Evening star., 1952-05-02
Apple Fete Ends
With Spotlight
On California
Queen Nina Warren
And Howard Keel
Leud Celebration
By Mary Lou Werner
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Stor Stoff Correspondent
WINCHESTER, Va, May IA
daughter and son of California
share the Shenandoah Apple Bios
som spotlight today as Queen Nina
Warren welcomes Parade Marshal
Howard Keel to the final day Of
festivities.
The sun was shining and the
weather was mild.
Miss Warren is the youngest
daughter of the California Cover
nor and presidential aspirant. Mr..
Keel, a Californian since his teens,
is a recent addition to Hollywood
after appearing on Broadway in
oklahoma"
Bernard M. Baruch placed the
crown of Queen Shenandoah XIV
on Miss Warren's head yesterday
before an overflow crowd of more
than 10000 at the Handley Bowl.
Baruch's Dignity Suffers.
Mr.. Baruch, dignified in a dark
pin-striped suit and stiff collar,
dropped his Homburg once on the
Handley School steps as he pre-
pared to put the crown in place.
He finally handed the hat to a
policeman for safekeeping until
he had escorted Queen Nina to
her throne.
Others who took part in the
coronation were Representative
Harrison, Democrat, of Virginia,
who escorted Mr.. Baruch to his
place on the Handley School steps;
the Rev. William H. Hanckel, who
served as prelate, and William
Wood Glass, a direct descendant
of Col. James Wood, who founded
Winchester.
The 18-year-old queen wore a
bouffant white organdy dress with
appliqued blossoms, leg-of mutton
sleeves and a deep sweetheart
neckline. She wore the same dress
earlier for a tour of the full
blooming apple orchards surround
ing the city.
Maids of Honor Margaret Parker
Moore and Catherine Cover
Stephenson, both of Winchester,
wore off-the-shoulder dresses of
lime green. The "a princesses were
dressed in identical gowns of yell
low organdy.
Measles Cause Substitution.
There was one substitution in
Queen Nina's court. WinSlow
Turner Porter, jr.. who was sup
J posed to be trainbearer, came
down with the measles. Six-year-
old Tommy Byrd, grandson of the
Virginia Senator, stepped in as q
substitute.
Senator Byrd was among the
spectators, as were Virginia'S
Junior Senator. A. Willis Robert
son, and Ninas mother.
Mr.. Baruch said farewell to the
comely queen after the coronation.
He left before the presentation
of the pageant, Harvest of the
Years" commemorating Win
chester's bicentennial year.
Delighted by Coincidence.
Festival officials were delighted
to discover by coincidence it ac-
tually was 200 years ago yesterday
that Winchester was granted a
town charter by the House Of
lBurgesses.
After the pageant, more than
100 marching units, floats and
fire engines passed through the
city in the annual Firemen's
Parade. 1t was led by Bailey Goss
OF television station WMAR-TV
In Baltimore. In the four parade
divisions were high school bands.
drum and bugle corps and fire
equipment from throughout Vir-
glnla and surrounding States.
IThere were dozen colorful
floats.
A fireworks display at the
Handley School grounds was seen
by large crowd.
:, Queen Appears at Ball.
| The queens ball featured the
music of Louis Prima and his Or
Ichestra at the city armory.
Queen Nina. wearing a. pink and
green strapless gown, danced until
past midnight. She earlier had
attended a dance for teen-agers
and a square dance. She was
guest at a late afternoon party
given for descendants of VIM
chester's founder. More than 80
who could trace their ancestry
back to the city's first citizen at
tended.
The pretty queen was scheduled
to greet Mr.. Keel at IL am. to-
day at the Handley School
grounds after a repeat perform
ance Of the pageant. Custom
arily, the apple queen knights the
parade marshal with some special
title.
The grand feature parade, led
by Grand Marshal Keel, was to
begin at 2:30 pm. A peak crowd
of 100000 was expected by parade
time. 1t is the last major event
of the festival.