Folder 07: Anniversaries: Silver Anniversary-Queen Candidates

On back of photo: "Beautiful Queen Betty reigns at the Silver Anniversary dance - Saturday, April 30th."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, The Queen of the Silver Anniversary Celebration, Betty Starr Cootes."

On back of photo: "Betty Cootes, Anniversary Queen."

On back of photo: "Billie Bell, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Carolyn Pillsbury, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Jo Ann Virgili, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Joan Ray, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Judy Fowlkes, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Louise Disosway, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Patti Thompson, Attendant"

On back of photo: "Above are the two girls chosen as Queen and Made of Honor and their escorts during the Silver Anniversary dance. Queen Betty Cootes wears a crown, and her escort is Richard McDaniel of Wake Forest. Ruth (Penny) Johnston stands next to Betty as her Maid of Honor with her escort. The dance was held at the City Arena - music by Duke Ellington."

On back of photo: "Miss Penny (Ruth) Johnston, Maid of Honor coming through the arch to meet her escort during the Silver Anniversary dance, Saturday night, April 30th."

On back of photo: "Candidates for Queen of Silver Anniversary Celebration - Spring, 1955: Reading from left to right, back row - Louise Disosway, Penny Johnston, Carolyn Pillsburg, Judy Fowlkes, Jo Ann Virgili, - front row - Joan Ray, Betty Cootes, Patti Thompson, Gwen Carter and Billie Bell."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, April 1955. The announcement of Jackie Gleason's selection of the Queen for the big Silver Anniversary week-end and her maid of honor is made in the Trophy Room. From left to right on the front row - Judy Fowlkes, Jo Ann Virgili, surprised queen - Betty Starr Cootes and her maid of honor - Penny Johnston. Second row from left to right - Billie Bell, Louise Disosway, Patti Thompson and Carolyn Pillsbury."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities. Celebration. Miss Betty Starr Cootes, Queen, and her escort, Mr. Richard McDaniel of Wake Forest, at the Silver Anniversary dance Saturday night, April 30th."

On back of photo: "The Queen and her court appearing on Alice Brewer White's TV show. From left to right - Mrs. Alice B. White, Carolyn Pillsbury, Billie Bell, Louise Disosway, Queen Betty Starr Cootes, Judy Fowlkes, Jo Ann Virgili and Gwen Carter. Seated on platform in front of the queen are Maid of Honor, Penny Johnston and Joan Ray."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, Spring 1955. Below - Mr. Bill Montgomery of WNOR interviewing on his left Miss Betty Starr Cootes who was queen of the Silver Anniversary Celebration in April and Miss Penny Johnston on his right, her maid of honor. These two Norfolk Division coeds were on hand for the homecoming of the U.S.S. Norfolk at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, Spring 1955. Below - Miss Penny Johnston on left and Miss Betty Starr Cootes being interviewed by Mr. Bill Montgomery of WNOR at the Homecoming of the USS Norfolk. Miss Cootes, talking with Mr. Montgomery was the queen of the Norfolk Division's Silver Anniversary Celebration in April and Miss Johnston was her maid of honor."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, April 1955. Miss Louise Disosway, selected as Miss Soley by members of the crew of the U.S.S. Soley, enjoying dinner well surrounded."

On back of photo: "Activities and Personalities, April 1955. Miss Louise Disosway, chosen "Miss Soley" by members of the crew of the U.S.S. Soley, going aboard for a gala day."