Postcard of 1913 May Day Fete

Postcard of 1913 May Day Fete

Larson, Ruth

Hall, Goldena

Kennedy, Bessie

Wynne, Mabel

Hubbard, Greta

Allen, Bess

Hobbs, Esther E.

Stallard, David

Peterson, George

Marsh, Samuel

Miles, Ward

Flint, Glenn

Bennett, Ransom

Harlan, La Verna

Clark, Betty Lou

Scott, Evelyn

Puckett, G. V.

May Day

Ottawa University

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Ottawa, Kansas

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The picture on this postcard shows the court of the May Queen. According to The Ottawa Campus newspaper this was the first of the annual May Day fetes at Ottawa University. The Queen is Ruth Larson. The six maids-of-honor were Goldena Hall and Bessie Kennedy (juniors), Mabel Wynne and Greta Hubbard (sophomores), and Bess Allen and Esther Hobbs (freshmen). The six gentlemen attendants were David Stallard and George Peterson (seniors), Sam Marsh and Ward Miles (juniors), Glenn Flint and Ransom Bennett (sophomores). The flower maidens are La Verna Harlan, Betty Lou Clark, and Evelyn Scott.

Puckett, G. V.

Ottawa University (Kansas) Archives

5/1/1913

Ottawa University

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3.5" x 5.5"

Postcard

OU RG25.05.005

1913

Franklin County, Kansas