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College Station, :Jexa6
BUSINESS MGR. AND ASSTS.:
M. E. RIEWE
W. A. KELLING
R. H. COOK
C. C. OHLENDORF
THE AGRONOMY SOCIETY
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SOCIAL SItCRETARY:
D. D. DECKER
AGRONOMY SOCIETY:
J. E. ENDRIZZI, PRES.
I. J. BOHUSLAV, VICE.PRES.
G. K. DESHA, SEC.
T. R.' O'BRIEN, TREAS.
G. M. DARBY, REPORTER
M. J. SPEARS, PARLIMT.
DR. C. E. FERGUSON, SPONSOR
SOCIAL:
B. D. MARTIN
A. K. JACOBSON
W. L. TOWNSEND
PAGEANT AND STYLE
SHOW STAFF:
J. S. MOGFORD, SPONSOR
MRS. MANNING SMITH, DIRECTOR
ARRANGEMENTS:
N. J. CAIN
J. L. HALL
B. SMITH
L. D. BARTEE
PUBLICITY:
N. N. HINCHLIFFE
L. C. ALLEY
J. F. ROBERTSON
B. J. TERRELL
Presents
DECORATIONS:
G. S. McKEE
J. R. HENRY
W. S. DALBY
G. E. CHANDLER
E. H. KARNOWSKI
H. S. MICHELL
HEAD USHER:
C. A. BLAKELEY
:J~e 15t~ Annual Colton Stgle S~ow anJ pageant
APRIL 29. 1949 . . . 7:30 P.M.
ROBERT SMITH. DOROTHY MANGUM
KING COTTON QUEEN COTTON
COTTON BALL .. 9:30 P. M.
MUSIC BY AGGIELAND ORCHESTRA
ADVERTISING:
F, M. ZABCIK
J. E. TROUBLEFIELD
A. H. CURRY
March 30, 1949
Dear Duchess:
We wish to congratulate you upon being chosen one of the Duchesses to the
Fifteenth Annual. Cotton Style Show Pageant and Ball which will be held in the
Kyle Field Memorial Stadium on April 29 at 7:30 P. M. It is ou! pleasure to have
you as our guest at Aggieland and may you have a pleasant visito
Your escort'is being notified of thir. honor, and he vall make arrangements
wi th you by mail"
A dpl'mitory under the supervision of a hpusemothel' vall be available for
your use.. Maids vall be on duty' at all timeso
We prefer for you to arrive in time for yoUr escort to familiarize you with
the sight of the Pat;eant and other arrangementse It is requested that you and >
your escort be at Kyle Field not later than 7:00 P. M~ on the evening of April 29tho
You will be expected to wear a cotton dress, formal or informal of your .ovm
choosing or design in the Pageant, and we vall appreciate your wardrobe for the
entire weeke~d to be of cotton since this event is held in the honor of our Royal
Plant Cotton,.
For your information, the Cotton Style Show Pageant and Ball are open to the
pUblic, and V18 extend a most cordial invitation to your family and friends I) . If
theY'\'n..sh to get tickets in advance, they should contact 1r!rQ Marvin Rievf8, Business
Manager, Cotton Style Show and Pageant, Box 1272, College Station, Texaso All
tickets are reserved - prices are $lQ50 and $loOO~ '
.... If theie are any details you are uncertain about, please feel free to write
mel)
Very truly
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yours,
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Don DI) Decker, Soqial Secretary
Po'Oo Box 4031
College Station, Texas
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'S; th~ 1949 Que"en'~Q'fl"eQttoif., :ducnesses .by IilSsem})lYf1ining,them
.;itoYlIl<Cop!1 'bl~C6t_~n;:c0mj tOVh'w~th ,,~we . 8~iloutiCers'", from
.,;,:pf'B, d~ch'e~'ges~fl!q;t1I?f~~Cj~7~,~bth 'wini's 'of the '.'.''1'''. . s'haped.
,'du,k'es !refti\1ihe A.IP'IWP~~~ ;stage., It was a vast."lm~1l0veJfie,nt
, :was ,pr,esented '"l1-no"""lih.em .over some of, the. pas,t season's
., ,'duChe'!;sjls' from' 'vaiib\is"shows, which came'! neat t6"b'eing
ubs!and'o' 6rga:nizatiQ,n'!l~~~ere,: ruined by': the l).ecessarUY slow
~tt,'~;~J.." , ....:.'~;?l.\, l introductions., '
bjl't8oor,s,Jor tl}e~ir.l'lt' 'tip1~. The. entire: show this year was
,Kyle,..Field.., horsestioe; tne one of firSts. 'By;,holding tbe show
, 6'spee.!led' U.Pif the' 'Usually in. Kyle F;ield, the.. Ag~ol)oJ;lly So-
-ll1y"S~OW introauctions'of {tp,e, ci'e'ty sponsors-'niade it 'possible >for
local merchants to' parade floats
during the show" Six g-r9UPS en-
tered floats in- tlie Rllrade, which
w:as led by" the' Allen " Acadebiy
qand and the MadisonvHle mou~ted
'quadrille. ' " .
Concluding' the PageIDit program
was the annual style'show of cot-
ton' fashions by Sanger' Brothers
of Dallas. 'Sixty {ovelYi collegiiU;
models from 1'~CW i'vd. S~U.,pa-
raded the latest in cotton trocks
formals, Qathinll: s4its, and play
clothes on double ramps, built a-
round the Kyle horseshoe railing.
The National- Maid Of: Cotton,
~ue Ho.well"wade, four appe,ar811ces
m vanous cott.ons styled for her'
by European and' Ame1jcan design-'
ers. .
Setting for the show was a high
"T" shoped platform, Built in the
North end of Kyle Field, with its
top against the North goal post
and its ru~way J!tlqing in ;carpe~d
steps just short of the cinder track.
The platfor,fu was fl'ank.ed .'on' eith-
er side by the Aggieland Orchestra
and Allen ,Academy. band, w.hich
,provided music for the Pagleant
and fl.oat parade. .: '
The cou.tt. was' introduced, from
the KyJe Field ',ertttahce gate and
moupted: the !;1tah:s' to. take their
places' in ~~~. '~!l_nter 'of tlfe"stage.
After the pr'e'sentation of the court,
the organizatiQn duchesses, came
onto the stage from the, two ,wings.
They were .introduced, 'walked the
length of the stage, and took their'
'seats on either side, near the ,bands,
The stage, done in purple and
white, with a huge, lighted crown
surmounting the c,!'\ .,..,gt; tl:!e
~~5~?I?!:ft~,; '" ,,~~ger's
LiE ~C! .,rJW~'ilie Ag-
~on9ip " , ~geaIltr,ra.i~l!s
ri . ' .f' re 'ii}lg..irn~
r; gr n.t9Uf",ot
study through cotton producing and
processillg.,areas. ot,,:the ,JJnited,
Sta~s~ ,arid; occ}lS'ioiuilIy.in forEilgn
co:untl'Ies. ' ..' ,:" ,
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:' ';tl:l)e Eifteenth Annual Cotton"
ge\nt-complete with the' .pre
e~...;~!)O b~au.. tiful girls, lavjsh,;
f~:e~! and.. ~arade of f~ol!ts:"
:t~el'Eld" off 'WIthout a hItch 1:1
~il~n't' skies Fl'iday ni'ght.,:r:;-v,
b.Q4(,agr;ed it was wort~.:8iH',
e-ffe~it.^ "... " :> "
~~hg :' Cot,wn; ~.ol>"~,U'Jj;J).,(.,
row.ned..by Lleut;enal!'t,,,,Gey,
Han Sh,iv,ers,. anQ"1ilie,,)fi,l,t'
'rn,' cro}'{nl;!d Miss'Dor?thy M!a-r).'.
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_~m;tth,ous~~ds ~f Aggles" . The 'dancers began 'If: . 'ng 1.l>Maq1i)Yerj:;;'~I.,:,L; An.del\~oJ:l; M~ss
~s'~",dr 2'U~!ltsl"'~tteJ1ded. mto the~baUroQm soo '~e~ Sue-Eaton; ..Ben Lamplbn-; MISS
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, oVllI~a By -~IIL'The HUIi.drelts' ,'of '<;:'* Q" Luther EllIson, Luther EllIson;
'd,'Orcljes" ,m01l'tlli w.,J!.o.ha' "ih. .' Miss Lura Elliston, John Fuller;
.wW .the';'eal'l~er' ~l..&a 'I8-1 ~iss J:oyce Engelbrecht, Buddy
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id~.h ! rMll~!!':~..Iil~ll'F)~r,rJlr,'A:ce::J;.Qrg~ni MISS
Rf~t .. ~ttx.:i,:f.~n,;!!I~;r\GJJ.y"Nofflee~, Miss
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l]h~t:'-Otc}festr:a,B .'Wlt~>>,j,ja'I'read~, M) ss. ~l1:&1.IJ:l('l"loya",[A.~.J:ll~~ E!oyd;
ad" don~ .more-than <o~"da&1;.st'wf.k: 'Mrs.~..P-at Fr~~erg;~';f~~'Oy':~~ly;
at "'tll:e.-';P. , ~g.. eaIrt'....,w>as'..in.'1&,jitsml Miss 'G. ~eti'>F;xye. ;{F.;Pw, ,-~I'.",g,;;M. oil,~~'ls;
,tOR form\~lthoifil;h tM~y <sU.f.fere(l Miss~~vbnI?-~.9all~~:r~~ee Wil-
ffOom'/lsy1ti'y hot'air as ,hlueh',or 'son; MISS MarIe G,arcla;7:iJohn Pope;
'.-."" 'f,~th" d" " . (' -:'. C"'''"".,.r Mrs. Betty' "Garret~, BiH, Garret.
mor.e-. .' ,e, ancers. . '<.V '-.10<. . .. '( ". ~'
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but;iliher.;(lpr.isUl. ofJ\this~ ar . gan; , ~l,SS: F'I'ances' Glb~ms, J Imm
th!l,ri)inade,~,. up .'.. for;lltlY. " tA.. U~gI~. ~ISS, Da. IPh.~." :;GrdeoN, RO~.l
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colorlul crowd. '''';,~~ ,:Bill; Q ,. . "o{m;: "
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ner Llq4ig.; ';1(,I41;s ~~~t~ Jl~:PJ>. :bar."
ry McGannon,; Miss'-" . ., ,.time
:Holi~K: ioe','fkffowffis;;l'. 'E1"si'El
Holt; '3a.mes3r..e:wis ;;:M:l ~;e'lly<
HornB:'urg/Itah{iro"Ma:tl.thfez'; Mik~
Teddy HuberW~P,att'H:Up~h; Mis,!\;
Katherine Huiffman, ))eLOaeh;tMar~
tin;' Ruth Hutchison; Miss'Jeyce'
Jacobs, Jimmy Cashion; Miss J,oan
KaufmaN, Dick ,Baugh)" Miss' La,
Jean Kaufman, ".ij.oy. Spe8.1'~';, Miss,
Erma Lee KelU}.ed~, ';Gene':.Bal'l!lerr
Miss Peggy'J{ennep~,~Tba'i! J(\)nn~
son; Miss' t>oris }\ing, Babrun
Murray,
Miss Mary Kii'o'tts",
ickes; Miss Je'lJ;nelhfe
Tremon t ;t{iss V'lfr ,~
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J'acKie Porte;; :Ml~sneLewis,
Earl, Rose; Mrs::-:Bqm~, Lip85omb,
ILindsey Lips co,.mb.; ,/~M . ist:'l~dY;,':,' Lo-.
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ue, ona _ 9' ,tar e,;,'" !SS ',Plilggy,
Loc~e, E. ,S..Broussard; Miss ~ary
Magr,!Jder, ,Tommy Bensen; Misll
Mary M-li.ncha,;.;Er~est Valon,; :Miss
Ann- Mg;tney.-,":..De nichal'dson,; .:MisS'
P.eggy MCCafferty, Ed.w.l{J;d; Ful-
l!r-ight;J,.Mliss:"" Rosemary 'l\f~CaH, i
Ralph Sl1il1f~tm~ 'Mjss,' ~fal'iari. ,M~.
Gonnico~ )B\inon.;.Hiliki'" 'M4ss.,Mal'-
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'iMoor,!n-an Crumrin~; ~M.i~.!l;;. ~~1
~bminne~ ",P&iiieJ;;,J;loi'igiel'Ye;.-Mijl.s
'~ar;y~~ ~~SwahH';' "Floydt'{t~.ftiR j".'
'l\l1iss -aeaime 'M'er"edithlJdlm,;::'Sltoe:..
fiJIaker.:;,;Miss J:oan: Me.r.er,~'Jlr~ 'ee.
'Morisse';.Mi!ls, Ann 1\ti}(-iif~. m'
Barton,; Miss 'M;arthWc.M4He, ., eh
:$chrl!-der;M~~s <J~I!.!~ Mmi~aIl;.~F.,red
Crawford; :MISS Yn:glma't1Mu;rr,ay;,
,Homer '.l1errY;~'M.iss'Oa' . " :6,pre,'
John Fall; Miss J;une' AJohn
Read:y; Miss Sue. ;i..16yd
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'fIeld.; MISS Ah<;e Q8~m~,:,- af~lly
Shaw; l\.1rs~ ~e!l'}1n~',g,s ' r.,
t~s" Ojltner;, M)~s,i<'13~~~t~!(
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W:ar.d ;Ti!!nler;~~l!p~a: Mn,
Pay~ B.errY;;':~t~s'\ : ~nn
Potter, James, Bakel<;' mily
P.owell; Bin Blac1t;turiJ:;; .,\))ita!)
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W Qfunn,. BIll. An~J!e:w:;.;.J\':\.~"s'."PatlY
Raley, Lawr~nce\:Baker,;lbssWan-
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'Ba~.t>aI.:arRe'e4','~!fliiDf~", "'fi;,}Iiss
Nanc;'y, t!teynold.s~. Do.~gl ,.:'1m!!l';
,Miss, Susan Reynolds,' m. ',Mc-
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T)lo~ps,oP,~~-!9I1J'Pol,l~y f1\1J~;VV-
ma Joy,ce Timmj Wllton'HrnCIr;
Miss.( Jba't}., ;,T9Uet~ Ch'8;l.les' 'l:IJ1At;
'.i~g Rat }J~orp,:13jl~ .cor,w~h;:i:fti,!s!!
Barbarl!. Tucker,. Bill ,J?9~elf;-~'lss
Bettx Jean. Nilnce"",pic1,c ~9ser:
Miss Bev~r.1y 'v.est;' pscar ;Vest;
Miss Ann Walberg,' llhOl1.\1. Wise)
Migs Maf.y,.nYa:Jaeh~:\~SL. Schu\.
"marlh. ~..' ;1../< 5:+~::)f\.:. "'~' , '.~ ~ .;~;:~
Miss'.Dorothy Wolle, Curtis Tim...
ll}er.man;;,M:i.ss H_elEm~,W~t~~s,' .Age
A-bniham..; Miss Egf9.,.e': ,s,;S~rn.:
~ cKen:iie;~l'4rg", o!loh' ': ~.; Jolln
~ ells ;"":Miljs <ES:th~+ "'Wi .....~" ~ ack
WoOds;, :rv.bss"Margaret Ray-Wlley,
Va.~1;Y' Bro;vm;oMis.s, J;>atsr ',;r-o. 'Wil-
iams, ,;,B,en Templ~tC!n; Mrll, Mau~
rin~ W:~11ia~s!J~ T,'~1ilj~~~; Miss,
Martha1fiWIlbams, ,Eranllti" 'W;eod;'
iss Slln"ley' WUHafus,' C~citLewis;
iss Jl!f1e; Wilsent J;peJ 'Bli.o~a{;i
nd Mrs., Bob Yeary,. Bolh YeaFY{,'
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''j.h:g<:Ro;yal1Cep~::..of,:C.o..t,:top'7c'01p.-' rout~ ':w~th .' two . fl~tJ.~U;J\'Cers~. :frpm
, o,f ;8. Q;?c!h1i~s~s',!ro~~';':r~C.:'Y~ ,90th. wintst of .the ,'.'T" ',S111\ped,
,duJte~.!rofu.'Jhe., A.~w:omy. ,sta,ge. It '\Y\as a" \!Q.st,,,lmP'1'ovem~nt
ty, ;.v~ pI:esen-ted ';and,-"'tn!}h, over some .of the. past season's
IlO,~d'ul!he'sses' from 'vari~us,.show.s, which came', near: to'" fieirig
, h]bl'!~!md: orglmizat.i<?i,1'~'fyleff, :uiiled, br'~ the l}'ece~sa:rny sloW
c~tl:;:.!-... .' ,,;"'~h> ;" t mtreductlOns. ,
~ but1:loors, f9r' t1}e'first 'time. The entire show this' year was
';,Kyle,.iFie1d""ih<II'sesR'0"e; th'~ one' o~ firs't,s. 'By.hoIaing the show
t?, spee,9~d ~.H'I~f'~~e '~SUlilnX il} ~yle F.iel~, th~. 4gl'onomy So-
'ly"slow mtrQQUctlOns, of .the' CI'l!ty sponsors"made It 'possible for
local merc'ha,nts'to'}larade floats
during th~ show, ,Six gz;OlJPs en-
tered :floats, iIi' the p'arade, which
was led by" ~he Allen' Academy
, 4a:nd and the Madisonville mouhted
. 'quadrille. . . "
I Concluding-the. PagelUlt program
was the annual. style show of cot-
I ton fashions by Sanger' Brothers
of Dallas. ,Sixty 'lGVel~ .c'ollegiit~
models from ').'S-CW: .a:nd,. S~p,pa-
raded the latest incottbn frocks
formals, bathhH~. suits; a:nd"play
clothes on double ramps, built a-
round the Kyle horseshoe railing.
The NationaL Maid ,of: Cotton,!
. Sue Howell"lU~de> four a.ppearances
in various 'c'"ott.ops styled 1,01' her
by European and ,American desilin~
ers.
Setting for the show was a High
"T" shoped platform, lluilt in ,the
North end of Kyle Field, with its
top against the North goal post
and its ru'l}.way ~nding in:ca;rpewd
steps just s.hort of the cinder track.
The platfor.m 'was flank'ea"on';eith-
er side by the Aggieland,Orchestra
and .Allen A~fl-de,my b~nq, ",qich
,prOVided musIc for tHe Pageant
and float pa,rade.. "
The court was, .introduced from
the Kyle Field '.erttrance gate and
mounwil Jhe staiTs' to take their
');llaces, in ~l}~ 'ge,nter of .tlie~stage.
After-the pre'sentation of the court,
the organization duchesses, came
onto the stage frOm the two,wings.
They were_introd'uced, walked the
length of1<he stage, and took 'their:
seats on either side, near the hands.
The stage, done in purple and
white .with a huge, lighted crown
surmounting the cent,er ' c& the
backdrop, w,as "y:c,..,S'iUfg.er's
.~~ ~ - ep:~'" .;h"e' ~ .~.~;;~ -~~.~ .'
w<<l f_b~U,he Ag-
~~m . iigeafttr<f.a~~s
n - hre '. u~.J,iaing
.Xgro ,tQtiJ.\ ef
study through cotton producing ahd
pr,oce:;;sil1g . a,reas" of" the, -,United
States, arid' occJisionally:fh fo're1gh'
cou,ntl:ies. ' . ,
" 'G~n::erftc~~~.!'iiJ3:S' tif9ii,~~l1.~;Pageant
esso .~,.. r~ of ,the
it '1'. "Man-
'J{d or "and, stu-
.en were D.
, . ewe, 'N. N.
Hinc . ;, . i~aJn,'G. s. Mc-
"Kee, F:""....ZI,l.Bic}l:;;.C: A. Blakeley,.
nd,. B. :a~~M-artin. '
~~-~-. I-.~
..
~,:cPl ;.:
:Dhe Euteenth :Annual Cotton"
~'ea~t-comPlete with the 1>1'0',
~1 ~(j)O b!)autjful girls, lavJ'~h. 'c
})~~s, and; parade of. floats~
je'eted off 'without a hitch un
4lrlit skies Friday night. 'F;:V
o!J:y agreed it was worth aU~ .
ffo~t. ""'-., , .-,.}\ ',~ . 7
Kmg , Cotton '.Bohi"Sm
,rowne<L by' Li.i!q(en~ri~.:'
~llan Shiver,S" 'and.' tJie~:,
!urn, cro~n,ed Miss D,or?th'y
. . '.. ;. ".~r. ~. r ; " . ~.;:r (;:r.'f~
Sl)is~~.I8~~, . '~rEr',!tlJ
C 'I D . H' , ' . 0" '- ~01
. ott6:~ S~;:~_',' raw-so ,.tu:it'e"~r"t ,u."
I ~' .,..~-t.. ,. ~I:' ~1''',~_,:.> ,,\
. .~ t. .,\ ... _;)r:\, ...., -~\,; '!f'_n:~~4_': .t'l
r:rh,e larg'e f mpst,. ~Q}01ful, were .~b~sent Jf!id~y' nig~};~(tNP::~ "it
Cotton' P~ '.,..' ~ ,ory }'IIaS'~op- was Just as'well,., 'for, fe>vJtij~nceS'
ped off,1)w~',one~:oft,tlie most..,suc- ,have ,a1;.tract!'l4 ,as larg.e,a~~ttQ~d, ~s
cessful'~dant$~;.b':G(~lierYear'FHday, the':"Cot't6nBalI: ,':^""'it':
nig~t. :when 7th~U~apds . 'df" A.ggt~!{l, . T~e dancers began s,t~e.a.Jnin,g
thel~dates"':aJli<t:"&\ue.s-ts",c'attended mto the"gall ro()m soon a"ter~the.
the..~a. :nl1.,.ual"C. '..l5,f.t.o~,..l{a~~.'. '~;'~.',~ ,:Cp~to1t ,I\age}intil f,w~:s.-~..;(: . It:i.,. Md. ::r
Witb>mu~ffi " '~"~'" ell, Ex .' B'ill . The 'Hundreds 'of d:tIcM ": aWd
T~fI1e~.,a~.9-: iIle a~d":9.rcp.e>s~, , Il1()ftels. :wh.o .. ha~t , p~'rJi~~ :~ ill
tr9",tli~;diin'Sbisa:'''Har11f,trre'' eal'l'ler' ~ffalt'i ,!.lit VKy leitl'
fro ,o~, i~?~ E1th' f "".ii-ll then,;,ma<le their ...a""e ' 'd
.,,"(;: "'l'rnl. .' ,.' ii$,' luagii!~ft15ffi.'itlii'~t.~~: n'J
~l .y,;. " .J$i:them Jn~ssW1i(e~:;lr';.j~{
'3!i . ,.' , ,..,', . ..~.' .'.',.. ..
" ,The 'refreshment' ceu,fI.teI' ,did 'a
lartd" office~' bus'in~~B::-il.'i ,Illk fitst
i'e!l-Hy~hot' sp~ll 'bf~{,~y.,~Bir ar-
r~ye<l" at -"the same, ~im!! 'as~' the
ma.Jiy..'vi.sitbrs.' " . . ;
, The.' orc'hestr.a," v,.;lU~h, 'l'jliolieady
,ad. dgue more.Nthan a 'dq,y;s':wo1,:k
at' 't!ie Pageant: was 'in itS /usual
~o'p form, althou~h they suf{ered
ftOln the 'Sultry hot'air as much.or
fnotfe tlia,n' the dancers. .' ..::.'
I1ecorations were at a mi,~~m.'upi,
hut the 4'lo1\i-5ts of this; area; more
than !na., de: up ~9r. a~y"defi,.cie. ~.c'~~'
The Ilftlgphnes' WhICh gna:kea~~l1fo
he. ~jde~al}{s.. in fronll.'i:Q,f; w~~tl~~
ist, shoRS earlier: in,x tnt! . even"
proaii:~~~tpel'tfE!siiU~'~t tfui
Flo}V.f!rjl ilW ,)~he-.LDU!lMTP!:.r~~
shoulders, ''hair,w8iists, lihd
of the,thouila~d~~of IQ~a:J~,~ '. .
ported dates ,who 'lltt,lm.dga,lt}1e~it.1I~
Flash bulb's'popP'~.d' all""e'v~ni!'lg
as 'student arid p'i'ofe!?sional,..1>~[m;
I graphers made the' most ,'of ,the
colorful crow!,!.
~~~,
P.a's
fit>
, Nit i3't.~1 '
l'4iss M~ry :L'b;~ 'lfic~~) ~CJ.
lend'oz:..r;" 'Mls~' tJ oan~e- ,r
Bill' Townsend ':'~;M'i
R#cka'hY:;' R,ay' ig.uj{~
bll'ra .Gr,i{fi:tlj'f '~:IDoI}~~,,, ,
Miss Charl€ite ,Williams
· 'After"ilre, llresMtlit
, ~(>u.rt,' ~iss":Mlj.i\gP,ii'!!i,
ed Queen '€otto'h. 1!'}).v.."
, oJ eaN'Pdttg~'$i07i1ai#'~
the'Queen:s coroIra\tio
I :~: ;:'1*. t,
TI1"e style 'show wJlf
Sue;: Ho:well,"i;r949 -N
Cottpnr, an~ 60, girl
TheY wn.f' shOw'tlJe
.>cot-to,n' clo~hes'~ ,I'.(' .
This pat;t of, the'
.~hred' "oy Sang'ilH"
ll!s./rhe stYle. slio,
:the ,north' end of
Di1ch~sses' re '
schools H)r the' 5
. e~c;.~'~\yiH a~so P~~l';
p,a,'KeIwt. ,M.1J3st:gal/
Illy-peon ,Qre,!!.r;-
^~.a~s1:\.'s.. Mi~.~Ji
-corted' by Burt
liesent' Baylbri;lT'
.....,_~..;1t~~
, UUl
..
, . (~j~~~n.~e~ f~O~ pa;~ y j
Miss Dniena ~oUins,," Ross )8mith ~,. 'I
.. """ .......... '. ".. .~-;:". \; ~'. ~1:' .-- ..tl
Miss:Min.e.J:v. _a):<1lQl..1...1.,.ns.I1.'.'.\P. ,a,iVI.T!J.i,W iM~':"
Ram:;' MisS,. lVlai'y:"€Yo"~qrnf6,rln, C.',
L: Saunders; Misg,~lgene';-O'Dan: '
iel Edward Ramsey;' Mi~s Jane' Be- _
la~y', Dick Gr!1-v;es; Miss <eillie
~Diekens, Joe' Ischy; Miss ;...'Peg~y
>Dryd~n, Rad.a'Q;d';;Q911ips;,t' ~~ss I
~Mary,f'Dyerr.~< L,'fl.n,de~lloD; MISS
Sue":Eatorii ,Behl:LainpRiri,; Miss
Martha' Egger, Kmg Egger;; Mrs.
Luther Ellison, Luther Ellison;
Miss Lura Elliston,.John Fuller;
Miss Joyce Engelbrecht" ,Buddy
: Bur~~. ~ ~: ~' "l\;: '~"J :;:: : "",' i
Mi ~' a Evans,cBdl Ey,ans;
~Miss:J ''!Ace~J.9rgwn;' Mil:is
Beit~... ~"!'l offleet,:' ~i~s
Dt>roth scar Gray.; Miss
,Gloma,1F. '. , ',0'1 Bl'a'9ton,; )\~iss
Ann ~Fle'etwoed,. pave" Kre~ger;
Miss'(~R,yer ~Floy"a~. '.I\tma'" F>l.9Yq,;
MrS. 'Pat;'FJ,:eMtW,".J:,ply;.
Miss Gwen' chels;
Miss,.Wyvoriri~., . " .bee 'Wil-
,sori' Miss Marie.. l'ci'a;'"John Pope;
Mr;. Betty~'Gartet, Bill G'aI;l'et;
Miss' Margaret Garrej;~, Hal Dunj
, gan;/Miss Fra~ces Gibl?ins, JimmY,
;A. 11 e.g. i;,. M. i..S..S D., .~l.P. h~ ".G. I~e.. on, ..R. O.b~" ~
ert Blum; ;Mrs. J.amce., Gcmlen, 1311
Gor '..wa!'ss' ' ~rr ,
e. la ot:t>;\;M'i. ' fGu1
tis '.'. ., , 'Halffi
rtah, . ",.M. ,.;.11,'1'1.\
can .~.,' "1
~ "M.-brrij
obn
,e; E'd
. . , !-'Hicks,
Jimm.fi Sim . " ,it;jsiEl~ine Bill,
Bill ~1'~rY; ':Mis~}oan'. H,i\l,Don
'Monson; Miss' Earline-' H!ngs~, W er-.
'ner LihQ.ig;'M'iss Betty Hipp, Lar-'
"r.y MCGanR;p'ii.;'~:>J!i~s,,~n~ie J,u~e
:HolicK,' Joe'Knowles;.MI-8s ElsIe
Holt,~JJlrlies 'r;.~wis;. M}ss'~':BJe t t Y
HorhDurg/ Ra'inirG Martinez; Miss
'I Teddy Hubert;., Pat 'Rupert; Miss
Katherine Huffman, DeLoach Mar-
I tin;' Ruth Hutchison, Miss Joyce
I Jacobs, Jimmy Cashion; Miss Joan
Kaufman, Dick Baugh; Miss La
Jean Kaufman, .,Roy, Spears; Miss
Erma, Lee Kennedy, :.Gene Bal'ber~
Miss Peggy Kennedy, Thad John-
son; Miss Doris King, Babrun
Murray.
Miss Mary Knotts, .FreddY'~ Ad-
Ickes; Miss JeanEjnne Lakin, :Pete
Tremont; Miss Jo Ann Latnprecht,
Hollis Baker; Miss Jo Al).n Latham,
g-ackie Porter; Miss Marjorie Lewis,
Earl Rose; Mrs. 'Billie Lipscomb,
indsey Lips~omb; .Mis!,! JudY' Lo-
ue, Donald, Clarke; Miss' Peggy
Locke, E. S. Broussard; Miss Mary
Magruder, Tommy Benson; Miss
Mary Mancha, Ernest Valon; Miss
Ann Matney, Le. Richardson; Miss
Peggy McCafferty, Edward Ful-
bright;'1"Miss Rosemary M~Call,
Ralph S~nnon; Mi13~ Marian Mc-
Connico, 'Burton Hfnk; Miss Mar-
'.ha-McCullo.ugb, George Rodgers.
-
. '"'"" --;. .~. \' ;,."'1 . . ,:j1t .
,Mis's Wa,pda.. Mc€ully, Bill JV ah-
J'~ i.~. Miss .Joan McI\enzie"
~lr!P .ati!::.<Lru~~I~woi}\Ii~~,;~'aI'.t~a
eY"oPamt!L:IJongserre; 1\:I1,ss ;
W:'cSw.ain,.. ,i Floyd 'GTiffin;,
clin;i1~#Me~edIth;"J0}m "Shoe-'
l.Miss Jo.an 1VIeyer, ':Brli~e
f1'4~1*iss'e';"Miss 'A,nrt)1ikuierikaj",Tom
;J;larfon; Miss, M~rth~r,Mmer" Ben
;Schl'l!-,der;Mis.s ~.1l!!.~ Mr!1ikan, Fred
.CraWford; . ~ISS' Ylrgni.1a :iMurray:,
'll~m., e.,'~ -'1JEitf!y, ;:'M:i!l3.'i;Car. 01. Ul~ :Moor~,
, .r oh1i~ Fall; Miss' .June i M'd'ore, John
,n.ea'd~:;' MI~s Sue. W6qre" ,Lloyd,
'::B,06~Ph ;..~~qss' -La~~t; Moo're; Qhar-
les~l\fatteJ"" . ",of " H' '.
~" ~ - ;li:~r', .1~' 'i- l~'.;' i~
'~~iss ;RattMyatt,l~Elo l1-\6p.a:\'itza;
lVIary, Ann Norman, Ljrnan'Reed;'
,~iss . Ruby' .ddstri~il, Bob ,May-
:fi~ld; 'MISS Ali<;e Qsporne, BiUy
S'haW;f ~r~ ..-.: e~Ant; ~ pstner; Cha.,r-
'Yes'"Qstner; MI ty Rate, Cha~
'1ie;:ti,i>'Ya1t~;,;; ~~~e' p~ra. n~lla,
W 8:J<d' TisriU~r;>; a.,ra p'att~rson,
Paul,,'.Berty'~ '. .. Betty,' Ann
'P.o~t~r, Jam~~: :B'a"ker;\ Miss 'Emily
F.owell;: Bill Black,aurn; Miss. Fr,an
:Pqw:~U;.i,}en.n'e\1i. y.Tiley;' ~j.ss Bet-
ty: QUlDh"BIll,An,i!lFew;, MI~s Patty'
,R8I~y, Liwr,ence\!Baker;. Miss :Wan-
daRalstbn, lferpert ,Sqhulz; Miss
"Barbara Re'ild,'W;iiliaJIi Adair; Miss
Na,~<<y '~ReynoidB, Douglas Tiner;
;Miss' Susan Reynolds, Tom Mc-
'Neill; Miss ~qis Rice, Marvin Rice;
Miss Mary ,Richardson," Jim Far-
rell~ Miss, ~a~b1:l-la.,~ ~oper, Larry
Gooii,wym, " '" ,. ";,' , ..
Mis~ EV'a,RQP,elkJ:ll:thes WiUiam-
,so~; l'iIi,ssBetty:::ro ~~Ro:Ss" Wymon
~tew,~rt;. ':M)ss' Gla?ys, Schalfer,
Tomm~," Green; . MISS, Jo Ann
SChi,ntlJ,er, Clyd~.~chul~~;,Ml's. Molly
SewaU;'Chlil'les '~~wall.;;Miss Hazel
Shaw, iRicliatd,,1?ra,t;er; "Miss Har-
, riet Sh,eal.'er, :e\1rtiii . Erck; ~ Mrs.
Kenneth: Shooe, Kienrteth Shobe'
Miss, -;MQna : SpenceF.,:. E d g a :
S.chwal'z ;,'M'iss' j,ackie" Spivey Tea
W1,1itletI r'M:i~s"J.oll.~e ,stedmah W.
,A. BroJJ~~ard;;'iM!i.'~~ Mari, Lou Ste-
wart,' J~~e~:"Ga1t:ri~Qil';" ;M\iIl8'S~,rah
JaneStoq}tWen;:W~"'4\ VonSch<ieler
M!ss ':Fa~~;:~jtOD'e,{jtichard Holland;
MISS Joan, '.Pemp.1.ef :nab Skidmore.
..' -~ . ." ,~l ~.r-. " /4. ~_.&<' .~ -'
Miss"ltarbllra" T~rrell, ,BtH, Mog-
ford, 'Miss . Caroline' , ~fiolhpsori'
Keith Allsup;' ~iss Margrett~
Thom.pson, Byron,Dolley; Miss Al-
ma Joyce 'timm, Witton Hrncir;
M!ss: Joan, ,TolleJt, Cha,ri~s Hunt;
MISS Pat;;'I;orn, Bill Corl}ish; Miss
Barbara Tueker, Bill Powell;' Miss
Bettx Jean Vance, ,DJck Moser;
Mis~ Beverly V:est, Oscar Vest;
Miss Ann Walberg, ThO's. Wise;
Mis'S Mary. :Walden; W. ..L. Schu-
mann. ';{, ,
Miss Dorothy W oUe, Curtis Tim-
merman; Miss He'len' W at!dns, Abe
AbI:aha~;~i~s,E91!>e~ee,m~, ,Sam
,McKenzle;,.M'rs. J;ofu1;;:WeJls; John
Wells ;"Miss'Estber 'Wiggins, Jack
Woods; Miss"Margaret Ray Wiley,
Vall"Y Brown; Miss Patsy JO' Wil-
lianis, B,en Templeton; Mrs. Mau-
rine W:ima.,ms,.J. T. Willillms; Miss
Martha~'Wi11iam.~; .Fran,k Wood;
~iss Shi:rley Williams, Cecil Lewis;
!Miss Jal.le Wilson, Joe Thomas;
~nd Mrs. Bob Year}', ,Bob Yeary.
..
v,;~,~~r~,:n:iC~f': ';~'i ;::rt"
tton,wasJpres~ntea ,J<}r.idq.y.. . 11.
'~~~~h),g~Cott:o~~'i~'Bob Sfitith 1;1
~ ,~. r.!'1o' , ~ ,. ,,~:"" , l' ..... ~ j, ,...\~~'\~i<,.~....? ',j j If.'''' 1"'.-1 J -? ','
"'. 't." '1:.1 [''''',\c ",V \ .it',;;!,.'Jl\''f'~'''' 'u"., ,1).-" ,!
~ ~ l ~ ';s,. ~ '."~ . -I I' f-'T"l ....,,' .' J '1J;<: 'i:' I
" '(Jo.ttOJ\' is. Ilc)l:~t 'Y/\.~l:!!~p~\ ":,"Ph~t
!4 ,\~yj . iUelUb~rs, ,of!'; th,.,~r.f>coyrt:.
.'
/
Aggi'cland Orchestra
Master of iCeremonies
AI-len Academy BaJ:\cl
, Joe' W oQlket
Lt. Gov,emor kUan Shblers' and Party
\1 "
Crowning of King 'Cotton-~obert R. Smifh
Cr@wn BcaFcr:. . . , , , , , . . . ' , , ,Billy 'Chin
Pf"esentation ~f the Queen's Qo~r-t
11 ~
Miss Rose Marie Kelypas, , . '. . , . . . . , . . :. . , , . , : ,Mr. w.,my Ke1'liti~
.Miss Diana Hofmeistcl', , , ,',' ...' , ,... "." .' ,Mr. ~rah Jacobson
. }.. -,
Miss Nancy Bul:r€.l", , , , . , . , , , . , ,,:, , . . , . ' , ',' , ,Mr. J~m Tl'oublef.ield
. .\00 . I .
Miss Mary Lou Ficke, , , , . , , , , , ' , , . , ... . , . "Mi. Conrad: bhle~d6lf
. '
~iss ,J oa.nl\e BB.lingsle.y,."",.,;",:"."", Mr: 'I3:ill' TOWI:1$~nd
',.1
lVIiss' :Maudine Huc~aby" .',,:.. ' , .. '. ., ,',.",.,. ,~l'. 'Ray Kunze
.' .. ~ ." I
Miss ,Barb,arn Griffith, , , . . , , , . , . , , . . , ,', , ,'. , ."l , . ,Mr:. IDOn meeker