The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-01-04


Tho girls who served as Mattresses
ware quaintly. goWned In costumes Of
long ago. and were attractive features
Of the evening.
OF course 1t was great deal Of work
to furnish the room, but the interest
taken in it by everyone who lent articles
more than paid the ladies for their trou-
BILE, and the desire to see the room
proved an extra inducement to people
to come to supper.
TO REPLENISH A SUNDAY SCHOOL
LIBRARY.
What was called a Book Reception
was recently held in the parish room of
. church in a Pennsylvania town. A
committee Of ladies in the Aid society
planned and carried out the affair, and
tho result was e323 new books to add to
the Sunday school library, which was
much in need of donation.
Invitations were sent out to some 400
people In the parish, including the men
Of the family The married men receiv-
ed separate invitations from their wives.
They read as follows:
The Ladies' Aid society invites Mr.
Blank to Book Reception at the parish
rooms, Thursday, November 9, from 2
to o'clock. You are asked to bring the
book entitled Hugh Wynne,' by DR..
Weir Mitchell. and to personate the
character of the hero for FIVE minutes
during the evening"
Judgment was exercised by the COM
mittee In suggesting the different books
needed to the different members of the
congregation Some inexpensive books
for the Juvenile readers being selected
for those who could not afford to pay
over so cents for book, while, in many
cases, books that had been used by the
family had been selected.
Punctually at o'clock the Book
Party" assembled with books tied up in
wrapping paper. A temporary stage and
curtain had been erected and upon the
platform stood the ladies of the COM
mittee to receive their guests, each one
being presented by an usher, and each
guest, after presentation, was invited to
present the character of the hero or
heroine before leaving the stage, for
the benefit of the other guests who were
waiting their turn for presentation.
AS may be imagined there was; much
sport and merriment over many of the
characters, as there always is more or
less latent talent in any company, and
there is no end to the different ways
in which they were portrayed. One man
at his wits end to know how to repre-
sent David Harum" at last conceived
the idea of reading something from the
book, so selected the incident Of the bon
net which David selects and presents to
his wife. AS he was a good reader this
was received with great applause. the
audience becoming convulsed when he
commenced to act Mrs. Harum in the act
of tearing off the trimmings from the
new "bunnit' crumpling it into a wad
and throwing it at David.
1t was the most novel library party
that had ever been given in town, and
was also the most successful entertain
ment.
The usual prize was given at the end
to- the one who was the M st successful
in guessing the greatest number of char
acters represented. This CHANGED to fall
upon a young man, who stepped briskly
forward to receive the prize, which was
handed to him enclosed in an envelope.
On the paper inside was written: "You
are hereby presented with commission
to secure five new members for the Sun
day school, and organize them into class,
Of which you are appointed teacher"
1t is needless to say that the young
man promptly declined his prize on the
spot to the great merriment of the spec
tatOrs.