The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-05-19
May DAY AT
DOW CITY
Exercises by Schools Largely Attend.
ed-Program Postponed From
1870 to 7 O'Clock in Evening
MISS sALBINA POTTER QUEEN
Parade Includes. Entire School, About
IT'S. Students Taking Part-Five
(. Decorated May Poles.
Dow City, May Especial.


The May day exercises held last Fri
day in the school yard were attended
by large crowd of interested spec
tators. The program had been sched-
uled to be given at 1 80 p. m, but on
account of the intense heat had been
postponed until o'clock and this
was an ideal time to have it. The
Dow City band was present and gave
several selections. The first number
of the queen Of the May in the person
of Miss Balbna Potter, and her at
PENDANTS, first of which were the flow
er girls, namely, Margaret Gibson,
Bethel Wight, Vida Spence, Genevieve
Birkhofer, Mabel Scott, Lucille Coop
er, Winifred Johnson and Maxine Hol-
| comb, each bearing a basket of flow
ers. Next came Miss Coda Jordan.
gowned in light green, and bearing
the crown on satin pillow. Then
the queen and her chariot, which was
a bower of beauty in its decorations
OF white and pink, the vehicle being
drawn by Marguerite Luke, Jennie
Cramer, Ruth Judd and Viola Gibson.
The queens robe was of pure white.
This was followed by the queens
escorts, Vernon Pearsall and James
McHenry, and the pages, Charles
Smith and Johnnie Anderson. Her
Notwithstanding were next in line and
were as follows: Letha Manning, Clara
Williamson, Josephine Munsey. Jean
holland. Iva Fishel and Ruth Swasey,
each gowned in pink and carrying pink
and white parasols, and the couriers,
Howard Stepanek and Medford Rudd.
The equipage paused at the queens
bower and the courtiers assisted her
to alight. after Which the crown of
flowers were, placed on her head and
she was assisted to her throne. Her
maids in waiting and the courtiers
We're seated on her left and right.
Then the parade of the entire school
began, about It's taking part Hugh
Odell' as Uncle Sam and Zeta Clothier
as Columbia led the procession, car
rying large banner on which was in
scribed Peace" then the remainder
followed in single file. When the main
grounds We're reached they began the
SCI pCutlucs lhdlAh anu WHICH luu
reached their places America" was
sung. led by Gene Virgins with the
cornet The next number was the
game Pop Goes the Weasel" by the
first primary pupils. Sixteen boys Of
the second primary and intermediate
grades put on a flag drill which was
nicely executed !. and. drew forth a
hearty applause. Six couples Of the
first primary, appropriately gowned,
gave a Dutch minuet which was great
ly appreciated. The flower drill by
the grammar room girls was beauti-
fully done and was one OF the finest
numbers of the program. The last
number was the winding of the May
poles by the grades. Five poles, three
trimmed in blue and white and two in
pink and white, had been erected and
the dancers. to the music of the Vic
trola, wound the poles and then un-
wound them. This done in unison
was delight to the large audience.
The Victrola furnished the music for
all the games as we'll. This conclud-
ed the program and we are safe in say
ing that it was the most appreciated
of any school program put on here in
several years. Those having the af-
fair in charge are to be congratulate
ed on making it such a success.
Miss Ruth Bates, of the Ruth Bates
Company, and Miss Edna Childress,
who has been travelling in entertain
ment work for the past year. will rem
der their splendid program on Friday
evening at Deloit the admission charg
es to be Is and 25 cents. They will
also give very fine program at Boyer
On Thursday evening at the NJ. E.,
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