The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-04-23
OUTDOOR FETE
OF ST. GEORGE.
Children to Show How He Killed
the Dragon.
FOLK DANCES WILL Be GIVEN.

Young People of Episcopal Church In
New York Named After EnsIand's
Patron Saint to Take Part--Tree
Planting Also on the Program.
For the first time in the United States
a pageant similar to those which have
had great vogue in England for sew
eral years will be seen In New York
city on April %. the feast of st.
George, the patron saint of England.
1t will be given under the auspices
of the various societies attached to st.
Georges Episcopal church, in Six
teenth street, near Stuyvesant square,
and will represent the legend of st.
George and the dragon.
Hundreds Of children connected with
church societies and settlement houses
will take part In the festival and will
give folk dances of various European
countries. In connection with the pag-
cant. which will be given out of doors,
there will be tree planting feature
Eighteen young maple trees will be
planted In Sixteenth street, between
Third avenue and Stuyvesant park,
each being about 300 feet apart
Poor and Rich Interested.
Great interest is being taken In the
pageant not only by the members of
the church. but by the whole east side
Children of the poor as well as chill
dren of the wealthy will take part in
nd hn
given the biggest parts.
Mr.. Everett Wendell. who has taken
prominent part In society theatricals,
and Miss Louise Freeland, head of the
Girls Friendly society, have charge of
the affair, but they are getting much
assistance from Miss Young, head of
the Deaconesses' home, and her associ-
ates, as well as from other wealthy
members of the congregation and the
rector, Rev. Hugh Birkhead
1t will be the first time that St
Georges church has celebrated the
feast Of the saint after whom 1t Is
named, and the intention of all con-
cerned is to make the celebration
memorable one.
The pageant will carry out the myth
ical story of st. George and the dragon,
which is that spring which supplied
water to a certain ancient city was
guarded by great dragon, to whom
one of the maidens of the city was sac
rificed annually. st. George slew the
dragon and liberated the city from its
curse.
Huge Dragon Being Built.
St George will be represented by one
Of the children of the Sunday school.
as will his sixteen knights. The parts
Of the king and queen will also be
taken by Sunday school children. A
huge dragon is now being built spe-
cially for the pageant by theatrical
property man. 1t will be moved by
several children concealed inside.
Aside from those worn by the princi-
pal characters the costumes will be
very simple and will be made by the
deaconesses and women members of
the church societies.
After the pageant the tree planting
exercises will be held. The trees are
lWculy leel ldll, anu TWO Ol Cueu Will
be planted In front of the deaconesses'
house.
After the tree planting will come the
folk dances by the children of the Sun
day school and the Industrial school.
There will be Italian, German, Swed-
ish, old English and Italian dances,
and those taking part will wear appro-
pirate colors.
Refreshments will be served in the
parish house after the exercises.
Among the societies interested in the
festival are the Girls Friendly socie-
ty, the Kings Daughters, the Sunday
school, the Mems club, the Boys bat
TALON and the Missionary society.