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(5) elosing one eye and without counting on your fingers, write
the eighth letter of the alphabet in space 7.
(6) If Shekespesre wrote: "Twinkle, twinkle little ster, How I
wonder whet you cret put ")" in spece 20. Otherwise write "Y".
(7) If white end black sre onpnosite, write "M" in spece 8. If
the seme color, write nothing there.
(8) If ten querts made one pint, draw an elephant in space 10.
Otherwise write "Nn". 3 So.
(9) If summer is warmer then winter, put a "D" in space 19, end
"rl 4n spece ll. |
(10) If you think this is foolish, write the first letter of
the alphabet in speces 13 and 18, read the result and let your
conscience be your guide.
Songs. Sentimental. Each table might choose some sone which they
Wish to sing in competition with the other tables.
Progressive Dinner - As the guests have finished the first course,
ask sll men to rise, plece their nspkin over the left erm in waiter
style, nick un the weter glass’ and silverware, bid his boy @ fond
adieu end vass to the chair to his right. In other words, skip
3 cheirs and occuvy the fourth. This places him betweon 2 hoys
to whom he must introduce himself. Repeat after each course.
Use this only where tables are in rows.
Fortune Telling. Ask all the men to rise. Tell them that the boys
have boen secretly instructed how to read their fortunes, provided
they follow the leader. Ask each one to fold his nanpltin exectly
as you do. When ready, tell them to bite herd ¢s you do.on the
corner of the nepkin, lesving teeth marks which the boys will in-
terpret. Just 6s they are biting say this shows thet you bite _
sugdiiy.
Auto Romance. Distribute blank cards and pencils to boys. Read a
poem which tells about en euto trip and where every tow lines rhyme
the last work in every other line is left out and written on the
card by the boys, with the help of his father. For example:

Agnes Bredy and Mr. Klutz

Went riding in his brend new (stutz )

Away they went until something broke;

He hit the curb end broke 4 (spoke) etc.
Pass cards, one to the right, and correct as entire poom is reed.
Musical Romence. Pass cards énd vencils to dads. Reed a story end
every now and then pause, end have © pianist vley se few bers of
some of the old songs, and titled of which complete the sense.
Contestants jot down these titles. Pass cards end correct while
whole story is read. For example:

A maiden fair wes sitting (in the Glooming )

Waiting for her lover who wes (coming thru the rye) etc.
Party Line. Pass long string down length of each table. Have every*+
One hold string between thumb end forefinger. Men at end of string

telephones to other end. After e_slort ‘phone conversation one méey

ask: Well, whet heave you now?" and the enswer comes: "Al6ng line
of fish.” :
Rall of String. With tables paralled, give eech line of diners @

 

 

 

 

SHell bell of colored string. Ask the head of each line to wrand
end of string ebout finger end on signel pass bell down the line,
unrolling it as it passed down. When it reaches the end, ask each
one to wind up his share until ball errives egein et heed of table.