| KREWE OF NOR |
| "While officers of the Krewe of Nor and school officials look on, little Frederick Wahlig, 1934 Marengo Street, 5 year-old pupil of Our Lady of Lourdes school and 5 year-old Judith Porte, 2024 Congress Street, pupil in the William Franz school, draw the capsules which will decide who will be King, Queen and members of the court of Nor. Back of the children, Left to Right: A. S. Sonntag, Captain of Nor, the Rev. Edward C. Prendergast, superintendent of N. O. Parochial Schools, George H. Terriberry, President of Nor, and Nicolas Bauer, superintendent of N. O. Public Schools. The lucky children whose names were contained in the capsules drawn will be announced on February 13, day before the Nor parade." |
| Many thanks to Larie Tedesco for contributing the newspaper articles and other memorabilia for this page! Nancy |
| The Krewe of NOR (New Orleans Romance) was formed in 1933 by members of the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau. The members of this krewe were the public and parochial school children of New Orleans. The Court of Nor was chosen by a public drawing held at City Hall. The Krewe of NOR paraded from 1934 to 1940 and, again, in 1948 and 1949, always with at least 50 floats and thousands of children. |
| "New Orleans Lorraine Jee, 14 years old, modern prototype of Cinderella, donned royal robes today to ride as Queen of Nor, a children's pageant forming part of the annual Mardi Gras Carnival. Lorraine, a freshman high school student, lives with her mother, Mrs. Ruby Jee and brother, Roland, 16, in a room behind a blacksmith shop in the French Quarter. Her name was drawn from among thousands of New Orleans school children for the honor of holding court with her consort, King of Nor, and reviewing the parade of 58 floats on Canal Street." Washington, DC Star March, 1938 |
| Left, letter from the Captain of NOR, Joseph Wymer, to Donald Marshall, Principal of McDonogh No. 18 School on St. Ann Street, complimenting student Lorraine Jee on her gracious reign as Queen of NOR. |
| Below is the reception program for the 1939 Krewe of NOR. |
| Krewe of NOR, 1938 King - Eugene Alfred Antoinne; Queen - Lorraine Jee |
| Queen, Agatha Newitt, 1935 Queen of Krewe of Nor, was elected president at a group meeting of NOR's kings and queens yesterday. From left are Shirley May Shuster and King Jimmie Beck of 1934, behind her; Queen Agatha Newitt and her King Emanual Pelliteri standing behind her; Queen Rosemary Dittman and behind her King Nicolas Werther, Jr., 1936; Queen Valerie Marchesseau with King Troy Svendson, 1937, behind her; Queen Lorraine Jee and King Eugene Antoine, 1938, behind her; and Queen Elaine Rickoll and her King Donald Allen, 1939, standing behind her. The group meeting was the first of its kind. -- Sunday Item Tribune, April 23, 1939 |
| The 1939 Krewe of NOR parade passes by City Hall. |
Whatever became of the rulers of NOR?
New Orleans Item, February 6, 1948
Fourteen years ago, NOR, the children's monarch, entered the Carnival scene. Tomorrow NOR parades again for the
first time since 1941. NOR immediately became one of the most popular monarchs in Carnival History. The king and
queens were the youngest (7 - 14) and the best looking. And, as one dowager commented, "There are no bald heads
or bay windows in NOR." NOR's rulers have always been chosen in the democratic tradition, by lot from honor
students in the city's schools. Whatever happened to those boys and girls who were kings and queens for a day?
That question is answered on this page. Some are students. Some are married. There are mama and papas of little
princes and princesses.
To see the picture and info about the past kings and queens of NOR, click on the name:
James Beck, III Manuel Pelleteri Donald Allen Nicholas Werther Troye Svendson
Lorraine Jee Tedesco Valerie Marchesseau Agatha Newitt Rosemary Dittmann Pannell
Elaine Rickell Miriam Caro Shirley Mae Shuster Herzog
New Orleans Item, February 6, 1948
Fourteen years ago, NOR, the children's monarch, entered the Carnival scene. Tomorrow NOR parades again for the
first time since 1941. NOR immediately became one of the most popular monarchs in Carnival History. The king and
queens were the youngest (7 - 14) and the best looking. And, as one dowager commented, "There are no bald heads
or bay windows in NOR." NOR's rulers have always been chosen in the democratic tradition, by lot from honor
students in the city's schools. Whatever happened to those boys and girls who were kings and queens for a day?
That question is answered on this page. Some are students. Some are married. There are mama and papas of little
princes and princesses.
To see the picture and info about the past kings and queens of NOR, click on the name:
James Beck, III Manuel Pelleteri Donald Allen Nicholas Werther Troye Svendson
Lorraine Jee Tedesco Valerie Marchesseau Agatha Newitt Rosemary Dittmann Pannell
Elaine Rickell Miriam Caro Shirley Mae Shuster Herzog
| Krewe of NOR, 1938 In front is Curtis Campbell, court bard; left to right, first row: Eunice Patton, Goldie Breen, Marjarie Barras, Virginia Cucuru, Lucille Hemard, Eugene Alfred Antoine - king, Elvie Adams, Lorraine Jee - queen, Shirley Simeon, Florence Holmes, Mary Jane Moffitt, Mathilda Cucros, Ida Hebard and Vera Weber; second row: George Tiblier, Harry Viosca, Benjamin Simoneaux, Roy Miller, Calvin Stein, Mack Acosta, William Hopkins, Lachlan Vass, Robert Franklin, Louis Todaro, Gus Leblanc and Siegfried Christenson; standing are: John Delucca, Jr., H. I. Briant, Jr., Gerland Foucha, Guy Miotin, Dorothy Blanchard, Rosemary O'Brien, Joseph Gallioto and Rudolph Schaff, Jr. |
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| Magic Robe for McDonogh 18 Like a magic cloak of fairyland, this red velvet robe transformed a schoolgirl into a queen, Miss Caroline Pfaff, left, District Superintendent of Schools, told students of McDonogh 18 School this morning, as she presented the lucky garment to the school. The queen, NOR's consort, was Lorraine Jee of McDonogh 18. |
| "Picture from the Past," The Times-Picayune newspaper, date unknown. |