The San Francisco call., 1909-02-06
A Junior Military Party

ior party given By a student AT q
military academy may afford suggss-
tions for other parties
The haI was draped with the nation
al eoIors. because along with his me
bearing the young man had acquired
a fine reverence for that same red
white and blue
Unfortunately the hall was Of the
oI5-fash shfoned. long. narrow variety, but
the coIors were so arranged that the
striues of the flags ran hOrizOntaHy-
which made the room appear much Wild
er than il really was On the Walls
were hung such euriOS- II the saap7
OF army guns an uncleS Saber and 50
on. as the family possessed The
stair-rail was draped beautifully wltn
the red. white and blue-even the hcer
was covered with red Navajo rugs
and altogether il impressed one, on
entering. as being one OF the rooms IA
an officers quarters, ready for ball.
ar some army post
A sister OF the host was ready at the
door 10 meet the guests. while the
Young host assisted his mother in re-
ceiving them in the parlOr and in see
ing that each guest was made happy
tiny midget OF a boy. cousin ot
the host stood at the entrance. dressed
in a cadet uniform. the exact minia-
ture OF the big cousins. and ntJlnS
his Lilliputian body like glove He
held a small drum and as each guest
approached the house this tiny military
boy beat a rat-rat-tst announcement
on his drum
At once the sister. before mentioned.
greeted the newcomer and directed her
or him 10 the room where the wraps
Were 10 be laid aside
The guest. having passed through the
uerr~
military features all behind. for the
drawing room was arranged as for an
ordinary party The library carpet was
spread with a canvas that those so IN
cliHed might dance; the piano had been
moved 70 a position just outside thar
room. and the other musicians the
viOlinist and csllist, were placed beside
IL In the drawing room and in a little
den. opening from il. a number OF
games had been arranged for
But the invitations had read, Please
wear or bring something suggestive of
a particular hero in United states his
tory" con the girls invitations. OF
p course. the word heroine" was used.
and so fully three-Quarters OF an hour
was pleasantly spent in guessing as To
the hero or heroine represented by each
conner, and many a hearty laugh at thu
symbols used eHectualIy broke the ice
for the timid ones
Each was provided with paper and
pencil. and was asked 20 write the
names OF the guests with a guess as
10 the character represented By each
As each made a decision and hlled
out the names Of the characters repre-
sented. he handed his paper TO some
one appointed. and a COMMITTEES went
over the lists 70 ascertain who guessed
rightly in the largest number OF cases.
al Var
representation Two very nice stat
uettes OF soldier heroes were given. as
prizes 70 these two winners
A laugh was raised when a young
man entered Carrying cold boiled po-
tatO and bag OF salt He was un-
doubtedly Francis Marion, the party
thought
One wore a small. lIght-colored tin
horse pinned 20 his coat,
Another. with a jet black horse
pinned TO his coat. was thought 10 be
Sheridan
One with a necktis inscribed in OUT
line stitch We have net the enemy
and they are ours" was a good deal
laughed at, but was voted 10 be Com
modOre Perry
One boy was laughed al for his coon
skin cap which he persisted in wear
ing. with its long fur tail hanging
down his neck at the back. until the
winner was declared. He was undoubt-
edIy Daniel Boone
y little miss who appeared with
thimble on her finger and an unfinished.
tiny silk flag. at which she sewed In
dustriOuSly for time was OF course
Betty Ross
Another, who made every one laugh
BY carrying graveIy around an old ram
rod and a milk pitcher. without once
laughing. although ali the others were
convulsed. was hnally found 70 be Mol
Iy Pitcher
William Penn was there and Peter
Stuyvesant. though he had TO carry
his peg-leg in his hand in miniature
and Dolly Madison. with her basket
OF wet. newly washed (doITs) clothes.
ready TO hang in the east room OF the
White House
Barbara Ereitche was there. and Mar
tha Washington. with her white pom
padOur. and so on
IT parting the host presented each
guest with his portrait" in A very
dainty little fancy, Water-coIored bor
as a souvenir On opening the boxes
each guest found little tin soldier
about three inches tall