Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-14
SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENTS
A Journal Correspondent Furnishes
Some Excellent Suggestions.

IL so OIten happens tlldC committees
ION entertainments are looking for
something to offer their guests, that l
venture to send some suitable for all
ages, though many of them may flavor
of the chestnut. 1t has often been my
duty at Grange and church socia bles
to be on this committee. These are
some of the experiments which have
proved successful. Last October we
had "A Tour Around the World This
consisted in taking different rooms in
our vestry and decorating them to imi-
tate some country which they were to
represent refreshments, and costumes
of the receivers to be in harmony. For
instance, Japan had all the japanese
furniture which could be easily col
lected, the ladies were dressed in
kinonos, and served tea and waters at
| little tables placed about the room.
Florida was decorated with flowers,
everything light and airy, here fruit
was served. Iceland was decorated
| with furs and frosted cotton, here ice
cream was served. And so on with diff
lferent countries. Tickets were sold at
| the door for the entire excursion, on the
tickets We're printed the different coun-
| tries, and as they partook of refresh
Iments in different rooms the conductor
punched the tickets to correspond with
| the country where they were being
served. A lively farce was given in the
reception room which was called the
station waiting for the passengers to
gather for their trip. This afforded
much amusement and brought good
sum into the treasury. Five cents were
| cha rOp6 for each cnl1ntrV Whom a
quiet house amusement is needed, a
number of conundrums written in
large letters and fastened upon the
walls, will be very entertaining to
many, small prize being offered for
the one guessing the largest number
correctly. In this work pencils and pa
per must be furnished the guests. AL
| liberation is interesting, give a certain
word offering prize for the one maxi
ing the largest number of words from
| it, in certain time. illustrating the
names of certain books and pinning
them upon the walls. For instance,
making a sketch of a chestnut burr
partly open, to illustrate E. P. Roe's
The Opening of the Chestnut Burr"
Looking Backward" a woman's face
reversed; Barriers Burned Away"
the charred ruins left from fire;
Middle March is easily represented by
writing March IT, A ready brain and
pencil will soon illustrate books enough
for small library. If you wish to
have 81 march during the evening a
quotat ton can be written on a card
then cut this card in any diagonal or
peculiar shape, giving one-half to 2
lady and the other to a gentleman,
cards for all the guests being prepared
and given to them, then the gentlemen
seeks the other part of his card and
quota ton from the ladies' side. thus
getting a partner for the march. A
sock party is quite a novelty. Cards
Iare issued to all the invited guests to
which is attached small silk sock
with this verse:
THE LADIES-AT HOME.
prepare yourselves for a regular treat
For choice entertainment and good things
to eat.
If you wish to leave with us as light re-
comp ense,
Put into this sock just the number of
cents
As the size of your own, multiplied by a
three.
Not q very large sum you will readily see
So we hope you arc delighted
Because you're invited.
Date
Refreshments. program and a good
social time completes the evening, with
big sock full of pennies to go into the
treasury A.