LIBRARY CLUB GUESTS DEPICT BOOK TITLES
May 19, 1915 – Names of books were impersonated at the book party of the Robbinsdale Library Club, Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Swift on College avenue. It was the annual social affair given by the club and the guests came representing in some way the titles of books, among which were “The Regeneration of Aunt Mary,” represented by Mrs. S. J. Franklin, in an old-fashioned dress and lace cap; “An Old Fashioned Girl,” represented by an old-style dress, worn by Mrs. H. C. Payne, with lace mitts, an old shawl and a hat, with her hair hanging down the back; “The Lamplighter,” by Mrs. H. R. Stillman, wearing a necklace of parlor matches; “A Study in Scarlet,” by Mrs. Eugene Forsaith, resplendent in a scarlet dress; “Lavender and Old Lace,” by Mrs. Swift, wearing a lace fichu over a hundred years old and a bow of lavender ribbon; “When Knighthood Was in Flower,” represented by a night hood trimmed with roses, by Mrs. D. Huston; “The Blue Flower” was daintily portrayed by Mrs. D. G. Colp; “The Scarlet Letter” by Mrs. J. V. Ruble; “Measure for Measure” by Mrs. J. H. Brande, wearing a tape line around her neck tied to a tin pint cup; and “The Lady of the Decoration” by two of the club members, Mrs. A. L. Jones and Mrs. W. J. Rathbone.
The men, who were the guests of the women, also took part in the game and showed much cleverness. Nelson Nash, with face and hands spotted with yellow paint, represented “Freckles”; Rev. H. C. Payne, “The Little Minister”; D. Huston with a printed sign, “John D.,” represented “A Certain Rich Man”; A. L. Jones, with a Minneapolis newspaper in one coat pocket and a St. Paul paper in the other, portrayed “A Tale of Two Cities”; E. Forsaith with a ferrule and primer in his hand was “The Hoosier Schoolmaster”; C. H. Hubbell represented “Pickwick Papers,” and C. W. G. Hyde, very carefully carrying a long roll of paper represented “The Long Roll.”
The prize for guessing the titles of books represented was awarded to W. J. Rathbone. After the contest a supper was served by the daughters of the club members. Mrs. A. L. Jones sang and Miss Arlene Nash recited.
