Reflections by Sammy Way: Sumter Iris Festival sponsors 1948 Queen For A Day winner

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 9/30/23

This issue of Reflections remembers the years 1948-49 when the Iris Festival invited contestants from the Queen For A Day Program held in California to participate in Sumter's festival. In order for the local event to obtain national media coverage, …

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