The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30
A Geographical Party.

In order to carry out this plan sue
cessfully an equal number of boys and
girls must be invited to the party We
will suppose that forty is the number
of the guests. The hostess must then
select twenty states and the same num-
Der of important cities belonging to
those states, one city for each. She
next prepares twenty badges, making
them of short strips of various colored
ribbons. The strips should be fringed
at one end and neatly hemmed at the
other. In addition to these badges
there must be prepared twenty ros ettes
made of narrow ribbon, and of the same
colors as the badges. Thus, if there is
pink badge there must be a pink ro-
settle, etc. On each badge name of
one of the twenty states must be printed
in distinct capital letters. Fancy inks
may be used, selecting them according
to the color of the ribbon. Thus,
dark blue badge may appropriately
be lettered with gold ink,
pink badge with white ink, and
white badge with violet ink, etc.
This card she must retain until after
the reading aloud of the states and
cities. She is also told that should she
accept card not belonging to her she
will receive BOBBY prize, and the
| rosette which she bestowed will be re-
turned to the hostess. AS each boy
enters the parlor card is handed to
him, and the following explanation is
made: 1.-THE state in which this city is
situated is personated by one of the
young ladies present. If you succeed
in taking your city to the state in which
it properly belongs, you will be re-
warded. You must then relinquish the
card to the state belonging thereto"
We will suppose that the following
states and cities are selected: Maine,
Portland; New Hampshire, Manches-
ter; massachusetts,, Lynn, Connecticut,
Bridgeport; New York, Troy; New
Jersey, Camden; Pennsylvania, Erie;
South Carolina, Columbia; Texas,
Houston; Ohio, Sandusky; Indiana,
South Bend; Michigan, Grand Rapids;
Wisconsin, Beloit; Illinois, Joliet; Ken
lucky, Covington; Missouri, Benton;
Iowa, Council Bluffs; Minnesota, Du-
luth; Colorado, Central City; Cali
fornia, Pasadena. The badges being
duly marked with the names of the
states, each town is written or printed
on small card. Each girl guest on
arriving is decorated with badge and
given a rosette of a corresponding
color. She is instructed to pin the
brings to her a card bearing the name
of a city which she knows to be situated
in the state that she represents.
Biographies and books of reference
must, of course, be excluded from the
room, and there must be no consulta-
ton among the guests concerning the
location of the cities. If city is pre-
scented TO one Of the states, and she de-
clines to take it, the guest presenting
it may seek e sewhere, or, if he feels
onfdent that she is wrong and he is
right, he must write the name of the
refusing state (not the person) on the
reverse side of the city card After
refreshments have been served, the
hostess reads aloud the names of the
states and the cities belonging to them.
Any girl holding a city that does not
belong to her must then come forward
and secure BOBBY prize from the
hostess, and must herself remove the
rosette which she had enormously be-
slowed. If the holder of an unclaimed
card finds that the state to whom be
proffered his card is the one to which
it belongs, he reads out the name of
the mistaking state. She is also given
a BOBBY prize, and must give the ro-
settle to its rightful winner. The BOBBY
prizes must be as laughable and mex
pensive as possible; they will thus add
much to the amusement of the guests.
1t will be seen that in order to make
this entertainment successful, the per-
son conducting it must possess ready
wit and entire self confidence. If the
hostess lacks in these points, she should
delegate the management of the affair
to some one who is capable of max
ing social matters move briskly and
smoothly.-Claro j. Denton, IN Chris
tidn Union.