Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
HUNDREDS Enjoy
SPRING FESTIVAL
Coronation of Dorothy Dow
ney as Queen Features
Neighborhood Event.

Before hundreds of spectators. Doro-
thy Downey, 49, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs r. E. Downey, 500 M street SOUTH
west, was crowned queen Of the twenty
seventh annual Spring festival of
Neighborhood House. 407 N street south
west, at an impressive ceremony yes
terday afternoon. The occasion marked
the feature event of the three-day fes-
tival program, concluded with the pres
entation of three operetas and pro-
gram of dancing at Neighborhood House
last night.
The coronation ceremony in the after
noon was held in the street in front of
the house, the entire block being roped
of for the occasion.
The crown was placed on the new
queens head by Mary Hennessy, IA, Of
425 o street southwest, queen OF last
years festival, who, as a result Of that
honor was chosen as Spring for this
years affair.
Although Neighborhood Houses festi-
val queens have never been lacking in
pulchritude they are chosen each year
for other qualities as well. This years
queen was chosen for the longest at
tendance at Neighborhood House affairs,
a total of IL years, and for popularity.
Queen Is Paid Tribute.
The afternoon program opened with
march around the throne by the sew
eral score children dancers of Neigh
borhood House, to the tune Of music
by the United States Marine Band,
after which the queen entered with
her attendants.
Following the coronation the various
groups Of boys and girls again marched
around the throne paying the queen
4r;la than YNerfory1aed SeTinS 0f
dances.
A number of dances were performed
around Maypoles while other groups
did a series of fancy dances, including
one group which pleased the large
audience with the Highland fling.
Besides Spring" other attendants of
the queen were Wesley Henley. color
bearer; David Hunmell, the herald;
Grace Taylor maid of honor; Thelma
Hodgkins, flower bearer; Anna Lee
Nickel crown bearer; Dorothy Peas
lack, scepter bearer, and other attend
ants including Gertrude Poore, Gladys
Wells, Regina Hennessy. Theresa Hen
Messy, Marguerite Cox, Betty Hall,
Florence Cox, Anna Mcbride, Ruth
Kogod and Doris Peterman.
The affair was attended by many
members of the board of directors of
Neighborhood House, including Mrs.
+ L
trict Commissioner, and their friends.
List of Performers.
The lists of the various groups OF
children in the order in which they
performed in the dances is as follows:
Morris dance-Erna Jasper, Mar
guerite Jasper, Thelma Conner, Regina
Mcconnell, Lucille Hart, Nellie Mullen,
Dorothy Downey, Helen Schlorb, Agnes
Hannessy, Mabel Beavers, Marie Hin
son, Thelma Peters, Ruth Kaldenbach,
Marguerite Hayhoe, Beatrice st. Claire,
Lillian Kramer, Martha Price and Con-
stance Hines.
Csardas katherine O'Dea. Edna
Zirkle, Margaret Koehler, Eloise Reed,
Nancy Nickel, Regina Flynn, Mary
Nickel and Mildred Boswell.
Greek MISUNDERSTANDING O'Dea,
Edna Zirkle, Margaret Koehler, Eloise
Reed, Nancy Nickel, Regina Flynn,
Mildred Boswell. Mary Nickel, Louise
Brook. Mildred Brown, Katherine Hell
wig, Evelyn Hansburough ana Eleanor
Edmonston. .,
The Highland Fling - katherine
Poore, Cora Nickel, Lorraine Downey,
Katherine Hart, Olive Phillips. Martha
Phillips. Blanche Schriver and Mary
Anastasi.
May queen attendants - Theresa
Hennessy, Regina Hennessy, Anna Lee
Nickel, Dorothy Peaslack, Gladys
Wells, Florence Cox, Marguerite Cox,
Anna Mcbride, Betty Hall. Gertrude
Poore. Ruth Kogod and Doris Peter
man.
Kindergarten-Ru Lee Bailey. Pete
Charushas, Emma Dennis. Bernard
Gallagher, David Hummell, Robert
Nickel, Estelle Pomerantz Helen Poore,
Edgar. Poore, Robert Suggs, Mary Jane
Waddell, Charles Stanley, Eron STAN
ley, Junior Thorpe, Andrew Willough-
by. Jean Lewis. Margaret Helwig, Shir-
ley Kogod, Bruce McDade, Milton
Goldstein, Albert Viands, Kenneth
Viands, Thomas Wolfrey, Kathleen
Longmore. Jimmie Prebble and Kath-
crime Prebble.
Is Financed by Chest.
Last nights program, concluding the
festival. was featured by the presenta-
ton of the three operettas, Rose
Dream Blue Butterfly" and Peter
Rabbit" previously presented during
the festival, and series Of dances and
other events by the Boys and Girls
Clubs of Neighborhood House.
No tickets were sold for this years
festival as has been the custom In for
nler years, because Neighborhood House
which is widely known as the settle
is financed by the Washington Com
munity Chest, of which it is a member
An admission of 25 cents, however, was
charged for the plays and operettas
presented in the garden and In the
house. The money thus raised, it is
pointed out by Mrs. Clara D. Nelight,
head resident, will be used to defray ex-
penses for a program OF vacation
activities.