Evening star., 1927-05-08
CROWDS APPLAUD
LITTLE MAY QUEEN
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Ruth KaIdenbaCh Honored.
/. by NeighboThood House.
Children in Plays.

Comely little Ruth kaldenbach, IL
Nears old. of 33S VI street southwest,
was crowned Queen of the May at
the feature function of the twenty
NTH annual Spring festival of Neigh
horhood House. 470 y street south
west. Yesterday afternoon. The coro-
nation ceremony was held in a roped-
cf section on y. street in front OF the
house and was witnessed by latge
crowd, which lined the sidewalks on
Ncth sides Of the street and pressed
against the ropes at each end.
The crown was placed on the
oueen's head by Frances McWilliams,
the queen of last years festival,
mnile the audience made known it's
approval by applause. Other attend
hints to the queen were Rose Henley,
Grown bearer: Wesley Henley, color
bearer. and Warren Waddell, page.
Although the queen was in no way
lacking in beauty she was selected
because of her regular attendance at
Neighborhood House, her house
spirit" and popularity with the girls.
The afternoon S program was opened
with music by the Navy Band, which
furnished accompaniment for the
dances. The boys and girls We're
dressed in costumes of variety and
color.
Bcy and Girl Players.
The cast for the performance in
cllded all of the boys and. girls who
participated in the afternoon and night
performances, Thursday and Friday,
and in the final performance at the
house last night. which brought the
festival TO q close. A maypole dance
by members of the Girls Club con-
cluded the afternoon program
Last nights program included the
presentation of IA Cantata. In Flower
Garden" by the Girls Club, which was
presented at the house THURSDAY
night. and a play, Robin Hood by
the Boys Club, which was presented
Friday night for the first time.
Mrs. ]. 2. s. Neigh, head resident
Of Neighborhood House, and Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr, president of the board
81 trustees, have had general charge
of arrangements for the three days
Besides the Boys Club and Girls
Club the day nursery children, kinder
Earten children, Little Boys Club,
Little Girls Club and the Allegro
Music Club took part in playlets and
other features presented at the house,
Thursday and Friday afternoons.
List of Children.
The list of the children taking part
In the various performances follows:
Nursery babies: Doris Wright,
Glenna Jones, David Donohue, Bruce
McDade, Raymond Boyer, Mary
Bruner. Leona Rae Crismond, Robert
Nickells. Lorraine Howard and Edward
Thorpe.
kindergarten children from four to
six years old--Robert Azbell, Bernard
Bennett. Priscilla Fishre, Leroy
Greenwell, Virginia Jones, Rena Kali
denbach, Ruth kogod. jeanette Ken
nedy, Frances Lowry, Alberta Pop
kins. Mary Prebble, Katherine Ray
mond Clayton Thomas, Jennie Tuck
er, Edward Walters, Malcolm VIII
loughby, Martin Willoughby, Gladys
Wells, Anna Lee Nickells, Betty Yer
non. Elaine Nally and Shirley Naliy
Dance OF the bogie diddles by mem
bers of little tgirls
bers of Little Girls Club-Adele Hay
hoe. Madeline Hamberg, Blanche
Shriver. Ethel Showalter, Mary Car
per. Bertha Johnson. Vivian Wells
Ruth Burdine. Lillian Grossman
Betty Fisher, Olive Phillips. Ruth
Cibble. Alice Kuntz, Elva Settlers
Elizabeth Kienle and Alice Hennessy
Felix Specially" Dance of the
Cats" by Boys Club-Earl Watson
Burton Wheeler, Wilmer Nash, John
st. Clair, John Dickerson, Leonard
Vernon, John Gallagher. Waiter
Fisher. Charles Lucom and William
Mcbride.
Junior Girl Players.
lie Petite Coquette, played by the
Junior Girls CIub--Rose Henley, Mil
dred Kienle. Caroline Fisher, Gather
Inc Poor. Lorraine Reagan, Catherine
Hart, Mildred and Frances OBler.
A group of songs by the Allegro
Music Club-Anna Kienle, Margaret
Edelin, Constance kines. Dorothy
Downey, Mary Hart. Ruth Kalden
bach, Annabelle Hart, Edna Sauer
Mary Schwaner, Katie Schwaner
Grace Taylor. Marguerite Hayhoe
Ellen Henley. Regina Flynn, Mary
Carper, Elizabeth Kienle and Gather
inc Fisher.
Cantata-"In a Flower Garden" by
the Girls Clubs.
Dews-Mary Kuntz, Catherine