The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-19
CHURCHES Hold
MAY-DAYP PARADE
Children Of Catholic Parishes
Take Part in Ceremonies
and First Communion.
CROWDS ARE ATTRACTED
Happiest Ones in Throng Are Little
Girls Chosen as Queens
of the May. :.

Happy ch;ldren-hundreds of then-lit-
tie girls in dainty frocks and boys
groomed and starched for Sunday, took
part in the May Day professions of sew
eraI Of the Catholic churches yesterday
afternoon. Perfect May weather and
their respondent finery made the cere-
monies for the children a complete sue
cess. Probably the happiest children in
the Capital yesterday were those little
girls who had been chosen queens of
the May.
A class of eighty-fve children received
their first COMMUNION at St. Patrick's,
Tenth and G Streets Northwest. and
made up one of the sections of the pro-
cession there in the afternoon, in which
more than 600 children took part This
procession moved from Carroll Hall west
in G Street to Tenth Street, then south
to F Street, returning by the same route
with the exception that the children
marched back on the opposite sides of
the streets.
Spectators Line Streets.
Many spectators gathered while the
procession passed on. Miss Regina
Fisher was Queen of the May here.
and was attended by eight maids of
honor. proud in their snowy dresses.
On the return to the church, Miss
Fisher crowned the statue of the
Blessed Virgin. The benediction of
the blessed sacrament was given by
Mgr William T Russell. Rev. Thomas
E. Michigan preached the sermon.
Daniel Sloan was crown-bearer for
st. Patricks May Queen. Gertrude
Nohe. Elizabeth Moons. and Helma
Caldwell were train-bearers. The fol-
lowing were maids of honor:
Gertrude Richards. Helen sGantley. Julia Gas
IJca at
Hoover Helen Thornett May Jacques, Katie Sui
Ivan Edith Oriani. Mary Gantley. Ethel Mansan.
May Reidy Elizabeth Friel. Marsaret Toner
Annie Connors. Elsie Cassidy, Mary Quinn
Madeline Merklng L. Poindexter. kath-
arne O'Connor. Alice Mcdonald. Mildred Nor
rison Eleanore Jacques Mildred Gaskins. Lucille
Ciaskins Rosemary Lucas. Mary Deeds, Anna Sui
liyan Cynthia Giusta Eloise Berry. Katie Cal
lily. Anna Muroe. Margaret Lyons. Mary Foley.
Minnie Mcdonald. Freds Hammond. Isabelle Cain,
Lille Bontz, Mildred Morris. NJ. Deckeiman'
Jennie Or F. Crook Marjorie Emory. Rosina
Hawkins. Margaret Joy. Katharine Melville. Helen
SheckIes Aimee Steinmetz. NJ. Israel. Margaret
Letterner. Katie Snow. Bernadine Shipley. Mar
saret Cannon Maize Lyons GeneyieTe Anadale.
Mabel Ennis. Gretchen Baden. Ellen Russell.
Cienerieve Gaskins Pauline Isemann. Beatrice Deeds,
Margaret Shea. Esther Bell. VI. Gibbeney. A.
schmitt. E Hanul. Elizabeth Reiter, Rose Nc
Serney.
More than 800 children took part in the
May Day procession at st. Martins, I
Street and Rhode Island Avenue North
west The route of this procession was
north in North Capitol Street to Rhode
Island Avenue west to First Street. and
then back to the church
Miss Alice Quigley was crowned Queen
of the MAY at ST. Martins following the
procession Rev. Eugene A. Harmon,
pastor of the church, preached the ser
mon
Rev. NJ. p. Eran Leads Procession.
The Rev. NJ P Egan led the May Day
procession Of St. Teresa's parish, Ana
costa Its route was along Street to
st. Teresa's School. and thence back to
the church along the same way. Follow
ing Father Egan came the altar boys
of st. Teresa's, clothed in robes OF red
and white. Next came the tiny tots in
white. followed by the Sodality of the
Children of Mary, CARRIED in blue and
white.
Miss Agnes Reagan was May Queen.
Miss Mary Lawrence acted as her first
assistant, and Miss Gertrude Farrell as
second. assistant The attendants of the
queen were the Misses Mary Gray, Alice
quad. Mary OConnor. Mary Flaherty.
barbara Schubert, and Alice Scott. Miss
Elizabeth Amman was crown bearer.
Train bearers were Katherine Dore and
Helen Leonard; angels, Louis, Alice and
Fannie Wenger, Teresa O'Neil, Marga-
ret Burke Cornelia Nash, Dorothy
Hazel, Adelaide Harrison, and banner
boys, Raymond Knott and Thomas Leo
nard
Children of the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, Eighth and n Streets
Northwest, formed their main procession
at Eighth and o Streets. The Blessed
Sacrament was given by the Rev. James
D. Mari. A class of eighty was given
first communion. Miss Louise Cotton.
Queen of the May, crowned the Blessed
Virgin.