Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1930, Page 4

BRLLIANFAPRLE FESTIVAL 1S ENDED Queen Shenandoah VIl and Court Lead Gay and Colorfuk Parade. BY ARMISTEAD W. GILLIAM. Btaft Corréspondent of The Star. 'WINCHESTER, Va., April 26.—Its two days of pageantry and play attend- ant upon the coming into blossom of its staff of life—the apple tree—ended, the Shenandoah Valley, realm of Miss Su- ~zanne Pollard, Queen Shenandoah the Seventh, - bestirred itself logay about the prosaic task of helping nature bring to fruit the blooms of a million apple trees, Facing a shorter crop than last year's because of the freeze which Wednes- day night and Thursday morning nip- | ped the buds and blossoms of the trees, Valley orchardists were consoling them- selves with the belief that the shorter crop will, by reason of higher prices, bring more money into the Valley than did last year's crop. 50,000 Visitors. Witichester, ‘center of the celchration marking the ‘cfowning of’ Qucen Shen- andoah the Seventh, gave approximate- ly 50,000 visitors from every Etate in the Union a great show yesterday. ‘Triumphantly, Queen Shenandoah the, Seventh, in a gorgeous seashell float, rode into Winchester yesterday after- nobn at the head of her court and hun- dreds who had come from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia to march be.gilnd her banner and do her homage. e parade, which started at 2 o'clock rday afternoon and for more than 'wo hours wound its gay and colorful way through the principal streets of ‘Winchester, was the climax of a bright andl colorful celebration in honor of Queen Shenandoah the Seventh and her master, King Apple. Clad in golden silks and ermine, a coronet of platinum and diamonds on her brunette head, Mas* Pollard looked and acted every inel a queen. Her float followed the Uuged States Navy Band, Lieut. Charles Benter, leader, at the head of the pro- cession. Immediately behind Queen Shenandoah the Seventh came, in t\'n‘ huge green and white floats, the 45 princesses of the apple realms of Vir- ginla, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Guard of Honor. Queen Shenandoah the Seventh and | her court were attended by a special d of honor from Washington, the ‘eterans of Forelgn Wars Band, Drum and Bugle Corps. Then came the smartly clad cadets ot the military schools of the apple realms. " In line were the bands and cadets of Augusta Military Academy, Staunton Military Academy, Massanut= ten Military Academy, Randolph Macon Acgdemy and Fishburne Military Acad- emy. n“;he Iflu contingent of the parade followed the cadets, the Harrisonburg, Va:, State Teachers' College float and magchers, “fi a profusion of the apple~ blz'lom pink. the second division of the parade wete the floats of Shenandoah Valley business and civic. erganizations, the scliools of Winchester, and floats of mguuumu. = 'he third divisign. was made up of flots of the Valley's railroads, the Penn- lvania, the Winchester & Western, Ke Fruit Growers" Express, the Nor- folk & Western, ;the Winston-Salem Souithbound, the Southérn, and the Bal- timore & Ohio. . Comic Floats-in Line. The Handley ‘lfl% Band and the school puplls hl.n‘.!lmnl\l divi- sian, madé up:-ef: u‘l% and comic 1l rtising floats xvioge indus- ega,mm ended with |- 31 nvitativn ‘affaif, lv Valley Academy, on Grade, just outside, selal evént, ‘at and all ‘her ‘court, ipple grower, and a host | Priges Awsrded. 'officially as Company I, Parade de prizes as'fbllows: rtistic floats, Harrisonburg State ‘Telichers' College, $200; Handley High School, Winchester, $100; Banks of Wi chslkr, $75; Lions Club, Winches- ter, $50. €ommercial floats, Winchester Cold Storage Co., $50; Northern Virginia Power Co., $25." Decorated cars, Girls Athletic Asso- ciation, $75; Stouffer Pony Car, $40; Mrs. William L. Irwin, $25. Veterans of Foreign Wars, grand prize for any musical organization, District of lumbia Department, Washington, $150; first prize, Henry Hart Post, Cum- berland, Md., $125. American Legion, Morris Frock Post, Hagerstown, Md., $125; American Legion Post, Baltimore, $75; Farrady Post, Fréstburg, Md., $50. iiltary - Schools, Augusta Military Achdemy, Fort Deflance, Va. $100; ‘Washington-Lee High School, Claren- don, Va., $50. Boy Scouts, Hagerstown, Md., troup, sllver cup. e For the first time since 1852, not one | theatrical company toured the Unit States with “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” dur- ing the Winter. ‘WoODWARD judges last; night awarded o0 ed | River, Mackenzie ‘G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL, 26, 1930. MISS SUZANNE POLLARD, was Seventh queen of the Shenandoah Valley Az'h Blossom Festival, in all her regal finery, surveys her blossom realm from ‘Trail of the Pink Petals,” the grand parade of the annual Shenandoah festival, in her sea-shell float at the head of t! Winchester yesterday. —Star Staff Photo. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 26 (Spe- cial) —Taking civic pride as his topic and using as an example the rapid growth of Flint and Pontiac, Mich, Representative Daniel A. Reed of Dun- kirk, N. Y., known as “America’s fore- most civic speaker,” last night brought a ringing megsage to 400 business men gathered in Elk's Hall for a smoker held under the auspices of the local chamber of commerce. The affair was a part of the Alexandria foreward movement, which the chamber now has under way and which will culminate in a two-day drive for mew.members. Other spe;skera included John Barton Phillips, president of the chamber of commerce, who spoke of fhe foreward movement, and Robert S. Barrett, gen- eral chairman of the movement, who told of the real estate developments now going on with headquarters in Washington. A varied program of en- tertainment was given and refréshments in the form of sandwiches and coffee along with abundant “smokes” were served. Crowds thronged the new building of |, the Virginia Public Service at Washington and Prince streets all yesterday in celebration of the formal opening of the edifice. The offices have been occupied there by the company for the past few weeks. A regular luncheon was served all guests at the openli:l yesterday. Among the celebrities of the | public utilities world present were Mar- tin J. Insull, president of the Middle West Utilities Co.,, and Harry Reed. president of .the National Electric Power Co. of New York. Placards are up around the city an- nouncing a fourth meeting of the com= muters’ committee to b held at Maury hool 'Monday evening, beginning at 8 'clock. The meeting is for the pur- pose of effecting & permanent organiza~ tion, which work was started at the last meeting. The public is invited to attend by the placards. A. L. Lloyd, 42, of 321 North Royal ‘Street, is at the Alexandria Hospital suffering from severe chest injuries sustained when he was crushed between & truck driven by J. H. Melton of Hay- market, Va., and the wall of the George H. Robinson Band & Gravel Co. here. Lloyd was alding in the loading of Melton’s truck, according to the report made- to police, and was caught when ;m truck moved. Melton was not held )y - palice, . * ‘The Alexandria, Light Infantry, known 1st Infantry, Virginia u‘i‘leli.kmll Glllll'd. lucmsf)l‘l:l& issed _Federal; inspection Thursday night in the armory. ‘The in- spection, which was said tq be.the most complete and defdiled the local company has ever undergone, was eonducted ‘by Capt. Eugene E. Morrow. Col. J. Fulmer Bright, commanding officer of the 1st Regiment, was present at the inspection) and after it was com- pleted addressed the men on the history of the regiment. A new attendance mark was set by the company with 58 of the 60 men present. A review for their mothers and fathers will be given by the Alexandria High School unit of the local ‘cadet corps at noon next Wednesday, weather permit- ting. The review will be in honor of the patriotic support rendered by these par- ents.. Medals given by the 3rd Corps Area, U. S. A, and by Col. Deems and Mr. Moncure, the principal, will be pre- sented to the high-ranking cadets in the various flelds of the contest on the range during the current year. John Hanby of Parkfield, England, | leader of the party of explorers who perished through starvation off Thelon nada, in 1927, lef! only $14,650, and e no will, accord- ing to a recent announcement. & J.oTHROP Now Is the Time and This Is the Place to Have Screens and Awnings Made to Order Flies are already here—the sun is already making your nome too bright. Yo comfort good Screens and u need the protection and Awnings will give. Whatever your home’s architectural style, our up- to-date shops are equipped to make Screens and Awnings that will harmonize with it. Place your order at once before the shops become too busy. Phone District 5300 Our representative will call and will give an.estimate without any obligation to you, WOODWARD & LOTHROP Manufacturing Plant First and M PR - MR Streets N.E. KNOCKED OVERBOARD, YOUTH IS DROWNED Kirven Phillips Victim of Accident on Dredge Near Cam- bridge, Md. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMBRIDGE, Md, April 26— Knocked overbosrd when the piston blew out of a winder box on a dredge boat, Kirven Phillips, 16, son of Mf. and Mrs. Saul K. Phillips, of this city, was drowned in Delaware Bay. The hoy was working with his father at_the time of the accident occurred. The bay is being dragged for the body. Besides 'his parents, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Paul, Mrs. Mamie North and Miss Frances Phillips, all of this city. CAMBRIDGE FIREMEN GOING TO CONVENTION Many Members of Rescue Company Plan Trip to Baltimore June 11, Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMBRIDGE, Md., April 26.—Many of the members of Rescue Fire Company are planning to atend the thirty-eighth annual convention of the Maryland State Firemen's Association to be held at Baltimore June 11, 12 and 13. The following have been elected to represent the local company: Delegates—A. Shepperd Bayly, Rus- sell Tregoe, Lyle H. Wright, Phillip C. Sterling and, Elmer B, Ades. Alternates—Luther Hurley, Nelson ‘Thomas, Reginald Hopkins, 8. 8. Stew- art and James Christopher, ‘The first_annual convention of the Delmarva Volunteer Firemen's A<so- ciation to be held in this city on May 14, will have the following delegates: A. Shepperd Bayly, Earl N. Bradley, Granville Hales, Lyle H. Wright and Lee Moore. Alternates—H. Cleland Brooks, Augustus W. Moore, Wendell CONVICTED OF ASSAULT Special Dispatch to The CHESTERTOWN Md., April 26.—Ac- cused of assault with intent to kill upon Deputy Sheriff John T. Jester, Willlam Walters, colored, was found guilty by a jury yesterday in the Cir~ cut Court of Kent County. A jury returned a verdict of second- degree murder against Albert Comagys, colored, charged with the murder of Willlam Maddox, colored, in Chester- town last Fall. The court sentenced Comegys to 10 years in the penitentiary. After a session lasting three days, the grand 1u|;y of which Thomas W. Perkins was foreman was discharged after having examined the unprece- dented number of 109 witnesses, finding 25 presentments and 23 true bills. "WOODWARD Fur Srorace, SzveNTE FLOOR. Vickers, Nelson Thomas and Reginald | that Hopkins ‘ Your Winter Apparel . should be in our Storage Vaults Now Phone District 5300 Our Representative Will Call Dorothy Gray Sends Miss Jane Decker to our Toilet Goods Section from April 28th to May 3rd She will tell you how you may, in your home, follow the sane and simple treatments evolved by Dorothy Gray to care for complexions. She will show you how to use the same scientific methods and preparations which are used in Dorothy Gray's exclusive salons. Miss Decker will make an individual diagnosis and recommend treatments for you. Stop in while shop- ping ‘or phone District 5300 for an appointment. ‘Tomzr Gloops SrcrTioN, Aiste 18, Pmst FLOOR. ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., April 26 S, . —"Resolved, That the Radio Will Never Displace the Newspaper” was the sub- ject of a debate that was the oustand- ng feature of the second quarterly meeting of Pomona Grange, held in Grange Hall at Highland, Md, on Thursday and attended by large repre- sentations from the constituent organi- zations, the Germantown, Burtonsville and Olney Granges of this county and the Patuxent Grange of Howard County, ‘The participants were all members of the Germantown Grange and included Sterling Browning, James King and Helen Hughes, who argued in the af- firmative, and Frances Ledman, John Stiles and Helen King, who upheld the negative. The judges, Mrs. J. W. Lord, Otto W. Anderson and Robert Miller, gave the verdict to the negative side. ‘The meeting was conducted by the master, J. W. Lord, of the Patuxent Grange. Talks were flven by Otto W. Anderson, agricultural agent for this Committees were for entertaining the State Grange at Silver Spring in Decemb. All In at- tendance were luncheon g.: ts of the Patuxent Grange. Licenses have been issued by (1e clerk of the Circuit Court here for the mar- riage of John W. Sheckels, 33, Miss Mary Lucille Cole, 21, both of ton, and Earl C. Rathery, 35, and :yme M. Redman, 29, both of Wi Snder auspices of the Rotkville Pa: ent-Teacher Association & supper sni fest! were held in the high school bullding here Thursday evening. I connection therewith the one-act play “Submerged” was presented by L. Flétcher Schott, Abell Norris and A thur Cecll of the high school facult: Russell Karn, Alvin Perkins and Ja Markland, under the direction of Mr. Schott. There were other pleasing fea- tures. Mrsfl Thomas Barnsley headed the general committee of arrangements. Announcement has been made that the Democratic Women's Club of Mont gomery County will hold its Spring meetlngoc-t the Montgomery Country Club, kville, Tuesday afternoon and t Miss Sue 8. White, State parlia- mentarian .of the Tennessee American Leglon Auxillary, secretary to former Gov. Nellie Ross, will deliver an ad- dress. Delegates to attend the State convention at Chestertown on May 8 will be chosen and plans discussed for active participation in this year's im- portant campaign. . BRETHREN SERMONS At the Washington City Church of | the Brethren, Fourth street and North Carolina avenue southeast, “Use of Doubt” and the: “Fisher Boy" are the subjects by Dr. F. F. Holsepple tomor- row. ‘The post-Easter season which will culminate on Children's day in June, will open April 27. Communion service will be held May 4. & LoTurop SON HELD GULTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Albert White Tried for Killing Father—Others Plead By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ( UPPER MARLBORO, Mt | Albert White, colored, who shot and fa- ‘tally injured his father, Anthony White, ¥ convicted Prince ueor‘:A | yesterday. The verdict was pronounced after the State’s case had been read to the court and was not contested by the defense. White was arrested by Deputy | Sherift tenced Iater. Luther Kirk of Bowle, accused of breaking into the home of Holton Wolfe and stealing certain household goods, pleaded guilty to larceny after the State abandoned a charge of housebreaking. Constable Irving Parker arrested Kirk. Ralph Ball and Percy Thomas, both colored, pleaded guilty fo receiving stolen goods after the State abandoned a charge of larceny. The State confessed John Allen, col- ored, who was jointly charged with his three sons with storebreaking, was mot guilty. Thomas and William Allen, two of the sons, pleaded gullty, while Eban Allen, the third son, stood trial by the court’ and was pronounced not guilty. IH: ‘was represented by Attorney George | Merrick. Sentence in all these cases was deferred. ‘The quartet was arrested following a robbery of Ritchie’s general merchan- dise store, at Ritchie Station, by County Officer Frank Prince. EPWORTH FEAST HELD AT GAITHERSBURG ; trief Frederick and Montgomery Coun-| 274 Methodist “Chu ties Union in Second An- timism of Youth.” A vocal solo by L. Ray Burgee of nual Banquet. Frederick, a violin solo by John Huless B of Washin, and instrumental music by Morris ‘L. Reiter added to the pleas- ure of the occasion. Recognition of the recently - eleeted officers was fdllowed by their installa- tion under the direction of Rev. Joseph H. Balthis, presiding elder of the Wash- ington district of the M. E. Church South. They are: President, John Robertson of Galthersburg: .vice presi- dent, Miss Frances Ricketts a,l Rock- ville; recordifig secretary, W. W. Smith of Frederick; corresponding secretary, | Miss Frandes Leaman of Germantown: | tredsurer, Miss Theora Bubb ot Pooles- ville; Era gsgent, Miss Annié Clagett of Hyattstown. 3 g A short business session, at which the ROCKVILLE, Md., April 26.—The second annual banquet of the Fred- Mont Epworth League Union, which comprises virtually all Epworth League chapters of Frederick and Montgomery Countles, was held last evening in Ep- worth Hall, Gaithersburg, with approxi- mately 200 Epworth Leaguers and oth- ers from the two count! nd elsewhere in attendance. Rev. Denny L. Fringer, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, | Gaithersburg, was toastmaster. Two men indicted on charges of non- | In connection with thie banquet, an support were lm‘ultud after jury trials | interesting program was given. Fol- They were Willlam Getting, 69 years | lowing the invocation by Rey. W. C. old, and Vernon Arnold. Getting was | Smith of PFrederick, Miss Mary Wells, represented by Attorney J. F. Lillard &mlflfnl of the Gaithersburg Chap- and Arnold by Attorneys Alan Bowle T, delivered the address of welcome: and 8. Marvin Peach. the retiring president, Miss Ruby Trail Guilty. April 26— of manslaughter in County Circuit Court E. Dutrow. He will be sen- I OODWARD & LoTHROP AR 930 "CRETONNE.,.. when to use it . . . where to use it See These—and Other Things About Gay Cretonnes and Chintzes—Here Next Week Come and see just how charmingly you can make your homie teady: for Summier with gay Summer-flowered fabrics. The M'milies ere- tonnes and chintzes hold for créating a lovely and livable place to spend the play season in are in evidence. Here you can see the magic of cretonne dyes. ..the glorious designs that rival Summer out-of-doors. 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