Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1911 — Easily In the Lead. [ARTICLE]

Easily In the Lead.

Louis Jennings, Elsie Hathaway and Florence Brintnall are three schoolmates whose Indulgent parents provided a picnic for each of them, giving carte blanche as to the number of their guests and the manner of entertainment on the beach. Three parties in ten days means a lot to young ladles of the tender age of eiught. But they recovered quickly enough from the fatigue. Followed comparison: “I think,” said Lou, "ours was a very nice party. And we had ice cream twice, if you remember.” “Oh, I don’t know," quoth Ellse—she insists upon being called by her full name and will answer to no other —“I notice all my guests rode ’round on the carrousel as often as they wanted.” “I’m sure my party was the best of all," spoke up Flo. “Father says every d —d kid in town was there.” ’