The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-29
POVERTY LUNCHEON CLUB.
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the cards on the back Of which her
goslings found the names of the articles
which had in the pie appeared She
told them she wished to test their
memories, so expected them to write
opposite the name Of the articles, the
melody in which 1t appeared. When
correctly guessed, the cards looked like
this:
First Calico patches sewed at right
angles-Cross patch. draw the latch
Second. China goose egg-Humpty
Dumpty.
Third. Candlestick-Jcck. be nimble.
Fourth. Black spider hair ornament
Little Miss Muffet.
Fifth. Miniature milking stool
Where are you going my pretty maid?
Sixth. Silver buckle-Bobby Shaftoe.
Seventh. Blue doll S shoe-Llttle Bet
t. Blue.
Eighth Bunch paper flowers-Mary,
Mary, quite contrary.
Ninth. Toy pig-Dance jig to Gran
ny's pig.
Tenth. Small bag sunff. with penny
attacbed-I had little dog, his name
was Bluff.
Eleventh. Toy ciock-Hickory, Hlck-
DRY dock
Twelveth. Heart shaped cushion
Queen Of hearts.
Thirteenth. Strawberry emery-Cur-
.ly locks, curly locks wilt thou be mine.
Fourteenth. Toy lamb-Little Bo-
Peep.
Fifteenth. Small pIatter-Jack sprat
could eat no fat.
Sixteenth. Bell-Ding, dong bell.
Seventeenth Small dog, dressed as
a mani had a little husband, no big
Ae,.
Eighteenth. Turkey "drumstick"
cleaned and tied with robbon-Old
Mother Hubbard.
Nineteenth. Small bag of rye-Sing
a song of six-pence.
Twentieth. Square Of taffy--Taffy
was a Welshman.
Twenty-frst. Bit of white fur-Buy
a Baby Bunting
Twenty-second. Tin dish and spoon
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the
fiddle.
Twenty-third. Small basket-There
was an old woman tossed up in a baS-
ket.
Twenty-fourth. Paper of pins-see
pin and pick 1t up.
The goose who proved less hike a
goose in locating the articles was
awarded a fancy box in cameo ware,
filled with quill toothpicks.
1t was now after II O'clock, an
unseemly hour for Merton. Tom
Mowry, the editor of the Weekly
Register, arose and addressed the COM
pany In this wise: Sisters and broth
ers geese, I have cherished great re-
spect for Mother and Father Goose,
from my earliest childhood. Never I'M
til tonight, however, did realize their
cleverness in the line of fun making.
l propose three cheers for our parents"
"Hurrahl rah rah.' echoed the cheers.
A little while and lights were out in
in the Stone porlors, and the Mother
Goose party was but a happy memory.
DR.. Stone congratulated his wife en-
thusitsically. and kissing her said.
II never realized until tonight what
a clever woman you were. have,
however, yet to believe that you can
make five dollars go as far as that
party"
"No, it will not, replied Mrs. Stone.
II was allowed to spend an additional
two dollars and a half to provide for
the extra guests and the prizes. Here
is an account of my expenses II you
care to look at It. Handing him q
neatly itemized account. DR.. Stone read
as follows:
"Plums," for ck-in-the-H orner pie,
$100; cards, fifteen cents, cardboard,
FIVE cents; baby ribbon, twenty-five
cents; pencils, ten cents; ice cream
(home mads), $3.50; cakes, fifty cents;
bread and buttar for sandwiches. forty
cents; chickens. 800; dressing and
celery, 800: coffee. twenty-five cents;
cream. sugar. twenty-five cents; iem-
onade. forty cents; tissue paper, TWEEN
ty cents: prizes. si.00 sailed almonds,
nifty cents. Total s7.50.
Minerva Spencer Handy.