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OliONATlON Of HAY QUEENlotPERFORMED BEFORE VAST THRONGBrilayy Keary,Fortieth Sovereign to Wear the Coveted t}j' lower Cro * n, is Proclaimed Queen. Thousandsirof Children Participate in CeremoniesKpary was crowned Queen of .,v yesterday with the most suc-If,'v‘.li'crreinooifs tlmt have ever at-I a function of the kind sinceinception forty years ago.weather was all that coulddesired and all morning little nf i wo and three small girls a in white could he seen Inupsdiesseand made the following speech to her subjects:“Proud and grateful am I of the honor you have done me in choosing me from many worthier as the Queen of the May In this year when grand things will be the portion of New Westminster. I sincerely hope to be worthy of the long line of queens who year after year have beenYit Mi 11a bush of tl com i big i Volla nig hithateastcconeani iIA. ..... - crowned from this throne, first erectedni jtariof the city, discussing | jn gjie wjlo was acclaimed as |was going to happen in tin* attei- j CjUeeu ^jia^ (jUy could hardly have an101;:,1 speculating on May matte1 s ^ (jn.amolt;i that today, forty years later, Ida,.ial. I/hose who 'in city would do.,i(nlt;*ssion formed at the coincM I jlonor t0 (pe Que(.n nf Alay would benat von and home streetsandso many. And I look around today£1 sharp on time under the lead . lt;)n |,apj)V iiappy fares of my loyal of si 1 Croll. who was mounted Bll|jjeots. I am inspired to be i• li;,ll ponv and dressed in kilts.(,lim. the city band under the chip of J. W. Hushton.Tin royal carriage, beautifully decoded with flowers of all descript ions (1 hearing the May Queen, the exinthought and work and deed a very queen among you.“And you. I know, will be faithfuland true followers, fit subjects of the May Queen’s realm, laughing through tho year like tin* laughing waters ofmu en and the four mai ls of honor’ 11he spring-time brooks, singing j Xp next. The Hoy’s brigade undei j through the days of 1910 like tlieUnmpt hirds in May, whistling down the way_fe command of Captain Burnettfltir.ed a guard of honor to the ioal j ()1 j j f lt;1 i k lt;• the winds of a May morn-4quipage. Captain Pe«de, in full tun- jngi (j0in^ the little tasks of each day form, marched with the boys. ^ like the good fairies of the wildwood.A carriage containing the mastei Yes, I am sure my little people will ^[ceremonies, Alderman .1. J. John- pe tj1(. gladdest, happiest, best, that to. last year’s master, J. J. ( am- ^ny (jUeen ev|.r ruled. From my W. A. Oil ley and Ablet man | heart I wish you joy and happiness ■rseii came next, and following there an(j aj| g00cj things throughout all the carriages bearing the members days of the glad new year.”■of the dltTerent May Day committees' The speech was received with vo-«r*i some of the prominent citizens ciferous applause, and at its conclu-tei-ested in the celebration.sion three cheers and a tiger werethatformreshl Mr inter no qgreatin pi this wlier Mr to 1(there for tHepeg.ing a motad valast The and :just men wo ulthe 1The bugle band of the I). C. O. R. | given for the youthful queen.i ext in line and following them , During the ceremony of the corona-as i detachments of about^ 120 Hoy ^ tjon tjie cmwd was kept back fromthe May Poles by the Baden-PowellScouts, who formed a ring and with their staves made a solid line aroundutsunder the command of Scrip-nt Major Hind, of Vancouver.!' -us of automobiles and carriages firing many of the little girls of . Westminster followed the sol-jers and the rear was well taken ;!•»• of by tlie Hayseed band, which, in led by tho baton of \V. C. K. Piker, discoursed sweet and other nusic along the route.The procession reached the grounds * ,-tly aftef* two o’clbck and the t-iiiony of coronation was not long me 1 The May Queen’s throne, decorated with ribbons and, 9.nded by four smaller poles, alike counterpart of the central • . i\e the field a lovely appear-ALEISOIItnof1iUii • r1Keary, Queen of the May: Hale. hist year’s queen, and ir maids of honor, Noel Arm-Mary Malins. .lean Huncie and \therton, were till given seats raised platform and the cere-was proceeded with.Cambridge, last year’s master monies. started the ball rolling ling on J. J. Johnston for bis Alderman Johnston, next to lay Quoen, the most impoitant nape on the field, in a brief nd-tve :i welcome to all the chilli the park. He was pleased to *■ master of ceremonies on the st celebration In the history ofDay in New Westminster. May was first of all children’s day i.e wanted them to have a good no matter how the elders en-j hemselves. He then intro* the two queens and the maids ■ »r. who stood up and bowed acknowledgments to the chorus greeted them.I H* n Hale, the ex-May Queen, then nun!* her speech of resignation as [follows:’ 1 have only words of the slncerest [thanks for my many friends for their kind services during my rule. The Siven time for me to wear the crown ‘as low passed away and I am Join-n~ i * ranks of my famous forerun-‘•m*« in power. None but the kindli-doughts fill by lieart at remom-'ing the short year of my reign. ln'' my last coronation this truly (yai city has wonderfully prospered, ■ p' ta*d to a greater extent than any * ciiv in Canada. I am much ini* |)i* 7 lt;d with the hearing of my body pHaid, |ho Hoy's brigade, who look soldiers in every inch. My bestJ!!*' a,v i**1 you all in your future l!' ;11 ‘1 1 conclude by wishing my n°nd. the next May Queen, a Joy-ThtheQueethreiTl:sidei toda of t J. L menlows Fra i clait shor C. ScentThefolioV ui 1er,Her:of :lie iIt haiFAFi *oils reign.UAt the ronrliiRlon of ]jer spcocli Miss Ink' cro^npd the May Queen with lie crown of flowers, thereby making Her the fortieth Queen of the Maythe third of. the dynasty, her|ll(),1uu* and her sister having filled* none on different occasions inpast years.'Vh(,u the applause had died away1111 httle queen rose from her thronethe scene of activity.Immediately after the crowning the signal was given and scores of pretty little girls seized the ribbons of the j May Pole and started to dance around ^•rst them. This dance was continued for ‘ several minutes and then the poles 1 were taken down and the ribbons , given to the little girls taking part.Then the crowd scattered to all quartets of the field, but the children all knew which direction to take and flocked towards the exhibition build- | ings where the candies were to be given out. The boys were supplied in the main buildings and the girls in the women's building. They were all allowed in the building and as they passed out each one was given a large bag of candies and an orange. Judging by the way the children streamed out of the building there must have been two or three thousand of them supplied.It might have been well for the speed of the races which followed the distribution of the candies if the order had been reversed, for not oven a youngster can run his best when handicapped with a couple of pounds of candies. However, all the races were well contested and evoked a great deal of interest among the children.A feature of the day was automobile rides around the park. There were three or four autos filled all afternoon with relays of happy children.During the afternoon all kinds of amusement was created by the Hayseed band, which broke out in most unexpected places with most unexpected tunes. The dead march from “Saul” and “HidVntha” were some of the pieces indulged In.Most of the children left tho park about five o’clock, expecting to return in the evening, hut on the way back the procession was met with the news that King Edward VII. had passed away.A hurried meeting of the full committee met in the Russell hotel and after a short discussion it was unanimously decided that it would be impossible to go on with the festivities.All thoughts of a ball in the evening were abandoned. nnJ though afew people went up to the park Inthe evening, they found the doors ofthe hall closed and wore told that theball had been Indefinitely postponed.In the meantime the banquet given every year by the retiring queen was held lit the Hotel Russell. A range-ments had all been completed and as it was not a public function is was not thought necessary to postpone it. Short speeches were made by J. ,T. Johnston, J. J. Cambridge and Captain lVelo. Those present were the above mentioned, the queen the exqueen, the maids of honor and Mrs. Hovers and Mrs. Huncie, of Vancouver.XDeddevlt;blacliefineanapartAarevaliDep35VaA aF;
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New Westminster Daily News
New Westminster, British Columbia, CA
Sat, May 07, 1910
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CA 28 Mar 2023
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