Putnam patriot., 1920-04-16
p. H. S. CHAMPIONS
FILL THEIR BASKETS
Live Up to Their Regulations
While Shooting Turkey,
Et Cetera
Misses Doreas and Ruth Bartlett Ban
quet the League Leaders

There were no spectators on the side
lines to cheer them on, there was no
opposition to any member of the
championship team, and every man
filed basket, which basket was his
own, and when the evening was over
the 1920 champions of the Quinebaug
Valley High school basket ball league
added another victory to their credit
without any rough house or any fouls
being called. Coach Ellis and Man
ager Ballard were as proud of their
men as ever, although one or two be
came tangled in maze of knives,
the lead of their coach all came
through the post-season celebration
with the same dash, team work and
pep as they have shown all the year.
1t was delighted and happy little
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bartlett, Main
| street, last Friday evening, to fitting
ly celebrate the successful basket ball
season and the championship honors
won on the courts of the Quinebaug
Valley circuit. Mr.. and Mrs. Bart
lett have been loyal fans and have fol-
lowed the team in its progressive ac-
tivities to the seasons end
The banquet was given by the
Misses Dorcas and Ruth Bartlett, both
graduates of the Putnam High school,
to the champion basket ball team. In
vitations decorated with a basket ball,
from which were flying streamers in
scribed 'Hurrah! Champions Hur-
rah" were sent out. The invitation
read as follows:
/ you are most cordially invited to
attend little dinner party at the
home of the Misses Doreas and Ruth
Bartlett, on Friday evening at $50
| o'clock. This will be followed by
little theatre party. Please try and
come, for we want everyone present
who brought p. II. s. fame. Don't
forget the Day, the Time and the
| Place"
Captain Dobson accepted the invi-
| tation on behalf of the team; and the
| guests began to arrive half an hour
| before the time set for dinner
The dining room was prettily dec
Grated. The table was set under a
! canopy of blue and white, the school
eolors. The table decorations were
blue and gold, the senior class colors,
each member Of the team being a
member of the fourth-year class. At
each place was a kewpie, and from
each kewpie ran blue and gold ribbons
to little baskets of blue and gold,
which contained sailed nuts. Appro-
pirate place cards were beside each
plate. At the captains seat was
basket ball inscribed Champions,
1920" Tea roses were scattered
about the table and the center piece
was large vase of blue iris and vel
low jonquils, carrying out the blue
and gold color scheme.
Those who sat down to the prettily
arranged table were Coach Ellis,
Manager Kenneth Ballard, Captain
Tom Dobson, Iver Nelson, Casey"
Cotter. Woodson and Lown. The
coach kept things lively and gave the
team instructions in many things not
necessary for basket ball players to
know, but quite essential to the train
ing of young bachelors The menu
was as follows:
Bouillon
Dinner Biscuits Olives
Roast Turkey with Dressing
Cranberry Sauce Potatoes Turnips
Dreamed Onions Celery
Bread and Butter
Peach Pie Apple Pie Cheese
Bon Bons Candies Filled Cookies
Stuffed Prunes and Dates
Coffee Doughnuts Nuts
The Misses Bartlett served, and
there was conclusive proof that bas-
ket ball develops healthy appetites.
Following the dinner Mr.. Bartlett
took the gathering to the Bradley for
theatre party. Upon returning to
the house ice cream, cake, cookies.
candy and coffee were served