloom.
But rain, and possibly thun-
derstorm, is expected tonight, fol-
lowing temperatures today in the
upper COS. 1t is expected to get
down to 48 tonight.
The rain should end by tomor-
row morning. the forecasters said.
with the afternoon clear. Chillier
weather is in the offing for Sat-
urday night and Sunday.
Many Events Scheduled.
Meanwhile, the festival officials
have lined up an imposing roster
of events for the week end.
The thousands of persons who
come to Washington annually to
see the blossoms will be thrilled
by canoe festival, water pageants.
an operetta and the coronation,
both tomorrow and Sunday.
In anticipation of large crowds.
the Park Police have announced a
system of traffic control tomorrow
and Sunday.
Beginning at 10 am. on both
days. traffic will move about the
Tidal Basin in a clockWiSe fashion.
There will be four main points
of entrance: Constitution avenue
and Ohio drive, Fourteenth street
near Jefferson Memorial, Four
teenth street and independence
avenue and Lincoln Memorial
Circle.
Here are the authorized park
ing restrictions:
No stopping, standing or park
ing will be allowed on any of the
roadways in the area bounded by
Constitution avenue on the north.
Potomac River on the west, and
Fourteenth street on the east.
Public Transportation Advised.
The Park Police urge use Of
public transportation. Chief Mark
Raspberry asks District residents
and those of nearby Maryland and
Virginia to make use of available
public transportation to reach the
vicinity and then to 60 on foot to
the Tidal Basin. Chief Raspberry
said thousands of visitors will
come by car from distant points,
and he expressed the hope that
the local residents will give these
motorists a chance to use the road
ways.
/ Only limited number of park
ing spaces will be available for
the Cherry Blossom Festival. and
these will be required by the
participants in the show, Chief
Raspberry said.
Inree nrSt ala stations Will be
operated by the American Red
Cross. They will be located on the
west side of Jefferson Memorial,
the north end of the Polo Field
and the east side of the Tidal
Basin.
The Park Police Mobile Field
Headquarters will be located on
the west side of the Tidal Basin,
where personnel will be in at
tendance throughout tomorrow
and Sunday.
The Park Police call attention
to the fact that the picking or
breaking of cherry blossoms is
strictly prohibited. and any one
observed doing so will be arrested.
The fine is $25. Chief Raspberry
, said there will be a number of
: plainclothesmen patroling the
area.