Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1920 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.607Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1920 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented by the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Monday, May 24, 1920, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of four parts: a procession to the green, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, the festival entertainment and dancing (including the traditional May Pole Dance), and presentation of athletic medals and trophies. The 1920 May Queen was Lucy Green.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 Festival, May Day, May Queen, 1920
