Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1923 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.610Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1923 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented under the direction of the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Monday, May 21, 1923, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and the entertainment and dancing (titled Sherwood Forest Revels). The 1923 May Queen was Florence Bell.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, May Day, May Festival, May Queen, 1923
