The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-05-07
AGALA DAY.
MAY THE FIRST.
IT'S CELEBRATION BY TIE Chill
DREN OF THE PEABODY
{WHITE) PUBLIC
SCHOOL.

0SI100A.
CROWD IN ATTENDANCE "A BRIL-
LIANT AssEMBLAGE-THE
PROGRAMME,
ETC.
| The eager anticipations with which
the young people of our Town had
looked forward to the May eelebra-
tion and Picnic, were more than real.
lied in the complete and brilliant
success with which it was crowned,
and which characterized it as the
event Of the season. The many nov.
ell and attractive features announced
in the programme, we we're curious
to see embodied and produced, and it
must be admitted, when we consider
the difficulty attending a successful
production before the public by chill
dren, Of anything in its nature the.
atrical, that, as there had been no
rehearsal, it reflected great credit
upon them, unaccustomed as they are
to such displays.
THE ORIGINALITY OF THE WHOLE PRO
GRAMME
and its success, we regard as inaug-
urating something not hitherto at
tempted in open air exhibitions. -
1t had been arranged that all the
children shonld form in procession
and proceed to the grounds selected,
in a body, marching in their route
through the principal streets. In
conformity With this plan, the pro.
cession was formed in front Of the
school buildings, and at the signal
sounded by the bell at the Town
Hall, it moved forward on Murray
street, precisely at 9 o'clock, in the
following order: The Grand Mar.
shall, Prof. A. w. Pardec, and aids
at the head; next, an advance guard
of four young gentlemen mounted,
followed by the Alexandria String
Band. The Queen, accompanied by
the Maids of Honor, in carriages,
and tie pages in waiting, came next.
Immediately in their rear appeared
the Royal standard and its guard
Following, were two carriages, in
which were seated seven beautiful
little girls, representing Fairies, and
behind them a Guard Of Honor bear
ing flag. Then came tie column
Of boys, numbering about one,huu.
dred, under the immediate command
Of Prof. James r. Waters, who off.
ciated also as Master of Ceremonies,
and in the rear of all the procession
of girls, accompanied by their In.
structress, Mrs. A. Garfield, the tout
ensemble presenting an imposing and
beautiful spectacle, every feature OF
which coul,: but awaken the mos,
pleasing and delightful reflections. |
Reaching Second street, the process
sion moved up to jackson street,
in Jackson to Front street, and down
Front to "Johnson's Grove" where a
very large and brilliant asscmblage
awaited them.
THE EXERCISES OF THE DAY WERE IN
AUGURATED
With an address by Judge j. r.
Thornton, of which it would be su-
'erduous to say more than that it
'ully sustained his we'll known repu
alton as an orator. At the conclu.
'ion of the address it was announced
hat the browning of the Queen and
Maids Of Honor would be next in or
ter, whereupon the Queen, Miss Net
lie Paul, was escorted to the stand
~ Master Lee Cockerille,, the King,
ollowed by the Maids of Honor,
Misses Aggie Clements, Josephine
Kramer, Mary Hilton and Augusta
Veil, accompanied respectively by
Masters Clarence Sprigg, Allie Hyn-
on, j. Davidson Biossat and Over
on Wells, who were to crown them.
This ceremony was most gracefully
reformed. The Queens attire, the
unrest white, appropriately trimmed
nth natural flowers, was only eclip.
ed BY the freshness and bloom oil
er bright and lovely countenance.
The Maids of Honor were, in every
ense, worthy recipients of her Ma
esty's favor. 'God Save the
lueen" was the appropriate air now
iayed by the band. ssThe reception
{ the Fairies was, perhaps, the
lost beautiful feature in the days
ntertalnment; life to them had no
ares, and we could but wish that it