Dorothy Cunningham: Festival for the Young

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The idea for a Camellia Day began in 1944, when Mrs. Dan Crowley, president of the Women's Club, with the help of other members at that time, decided to select a flower and a slogan for the community.

Then eight months later, a crowned Queen rode in an open car down Las Tunas Drive as a handful of Camp Fire Girls gave camellia blossoms to pedestrians. A couple of years later, the Chamber of Commerce assumed the promotion of the event.

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Dorothy Cunningham: Festival for the Young

It was decided that the Camellia Royalty should be chosen from the city's first-graders, with the idea that this would promote the growth of local youth group...

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