Evening star., 1963-04-07
BLOSSOM
65 Marching Bands, 26 Floats
And 81 Drill Teams Take Part

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tourage from the Russian EN-
bassy, which seemed to grow
as the parade went on, ran out
on the street to photograph
the 1913 girls from Lamar (Tex.)
High School who sang "The
Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You"
and the "Moby Dick" float
sponsored by the City Of New
Bedford, Mass. - among the
apparent favorites of the Rus
SLAMS.
One Girl COlIapses
But Mr.. Dobrynin seemed
most interested in the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Co. float which was decorated
in papier -mache with a world
flanked by 10 poles, each car
rying a replica Of a satellite.
He followed the float about
40 feet down the avenue, grind
ing up film .yardage along the
way.
Although the parade wealth.
er was the most pleasant that
Festival officials could remem-
Der, at least one girl collapsed
from heat exhaustion" but
insisted on getting back into
the parade.
Metropolitan Police Pvt.
Thomas Ridge Of the Traffic
Division said the girl from a
Cayce, S. c., marching band
fell out at Tenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
AS the policeman was driv-
ing her to a nearby first aid
station, the girl spotted her
marching unit and insisted on
joining 1t before it reached
the reviewing stand. She
jumped out Of the car and got
back into the parade before he
could stop her, Pvt. Ridge said.
65 Marching Bands
The parade included IS
marching bands, 26 floats and
So drill teams. 1t was led by
Grand Marshals John Astin and
Emmaline Henry of the TV
show I'm Dickens He's
Fenster."
With the aid of 10 walkie-
talkie units, 10 portable tele-
phones and hosts of men with
green armbands, the Parade l
Of PrinceSses moved between
seventh and Seventeenth ]
streets NV. The procession
started on time but lasted
nearly an hour more than ex-
pected. :
Some of the favorites with (
the crowd were the Kena {
Klowns of Alexandria, who 9
rode on miniature motor bikes; I
the Washington Youth Garden /
Council float displaying two
mock butterflies; and ma {
jorettes from Plant High
School. Tampa, Fla, who I
danced to Lady of Spain" in
black costumes and white man.
tillas.
The colorful procession was '
followed by the Coronation ]
Pageant at the Sylvan Theater
when the Utah Princess, Miss
Pugmire, was officially crowned @
queen of the Festival. v Il
10000 at Monument
The $500 seats around the I
theater at the foot of the
Washington Monument were 6
quickly filled and standees s
swelled the attendance to about S
10, 0,000-again a record crowd,
according to Park Police. Dis 8
trict Deputy Chief of Police
Howard v. Covell estimated the \
parade crowd. 9
The pageant started late to
give the princesses a chance to {
have lunch. They and their
military escorts took seats in {
the front row. 4
Three princesses walked out
shortly after the Festival Pag- s
cant Program began for treat J
ment of exhaustion in the
nearby Red Cross car. Pageant [
officials said the princesses- !
Palese of Delaware,
Gayl Bloink Of Michigan and
Jane Rosellini of Washington
State, had to rest after their
Festival week activ-
tiles.
But they all showed up and
smiled, although family, when
they were presented In the
coronation ceremony.
Among those in the Pageant
Festival program we're the |
United States Air Force SYM
phony Orchestra, the Singing
Sergeants. the United States
Air Forces Drum and Bugle
Corps, the George Washington
University Glee Clubs and a
children's ballet and dance
group.
Then the Queen, flanked by ,
the other Cherry Blossom
Princesses. was presented her
crown by her former United !
States Senator, Arthur B. Wat
kins. Miss Pugmire, 20. tear
fully accepted her tiara. (
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