Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-21


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was Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest. Treas
urer of the United States. The
Deputy Marshal was Capt. Rob-
ert D. McCaffery of the Coast
Guard
Idaho had fine support from
the Montgomery Blair High
School Band of Silver Spring be-
hind Gov. Robert E. Smylie.
Three More Governors
Then came the governors of
Wyoming. Utah and Oklahoma
-Milward L. Simpson, George
D. Clyde and Raymond Gary.
the latter trailed by the 100
piece Blackwell okla High
School Band in dark maroon.
Arizona borrowed the HOWE
Rifles from Staunton va Mill
tary Academy, Alaska had its
governor, B. Frank Heintzele-
man.
Hawaii came along with a
Enthusiastically large golden eagle
with 15-foot wing spread on its
float. Also on hand was the
secretary of Hawaii, Farrant l..
Turner.
Puerto Rico did itself proud
with a 55-foot float in two units.
The theme, Gem of the Carib-
bean" was borne out with sea
horses, a king-size pearl, sea
nets. star fish and shells. A girl
got free ride in the sea shell.
Virgin Island Calypso Band
The Gardner Guards Drum
and Bugle Corps, Tyrone, Pa.
which raised money to come to
the parade, was not disappointed
when the size Of the State units
was cut. The American Legion
mares arched along with
Puerto Rico. DR.. Anth on O
Fernos-ISern, the islands resi-
dent commissioner, also was with
the unit.
Riding on the Virgin Islands
feat. headed by Gov. Walter A.
Gordon, was q iour-piece Calypso
band. At the fleets front, two
giant sailfish leaped high. A
SuGar mill also was seen.
Guam demonstrated its i'm
portance to the mother country
with a float reproducing the is
lands entire outline. AS the
first line of defense, there were
10 men and women demonstrate
ing 10 services the outpost per-
forms. Ahead of the float was
Guam's governor, Richard Bar
rett Lowe.
4 Then came American Samoa S
governor, Peter T. Coleman. An
other group which paid its way
to the inaugural. raising $4,000
but couldn't find a place in the
parade was included with Samoa
That made the Long Beach
tCalif.l Youth Band real happy
The Trust Territories of the
Pacific were represented by
Commissioner Delmss H. Hucker.
The eighth and final division,
headed by Maj. Gen. w. H.
Abendroth, commanding gen.
eral of the District National
Guard. had as its deputy Capt
John T. Everett Of the U. S,
Maritime Commission.
1 The Boy Scouts came along
with a drum and bugle corps,
color guard and 300 boys.
Redskin Band and Indians
American Youth Fitness then
presented a float of five bicy-
Gle riders on a country road,
and two others on racing bikes
Two boys swung on parallel
bars. An eagle held a ribbon in
its beak, reading: Youth Fit
ness is National Fitness"
The Washington Redskins
Football band got into the act
there. followed by a group OF
80 Indians representing the
Menominees. Grosvents. Arikara,
Mandan. Pawnees, Navajos AND
Southern Utes.
The next float was that of the
Inaugural Committees Nation
atty Liaison Committee. 1t dis
played a Statue of Liberty, and
nine immigrants who now know
the meaning of the words, Give
me your poor, your humble"
StagecOach, Too
An old stagecoach doomed into
view. 1t was filled with happy
children, members of the Baby
Elephants of America, Five OF
the youngsters were wearing ele-
plant heads.
Cindy Lou Dahl. who usually
is running her ranch" on q
Washington television station
when she isn't trick riding. wa.
handling the shotgun atop the
stage. The Baby Elephants
evolved from youngsters Is ano
under who helped with the cleo.
ton campaign Of Representative
Broyhill. Republican, of Virginia
But there was more to come
the Gettysburg PENN High
School Band and color guard, q
huge tractor and trailer, 40.
foot long balloon, and finally
another formation Of motorcycle
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