The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-10-29
BARNWARMINC
Jest NATCHLY
DID UP BROWN
Lizzie Says the Dance Floor
Was Spruced up Grand
Orchestra Roost.
ed in a Tree.
LoURENA BROWN QUEEN
Prewitt Turner Wins Jigging
Match and Gets Ham
Rustic Setting Makes
Lass Homesick.

"F.F.Far. M-M-Mer. Farmersr'
flashed the electric sign in front Of
fsolhwell Gymnasium last night as the
four hundred triumphant Farmers
poured into their sixteenth annual Barn
warming
The milking over, Hiram hitched up
old Dobbin. put on his Sunday-go-to-
meeting overalls and started out for the
big doings at Judge Phelan's barn. Liz
zie was setting waiting for him at the
next gate looking all spruced up in her
new gingham apron with sunbonnet 10
match. her feet just patting TO her fav-
orite Turkey in the Straw" Dobbin was
afeeling his oats and they got in jig
time passing all the horses in the coun-
,psidc. even Squire Browns old grey
mare.
Squire Phelan had just naturally done
things up brown. lie made everybody
come in the old south window and course
all the gals screamed when they lit on
the haystack. Lizzie was so scairt that
hHt Hdu Huii ntI uitss, bui BIC ndun vi
course, so she decided to try some more
Of Squire Phelan's pranks. The hallway
was awful dark. bu, Lizzie didn't mind
cause Hiram was there.
And didn't Lizzie just naturally whis-
lie without any persuasion when she
saw how that dance floor was all spruced
up! Over the top was canopy Of leaves
and ereenery while in the middle sat the
orchesiry in an hOnest-io-goOdness tree
roosting up there like lot Of chickens.
And speaking Of chickens there sat some
of the real things in the goals. My!
Things looked homelike 10 Lizzie. The
posts of the barn were all covered with
gold and on the middle one hung an old
make believe hog which flashed the mum.
bers of the dances and kept Lizzie from
getting stuck.
Just guess who was Harvest Queen2
il was Lourena Brown and she sat on
throne made on Top of a strawstack and
inside corn shock all lined and every
thing. The throne itself was all decorat-
ed with kaffir corn. Then of course
there was a grand march led by Dean
Mumford and the Queen.
Pretty soon Lizzie got tired. SO she and
Hiram went upstairs 10 investigate and
it was sure swell up ihere-all fixed up
with nice little booths of straw for her
and Hiram TO sit in and right in the mid.
die was great big tree.
Prewitt Turner won the jigging match
and got ham. Then between the fourth
and fifth dance the barnyard quartet con-
sisting Of Merle Creider. Floyd Barn.
hart, Ennis Cooley, and Bob Witherell,
sang.
Squire Phelan had asked all the neigh.
bors in to watch the young folks caper
around and here are the ones that could
come: President and Mrs. ]. c. Jones
of the University: President and Mrs.
]. NJ. Wood of Stephens College; Pres
ident and Mrs. E. d. Lee Of Christian
College; Dean and Mrs. F. B. Mumford; !;
Miss Eva Johnston; Prof. and Mrs. J. W.
Connoway; Prof and Mrs. W. c. Eth.
eridge; Prof. and Mrs. V. r. Gardner;
Prof. and Mrs. Leonard Haseman: Prof.
and Mrs. II. L. kempsier; Prof. and
Mrs. NJ. F. Miller; Prof. and Mrs. C. r.
Moulton; Prof. and Mrs. A. c. Rags.
dale: Prof. and Mrs. Theodore Sexauer
Prof. and Mrs. ]. c. Wooley; Col. and
Mrs. W. E. Persons; Maj. and Mrs
Lloyd Jones; Capt. and Mrs. W. C. Dun
kel; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. w. Oevenger; Mr.
ard Mrs. Robert l. Simpson.