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Committees On
May Day Fete
Are Announced

The personnel of the various COM
mittees who will have a part in the
May Day fete at the community play
ground next Saturday afternoon at
o'clock was announced today by
Mrs. Ralston Cargill, general chair
man, for the information of the
members and the public. All of these
committees are asked to be on the
grounds in time to have everything
in readiness for the fete to begin
promptly at o'clock.
The fete is being given by the Civic
committee of the Woman's club, as
sisted by teams from the Woman's
club and committees from the D. A.
R., the U. D. C. and Music Study
club
In connection with preparations for
the entertainment, the suggestion
was being made in some quarters TO-
day that the merchants of the city
close their places of business between
3 AS O'Clock and the close of the fete
Saturday afternoon in order that
their employees and themselves NAV
have an opportunity to attend and
see just what is being done at the
playground.
Following is the announcement of
personnel
Mrs. j. Ralston Cargill, General
Chairman.
May Queen Contest-Mrs. W. S.
Kirkpatrick, Chairman; Mrs. E. B.
Everett and Miss Myrtle Rushin.
Assisting with Baby Parade.-Mrs.
George Oliver, Chairman; Mrs. Dud-
ley Gatewood, Mrs. T. C. Tillman,
Mrs. Clarence Carswell, Mrs. W. T.
Lane, Mrs. Hollis Fort and Miss
Emma Mae Borum.
Twenty May Pole Dancers Train
ed by Mrs. Clarence Niles and Miss
Irma Phillips.
Twenty Folk Dancers-Trained by
Mrs. Will Dudley and Mrs. Ralston
Cargill, assisted by Miss Marie
Walker, Miss Alice McNeill and Miss
Lucy Simmons.
Interpretative Dances. = Misses
Florence Fort, Charlotte Turner and
Cordelia Hooks; taught by Miss
Emma Chapman.
Decorations Mrs. Frank Sheffield
and team.
Refreshments, Too.
Ice Cream Booths,-Mrs. Lee
Councils team and Mrs. c. O. Niles
team.
Soft Drinks.-Mrs. Will Dudley's
team; Mrs. P. H. Bahnsen and Team
No. 3.
Sandwiches and Peanuts.-Mrs. J.
7. Stukes' team.
Candy Tables.-Mrs. Fl. W. Van
Riper, Mrs. W. C. Gray, Mrs. Wyatt
Ivey, Mrs. Bagley, Miss Emma Mae
Borum and helpers representing the
Woman's club, D. A. R., the q. D.
y. and Music Study Club.
Committee on Prizes.-Mrs. ]. W
Harris, Jr., Chairman.
Assisting at Gate and on Field
Mrs. Charles Council, Mrs. Kirkpat.
rick, Mrs. Westbrook, Mrs. H. C.
Davis, Mrs. T. c. Davis, Mrs. Fetner
Mrs. George Oliver, Mrs. Will Dudley
Mr.. Sherman, Mr.. Cargill and Boy
Scouts.
The judges will be four out-of,
town visiting ladies whose names will
withheld at their request.
Handsome Prizes.
The handsome prizes which have
been rendered possible by the assist
ance of merchants and others are as
follows:
Prize For Baby Parade.-Silver
Loving Cup, S. A. Daniels; Gold
Locket and Chain Thos. L. Bell; Gold
Pin, Pearl Set, Donated by a Club
Woman.
Prizes For Athletics.-Kodak. Will
Dudley; Knife, Mrs. J. W. Harris
Jr
Revised List of Maids.
A revised list of the maids chosen
to serve with the May Queen has been
made necessary owing to the alb.
sence from the city of one selected
in the beginning. The list completed
is as follows: Miss Lucy Simmons
Miss Hulet Humber, Miss Geraldine
Payne, Miss Marguerite Everette
Miss Katie Hines, Miss Louise Dudley
Miss Thelnna Easterlin, Miss Pauline
Broadhurst, Miss Annie Ivey, Miss
Dorothy Cargill, Miss Mary Sue
Chambliss, Miss Sarah Oliver and
Miss Elizabeth Sheffield.
The children taking part in the
dances at the playground are re,
quested to be at the grounds PROMPT
ly at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
for practice. 1t is very necessary
that they all be on hand, for the la,
dies in charge of this drill want tc
secure perfection in the dances.
The ladies in charge of the baby
parade urgently request the mother:
of the children to be at the play
grounds not later than 80 o'clocl
Saturday afternoon. The reason fol
this request so urgently made is thai
it requires some time to put the car
riages in line for the parade, and it i: