The Falls City tribune., 1909-11-26
CHRISTMAS REUNION
HOW TO MAKE THE HOLIDAY
PARTIES MOST ENJOYABLE.
A Number of Games That viii Prove
Pleasing for Both Old and
Young al the Yuletide
Season.
BY Mary Dawson.

The wealth of new games is so great
or late years that the entertainer is
apt to overlook the splendid old
games. many Of which have never
been surpassed. if, indeed, we can
equal them. Old faYorites are special
ly good Tor Chri5tmas reunion gather
ings because in most cases they re-
quire no advance preparation andsare
easily grasped by the few to whom
they are unfamiliar.
One such sport is that called act
ing adjectiyes.a To play it one mem
Der OF the company leaves the room.
and eaeE person remaining agrees
upon a certain adjective. which he or
she will act ont when called on to do
so. When the retiring player is re-
called he asks someone in the group
a question. This player must Their an
swer In a way which will illustrate
the adjective assigned to him. Thus.
a player who has taken the word
noisy will bawl his reply, and at the
same time contrive to let a book fall
TO the floor With a loud clap.
hiab III Hii AtHi EhHlillHS LdCl
turn must reply in as few words as
possible, AM 50 forth. As soon as the
guesser has OWNED one Of the con
eealed words he takes a chair In the
circle While the person whose adjec-
tive h GUESSED withdraws from the
roCm
Magic music" makes a lively num-
Der in the program. played in this
way. One person is chosen to hide
the DIN or ring. All the rest with
draw, with the exception of the per-
son who will play the piano. The per
son holding the ring then hides it. &C
quainting the musician with it's where
abouts. and the company is read
mitted.
The players now arrange themselves
In a row, each one with his hands on
the shoulders of the person in front
or him. One player, the leader, head
ing the procession. When the music
starts the line OF boys and girls goes
off in search of the ring, guided in
this by the music. This, of course,
pi loud and cheerily as the object
Is approached, slow and dolefully
when the procession is headed in the
wrong direction, and faintest when
they are fufthest from the prize.
Thought transference" is not pre-.
cisely a game of contest, but there are
few better ways to interest a party of
guests, and whatever the psycholosic
explanation of the phenomenon, 1t
never fails to ereate amusement TO
arrange it the person to be subject
is sen out of the room. Two PLAYERS
are appointed to transfer the thought.
n these decide upon what simple
stunt the player will be required to
perform. Thus. he may be required
to pick up a book. to arrange a cush-
ion, or to touch the keys of the piano.
The rest of the company is informed
what the required stunt will be.
The subject is then readmitted
and those who are to guide him stand
on each side and hold his hands.
These thought transferers. as we'll as
the rest of the company. then center
their minds upon the thing TO be done.
In eight cases ont OF ten the subject"
then wends his way. still holding the
hands of the other two, towards he
appointed object, and does what is re.
CURED Of him.
IT is o exciting. The audience
will probably demand several Sub.
iects' and experiments before their
curiosity is stated.
\ new game which will appeal to
active, lively girls, as well as to the
boys, Is color base. This is "A splendid
frolic for the hall or living room, and
can be played in quite close quarters.
Each member of the company but
II is given a certain color or shade.
which will represent his personal
safety, since, when standing with a
foot or hand on something of that
color he cannot be tagged. The re.
naming player is made catch and
pursues the tugitives around the room.
lie must remember the colors given to
each, as the pursued, when in a tight
fix, will try to deceive him by toucl
ing some color not theirs.
When the catch succeeds in catch
ing some n off base and tagging him
he changes places with the person
caught. 1t adds to the fun to give the
catch a long, flexible stick with a
handle of raw cotton dipped in -four
tied to one end, with which to tag.
Now for a sit-down game while
legs and arms are resting and players
take breath. a good one is a contest
seeing who can write down the longest
list of words suggesting or belonging
to the Yultide season. Pass around
blank cards and pencils and allow Is
minutes for working up the lists. Such
a list will include the words. holly.
mistletoe, ST. Nick, Christmas carol.
waits, yule, yule log, gift, greeting,
Christmas box, snapdragop, holidays
and a long list of related terms. Give
a prize to the player whost list proves
longest.
To carry the fun a bit further on,
get two pictures as large as possible.