Milford chronicle., 1939-06-02

the generally accepted idea of a May
Queen and her court.
Miss Jane Hudson reigned over the
festivities as Martha Washington.
Her court, il it could be so called,
were princesses and ladies of visiting
dignitaries.
Students of the art department
created and sketched a model of the
symbol for the fair, similar to the
Peresphere and TrylOn of the New
York Worlds Fair. The cog wheel,
mariners wheel and the pylons SER
we'd as the symbol of the fair. The
cog wheel represented the slow
movement of time for the past $50
years; the mariners wheel was
symbolic of the bringing to the shore
of America the hearty Europeans
seeking a new home here; the py-
Ions, standing high and erect, were
gracefully streamlined 10 show the
efficiency of conquest Of material
things and the application of scien-
tific thought to arts, thinking and
social development.
The program opened by the direc-
tor extending invitations to foreign
nations to come and participate in
the celebration Of the 150th anniver-
sary of the inauguration of Wash
ington. This was followed by the ar
rival of President and Mrs. Roose-
welt, the King and Queen of England,
the Crown Prince and Princess of
Norway, the Ambassador and his
Lady of Brazil, the Ambassador and
his Lady of Argentine, the President
and Mrs. Lebrun of France. Pupils
of the elementary school, acting as
representatives of the various coun-
tries of the world portrayed in dance
and music the customs Of the cOun-
tries. This was followed by the ar
rival of George and Martha Wash
ingtOn and representatives of the
ten original states after which the
first Chief Justice of the United
States administered the oath of Of
fee. A group of children, celebrat-
ing the inaugural ball, danced the
The second part of the program
showed to George and Martha Wash
ington the progress of youth in Am
erica during the past $50 years.
The characters included: Lee
Baer as George Washington; Jane
Hudson, Martha Washington;
Richard Pase, president Roose-
velt;" Thelma Townsend, "Mrs. |
James Jones, king of
Elizabeth Carey, Queen |
Of England; Mary Carey, Princess
Joy Pase, Princess
Margaret Rose" Ernest Hill, Grown /
Prince of Norway" Catherine Tin I
gle, princess of Norway" William |
President Of Franee;;"
Lila Jane Carey, "Wife of President 1
Of France;" Daniel Blakeley, Chief
Justice Taney;" Jack Kitchens, "Am-
Dassador of Brazil" Mary Dodd,
Wife of Ambassador of Brazil"
Din Derrickson, Ambassador of Ar
yentina;" Barbara Mumford, wife
IF Ambassador of Argentina"
Scenes and dances: Letters o. In
,itation to the Worlds Fair" first
grade pupils; Dutch dancers and
Dutch garden, second and third
grades; Norwegian Mountain
March," second grade; Japanese
lance and panoramic view of Japan
.se life," third grade; Creative
Spanish dances" third grade; Flow
RS representing different countries
md answer to letters of Invitation"
ourth grade; Brittany Fishermen
France)," fourth grade; Swedish
ances," fifth grade; "Minuet," sixth
.rade; Some changes in transpor-
alton in the United States" shown ,
" paintings and explained by "ra-
10" lectures. sixth grade.
Many acts were on the program in
luding rope jumping, seventh grade; .
yramids, eighth grade; beach rec
cation. ninth grade; square dances.
enth grade; tennis and quoits. ele-
enth and twelfth grades. These acts 4
ere by girls under the direction of .