permitted everybody to have a good view of both queens - there is not much point in being queen if no one can see you. When both were in place on the stand the ceremonies began. Firstly, of course, Queen Donna had to abdicate. In a pretty speech she thanked her loyal subjects for the pleasures of her reign, and returned to Reeve Brown the Golden Key to the*City. She then crowned the new queen, placing a floral wreath on Maureen's head. Bugles sounded a royal salute; the band played Oh Canada. Queen Maureen, having addressed her new subjects, graciously accepted the Golden Key from Reeve Brown, and a bracelet from Chairman Mehaffey. Queens always inspect their Honour Guards, and Queen Maureen now inspected hers - the Seaforth Highlander Cadet Corps. A big feature of May Day was always the May Pole Dancing. How many teachers and mothers have spent how many hours training the dancers of their pole? The time and energy was always tremendous, but the effect was always beautiful, the girls so attractive in their white dresses with a splash of colour from the sash denoting their school. The successful culmination of each dance with its intricate weaving and unweaving of the pole ribbons was always greeted with.great applause. This was community involvement to the nth degree. A significant feature was the presentation of the Violet Sharpe Memorial Awards. Violet Sharpe had served long and well on the local school board, and in her memory. Meritorious Teen Age Shields were presented to the "top" boy and girl in the high school graduating class. On this occasion, a detachment of Seaforth escorted Suzanne Martin and Tom Taylor across the field to receive their awards from Queen Maureen. She also presented cups to the winners of the relay races between North Van and West Van Highs (for a change. West Van had won!) Her duties finished. Queen Maureen left the park through a "V" of Seaforth Highlanders. Her day was far from over. With Reeve Brown, she went to the Cenotaph to place a wreath on the Memorial Arch. She could then rest until 6:00 P.M. At that time she presided over the May Day Banquet, held in "The Palms", housed in the Dundarave Hall. We know the building today as Sager"s, soon to be a tea house and no longer a furniture store. That over, only an appearance at the May Day Dances and her day was over. The program lists only a few of the people who stage-managed the event to its smooth and successful conclusion. The Chairman, W.H. Mehaffey, has already been mentioned. F. J. Jeffery acted as Parade Marshall; R.M. Longmuir as Grounds Marshall, and J.S. Burrows as Co-ordinator. Jimmy Mitchell and A. Richardson shared the job of Master of Ceremonies. There were a host of others, making costumes, constructing floats, training dancers, doing everything that needed to be done, tvents like this are carried on the shoulders of willing volunteers It was such a lovely lovely day. Why then did it disappear from the community calendar? The answer seems to lie in attrition among the central core of organizers and workers. Without the spark plugs, the engine sta11ed. West Vancouver is fortunate that the loss was not permanent. A new volunteer group as developed, and Community Day, perhaps more in keeping with a changed West Van has developed. Good luck to it!