Evening star., 1926-05-01
TINY CALLERS AT WHITE HOUSE
USHER in MAY DAY FESTIVITIES
First Lady Captures and Kisses Bearers of Huge Bas
ket-Other Celebrations at Central High
School and All Fairgrounds
May is here. There Is

| May is here. There is no doubt
| about it any longer now.
Not only does the calendar show
! that the month of wondrouS flowers
has really arrived, but three smiling,
blushing heralds of the Spring buds
sneaked up to the White House doors
| today and there left a huge basket Of
| their choicest blooms as gift to Mrs.
| Coolidge.
The tiny heralds were Mary Mann
Kirk of 20l3 G. street, the smallest and
one of the prettiest members Of Wash
| ington's honor troop Of Girl Scouts,
| Troop No. 26; Rudolph Ashton. jr., s,
of 1886 Fairmont street, honor member
of the Junior Red Cross. and Alice
WISE s, $50 G strent, dark-eyed mem
Der Of the Health Crusaders, and
perfect example Of childhood of her
age.
There was Just q little anxiety over
| the veracity Of the calendar for few
minutes when two Of the tiny heralds
| failed to arrive at the trysting place
at the appointed hour. But worries
| turned to smiles when they ran up the
long drive of the White House. bear
| ing the precious basket Of flowers do
| mated by GUIDE.
1t took all three of the children to
| lug the basket, which was taller and
wider than any one Of them, up to
the front doors of the White House.
Three lusty knocks resounded on the
door as the basket was deposited at
the portals and the heralds scampered
to cover behind sheltering pillars. "A
minute passed and Mrs. Coolidge fail
ed to arrive. Another knock was
given, but still the big doors remained
closed.
Caught by First Lady.
Then, calling into play all of his
masculine bravery, Rudolph stole up
to the door and gave 1t a still louder
knock Away he scampered, but too
late The portal flew open, Mrs.
Coolidge rushed out and gathered the
youngster up in her arms. Then she
spied the blooms and quickly brought
the other heralds out Of their hiding
places.
Mrs. Coolidge was dressed in white,
and if she knew the flowers were
really to be presented nothing in her
actions let her tiny guests know 1t.
Not to be outdone, she went back
into the mansion and returned with
a. basket of presents for the heralds,
a big red rose and a small box, prob
ably filled with goodies. for each.
For Is minutes the First Lady"
talked with her guests. She posed
with them before the cameras and
gave each one a. kiss. Then she
greeted the beaming parents, who
had watched the proceedings from be-
hind the big portico. And, before de-
parting, she shook hands cordially
with her feralds again.
Various Events Held.
Throughout the National Capital
today hundreds Of children partici-
pated in various events celebrating
tion with the community centers, the
playground department. the Red
Cross, the Y. w. C. A, the Boy
Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the Camp
fire Girls, the public schools and
other organizations, programs were
carried out in various parts Of the
city.
The largest of the affairs will be
held at the Central High School
Stadium this afternoon from to
5 o'clock. 1t is expected that this
observance of May day by the chill
dren will be one Of the largest ever
held in the District.
The second grade children VIII
start the program at Central High
School with q "sing." The schools
to take part in this section of the
program are the Seaton, Brightwood
park, Wilson Normal, Monroe.
Emory lexington and Brookland. The
community center children will give
q series Of folk dances and the Camp
Fire Girls will give a health craft
demonstration.
Maypole Dance Feature.
The Maypole dance, feature OF
Nav / celebrations from early history,
will he one of the outstanding events
of this gathering and will be per-
formed by the children of the play
grounds department. Setting up exer.
cises are to be illustrated by the Girl
Scouts. The boys Of Park View
School will put on a "health circus
and the entire affair will be concluded
hv a large parade of all the chill
Sren led by the Washington Boys
Indanendent Band, with Miss Ethel
U Brown as drum major. The
United States Marine Band will play
for the games and dances.
Several Honor Guests.
Tho honorary guests for the festival
NJ CentraI are: Mrs Calvin Coolidge,
T'adv Baden Powell, Mrs. Herbert
Ioover. chairman of the executive
committee of the National Council of
Girl Scouts; Herbert Hoover, DR.
Eranlk w. Ballou, superintendent pub
lie schools; Mrs. Frank B. Moves,
president Child Welfare Society; Mrs.
Frederick Brooke, president Girls
Scouts; Mrs. Charles r. Lindsay, Jr.,
Girl Scout deputy commissioner;
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, secretary
National American Red Cross; Judge
John Barton Payne, chairman, central
conmittee. American Red Cross; Miss
Hettie p. Anderson, general secretary,
Y. w. C. A.; Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy,
director community centers; Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes. director District of
| Columbia Fairgrounds; DR.. Rebecca
i Stoneroad, director physical training
department, District Of Columbia pub