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MAY QUEEN HELEN JACKSON 1941 Mrs. Small had been replaced as Matron by Mrs. Ruth Thomson, a member of the Society. J. Edward Sears had replaced Mr. Leyland as reeve so this was the first May Day without Mr. Leyland participating. The stage, to quote an authority, was austere beyond description. Drapes had replaced the lovely trellis backdrop with its woven greenery. The top of the drape was fringed and adorned with three crown cut-outs. Right in the centre was a little sign "God Save Our King and Queen. The artificial grass that had always covered the floor and the steps had been replaced by artificial brick That there were eleven adults on the stage probably had nothing to do with tfie lack of the oustoma rv Lask *:â-  t,s o f ! i)wer -. Probably what was wroruj witfi the whole set-up was that it was jiist tois differ eut fr'om what had been used before. People will accept little changes but find it. hard to adjust to big ones.. The next year, the committee was to qu back to a variation of the traditional. 19-// Cliaiic ci'Ofivul / 9 â- / / ( ‘f ('((')' S'\'( t