The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-04-20
Schools of County
to Gather Here
For May Day Fete
Parade, Coronation. Con-
tests, Sports, Music, Dis
plays Play Part

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The Kennewick schools will en-
certain the other schools of the
county on their fourth annual Nav
LAY Fete, Friday, April Is in Ken
neWlck. This annual event is spon-
sored by the county school superin-
tendent, Mrs. Ethel Van SICKLE.
Inc May Day festival activities
VIII begin with a parade which
Will start promptly at 10 O'Clock
Ihe parade will start at the school
house, march down First Avenue to
Auburn street, up Kennewick Ave-
nue. and back to school. There
Will be various school and service
clubs represented from all over the
county in the procession. C. A.
Greene, junior high school PRINCIPAL
and Marley Parker are in charge of
the parade.
Inc sports program will take
place at 10:45 in the Lions Den.
The kennewick band will play DUR
ing these sports events. The pro-
gram is headed by Ray Normile
and is composed Of track meet
with the first eight grades partic-
ipating and also softball tourna-
=ment for all Benton county high
schools.
Each school will contribute to the
on-competitive exhibits which will
be on display during the day In the
high school gymnasium. Mrs. Julia
Hemenway, elementary school prin-
cipal is in charge Of the exhibits.
The school cafeteria will be open |
at noon to accommodate the visitors.
Food and carnival concessions win |
be sponsored by the Junior high |
school during the day.
The afternoon program viii be
centered around the coronation Of
May Queen in the city park. The
procession Of the queen and court
Will be in order as follows: heralds.
Lynn Wilder and Herbie Foraker.
fourth grade; Ring Bearer, Bobby
Gorris, kindergarten; flower girls,
lean Lampson, Yvonne Hille: Bar
bara Christensen and Ruth sond-
erman; march Of queen and ct l,
PENDANTS chosen from the junior
nigh school. Lorene Brinlunan. l.,
queen; Bonnie McReynolds and
Betty Taylor, attendants; train ,
bearers, Dwayne and Donald Mey-
ers, kindergarten. The crowning Of ]
he queen will be performed by q Il
lily official.
The Maypole dancers chosen from I
he second and third grades are: {
'oys, Billy Brace, Kenneth 6illiman,
Charles Parks, Clyde Higley, Walter I
Bishop, Eugene Brim Bernard Bor- t
an, Bernard Raglan, Jimmy Oliver,
stanley Lewis. Girls, Joan Fergu- e
on, Sylvia Mulkey, Barbara Owens, t
Donna Rae Whit, Elda Aman, q
anet Hitler, Frances Dickinson, q
Barbara Schuster, Nancy Stone and i,
barbara Jones. b
A musical program will follow c
nd be in charge of Charles E. As h
ury. The program will consist Of 4
peretta skits from both the Rich o
md and Prosser grade schools; q Il
nythm band from Hanford; Ken +,
ewick girls junior high glee club, al
[rs. F. Maupin,, directing; a select. O.
mixed chorus of 16 from both IL
rosser and Kennewick high schools
nder the direction of Merlin E. al
erto of Prosser; a mixed chorus of ia
j grade schools in Benton county, tt
of elementary, intermed-
tie and upper grades singing APP fir
'opriate music under the direction We
Charles Asbury; and a senior pl
gh chorus, under the direction of ev
iss Virgil Hopkins, singing 'The in
ay Day Carol" by Deems Taylor. fl,
The parents and friends are also
vited to attend this May Day de
,stival. Those in charge of the CT
stivities state that the program M
II close in time for the buses to
ke the children home. wi
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