The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-05-27
Schools Annual Fete.

Marking the l50th anniversary of the
signing Of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, Monmouth county's hundreds of
/ sch oil children, assembled st the Free
hold Driving park Friday held their an
nual May day fete amid the happiest Of
circumstances Fair skies, a sun mer TEN
pered by brisk wind with a back
ground of green grass and leafy trees,
all these co attributed to a most sue
cessful fete and one of the best arran
ed ever given in Monm nth county
Tho perhaps not as colorful an affair
this year as in past, the annual field
day for Monn outh's school children
parI Ook Of added interest because of
the patriotic touch given in view OF
the sesquI- centennial, to be obs rived this
year in Philadelphia.
With this in mind the schedule OF
fete events opened with an histo icai
pageant, depicted by 30 floats sent
by various schools a the county. The
floats in their tuhrety showed the
historical foundation Of Monmouth
county FROM the arrival Of the first
white man to the signing of the Dec
laration Of In dependence, July 4,
177.
Following the historical introduction
came the May pole dance. Here 10
groups danced about vari-colored May
poles adding a bit of color to the
greenness of the track. Red Bank was
given first award and Howell second,
Other schools in this feature of the
program were Asbury Park, Brlelle,
Farmingdale, Freehold, Little Silver,
Manalapan, Matawan; MiddletetowD
township, Milestone, Neptune City.
Neptune township, Seabright and Up
per Freehold boro. The judges were
Frederick Prosch of Glassboro, Mrs.
J. Paul Taylor of Forked River, Miss
Geraldine Sprague OF Perth Amboy
and Fred E. Moller of Newark. Those
judges also acted in similar capacity
for the high school physical training
drill, grammar school flag drill. seAce
of Diamonds'' folk dance and Uncle
Sans Frolic folk dance.
lied Bank also won ii st place in
the high school physical training drill,
with Middletown township q close
second. Other schools competing
were Asbury Park, Freehold, Keyport.
Long Branch, Neptune and Upper
Freehold.
Freehold was accorded first honors
in the grammar school flag drill,
Bradley Beach and Neptune township
tieing for second place. Other schools
entering were Asbury Park. At antic
Highlands, Belinar, Eatontown, High
lands, Keansburg Keyport, Long
Branch, Manalapan. Manasquan,
Matawan, Middletown, Oceanport
Oakhurst, Raritan No. /, Red Bank,
Rumson, Spring Lake, Upper Free
hold.
In the folk dance, Ace OF Dia-
monds" for one and two-room
schools. Raritan school won first
place and Highlands sec nd, in the
OF her fox dance, Uncle Sans
Frolic.n Neptune school received first
place and FarlningdaIe second. In
the former the Riddles wore white
frocks decorated with red diamonds.
In the latter dance they wore white
rock S and tri-color sashes, carrying
batons tied with the national colors.
Other schools in the folk dance were
Asbury Park, Belmar, Belmar, Bradley,
Eatontown, Fair Haven, Keansburg,
Long Branch, Manalapan, Marlboro,
Maua wan, Midddletown, Milestone,
eptune City, Oakhurst, Red Bank,
Ruinson, Shrewsbury, Spring Lake,
Wall township, Glendola and Allen
wood.
Among the guests of the day were
Governor and Mrs A Harry Moore
of Jersey City, State Commissioners
and Mrs. Charles ]. Strahan OF Tren-
ton and former State Commlsslo
John rnright of Freehold. Miss
Kathryn NJ. Parker of Freehold was
chairman of the pageant committee
and Frank J.. Gron lie, Bradley Beach,
Of the committee Of the fete.