Seven children will serve in the Texas Rose Festival as attendants to Rose Queen Kathryn Elizabeth Peltier. The children will assist Miss Peltier, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peltier of Tyler, during her appearance in the lavish Rose Queen’s Coronation and will take part in the Rose Parade and Queen’s Tea.

The festival, “Cirque de la Rose,” is set for Oct. 16 through 19.

Emmy Elizabeth Brewer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Jay Brewer, of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Kathryn Brewer, her mother, was a trainbearer and a lady-in-waiting. Other relatives who have been part of the festival include John Hills, grandfather, escort; Janet Hills, grandmother, lady-in-waiting; Lauren Hills, aunt, trainbearer; Hadley Brewer, sister, trainbearer; Kay Fair, cousin, rose queen; Ginger Fair, cousin, rose queen; Mary Martha Fair, cousin, rose queen; Haley Anderson, cousin, rose queen; Betty Gordon Anderson, cousin, attendant and lady-in-waiting; and Winn Anderson, cousin, trainbearer and Duchess of the Texas Rose Festival.

Harris Kelley Brownlow, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Casey Brownlow, of Tyler, attends St. Gregory Catholic School.

Kelley Moore Brownlow, his mother, has served as the assistant to the Texas Rose Festival Association president and has chaired Coronation, Ladies’ Luncheon, Rose Show, Men’s Luncheon and Queen’s Tea committees.

Casey Brownlow, his father, was a president of the Order of the Rose. His brother, George Philip Moore Brownlow, served as an attendant.

Master Brownlow’s Tyler relatives also include Laura Brownlow, aunt, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Washmon, uncle and aunt.

Cline Chloe Jacqueline Cavender, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Cavender, of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Jacqueline Maria Skeens Cavender, her mother, has served on the Wardrobe Committee and has helped with graphics. Her father was an escort.

Other relatives who have been in the festival are Conley Jeanette Patricia Cavender, sister, attendant; Morgan Michelle Cavender, cousin, lady-in-waiting; and McClain Elizabeth Cavender, cousin, lady-in-waiting.

Miss Cavender also has a brother, Colton Clay Cavender.

Miss Oliva Grace Kerr, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Riter Kerr, of Tyler, attends Andy Woods Elementary School.

Riter Kerr, her father, was an attendant to the rose queen..

Many of her relatives have been part of the festival, including: A.W. “Dub” Riter Jr., great-grandfather, Texas Rose Festival Association president, Order of the Rose president and Strutters officer; Betty Jo Riter, great-grandmother, lady-in-waiting and Queen’s Tea and Queen’s Ball committees.

Also: A.W. ‘Whit” Riter III, uncle, escort, Texas Rose Festival Association president and Order of the Rose; Cynthia Riter, aunt, chairman of virtually every festival committee and administrative assistant to president of the Texas Rose Festival Association; Melinda Riter Shoemake, grandmother, rose queen and served on many committees and, along with her husband, Tom Shoemake, sponsored floats in the Rose Parade; Alysia Kerr Terry, aunt, attendant and out-of-town duchess; Paxton Riter, cousin, attendant and escort to the queen; Kaylyn Kerr Bergfeld, aunt, attendant, lady-in-waiting, queen’s dresser and service on numerous festival committees.

Claire Bergfeld Lofquist, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Dean Lofquist, of Tyler, attends Rice Elementary School.

Susan Bergfeld Lofquist, her mother, was a lady-in-waiting and served as the public relations chairman on the festival Executive Board and as chairman of Wardrobe, Men’s Luncheon, Rose Show and Queen’s Ball committees.

Susan Hood Bergfeld, her grandmother, volunteered on and chaired several festival committees. Julius Andrew Bergfeld, uncle, was a president of Order of the Rose. John H. Barr, great-uncle, was a Texas Rose Festival Association president.

Other family members who have been part of the festival are: Caroline Elizabeth Lofquist, sister, trainbearer; Julius Louis Bergfeld Jr., grandfather, escort; Bradley Clark Bergfeld, uncle, trainbearer; Kaylyn Kerr Bergfeld, aunt, lady-in-waiting; and Caroline Cecile Bergfeld Barr, trainbearer.

Many of her other relatives from the Bergfeld, Barr, Knight and Nash families also have contributed to the festival.

Her Tyler relatives also include: Caroline Lofquist. sister; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Louis Bergfeld, grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Andrew Bergfeld, uncle and aunt, and their children, Andrew, George and Alexander Bergfeld; Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Clark Bergfeld, uncle and aunt, and their child, Welles; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Barr, great-uncle and great-aunt; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nash Bergfeld Jr., great-uncle and great-aunt, and their descendants,

Jack Bergfeld, Nash Bergfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lawrence Bergfeld and Maley Bergfeld.

Stephen Jack Mizer Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jack Mizer, of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

His many relatives who have participated in the festival include Gail Phillips Mizer, grandmother, duchess; Nancy Phillips Abernathy, great-aunt, duchess; Ashley Gail Mizer Morris, aunt, train bearer, lady-in-waiting and festival committees; Whitney Phillips Mizer Land, aunt, train bearer, duchess, and service on coronation committees; Stephen Jack Mizer Sr., father, escort and wrangler; Clay Madison Abernathy, cousin, escort; Claire Abernathy Henry, cousin, duchess; Leslie Abernathy Johnson, cousin, lady-in-waiting; Thomas Sutton Mizer, escort; and Alex Mizer, several festival committees.

Master Mizer’s other East Texas relatives include Justin and Ashley Morris, uncle and aunt, and their children, Hyde and Styles; Mark and Whitney Land, uncle and aunt, and their daughter, Stella; and Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Phillips of Gladewater, great-grandparents.

Kylan Grace Wedell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Lamar Wedell, of Tyler, attends All Saints Episcopal School.

Amalia Goodwin Wedell, her mother, was a lady-in-waiting and has chaired and served on numerous committees, including the Kick-Off Party, Past Presidents, and Wardrobe. Warner Lamar Wedell, her father, has been a Wrangler.

Others in Miss Wedell’s family who have served in the festival include her grandfather, Michael Bryant Herrington, escort, usher, Kick-Off Party and After-Parade Party host; grandmother, Cassie Herrington, Hairdresser Committee chairman and party host; as well as Joseph Bryant Herrington, Order of the Rose and escort, and Barbara Bryant Herrington, lady-in-waiting.

Miss Wedell’s other Tyler relatives include Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brent Pitman, grandparents; Leighton Lou Wedell, sister; and Edward Christian Wedell, brother.