The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-12
Favored by Ideal Weather,
the Large Campus of the
Quaker School Was Taxed
to Its Capacity.
PAGEANT A FEATURE
WELL WORTH SEEING
Festive Days of Merry Old
England Recalled Weeks
of Preparation Culminate
in Success.

Attended by crowd estimated at
from $500 to 1000 staged more elab-
orately than ever before, and bringing
with it the announcement of a big
statewide campaign to lift the col
leges $4,000 debt, the 1911 celebra-
tion of May Day at Earlham college to-
day takes its place as one of the most
pleasant and important events in the
history of the institution.
The rain. of last night, with the at
tending possibility of showers today,
seemingly had not effect upon the at.
tendance. Old students and friends
of the college began to flock to the
campus in the morning. Trains
brought crowds of visitors from a dis.
tance, to be joined by the people OF
Richmond and Wayne county in max
ing this. the tenth may Day celebra-
ton, the biggest .and best of all.
With the assurance of fair weather,
which came with the morning the final
arrangements for the celebration
were made at the college. The cam.
pus and buildings were decorated in
American flags and the college colors,
and every detail preparatory to the
afternoon program was given careful
attention.
The closing of the schools this after.
noon, the proclamation of Mayor Zim
norman and the request of the Com
mercial club that business men close
their establishments added materially
to the holiday atmosphere and when
the time came for the beginning OF
the program the college campus was
crowded with eager spectators.
From the sounding of the trumpet
announcing the coming of the pageant
until the Quack doctors and beggars
and fortune teilers set up their cry
of their wares in the festival scent
which closed the afternoon program
the celebration was pronounced a wor
thy elimination of the many weeks o
practice and preparation.
The pageant itself was feature
worth travelling miles to witness. II
was participated in by more than three
hundred young folks. all in costume
AS the procession passed from behint
Earlham hall, it proceeded by an in
direct route about the campus unit
the several characters had been in
spected, and then the entire grOul
found rendezvous in Earlham circle
where the forest portion of the pro
gram was presented.
Heading the pageant were twelve
girls arrayed as heralds, marching il
twos with stately tread as in keepin,
with their official roles. Next behint
the heralds trooped Robin Hood:
band, known to fame.
| The Central Figure.
The central figure of the days cele
bration found proper escort in thu
heralds and Robin Hoods men, for be
hind them came the Lady of the
May" with her twelve attendants ant
the children of the May rompin.
about the wagon bearing the Ma.
poles.
Miss Catherine Hartman, of Remins
ton, was Queen of the May and sh.
was attended by little Margaret Gar
yer as crown bearer. The queen wal
also. attended by her twelve maids
Ruby Zion, Florence Jay, Mary E
Smith, Virginia Travis, Marguerite
Doane, Rachel Calvert. Gertrude Bar
tel, Amy Post, Edith Wildman, Ethe
Pubiow, Margaret Sedgwick, Isabe
Thomas.
| The milkn:aiG,; bearing their pals
and leading their COW came next il
the procession and attracted immedi
ate attention because of the. reality o
their characters through the presenc,
in the line of the COW. The anima
behaved as should a well trained Gov
| in the presence of SO charming grou]
of milk-aids as surrounded her. TIL,
program did not present the name o
the COW but her pretty attendant
were Margaret Henley, Gertrude Haw
ley. Miss Butler. Mary Wilson. Oliv'
Wildman. Margaret Hardin, Nelli
Cassatt. Mary Redmond, Frances
Burke. Fredika Maeseka, Mildre,
Howes. Julia Lybrook, Gladys Parks
and Edna kellum. .
A Decided Contrast.
The chimney sweeps who meander
ed along next in line, were in striking
contrast to the dainty milk-maids
The fiddlers and the Jacks-in-the
Green accompanied the sweeps an
in turn were followed by band o
rustics and the lords and ladies VIII
were later a part of the play "Pyrs
mus and Thisbe."
Tho Mirris mon tho ouarE doctor
and Friar Tuck, represented by Gril
fin Moffett, together with the jester
and the hobby horses" formed ar
other interesting group in the line.
Put the most striking feature of tn
pageant came when the shepherdess