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THE FIRST MAY DAYS -1930 -41 INTRODUCTION There are very few long term residents of West Vancouver who do not look back with fondness on the yearly celebration of May Day with its queens, its parades, its May Pole dancing, its races, and in the evening, the dances for' young and old. It was, for 43 years, an event of total community involvement, something to be looked forward to with pleasure, and to be looked back upon with nostalgia. This essay is intended not just to recapitulate the growth of May Day in West Vancouver and to tell the story of how it started and grew, but to encourage all those who were involved to add to this account with stories, pictures, newspaper clippings of what went on each year. Many have already done so as witness the list of "credits" elsewhere in this issue. But the story is not yet complete and only the contributions of participants can make it so. . The Society would ask you to read and respond. One last acknowledgment - Mrs. Georgie (Edington) Wilson researched for this article and added personal comments on the first ten years her counterpart to tell us of the last thirty-three. the material We now need If you could help with pictures, material or memories, please contact the Society You may phone either President Bernie Holt at 922 - 8264 or Georgie Wilson at 922 - 9272. Or you may write to: The West Vancouver Museum and Historical Society P.O. Box 91785, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 4S1. Pt/iec-tod Vavid WiXion 6mU'cs /lappiTh/ n'lnZi’ Si’tanu Jane Mlu'IAo cU.6cuySS(i.^ the Paaclimcnt Scnoi'l's n'ctli a msiten tc the booth at CommanaXy Day, Satu/idau, 1 June. 19Sh.