Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-10
CLINTON

George McKenny motored to An
son Friday evening.
Mrs. Albert Osborne and little
daugfer Louise Of Watervilie passed
the week end at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Osborne OF High street.
May Day Festival
The May Day festival and the cul-
mination of Better Homes and State
Health week given on. Friday by the
school children Of the town on the
High school grounds, were successful
ly carried out in every detail and re-
flected much credit on the chairman
of Better Homes week, Mrs. Edith
Pratt Brown, and the teachers of the
villageand rural schools. Mrs. Abbey
Pray having charge Of the publicity
committee, Gordon M. Trim, athletics,
Perley A. Hanscom. general discip-
line, Miss Doris Gonyer. seniors food
booth, Miss Margaret Welts. Miss Ha-
eel Hopkins. Mrs. Muriel Trim. Mrs.
Eulah Peavey, Miss Helen Written,
Miss Blanche Roundy and Miss HaZ-
eltine Watts for one Of the biggest
celebrations ever given by the pupils
Of this town. At o'clock the parade
was formed in front Of the High
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Harold Hanscom and Lenora Galusha,
riding horseback followed by Wesley
M. Keene A number of the school
board and Superintendent Of schools
w. M. Bottomley, carrying in Mr..
Keene's truck with group Of kinder
garden children, and Mrs. Levern
Goodale and Mrs. Ross Holt, wearing
Red Cross nurses apparel. Next came
team representing the Clinton jail,
driven by Warren Gerald and Howard
Wh2ten, with Arnold Kicker Gagged
inside the jail. The next team dis
played all kinds of advertising, driv-
en- by Maxwell Ward, Orman Good
win and Harold Weymouth In cos
tune. Next in the procession, dress
ed in uniforms were the Clinton
grammar school basketball boys, Nor
man Nelson, Carleton Fisher, Myron
Stinson, Arnold Hanscom, and Lloyd
Jones. The next was an old fashion,
ed cariole in which rode Roy Good
rich, Arnold Spinney. Marie Hoxie
followed by the Drummer boy, Colby
Robinson, dressed in a coat worn in
the Spanish War by Lieut.. e. Whit
ten. The pants to William bangles
who was a sailor in the Mexican War,
with Maurice McKenney and Lau-
renee Gerald carrying the base drum,
The schools were led by Charles Cow
an and William Gordon, there was g.
heifer led by Allen Smith and Charles
Lake, some bantam hens hauled in a
cage by Carleton Runnels. A billy
goat led by Stanley Gerald. A decor
ated tricycle., bearing the sign Vote
for Witham" rode by Ira A. Witham,
Jr., decorated doll carriages and
scooters. A large American flag was
carried by George Walsely. Jr.. Lucille
Stanley, Doris Bracket. Mary Stew
art, Kenneth Weymouth, Kenneth
Written, Marjorie Gerald, Helen
Brown and Evelyn Willett. The High
school banners carried by Dorothy
Wakely, Doris Foster, Alzada Thurs
ton, Olive Irving Barbara Keene,
Glenys Robinson. Margaret Gordon,
Florice Weber, Henrietta Simonson.
Carla Weymouth. The parade passed
down Baker street, then marched in
front of the home of Mrs. F. L. BeSse,
then to other streets of the village.
They marched back to the school
grounds where the sports began.
Boys so yard dash under II yrs of
age, first, Myron Stinson, second,
Howard Lambertson; over IA years,
first, Earle Sherman: second, Lau-
renee Decker: high jump over IA yrs.
first, Warren Gerald, second, Howard
Written; under IA yrs, first, Myron
Stinson, second Lloyd Jones; 100 yd.
dash under IA yrs, first, Howard Lam
bertson, second, LLOYD Jones; over IA
years, first Earle Shuman, second,
Sherwin Stanley: shot-put under IA
years. first Myron Stinson. second
Howard Lambertson, over IA, first,
Laurence Decker. End, Warren Gerald.
This was followed by the noon hour
when the seniors sold sandwiches.
doughnuts, assorted home made
fudge. At 1880 o'clock large crowd
gathered in back Of the school build
ing for the Afternoon program. The
stage was embarked with evergreen
trees in the middle of the front was
the Queens throne. The May Pole
was placed out one side. giving both
a very beautiful appearance. The
herald boys were Carleton Fisher and
Keeneth Weymouth, each carrying
comets. The May Queen, Miss Aman-
da Salisbury, was directed to the
throne and crowned Queen of the
May by Gwendolyn Gerald, followed
by her attendants. Leone Gibbs, Helen
Brown, Evelyn Hunt, Doris Foster.
Evelyn Willett and train bearers,
Mavis Spinney and Eleanor Stinch-
field.
At the Queens bidding the heralds
announced to the audience the follow
ing program: Motion song, sixth
grade girls; How Do You Do My
Partner. first and second grades: Hoe
and Sun Beam drills. Hill Road
school; Soldier Boy Drill; first and
second grade boys, Hollander March,
third and fourth grades; Patriotic
Drill. Bush schools; solo dance in CO.'S
tune, Marie Hoxie; See You, first
and second grades; A visit to the
Health King, Morrison's Corner
school: Mock basketball game by the
High school girls: The Flappers and
Zippers, with Miss Margaret Welts
referee; Sailors Hornpipe. folk
dance. six boys; Tug of War with
Joseph Adams and Merritt Stinson:
Captain, Hobby Horse, Highland
Fling, six girls. A bit Of Fairyland,
Town House Hill School; May Pole
dance, Ia girls in costume. The pro-
gram closed with the Spirit of Educa-
ton. Miss Freda Dixon, High school
valedictorian, was escorted to the
throne by Lucille Stanley and Bar
bara Keene, while holding high her
torch of learning. flaming higher and
higher the students making a large
circle about her singing "All Hail the
Public School, This was a day long
to be remembered, all the large crowd
attending as well as the children
Through the kindness of the Superin-
tehdent Mr.. Bottomley the school had
this day for holiday.
Carroll w. Robinson was business.