Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1932 May Fete ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.617Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1932 Ward-Belmont May Fete, directed by the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Saturday, May 14, 1932, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and the festival entertainment and dancing (titled In An Old Fashioned Garden). The 1932 May Queen was Annie Kate Rebman.Context
The annual May Day Festival was described as "the highlight of the social year at Ward-Belmont" (Milestones, 1945). The festivities involved dancing, processions, the crowning of the May Queen and her court, and the traditional May Pole Dance. The Lady of the Hall, Harpeth Hall's highest honor, evolved from the May Queen ceremony.Collection
Harpeth Hall School ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, 1932, May Day, May Festival, May Queen
