The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-09-09
4 PROGRESSIVE PARTY.
Latest Novelty In the Line Of
Entertainments.
IT ORIGINATED IN A CHICAGO FLAT

Hew Three Birthdays Were Ceie-
brated by as Many Families In
Their Respective Apartments-New
Party IL Open to All Classes and
May Become q Fad.
Now 1t is the progressive party.
There Is always a demand for some
thing new in the line Of social diver
easements, and the progressive party
seems to answer all requirements,
SAYS the Chicago Post. Those who at
tended one recently given In Chicago
assert that 1t has many enjoyable
features, and 1t is certainly a decided
novelty. In this instance the enter
tainment was given In fat building,
and it was held that the building was
too low by several stories. The reason
for this will appear later. However
there would seem to be no reason why
such an event should be confined TO
single building. anyway. 1t might
take in a whole neighborhood. FER
hans. for a better understanding or
these remarks, it would be better 10
describe it.
Three birthdays in three nat pulio- |
ing fell on approximately the same
date. This is unimportant except as
it serves to explain the origin OF the
progres sive party. Every day is some
body's birthday in city like Chicago'
but they don't always try to enter INTO
a combination. Indeed, some OF theui
try to forget it, but that is neither mere
nor there. In this instance 1t was
MANNED to celebrate each event, anu
then. each family learning of the plans
of the others, it was suggested tnat
they pool their issues and make the
event one long to be remembered III
the neighborhOOd.
Of course there was nothing original
in that. Combination parties nave
been given frequently In the past. out
a combination party Is a different thing
f,om a progressive party. Women fre-
| oueutly receive together. and the par
J euts of several children have oIten
been known to give one party for the
whole bunch" to put it somewhat vui-
garly. But this was an entertainment
of q different style altogether. Ihey
didn't choose one fiat and then snare
= the expense proportionateiy. 1ney
, adopted the picnic idea. with varia-
tions. Every one knows that In ar
;. ranging for a picnic or a churcn So
u cisble the providing of the necessary
- supplies is divided among number OF
different people. so to speak one
:, agrees to look after the coffee. another
- will furnish four dozen sandwiches
still another will supply two frosted
cakes. and so on. Well, the progressive
narty ia like that, only different
The Invitations were extended to the
guests to meet In the first fat. anC
there. after they had become acquaint
ed and the usual pleasures had beef
n enjoyed, the beginning of the comoina
ov ton birthday spread was served.
80 Now" said one of the hostesses
70. there being three of them, of course
1--WE will 60 up stairs for the mex
ed course"
ne So they journeyed up to the next ma
tv and continued to feast.
nd And now," said another Of the hos'
of esses, when they were through there
-as 1--WE will go up stairs for the rest"
ITO After the coffee it Is said some OF tn
ba guests looked at the roof, but 1t wa
he only a three fat building, so that di
en 10 good Still there are unlimited POI
,st abilities in this idea. II carried out /
ms some buildings in Chicago, it woul
tos give a man a course dinner that woul
n m last him a week And, as previousl
aet suggested, why confine it to building
no anyway? In view of the demand II
ues social novelties why may not one e
hi. pect to see progressive parties trave
NJ ing about from house to house!
COS The plan certainly has many
ox. yantages. 1t divides up the entertai
mt meut as nothing else would. Furthe
Gro more. il banishes all stiffness and fo
fer mality. Think of trying to be form
oss where one had to chase from one pla
ito. to another in this way! 1t wouldr
of be possible. Strangers would
an. friends In no time. They would ha
, 70 to be. There would be no chance
wall flowers and diffident people.
the general mixup the shyest wou
forget to be shy. 1t comes as close
aea. being a picnic as anything can tn
Chi doesn't take place in the open air. A
nina it is open to all classes OF people.
loss would enable those of moderate mea
oiet- to entertain when they would
or otherwise feel financially able to do
opt- while the rich could provide carriat
ring to ride from house to house for
der dinerent features Oh Tue enIeI talnin
,und 1t could be divided any old way
ger. concert or musical at the first hou
they vaudeville at the second and dane
con- and cards at the third. "And sucl
n of lark, you know" as they would
d to In the -Four hundred
vide Look out for the progressive pal
-anc- 1t has been voted a success and its I
ound sibilities for young or old are gr'
trace 1t may yet become a rad
sent