The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-22
PENIS MAY DAY FETE
One Of the Prettiest and Most Enjoy
able Of Any in College History.

The annual May day fete and lawn
festival at Penn College was given
Friday evening by the young ladies
OF the college under the auspices OF
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation, and proved to be one Of the
lprettiest and most enjoyable oc-
Icasions in the history OF the school,
The affair was participated in by all
the girls in both the college and the
academy and was most brilliant af-
fair from beginning to end. The
campus at the front of the main col
| lege building was crowded to its
capacity when the program began at
1900 O'clock with a concert by the
Penn band under the leadership of
Ralph Robson and everyone pro-
nounced the succeeding program the
most successful affair of the kind ever
seen in the city. Candy booths, ice
lcream stands, etc, adorned the outer
points on the campus and the girls
netted a neat sum as a result of the
sales of the delicacies. ST.
The program proper began at Gas
the participants in the affair, led by
cardinal Gren Pierell, bedecked in
all his stately robes of office, and at.
tended by the boys of the Senior class
las guards. The two little Caldwell
lboys, neatly dressed in white suits
lcarried the Cardinals crown in the
parade. Next in the line of march
came the girls who were to partici-
lpate in the drills, all dressed in ap-
ipropriate costumes, and the remain
der of the girls of the school followed
them. Last came the May Queen, at
tended by the Senior girls, with the
Misses Martha Berry and Lucille Rich
as train-bearers. The procession
formed in two lines on the campus,
land while they kneeled and sang, the
May Queen was escorted to the royal
throne by her attendants and crowned
Queen of May by the Cardinal. Miss
Roberta Meredith was afforded the
honor of serving as May Queen by
virtue of vote taken among the
young men of the school and was a
most beautiful and gracious Queen.
Directly after tho Queen had been
crowned and had taken her throne,
in their usual CAPABLE manner, with
Miss Wayne Hockett as accompan-
list. Miss Hockett also acted as &C
companist to the drills. g..
The Folk dances followed and were
participated in by the girls of the col
Ilege taking, gymnasium work, and
were one of the prettiest and most de-
llightful parts of the evening program.
The Scotch Reel was the first num-
Der, given by sixteen of the smaller
girls. and was followed by series of
Swedish Folk dances in which twenty.
eight girls took part, including hop
ping dance, shoemahers' dance, and
the children's polka. r.
The May Pole drills came next,
with two of the ribbon-decked poles
and sixteen girls at each pole. The
program on the lawn was ended by a
novel lantern drill by thirty-two girls,
all dressed in charming black and
white costumes, and each one carry
ing large Japanese lantern suspend
ed on pole. Miss Mabel Warren.
girls physical director, had charge of
the training of the young ladies for
the various drills and certainly de-
manner in which the program was
carried out. ..
The closing number on the program
of the events of the day was play
given by the department of expression
Iof the college in the auditorium at
1915. The students presented one of
John Galsworthy's plays, Joy" in
three acts, and the members of the
least chosen to present the play inter
Ipreted their parts in a manner worthy
Iof much commentator Miss Eva
Wickersham as Joy" was delightful
and easily carried away the honors of
the production Elmer Tatum as
Colonel Hope,and Miss Mamie Wright
as Mrs. Hope we're also excellent, and
Miss Grace Williams as the old COVER
ness acted her difficult role in most
efficient fashion Others of promi-
hence in the cast we're Jay Newlin,
Spencer Mortimer, Dwight Johnson,
Miss Bessie White, Miss Luanna Stew
art and Miss Florence Smith.