The Lexington advertiser., 1940-05-09

lawn in front of the school building.
Tho King and Queen and their atten-
dants were high school students and the
groups who furnished entertainment for
the royal court were children of the
grammar grades. Miss Ophelia Everett
furnished music at the piano for the
marches and dances.
At the appointed hour, the herald,
Hewitt Gordon, came into view, follow
ing next were the dainty little flower
girls, Ethel Gertz and Mary Ann Stod-
dard, who preceded the stately king and
beautiful queen, Carl Yates Parker
and Charlene Edwards. The maid Of
honor, Winnie Elba Hines, came next,
followed closely by the attendants,
Gladys Nell Edwards, 10 Cleta Goude-
lock, Frances Vanderburg, Barbara
Hines, Marilyn Watkins, Ina Parker,
Ida Pearl Baker, Charlene Christensen,
Sam Bridgers, Jr., Henry Forrest Flem-
ming, Hoyal Adcock, Peyton Hines, JUL
ian Watkins, Gray Griffin, Claud Lee
Bridgers, and M. C. Cheatham. Then
came Jack O. the Green, Kenyon Walt,
and the various groups of entertainer
all in attractive costumes.
The king and queen were seated on
white throne, while their attendants
stood in waiting during the ceremony
when the maid Of honor placed the gol-
den crowns on their royal heads. The
attendants were then seated around the
throne as the groups. in the order named
below, presented thsir marches and
dances for the approval Of the King
and Queen:
Tho Grand March--Betty Rose Nc
Rae. Angelina Tumminello. Dora Lee
McNeer, Martha Jean PEBBLES, Mildred
Pinkerton, Juanita Lehman, Frances
Bonner, Yvonne Heard, Mary Jones, Dor
othy Lou McMahan, Oeline Pinkerton,
Merle Matthias, Margaret Compton, May
Belle Scott, Jean Smith, Jean Gordon,
Tyrus Watkins, S. F. Buchanan, Jr., Lem
uel White, Wayne Watkins, Marvin Rat
lift, Sammy Tumminello, H. D. Edwards,
Jr., Billy Ratliff, Tommy Lee Holloway,
Willie David Lehman, Henry Heard,
Dady Gordon, Jack Wynn, Robert Ed
ward Leard, Jimmy Adcock, and Mack
Goudelock.
The Virginia Reel-Kathleen McRae,
Lorena Killebrew, Katie Holly, Nellie
Bridgers, Sue Belle McRae, Frances Es-
tes. Betty Bonner, Willie Arterbury,
Ruby Hickman, Bobby Farmer, Brother
Gordon, Harry Gertz, John Edwin Tur-
ner, Jr., Warren Watkins. Fred Edwards,
Barnes Archer, John T. Parker, and Roy
D. Adcock.
Scotch Dance-"Comin' Thru the
Rye"-Nancy Bigham, Evelyn McRae,
Kennon Bailey Turner, Jean White,
Wayne Killebrew, Ann Gordon, Santo
Tumminello, Naomi Lehman, Chester
Goudelock, Charlotte Holloway, Wilburn
McNeer, Jr.. Jimmie Lee McRae, Chad
Gilbert Jones, Ginger Cotton, Guy Black
we'll, Jr., Mabel Mathis, Charles Goude-
lock, Margaret Chatham and Peaster
Heard.
The May Pole Dance-Betty Rose Nc
Rae, Mary Jones. Dora Lee McNeer,
Frances Bonner, Margie White, Marga-
ret Compton, Ray Lehman, Wayne Wat
kins, Lemuel White, H. D. Edwards, Jr,
Edward Hickman, Jimmie Goudelock.
Following this entertainment the
Royal Court, and entertainers marched
off of the front lawn in the order in
which they came.
The spectators agreed that they had
been present at another beautiful May
Day celebration.
The Royal Court, the entertainers,
their parents, and friends enjoyed a So
cial period of several hours at Gordon's
following the ceremonies
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