Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1903 — A Jolly Masquerade Party. [ARTICLE]

A Jolly Masquerade Party.

There was a jolly good time at Odd Fellows’ hall Friday night. It was orignated and engineered by the Rebekahs, but participated in by all the Odd (and even) Fellows, who chose to be present. It was a masquerade social party, and most of the participants jimmed around in masks until the signal given for the natural countenances to be worn once more. There were vary pleasant features of the evening, including music and such by Ed Parcells’ megaphone. The chief amusement, however was a puzzle solving contest, in which Misses Nellie lines and - Blanch Hoyes chose sides. Along one side wall were arranged a large number of questions, the answer to each of which being the name of a noted author, and which name must be guessed by the opposite side. The nature of the questions can be seen from one. “What is the most vital part of a man.” The answer is the heart, and Brete Harte would be the fellow they were after. Ou the other wall were pasted a lot of pictures cut from the advertising pages of the Ladies Home Journal, and it was the duty of the other side to guess what article the pictures advertised. Miss lines’ side scored a big victory.