Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1911-05-04
May Festival Great Success.

dsv afternoon. was in every way
brilliant success. The "Qaeen'S
weather." which. the British used |
TO declare attended all occasions |
honored by the presence of their be. !
loved Queen Victoria. certainly
added to the glory of the pageant Of
the temporary queen of Williams
burg.
BY three O'Clock the Palace Green
was crowded. The heralds and
marshsllS had great difficulty in
keeping the court of honor clear.
The first part of the procession.
which advanced toward the throne
from the south END of the green.
consisted of. first a troop of.chidren
coming ia single file. with doll car
riages. go-caTts. express wagons.
etc, ali gaily decorated with flowers;
next two-oy-two followed girls with
baskets Of flowers. girls with gar
lands, the kindergarten children car
rying bouquets. the institute girls IN
orange ana white width a large dec
grated car and a group OF young
ladies with decorated white para
soils.
These drew up in a double line on
either side Of the route 70 De follow
ed by the queen. whose approach
was heralded by Master EDWARD
Spencer and Vernon Geddy on horse
oack. clad IN orange and black. with
waving plunes. All vehicles were
stopped by order of the marshalis
and the queens chariot approached
slowly preceded by little Miss SUI
ana Garrett and Master Ruffin Jones.
walking hand IN hand. one bearing
he queens crown and the other hei
sceptra, both composed Of white
flowers. Then came the chariot
beautifully decorated in yellow anc
white. in which were seated He
Majesty the Queen. Miss Mary Hen
.ey Spencer and her two maids o
nonor. Miss May Arnold and Mis-
Virginia Peachy. The pony was le,
by Masters Albert Douglas and Gin
ton Gary.
The Kindergarten greeted tn
queens approach with a May song
, and as she assembled the steps OF IN
throne her tiny cCown-Oearer place
the crown on her head. the sceptr
+ was handed her. and she took ne
place on the throne amid the ac
clamauOns OF the spectators. be
TWO maids of honor standing O
either hand. The picture was con
plete. The old green never locke
lovlier, with its carpet OF buttercup.
a veTitsble field OF cloth OF gold
the May sunshine. The colleen ton
repeated IN the decorations of b
throne which was in white and We
. ow. aud IN the Queen's robe. whic
K was o. yellow sstin. while all her a
{ JendsntS and almost every child pre-.
ent were arrayed in white and SPIN
J. flowers or every color were carue
II worn as gsriands.
- After the coronation there wei
James and dances before the quee.
,olk-dances by the girls Of the XII
tergaTten and the model school. an
u May pole dance. Then followe
races. The hundred yard dash. 3
public school boys. in which the l
< prize was won by Eugene Rowle,
: the Ind by Edward Spencer. III
= same by public school and coles
: ooys was won, the 1st prize by Dat
, geTheld Spencer. the 2nd by Euger
I'll Rowley.
p Teen followed a relay race
d model school girls in which the wi
I ners were Barbara Montgomer
,e Mamie Van Fossen. Mary Gillia
II and Bertha Banks.
In the hundred yard dash
model school boys. John Roge
T. won the first and Carlisle Johnstt
the second prizes. After this (,
. lowed high jumping. in which Gle
y Alexander. Van Garrett and L
" Bridges were the winners in the {
u der named.
Perhaps the most exciting contC
Of all was the climbing of a greas
pole, certainly the enthusiasm ne,
reached a higher point all afterno
No than when Van Garrett after a o,
severing struggle. attained the su
nit and hung there for a proud n
'e' ment looking down on the cheer
&c crowd. Carl Scott and Euge
20 Rowley also reached taiTly hi
nY marks on this slippery pole.
Il" The awarding Of prizes follows
AIk each winner anOrOa~bicc, 81. ~.