The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-07
a Drama In Three Acts
Entitled april Fool"
Act I.


in Chickasha. Time. Saturday Marcel
3D. Enter postman with large envel
ope.
Any woman: "Oh, an invitation.
wonder who it's from" "opens enyel
ope and in dsmay pulls forth blank
card) "Now who would go to all that
trouble to fool me?"
Enter Madam Rumor 81 hear there
is some writing on the card you receiv.
ed il you Will heat it"
((Anywoman takes some matches
burns her fingers and finally makes
out message written in invisible ink,
Bridge, guess where, Monday 2; 80
p. m.")
Anywoman q don't seem to be
much more enlightened than before.
1t might be Line creek bridge or the
Bridge of Sighs"
Act II.
Scene, same. Time, Monday morn
ing. Anywoman engaged in telephone
conversation
Anywoman: Am going to the par
ty? | should say not. Who thinks I'm
crazy enough to hunt all over town
for a party?7
Voice; well. Madam Rumor told
me there was going to be one some
where, but if we don't find it Wen just
go out to the Country club and play
cards anyway"
Anywoman IAN right I'll go then;
] want to be on hand if there's any
fun"
Act III.
Scene, Country club Time, Monday
afternoon. Guests arriving
Anywoman, Ito each of her friends)
"Are you the hostess? Who is the hos
tess, then? How did you happen to
come out here? Isn't it exciting? Now
suppose someone takes up a collection
to make us pay for the party before
we leave. I'll bet Mrs A. is giving
this. No? Mrs. x. looks guilty, too
just never was so curious. I'm not
sure of anything except that I'm not
paying for it,
Some authorities have suggested that
a drama should have a climax, but as
the society editor is not sure as ID
whether that would come when the
guests discovered that Mrs William e. !
Dwyer was the hostess, or when the
aforesaid hostess ate a piece of garlic
which she thought was chocolate al
mond, we will change to our more fa-
miliar style of nar tive.
The cleverest of all the clever par. |
ties that have ever been given in
Chickasha commenced and almost end /
ed without hostess 1t was proven
that secret could be kept by not only
one but by four persons, for Mrs. Ed
Johns, Mrs. J. G. Ambrister and Mr.
Thos ]. Boyd, who assisted Mrs. Dwy-l
er in carrying out her April Fool, care. J
fully guarded her confidence. Cards |
were played at ten tables, and top
score was made by Miss Olive Smith +
Her reward was pair of embroidered +
silk hose and similar pair was given
Mrs.J }. Merrill as a consolation fa-
vor, Mrs. Earl Dallas. the surprised
honpree Of the occasion, also received
a pair, but the hose were not given I'M
til each Of the recipients had first been
fooled by opening an empty box.
Tea was served late in the afternoon.
Mrs. Ambrister and Mrs Woottcn pour
ing at a. charmingly appointed table.
A cloth trimmed, with Russian lace
covered the table and Easter lilies and
hyachinths were the exquisite deco
rations Others in the house party
were Mesdames Slusher Homer Bond.
Scott Witherspoon, Frey and Hutson
and Miss Fay Smith
1t was not until the prizes had been
awarded and the guests were ready to
depart that they were told to whom
they were indebted for the enjoyable
afternoon
The invitation list included Mes
danes Ambrister. Oatley Anderson.
Ashton. r. NJ Bailey, Barefoot Bettis,
Blackmon, Homer Bond, Reford Bond,
Bodwen, Bridges, Brownscn, Burton,
Bynum. Wills. Owens. Cannon. Car
michael. Cavaness, Chandler Chastain
Claycomh Cochran, Dallas. Dashner
T. II. Dwyer II. r. Ellis, Doughty Ef4
win. Frey Gilkey. Griffin, E. Hamil
ton, Hampton. FIammerly Harris. Har-
we'll, Henderson. Humphrey Hutsca
Inman. Johns, Ben Johnson. Kayser
King. Linton. Ludlow. L. D. Major. j
4. Major. Adrian Melton, Alger and
VIII Melton, Merrill. Montgomery.
Morgan, Olive. j. w Owsley, T. T.
Bailey, Charles Phillips. Powers. Rid
die. Sheegog. Shepherd. sigmon, Sla-
ton. slusher. &. p. Smith. Bryce smith
Roy c. smith. Spencer, Spinning, ). II.
stine. Elmer Terrell, j. C. Terrell