Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-12


Charming Guild of the Unitarian
church. was Il festive occasion for
the children OF the city. Hallowell,
Gardiner and winthrop. In fact,
with almost 500 children. ranging in
ages from old-enough- to -appcar-in-
public to almost grown-ups, taking
fun charge of the afternoon, it was
case OF the older folks taking a
back seat and watching the fun. And
there was fun in abundance for all
Of the boys and girls. with candy.
Ice cream. balloons and all sorts of
noise making devises, to speed the
hours along.
Tho Queen OF May was there and
received her pink rosebud crown
and she was surrounded by her
court Flowers and butterflies and
fairy creatures danced before the
queen and received the applause of
the court and spectators.
A lovely queen was dainty little
Miss Olive Bowditch. with her flow
or was Rosamond Cole and her at
tendants Ida Martin. Emma Pierce,
Harriet Pease: train bearers. Susan
Dean, Sybil Pierce: flower girls, Mar
torie Brown, Geraldine Mooers, Jane
Sanborn, Jane Webber. The queen
and her court were announced by
the brown-clad herald, Virginia WILL
cox.
The choosing OF the Queen OF the
May was conducted in a most COM
mendable manner. Upon the re-
quest OF Rev. u. II. Fem. pastor or
the Unitarian church, girl was
chosen from each OF the city's gram
mar schools from among the pupils
of the fifth grade UP. Her points
OF choice included her excellence In
studies, her bearing. her character
and her general disposition. SO each
of the girls chosen from the nVe
schools was that schools choice Tor
queen. The girls. Miss Martin from
tho Webster school, Miss Pease from
the Williams school. Miss Bowdltch
from the Lincoln school. Miss Cole
from the Smith school and Miss
Pierce from the Harrington school.
met the members OF the entertain
ment committee, of which Mrs.
Moves was chairman. and the honor
of queen was bestowed upon Miss
Bowdltch.
After the queen and party had
entered and the queen had been
crowned, the queen took her place
on her throne. amid bower or
green and flowers. Then The Open
ing OF the Bud" which was num-
Der originated by Mrs. Erskine T.
Moves, who trained the children for
the festival. was presented for the
queens approval.
Pan miss Josephine Peters) en-
tered, gay and sprightly in costume
of wood green and brown, playing
the pipe. Suddenly Pan discovered
that one particular bud had not now
cred. Puzzling. he hears the Blue
Bird (Vivian Noyes) singing. ana
Tells her about the unopened bud.
Rlue Bird whispers, Call Spring..
which he does. At the entrance of
Blue Bird, Mrs. Phillip u. Stubs
sang The Blue Bird" In most
charming manner. her clear. sweet
notes reaching the uttermost part or
the hall. 1t is always delight TO
Augusta audiences to hear Mrs.
Stubbs sing.
Spring (Myrle Varnum) entered.
danced about and summoned her
butterflies. Mrs. Maurine Morgan
gave a violin 6bligato. Mendelsohn's
Spring Cong" which was much en-
joyed. The butterflies were eight
girls. clad in lovely colored dresses:
Lucille Genthner. Ruth Keller. En-
lily Iippincott, Rachel Maddocks Ha-
eel Shaw. Frances Walker. Haze
wohlfarth. Margaret Wyman. Their
dance was "Papillions" to Elfentanz
by Grieg.
The bud was Gwendolyn Wheeler,
tiny little tot. who danced az
Mrs. Stubs sang Mighty Like n
Rose" with violin obligato by Mrs.
Morgan. This talented violinist was
,Iso hard with obligato in THE
Opening of the Bud" initial num-
Der.
The flowers were Eta Durant,
Marjorie Gerstein.- Jane Gilman.
Christine katon. Faith Nelson, Mil
dred Soule. Nancy Weston.
After the butterflies and Spring
lowered about the bud, she stirred
gently and then opened. All danced
joyously out or the glen.
The May Pole dance. in which a
group of children. wearing gay
colored frocks danced about a
green and white May Pole, was also
a very pretty number. The May
Pole dancers were: Frances Brown.
Barbara Chase. Shirley-Cole. Estelle
Dean, Arieen Glidden. Florence
Huntley, Mary Maddocks. Pauline
Metcalf. Thelma Newell. Betty
Paine, Pauline Purinton. Grace
Shaw. Hope Stubbs, Margaret Stur-
sis. Muriel S,urgis and Blossom
Webster.
The general chairman of the May
festival was Mrs Harry Patten and
nuch credit Is due her for the splen-
did success of the enterprise. She
had an efficient group OF co-work-
crs AT the candy table, Mrs. Il. II.