Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-03-17
G. G. Parks Entertains the J. T'S.

The spacious and nicely furnished
apartments of C. C. Parks and Rev.
J. R. Finley was the scene of much
gaiety last Friday evening, the occa-
sion being an entertainment provided
for the J. T. club by c. C. Parks, who
was gracefully assisted by Rev. 7. R.
Finley and Mrs. J. J. Moore.
The gentlemen members of the club
arrived about eight o'clock, and few
minutes later the ladies made their
appearance, all enveloped in phantom
masks with the exception of Mrs. a.
C. Seiser.
A novel contest had been arranged
for the ladies, but it was not a conten-
ton of sharpening lead pencil or of
driving a nail; it was one of wood
saving, and was participated in with a
good deal of vim and determination.
The first lady who took up the
saw to see" what she could ac-
complish at wood saving was Mrs. w.
C. CASTOR, who severed the stick of
wood in one minute and five seconds.
Mrs. CASTOR retired to an adjoining
room, amid the applause of her ad-
mirers, whose favorite she was, to re-
move her mask and catch her breath
The next contestant was Miss Annie
N[inter. Time: One minute and 20
seconds.
Miss Minter was followed by Miss
Mable CASTOR, who, after saving for
dear life for something over a minute,
abandoned the contest in disgust, de-
clarlng as she did SO that she "had
struck a knot"
Miss Virgie Moore was next, and
made the remarkably good time Of 40
seconds.
Miss Zou Anderson scored in one
minute and IA seconds, and Miss Gill
in one minute and five seconds.
Mrs. A. C. Seiser outdistanced all
of her competitors, and the stick of
wood was rent in twain by her in
inst 20 seconds. She was awarded
the lady's prize-a bunch of beautiful
carnation pinks from Kennedy's green
houses at Carroliton.
The wood-sawing struggle for su-
premacy among the ladies was highly
amusing to the gentlemen. But he or
she who laughs last laughs best The
ladies had the last laugh on the lords
of creation when each of the male
members of the club was given
strip OF cloth, needle
and a thread and a half dozen
agate buttons, which they were re-
quired to sew on the piece of cloth,
the object beng to see which could
make the best time, iron-clad rules
having first been laid down for the
important conflict. DR.. A. G. Selser
proved to be an expert, and sewed on
the six buttons in just three minutes,
and did it well, too. He won the
gentleman's prize-a gross of trousers
buttons.
The fact that Mrs. Seiser captured
the lady's and DR.. Seiser the gentle
mau's prize, the editor of the CoUR-
TER is led to believe that the doctor
has trained up his wife Ito say moth
ing and saw wood" while she has
seen to it that the doctors domestic
education has not been neglected, as
was amply proven by his rapidity and
skill in sewing on buttons.
The refreshments served during the
evening were of the most palatable
variety, and were highly creditable to
the culinary artists who prepared the m.
The bill of fare consisted of
| MENU.
| Ham Sandwiches,
| Peanut Salad Sandwiches
| Chicken Salad Cucumber Pickles.
| Coffee.
| Ice-Cream Lemon Sherbet.
Cakes.
The entire evening sped rapidly and
ioyously by, and it was near the hour
of 2 O'Clock before the J. T.'s sought
their couches of repose to dream
sweet dreams of c. c. Parks as a