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Lt. Governor, Eric Hamber, crowning the first May Queen, Enes Mitchell, in Memorial Park May 1, 1939. The May Queen ceremony in Esquimalt, BC, began in 1939 as an annual spring celebration that featured the traditional crowning of a May Queen and a frequ

First May Queen Ceremony held in Memorial Park in Esquimalt in 1939. Names on file.

The 1939 May Queen ceremonial party on the steps of the Esquimalt Municipal Hall in 1939. Front row: Enes Mitchell (Queen). 2nd row: Joan King (donor-train bearer), Margaret Lewis (crown bearer). 3rd row: Irene Thomas, Rita Stewart, Jean McGrath, Jacqu