Cpdes Hall

The First club president was John Ventura and the 1st queen was Josephine Coito. The origination of selecting the queen dates back to 14th century Portugal where many people were starving and poor. Saint Queen Isabel of Portugal promised to give away her jewels if God would aid feed the people. Her husband King Diniz once saw her carrying something under her cape, it was her jewels, but she told him tis nothing but roses, my Lord. When he insisted she open her cape, out tumbled white roses.