Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1926 Spring Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.613Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1926 Ward-Belmont Spring Festival, presented under the direction of the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Monday, May 31, 1926, at 5:00 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and the festival entertainment (titled "Come to Neverland!"). The 1926 May Queen was Hope White.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, Spring Festival, May Queen, 1926
