Georgia State Honor Day at Century 21, the Seattle World's Fair, was Saturday, June 9, 1962

Georgia State Honor Day, June 9, 1962

Washington Governor Albert D. Rosellini, Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver, and Miss Georgia, Jeannie Cross (L to r)

Exclusive photo from Greater Seattle News Bureau.
Photo by Forde Photographers

Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver and Jeannie Cross, Miss Georgia, assist host Washington Governor Albert D. Rosellini in displaying the Georgia State State flag prior to the Boy Scouts raising the flag in the opening ceremonies for Georgia Honor Day in the Plaza of the States at the Seattle World's Fair, June 9.

Georgia Governor Vandiver and host Gov. Albert D. Rosellini admire some Century 21 Trade Dollars

Exclusive photo from Greater Seattle News Bureau.
Photo by Forde Photographers

Governor Albert Rosellini presents World's Fair Trade Dollars to Gov. Ernest Vandiver of Georgia during Georgia Day activities at fair, June 9. The pair were at the Monorail Station.

Georgia State Plaque from the Century 21 Plaza of the States, Seattle

The printed information card that was mounted at the base of each state's flag pole.

The State of Georgia was honored by the World's Fair Post Office on their State Day.

Schedule of Events for the Georgia State party on their day in Seattle

Representatives of Georgia had a busy June 9 while at the Seattle World's Fair. Club 21 was the "private" club located in the restaurant that overlooked the Plaza of the States.

Have a Coke with Miss Georgia and Gov. Vandiver

From an Interview with Jeannie Cross Allen in the Albany High Times:

I missed my high school graduation dance because early in the morning after graduation my father drove me to the Atlanta airport to meet the Georgia delegation flying to the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair for Georgia Day. When we got to the airport Gov. Ernest Vandiver told us my father would have to fly to Seattle with us to be my chaperone because Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen and his secretary, who was to have been my chaperone, had left during the night to fly to Paris. There had been a terrible Air France crash involving members of some of the most prominent Atlanta families. I had never flown before, and poor Daddy had thought he would just drop me off and drive back to Albany so he only had the clothes he wore. He quickly had to find everything from a razor to a tuxedo when we landed.