Evening star., 1922-05-14
PAGEANTRY FEATURES
M'LEAN FIELD DAY
Virginia Town Scene of Unusual
Historic and Athletic High
School Program.

MCLEAN, Va. May 13 (SpeciaD.-
The annual field day of the Franklin
Sherman High School today includ-
ed basket ball games with Oakton
athletic contests. The alleeorical
dances and pageant. with which the
day was concluded, were of especial
interest and beauty.
The scene was opened with dance
portraying Winter (taken by Cath
arine Gasch) putting the flowers and
butterflies to sleep. followed By
Spring (Ethel Witkewski), who woke
them up. The Queen of the May
(Alyce Amole) entered. attended by
her fairies. and was crowned by
Spring, while the fairies and flowers
and butterflies danced and sang.
They were interrupted by a group
of schoolchildren of today, who
asked the queen to snow them the
early settlers of Virginia. The queen
sent herald to summon first Powha-
tan and The Pamunkey Indians, who
danced a war dance and smoked a
peace pipe. The Indians were fol-
lowed by all the nationalitics repre-
sented in the early settlement of
Virginia. dressed in appropriate cos
who sang the "Marseillaise"; Irish,
six little girls. who danced an Irish
Jig: Scotch, six girls. who danced 4
highland fling; English. sixteen girls
dancing on the green, and the Dutch.
portrayed by Ruth and Charles kadel.
George Washington "shown."
The children then asked to see
some of the Virginians who helped to
found the nation and the queen sum-
Vernon George CornwelD, Lord
Fairfax of Greenway Court (Alfred
Leigh), Thomas Jefferson of Month
cello {John Snead). Martha Washing
ton tAnnie CornwelD. Nellie Custis
Virginia Palmer). Dolly Madison
(Almeda Ayres). These Virginians
danced a minuet and the children
sang Bells of Mount Vernon" The
ceremonies concluded with the wind
ing of the gay1y painted and be
ribboned Maypole. Dinner and sup
per were served on the grounds by a
committee of women. headed by Mrs.
Ella Palmer. and the evening was
concluded with a dance under the
management of Clemens Stern. The
school is greatly indebted to r. F:
the erection of all the stands and
booths. Gatekeepers for the day
were U. S. Walters. I. B. Faidley. o.
Whitley and G. S. Hamlin.
Mrs. Henry Lockwood. president >of
the Virginia Federation of Women $
meeting of the Mclean Community
Library Association Tuesday She
gave an interesting talk on the past
history and present work Of the gene
raj federation and stressed particularly
the effort that is being made to keep
the federation a non-polittca1 body.
Mrs Henry Mackall was hostess for
the afternoon.
Teams First Defeat.
The Mclean base ball team met its
first defeat of the season in the game
played at Ballston last week. The
team will go to Capitol Heights to
play the Maryland Park Athletic Ciuo
Sunday at 2:30.
Clark Griffith. president of the Wash
ingtoni base ball club. is to play fairy
godfather to the small boys OF st.
Johns Episcopal Church. Each MEM
Der of Mrs. Writings Sunday school
class who attends regularly Tor the
next two months will be given a com.
plimentary ticket to big league game
this summer as the guest OF President
Griffith.
A minstrel show for the benefit of
st. Johns Catholic Church will be
st. Johns Hall, Ell Nide. The enter
tainment will conclude with dancing
and refreshments.
The Sunday school of the Baptist
| church will observe Mothers day
Sunday with appropriate ceremonies.
,
| enrolled in the Sunday school.
e. Harry Myers of Washington,
brother of Mrs. Fl. A. Storm, Mrs. Fred
Magarity and Mrs. J. H. Carpsr of
| Mclean, died suddenly at Georgetown
Hospital Thursday evening.
The business meeting of the Junior.
Daughters of the King which was
postponed from May because OF rain
will precede the social meeting to be
held on Friday evening, May 10, at the
home of Mrs. Bruno Wittig.
The girls basket ball team beat the
Fairfax team 13 to Thursday at
Mclean. The members of the team
this year are Virginia Palmer. Eleanor
Follin. Dorothy Ball, Edna Soper, Eliza
beth Hileman, Ruth Kadel and Miriam
storm. The boys basket ball team in
cludes Alfred Leirh, George Cornwsll.
John Snead, Horace Downey and Joseph
Mai. and Mrs. H.. T. Eglin' have re-
turned to their home in Lewinsville
after two years soiourn in England and
Europe.
and Mrs. Fred SWEET Of Washington are
the guests of Mrs. w. r. Ross of
Mclean for field day and the week end.