The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-16
MITCHELL
HI 10 DINNER r

I'll IO DINNER PARIN.
After a most delightful season OF
bridge whist, which Gtarted early in
the fall, the Hi Lo bridge club held
its last party Saturday evening of last
week, and Il very enjoyable function
was arranged for the closing event. A
progressive dinner party proved one
of the most enjoyable affairs OF the
club eyed had, and it contained 10 ny
novel features. The dinner was scrv-
ed in three courses, and each course
was ct different residence, the first
being held at the home of Mrs. Geo.
w. Carlson. 1t was the intention to
moke the trips from one house to the
other in autos, and the idea was car
Carlson home consomme was served
at 6 O'Clock, plates being laid for six
teen. On arrival the guests were pre-
sented with poetical selections which
were cut in pieces and numbered. the
partners being found for the first
course by the continuous reading of
the poetry. The pdace cards were of
a very unique character, in that they
represented & boy and girl on a tect-
er board, the girl high up and the
boy low down, representing the score
of the Hi Lo club. The characters
We're done in water colors, and were
the handiwork of Mrs. Carlson. At the
conclusion of the curse, the trip was
taken up via the auto and sidewalk
routeto the home of Mrs. C. w. Dow
ney, where meat, coffee, potatoes, etc,
We're served. Here there was a change
OF partners and the were found by
matching up bouttenieries. Mrs. Sid
Smith, Mrs. Virgin Boyles and
Mrs. Downey served the second
course. The guests proceeded from
there tohe residence of Mrs. Ray
Smith, where she and Mrs. f. w.
Freyberg united on the salad course,
the partners being found through the
distribution of May Baskets. Autos
conveyed the entire party out to the
residence of Mrs. Oney Sweet, where
the last course was served, which a
sherbert, cake and coffee. When the
party reached the Sweet residence the
ladies were directed upstairs and a
few moments later the gentlemen
~ ujun,, %Ln nn1 " ~ ct,,i,, r with,
the request to wind it 70. The ladies
held the other end of the Irvine and
they were secrcted in various places
upstairs, and the method of finding
the ladies in this way proved quite
amusing. The partncrS found each
other at the table by means of cards
placed under the plates and ribbons
extended to all places at the table.
The cards were lifted from their plac-
es and the partners found themselves
paired off b means OF the two cards
attached to the ribbon. The rest of
the evening was devoted to bridge
which and the closing party proved
10 ne one Oh inc IlCEL SnlOyGDle OIL
all. Eight games We're played and
there wer, eight tables in the cir
Gle. The prizes for the evening were
awarded to Mrs. f. w. Frcyberg and
Geo. w. Carlson, who held the high
scores. During the season the scores
of each meeting had been preserved,
and were totallcd up at this meeting
for the awarding CT the first and sec
ond prizes for the ladies and gentle
men. TIE first prizes TO the season
fo= the highest score were presented
to Mrs. Ray Smith and C. w. Downcy,
while he second Plies were presened
o Mrs. f. w. Frcybsrg and Oncy
Sweet. The gunsts of the evening
were DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Ball end
l.. e. Wallerstedt. The club mem
bcrs have had a most enjoyable sea-
son of bridge which since play began
early in October.