Name/Title
May DayEntry/Object ID
2023.068Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A photocopy of the 1925 Milestones yearbook page discussing the annual May Day celebration (also historically called the May Festival, Spring Festival, or May Fete).
For May Day programs, see 2022.606 - 2022.628 and 2023.001 - 2023.005.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, 1925