Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-03
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One of the most brilliant par
lies OF the season was given last
evening by Or. A. H. Konigmacher
10 fourteen Of his gentleman
friends. The party met at the
Pal mtheater at 8 p. M.. where a
very special program has been
prepared. MIR. Fitch's picture
was one of the masterpieces
shown this season and was
greatly enjoyed by all who were
there. At 9:30 the party re-
paired TO tha Railroad cafe, where
Manager Smith had prepared a
beautiful table. Places were
found by unique letters beaging
the address OF each kucst, post
marked City OF Good Cheer" :"
each containing a connundfutn
and answer found therein. which
made q great deaf Of amusement
for the guests. The one long
table in sposlTss white had as a
|centerpiece a huge Christmas
cactus. The green foliage nearly
concealed By the mass Of beauti-
full scarlet flewers. Smilax and
ferns dotted the table here and
there and beautiful deep red car
nations were found at each place
for hutt0naire. Being some
what in the nature of surprise,
the guest of honor, Mr.. C. Konig-
macher, the doctor's father. of
Council Bluffs, was placed at the
head OF the table. the doctor fac
ing him from the opposite end.
Steve Glen was placed by his side
in order to not overbalance the
building, as Mr.. Konigmacher is
10 rather portiy gentleman, and
the contrast being so apparent
they were aptly called Mutt and
JeH" fpP the entire evening.
After the guests had attempted
90 solve the riddles, with indilfer-
emit success. the following menu
was served in five courses:
Celery Olives Pickles
Grape fruit la banquet
Cream of Tomato Soup
salted Waters
Grape fruit
|Porterhouse steak With mush-
rOo1ns
Fried Oysters Early Peas.
French Fried Potatoes
Banana Safad
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Apple Pie a la Mode
After Dinner MINIS
After tho guests had more than
done justice 10 the elegant re-
past packages we're passed. wrap
ped neatly and tied with ribbon,
which bore small envelopes with
q riddle on the outside and ans
wers within. Another half hour
was taken in attempting TO solve
these and then the packages were
opened and found to contain an
assortment Of cigars and ciga-,
rettes matches and individual
ash trey. This feature just suited:
the crowd and the room was soon
filled with the fragrant aroma of
the clear Havana.
DR.. Konigmacher then arose
and gave the following toast by
Robert Brooks:
q 0ood Cigar.
To all Bohemia near and far
Here's friendships toast 10 a good
cigar;
There's no delight for which
man yearns
Like the rosy light whore the in
cense burns.
A bosom friend and fragrant
weed
IN fellowship make up the creed.
The cigar We cut, but never q
friend,
We drew them both to the very
end.
OF neithee one can we decide
BY the wrapper alone the worth
inside.
We tuch thsm both against the
heart;
From either one &e toathe 10 part.
We help them out wiidn in q box,
For both get bruised BY the
worlds hard KNOCKS.
Both chin and genial glow, and
yet
They soon go out when we for
get.
For two hours, which passed
as one, the guests sat and talked.
told stories and sang songs as
only q crowd of we'll fed. we'll
grooned men can do. Harrison
Aulger was Voted the master
story teller, With his rich negro
dialect and fund Of good stories.
although each had a story which
ranked from jokes on the Ford to
the present peace propaganda.
1t was late hour before the
guests could make up their minds
to leave and each voted DR..
Konigmacher the supreme enter
tainer of the season.
The guests present we're: c.
Konigmaeher Of Council Bluffs,
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