Mendon, April 25th— Our May Day celebration will be held on Saturday, May 1st. We have placed an order with the weatherman for a fine day, which we hope to have. Miss Arzella Bird will be the queen of May. She, with her Prince Consort, maids and their attendants will be the honored guests of the day. The program for the days events has been completed and is as follows: Braiding of the maypole by twelve girls in costume; crowning of the queen; song by choir.
Assemble in ward house. Song by the choir; reading, Lizzie Barrett; violin duet, Alonzo K. Wood, Clifford C. Watkins; musical selection, orchestra; reading, Laura Watkins; monologue, Linden K. Wood; speech, “Why We Celebrate May Day,” Jennie Richards; piano duet, Elease Barker, Ethel Sorensen; double mixed quartet, Clifford C. Watkins and company. Song by the choir. Benediction.
Afternoon sports. Children’s dance 1:30 p.m. Races 2:30 p.m. fifty yard dash, free-for-all. Fifty yard dash, boys age twelve to sixteen. Fifty yard dash, girls age twelve to sixteen. One-hundred yard dash, free-for-all. Fifty yard dash, relay 1st Int. boys. Fifty yard dash, relay 1st Int. girls. Forty yard relay, Primary boys. Forty yard relay, Primary girls. Twenty yard race, Kindergarten boys and girls. Three leg race, free-for-all. Stick horse race, best two out of three heats, free-for-all. Mixed relay forty yards. Irish wagon race for men. Irish wagon race for women. One-half mile race, free-for-all. Tug-of-war, Parents’ class vs. Theological class. Prizes consisting of candy, oranges, etc., will be given to the winners in each of the above events. Baseball at four o’clock, grand ball in ward amusement hall. The Mendon full orchestra will furnish the music.
A good time is assured everybody who will attend and take part in this celebration. Materials are being unloaded for the beginning of the construction of the interurban railroad. A grading camp will be located here.1
Mendon, May 4th— On account of the cold stormy day our first of May celebration was not as good as it would have been if the day had been fine. There never was a much larger crowd out than there was on Saturday. On account of the storm, the Collinston ball team did not come over. The dance was well patronized in the evening. One of the hardest fought games of baseball that was ever played in Mendon was played Wednesday of last week between Paradise and Mendon. In the ninth innings they stood eight to eight, and had to play another inning. Paradise being whipped and Mendon made a run which made the score eight to nine in favor of Mendon. The first of May dance was well represented from Logan and Wellsville.