The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-03-27
OBSERVATION PARTY.
A Novel Evening Entertainment.

| On Tuesday evening, the 18th inst, the younl
| Ladies Home Missionary Society of the Presbyte.
rian church gave most pleasant social at the
residence of the pastor, Rev. H. X. Walker. The
entire novelty of the proposed feature attracted
quite large number Of guests who, upon enter
ing, furnished with a pencil and neatly
printed card headed Conservation Party" direct
ly under which place for the bearers name.
Then came the five senses, with blanks after each,
making it evident that the purpose was a test OF
those faculties. When all were ready, Mr.. Walk
er clearly explained the plan and stated what was
expected and required and, as stimulus to close
attention and generous rivalry, he announced
that four elegant prizes would be awarded the
record. At given signal band composed of
eight musical ~ instruments struck up from an
adjoining room and as each one played separately
and independently OF the rest 1t was quite diff
cult to distinguish them in the discord, which
the first test Sound" Accordingly 1t was
encored, and after a second serenade, equalled
only by the feline, the company busted itself fill
ing the spaces on the cards with the names of the
instruments which they imagined were recogniz-
ed, and the result was amusing, In that the an
swers differed so widely, Next, mixture was
served by the ladies who prepared it and of
course, it was by no means sighted. Indeed, one
young man who took Mr.. Walkers testimonial az
to its excellent qualities, helped himself most lib
orally and as the ingredients we're severe pungent
seasonings, his first impression was that humble
bee had stepped on his tongue, but this idea was
not long retained, as the agony increased, he
tract OF heat, but he soon realized that he must
have bitten dynamite bomb in two, but the
thoughtful committee in charge passed around
cold water which had soothing effect. So much
for the second test, Taste" This ordeal being
passed, but fastened another. All we're blind
folded and ten oddly shaped articles were distrib
uted for recognition by touch The shrieks of the
| ladies were heart-rending as one by one their
| fingers came in contact with what they believed
! to be a human hand, fresh from the Surgical In
| stitute As close an examination as was given by
| the gentlemen would have assured them 1t was a
stuffed kid glove, but as it was cold and clsmmy, a
| second touch was not wanted. Such was the Sc
| we're test of that sense. The bandages were re-
| moved and eight small walls from the medicine
cabinet whose labels were displaced by paper
wrappers were handed around with no mea ms left
20 discover the odor. glance at the cards after
this would have convinced any one that with
such an assortment there was nc excuse for sick
ness to ever linger in that household. These wild
| conlectures were duly recorded under the fourth
test, Smell" After this all filed down the sides
of the hall and passed quickly around low table
which stood at the eud, on which were twelve
different articles This was trial not only of the
| sight, but the memory, by the time they we're
again seated, the haste and confusion rendered IL
| h9rd to recall many of the objects though a
| close observer might have discovered every one.
The test of "sight" ended that part of the pro-
! gram. All exchanged cards, and the correct list
was read. Those guesses corresponding to it were
checked off, counted and the number taken down.
The result showed that this unique examination
was stood remarkably we'll for out Of the total
number, forty-fve, the ladies made an average of
| ABOUT lnlrIy-three, ana Ine gehtlemsn twenty
nine This speaks well for the ladies, considering
they only one in the majority. Their senses,
it seems, attain to a greater degree of perfection
| owing, perhaps, to more refining nhueeees. Two
| gentlemen tied on Al, the highest number guessed
and four ladies on 40, the next highest. The low
est guess made on the opposing sides were 10 by a
gentleman, and 26 by lady. The we'll mcrited
first and second prizes which were really elegant
and worth the efforts put forth to wiz them, were
! decided by simple, satisfactory method, to be
awarded Mr.. James Hammett and Mr. ID. ID. KEEL
! logg Misses Mabelle Glover and Mollie Seize
Ana inc rns9n2py prizes 10 Mss Sale Groves ant
| Master Phillip Pomeroy. Mr.. Walker presented
! them very gracefully and the assembled guests
dispersed, after having spent pleasant and profit
| able evening of recreation which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.