Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1859 — MAY FESTIVAL. [ARTICLE]

MAY FESTIVAL.

Our young friends had a jo'ly time of it § Wednesday night at the Court House, . young ladies of the ‘ Iroquois Lyceum { a festival to their sweethearts and pa- I and friends, in bonof- of the old-time Day anniversary. 3|liss Julia Mark e was- crowned Queen of Beauty, and Isaac ' , i M; King of May. The Queen presided over the festive group with bewitch- t ing grace, and the King with royal dignity. During the evening a choice collection of songs were sung, accompanied with music on the piano, and a plentiful supply of sweetmeets' and confectioneries was pro- I vided for tiie party. The King, immediately after ascending the throne, delivered i an interesting and learned address, giving a the history of the origin of May Day Festivals. Long live the King and Queen of May. Long live their loyal subjects.