Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-01
MAY-DAY FROLTCS
DELIGHT THOUSANDS
AT STARR GARDEN
Pictures as Vivid as Those
in the Days Of Mistress
Nell and the Merry Mon
arch Shown in the Recre-
alton Centre.
Joyous Spring Festival in
Downtown Section and in
West Philadelphia -Bryn
Mawr College Girls Finish
Their Celebration.

II they had only had a moving picture
man around In the year 1865, when good
old Samuel Pepys strolled down the
Strand and saw Pretty Nell" (as he
recorded that night, of course, In his
diary)-Nell Gwyn. actress and mother
OF the sons OF kings-leaning out OF her
doorway and smiling as she watched the
girls dancing about the Maypole IL would
pe great to see the pictures at the show
tonight.
Wen we won't. But our descendants
IN as remote a future as ls that past
that Is. In the year 2i65-wIll see Nav
day pictures Just as good and girls lust
az pretty as Nell. II we save our films
tor they took movies" of the "great
nlay-day Carnival at Starr Garden
recreation Centre. 7th and Lombard
& streets. this afternoon. and those pictures
may some day be the only link with the
psst 20 revive this merry Mayday custom,
winch is forever being lost to humanity
and forever being resurrected.
mere were other May Day festivals
today In and about the city-but just n
y minute before we leave the past; IFS a
,rthe thlns TO note that II was the Puri- |
7nths, the people who were always taking |
the JOY out of life, who tore the Maypole |
uown' IN 1914. and It was the Restora ton |
that set II UP again So that however |
we may despise the bad beauties and
profllgate lords OF King Charles day. we
owe that period the debt of providing one
riment
The Starr Garden affair started at 2
O'Clock. and there were two bands and
lots of drills and dances
The Boy Scouts did a lot OF good
quick alert, work at scouting. maneu-
vering and drilling and the Campfire
Girls danced. Tho acme OF interest
OF course, came when the May Queen was
crowned, but before that there was
dancing by all the girls of the centre
around the fowery Maypoe Gymnasium
driil showed the skill and strength of
both girls and boys.
AZ night in the gymnasium, there
VIII be play and a dance. NJ Carson
tall principal of the centre, will be in
charge
AT BRYN MAwR.
Today and tonight the Bryn Mawr stu
dents Will finish their round of May-day
activities. The finals of the track meet ,
were held tthis is hardly in the old Eng
nsh tradition) this morning, and tonight |
the students will attend production OF {
the Chinese play, THE Yellow Jacket" t
given by the Coburn players I
The real May-day festivities at the coll !
ieee were held yesterday In the morn
ing the young women of the senior class !
al dressed in white, assembled on the
campus TO sing the Latin hymn which Is
sung each year by the choir bows of
Magdalen College, oxford. After break
fast the entire student body, wearing 7
white dresses and sashes of their class
colors, danced singing. around four May
poles on the college green.
IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. c
A May Day Festival" was held under =
the auspices OF the Kingsessing Recre- =
alton Centre at the eight-acre field of I
the association, 50th street and Chester !
avenue today. Margaret Adams was =
chosen May Queen and was crowned. h
There was parade headed by Di- :,
rector Porter and the police band Boy
Scouts and ball players OF the Kingses- !,
sing League took part. and after the q
queen was crowned Director Porter a
opened the baseball season by throwing y
out a new ball. There are eight teams in h
the league.
In connection with the May festival .,
there were seven dances, including =,
dances OF the seasons, folk dances and :,
hover dances. Girls and boys from 4 TO Is
years of age took part in some. while
others were conducted by older bows
ana girls, men and women. Among the
speakers besides Director Porter was CT
Fred Mcintyre. president of the league. C.
ana Dr. Seneca Egbert, dean of Medico- T
Chi College. The Queens maids OF honor tn
yere Mary Hallahan Sara Harris, Ethel 81
ireenield and Ethlet Collins 81
AT the Gordon School, 4ll2 Spruce street be
Nohln Hood and many other characters
made their appearance yesterday after
loon. There was a beautiful Nav Queen
md Goddess of Spring and more than 100
iris took part in the May-day festival,
Mss Hope Richardson was Queen, and
Mss Jane Brown was the goddess. Miss
hary Lamberton and Miss Anna Flanders
we're In charge.