Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1930 May Fete ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.615Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1930 Ward-Belmont May Fete, presented under the direction of the Department of Physical Education. Held on Saturday, May 17, 1930, at 4:30 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 The Enchanted Garden). The 1930 May Queen was Isobel Goodloe.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, 1930
