ELECTED MISS WASHBURN---A lovely brunette, Miss Dorothy Sewall, 17, was chosen Miss Washburn at an impressive ceremony Saturday in the gardens of Harry Umphrey. (Photo by Charles St. Lawrence)

Dorothy Sewall, Washburn's Candidate For Potato Queen

WASHBURN, July 7 [1946] -Miss Dorothy Sewall, 17, a member of the class of 1946 of Washburn high school, and a very attractive brunette, was selected Saturday as Washburn's candidate for Queen of the State of Maine Potato Blossom Festival. She will be sponsored by the Washburn Rotary club, and prior to leaving for the big event at Houlton on July 25th, with be presented with a complete wardrobe.

Miss Sewall, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sewall, had to eliminate some very beautiful competition to annex the honor. Her opponents, Miss Jorene Ballard and Miss Helen Knox, were both very gracious and attractive, making the decision of the judges no easy matter. All three girls are to be guests of the Washburn Rotary club at their next meeting.

The selection of Miss Sewall runs to four the present number of candidates selected for the festival and she was chosen under circumstances so different from the first three that the comparison was startling. The first trio, selected from Houlton, Limestone and Van Buren, received tremendous ovations at Fourth of July celebrations in each of those towns.

The Washburn queen received the banner emblematic of her victory at an informal but beautiful

garden party at the Harry Umphrey home. The Umphrey garden is a beautifully landscaped and

equipped spot, and provided a most striking background for the presentation of the candidates.

The judges at Saturday's event were Granville C. Gray or Presque Isle, "Bob" Violet of Van Buren and J. M. Noyes of Limestone. Present also at the selection were Margaret Matson of Bangor, director of the festival, Chauncey Robbins. Jr., of Houlton, secretary of the Association of Aroostook Chambers of Commerce; Frank Loveling, secretary of the Caribou Chamber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Milford H. Blackstone, and Mrs. Frank Upton of Washburn, Mrs. Noyes of Limestone and the members of the Umphrey family, who entertained most graciously. Mr. Thompson was chairman of the committee making the arrangements for the selection of "Miss Washburn."

CHARMING GARDEN -- Fit for a queen was the garden setting at the Harry Umphrey home in Washburn, where Miss Dorothy Sewall was accorded the "Miss Washburn" title. The above picture shows a portion of the Umphrey garden, with Washburn's three contestants, Helen Knox, Jorene Ballard and Miss Sewall just after Chauncey Robbins had presented to them the beautiful makeup packages which go to all candidates.