Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-23
THANKSGIVING
ENTERTAINMENTS

A poverty SOCIAL given idsl Scdi "os
greatly enjoyed by the young folk of
western church, which is noted for the
jolly times it gives its members and
the strangers who are within its gates
The notice was given out the Sunday
before Thanksgiving. and every one who
wished to attend was requested to bring
with him a vegetahle or some kind OF
fruit as an entrance fee Some brought
potatoes. other beets, carrots. beans, APP
piles, nuts, popcorn. etc, and these were
afterward distributed among the poor OF
the CHURCH. The poster extending the
invitation read as follows:
Cum to the Poverte Soshal given by
the Yung Peples Sosvetee Wv the Kris
tians Endevorers on Friday Mite, Novem
Der 18th.
"Restrixions:
"Onth-Fvery woman who Gums must
ware ka'iker dress. an aprun or sumthin
approximate to those who are not AFRAID
to work.
"Tooth-Every wun of the men folks
must ware his ole cloes and flannel shirt.
Fines for Men.
mo man with a dude collar will be per-
mitted to enter except he pays a nickle
fine.
"Oiled hair or waXed mustash, one sent.
Stove pipe hats, three sents. Silk tyes,
one sent. Kerrying a kane. one sent.
Bald-headed gents. two sents.
Fines for Women.
"Gold spex. two sents. Rings. plane, one
sent. Rings. set, two sents. Dimund
rings. five cents. Pante and powder, one
sent Dress not silk or caliker. one sent
~ Ill ea,Hf Jat yyifh
or flowers, two sents. Hats. more than
three feet across three sents. Kid gloves.
one sent Failures to tell yure age when
asked, twenty-five cents. Telling sekrets,
one sent. Chewing gum. five sents
Refreshments.
Pumpkin pie. five sents. Donuts and
cheese, five sents. Homemade molasses
| cookys, three for five sents.
Every one present expected to join IN
singing and do any stunt requested. Old
fashioned games, such as Copenhagen.
Coin to Jerusalem. Proverbs. Post Office
and Forfeits to be played by young and
old alike ~
| At this entertainment every one took
part, SO there was no stiffness or formal
| ity The sale Of refreshments and fines
| was sufficient to pay all expenses. while
the generous donations of fruit and Vege-
tables made a blithe showing. and were
afterward distributed where they would
do the most good.
Boys and Girls Thanksgiving Party.
Use your class colors. For other dec
orations utilize the pumpkin, real ones or
those made from paper. You can pur-
chase pumpkin vines, flowers and leaves
of natural size, in paper. with small
pumpkins that look as natural as If they
were real. These are effective when in
terspersed with festOons OF large bell pep
pers and ears of corn. from which the
husks have been turned back to show
the golden grain. If you cannot get corn
in the husks, use ears Of corn and hang
them around the room. At each place
at the table put turkey or pumpkin
guest card, each one different, but all ap-
in postcards if preferred. For games
have impromptu charades., each word
chosen having some connection with the
historical significance of the day. Di-
vide your party into two groups. appoint
ing q leader for each.
Let the groups take turns in presenting
charades. Utilize the materials at hand
for the costuming and limit each charade
to one-half hour or less. Among the
words that can be readily acted by sylla-
bles or in their entirety are Pilgrim. :"
Thanksgiving" Turkey" 'Samoset,'
May Flower and others that your fer
tile minds can conjure. If you award
prizes let them be pictures Of Priscilla"
THE Courtship Of Miles Standish,' or, if
preferred, one Of the pretty little glass
globes that hold the crimson partridge
berries that were SO familiar to our Pill
grim settlers OH the Massachusetts coast.
OF course, you will have singing-the
good old college songs. your high school
favorites, some of the popular airs Of the
day-and lastly, after the passing Of the
loving cup, and temperance one it must
be. a chain of unbroken handclasps, while
you join in happy chorus, Should Aud
Acquaintance Be Forgot"
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.