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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
21
A garbled account highlights Marthe Lewis as queen in a coronation amid the Fists de San Jacinto festival. The piece notes a Battle of Flowers Friday afternoon with mirror bearer Miss Josephine Fordiran and mentions the queenly role on the court stage.
Mina Lewis, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ban Aptopiny, rises from local lines to prominence. She studied at Spence College in New York and is active in the Junior Foegan and Little Theater movements, earning recognition from peers and supporters.
Princess Favorite returns from travel to debut in society life. Dukes and duchesses attend coronations while Miss Denpiett graduates in Washington. Guests include Mrs Levis and Mr Levis at their Dallas gathering with several Fort Worth visitors. An American War Stout event is noted with schedule at Gunter Hotel.
The coronation of Martha of the House of Lewis as queen of the Fiesta de San Jacinto is described with a grand stage setting and a procession including the entrance of Princess Elizabeth of the House of Bennett. The account lists numerous nobles and courtiers in elaborate attire, noting ceremonial details and pageantry.
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