Evening star., 1925-05-03
ELVES HOLD REVEL
IN C|TY'S STREETS
Preceded by Herald, They
Troop in Gay Order to
Neighborhood House.

Nearly 200 happy children, decked
out in bright and novel costumes. held
the center of the stage of the south
west section Yesterday before hun
dreds of admiring parents, brothers,
sisters and friends when they partici-
pated in the closing performances o.
the annual Spring festival held at the
Neighborhood House, 40 \ street
southwest.
When the procession of all the
youngsters in their fantastic Garbs
made its way through the Carpeted
section of \ street between Union and
Four-and-a half streets the hundreds
who had waited patiently while The
scores of children were having the
last little touches placed on their out
fits applauded the young performers.
The air was chilly, but the smiles of
the children were warm and the por-
tions of the festival which were omit
ted on Thursday because of the in
clement weather were given yester-
day. 1t was the tWenty-third annual
festival staged by the Neighhorhood
House, and will be repeated Monday
night
Among a number of prominent per
sons who witnessed the final per
formances were Mrs. Curtis Wilbur
wife of the Secretary of Navy, and
Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph. wife of the
Commissioner, who are trustees of
the Neighborhood House.
Preceding the grand procession of
all the children in their varied gala
attire, the United States Army Band
played lively dance selections. The
start of the professional was then an
nounced by a fanfare and the flow
ers," the fairies" and the cowboys"
ranging in size from tiny five-year
old performers to few in their early
teens, paraded forth in their varied
gala attire.
Herald Leads Line.
First came the herald, Alton Berry:
then the color bearer, Walter Fisher:
Miss Spring. Dorothy Zimmerman
and her attendants. FannieT Bettman
and Agnes Lewis. The Nursery Club
followed, including Milton Lee, Leroy
Greenwich, Paul Wilson, Brenda Kin
ney, Betty Ridez, David Donohue.
Harold Denty. Barney Mahoney,
Doris Wright, Doris Day, Bruce Nc
Dade and Jennie Tucker
The kindergarten boys and girls
next in line, We're: Mary Anastasia.
Louise Anderson, Virginia Bartlett,
Thelma Baxter, Lucille Carver. Elsie
Connor. Virginia Cross, Agnes Hodg-
kins, Virginia Hynsen, Ethel Jones,
Rachel kolker. Mary kuntz Julia
Lee, Zella LOhman, Esther Milstead.
Mildred Naylor. Irene Penn, Phyllis
Shackleford, Elaine St. Clair, Grace
Stronberg. Florence Sweeney. Eileen
Taylor Ethel Yon, Catherine Hart,
Nick Charukas. Martin Davis, Howard
Eckert. Roy Fisher, Conrad Geier.
John Grossman. Warren Hoffmaster.
Charles Hudson, Wilbur Lawyer,
Ralph Lewis, Elmer Milstead, Billy
ONeil. Jack Rider, Joseph Slattery.
ford and Donai Wright.
Last night d varied program was
given in the natural theater in the
rear of the Neighborhood House. in
Guiding May Day Revels," presented
by the boys clubs: THE Fairy Shoe
maker, The Masque of a May Morn
ing and d Cycle of Historic
May Pole Dance by both boys and
girls clubs.
SnOwfiakes and Buds.
In these performances were thr fol-
lowing ''snowflakes'; Helen Riley. Ag-
mes Hennessey, Connie Watts Ivy
Thomas, Margaret Hodgkins, kath-
crime Moore. Alice Kuntz, Dorothy
Broske, Theodosia Smith, FANCY
Watts, Melba Britton, Ethel Showal
ter, Mary Gallagher, Doris Sweeney,
Elizabeth kienle and Ella May Lord.
The buds" were Margaret Jackson,
Mildred Russell. Helen Shippe, Louise
Pell, Anna kienle Amy Phillips,
Peggy Smith. Marie GzeH. Ethel Sho-
walter, Martha Price, Mary Mockabee,
Mary Miller, Ruth kaldenback. Mabel
Beavers, Frances Phillips, Virginia
Jacobs and Elsie Balderson.
The 'cross-w word puzzle" girls were:
Grace Dinnis, Lucille Hart, Emile
Capeto, Mary Hennesey, Ellen Henley.
Marguerite Hayhoe, Helen Schackle-