Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-11
MAY DAY FETE
CITY SCHOOL STAGED OUT DOOR
FESTIVITIES
May Poles, May Queens, Folk Dances
and Songs Pleased Large
Crowds at All the School
Grounds

With 600 pupils of the grad
schools participating the most elal
crate of any of the towns May fete
were held today at the Garfield
Mckinley and Lincoln buildings thi
afternoon. Two thousand person
witnessed the festivities. The exer
cises were beautiful, charming ant
pretty to behold and told of abil
ity in instructing the children il
the dances, songs and steps on The
part of the teachers at each school
and Miss Ethel Shay, the music in
structor. Her efforts to make the
day a success were rewarded.
Miss Shay has made a splendid
record as head of the schools music
department and the festivities were
highly creditable to her exceptional
talent.
The general character of the ex-
ercises at the three schools were
bAuOu lilo odAC. nc OpCulAS Pal
was dramatic representation of
the awakening of spring by Mother
Nature. Srping awakens throws
off the gray mantle of winter and
summons the four winds, the rain
drops and sunbeams to arouse the
slumbering crocuses. When the lat
ter are in full bloom the butterflies
and the bees flutter about the bed.
The parts of the playlet were taken
by children costumed in the dainty
colors of spring.
Garfield
G. 0wds made a wide circle around
the west lawn of the Garfield build
ing at 2 o'clock, over 1000 persons
looking on at the festival.
After 400 pupils had marched to
the lawn the May Queen, Dorothy
Harger, was carried in a chariot ar
ray to her throne which was a mass
of pink and white flowers. Her
dainty attendant, Aileen Hall, crown
ed her with flowers and then came
the playlet. Leading parts were:
Queens Herald, Nina May How
ard; Winter and Spring, Fayne Bel
KNAPP; Mother Nature, Ruth Cutler;
ether major characters were carried
by 33 children. Three may poles
were wound and unwound by AZ
children Of the first, second and
third, the fourth, fifth and sixth and
seventh and eighth grades. Spring,
Welcome Sweet Spring." by Ruben
stein, was sung by the entire pupil
assembly.
Mckinley
The Mckinley grounds were the
scene of very pretty festival and
several hundred parents and friends
we're present to enjoy it.
The procession of gaily dressed
children was followed by the crown I
ng of the May Queen, Lois Ben s
lett. Bob Gemmill and Dale Teet-
ers were heralds; Florence Ann +
Fritz, Mother Nature; David Mat
eson, Winter, while crocuses, bees,
and other characters
we're well taken. The winding of
he May poles was pretty picture.
Lincoln :
The pupils of the grades in the !,
lincoln building executed their !,
teps, dances, songs and playlet in ;,
pretty manner. After the grand
ssemble came the awakening of -
pring and while Miss Pauline Fen -
ell was being crowned with ermine, :,
be Queen of the May, $50 children =,
ang Rubenstein's spring song. The ~
xercises were on the lawn and
aree poles were twined by Miss
Miss Dore's, Miss Miller's
nd Miss Snider's pupils Clara Lam
Is, May Winnis, Sylvia France and u
OILS Hershey carried the queens
over. Others in leading roles were: &C
Inter and Spring, Paul Engle; ne
other Nature, Bessie Abbott; Her ca
d, Arthur Dean Nicolay, were in &C
tendance. The many costumed chill m
zen presented a gay sight. pu