es in Oakdale, the floor was filled from the beginning of the first
waltz until supper was announced. This was served at two long tables in
the dining room, Mrs. Gray occupying the seat of honor at the head of
one, and Miss Thompson, who was a favorite at High School parties, the
other. There were miniature ears of corn, turkeys, pumpkins and various
other favors appropriate to Thanksgiving at each one's place. In the
center of one table stood two dolls dressed in the style of costume worn
by the Pilgrim fathers and mothers. They held a scroll between them on
which was printed the Thanksgiving Proclamation. In the center of the
other table were two dolls, one dressed in football uniform, a miniature
football under its arm, while the other, dressed as a High School girl,
held up a blue banner with O. H. S. on it in big, white letters.

This had been Grace's idea. She had dressed the dolls with the idea of
contrasting the first Thanksgiving with that of to-day. There was a
great craning of necks from those at the one table to see the central
figures on the other, but soon every one settled down to the discussion
of the dainties provided for them.

The supper ended with a toast to their young hostess, which was drunk
standing, and then the guests repaired to the drawing room, where
impromptu stunts were in order. Every one was obliged to do something,
if only to make a remark appropriate to the occasion. Nora sang, Anne
recited, Grace and Miriam did a Spanish dance that they had practised
during vacation with remarkable spirit and effect. Jessica was then
detailed to play, and under cover of her music, Tom, Reddy, David and
Hippy left the room, Tom returning presently to announce solemnly that
an original one-act drama, entitled "The Suffragette," written by Mr.
Wingate and presented by a notable cast, would be the next offering.

After a moment's wait, Hippy, Reddy and David appeared, and were greeted
with shouts of laughter. Reddy minced along in a bonnet and skirt
belonging to Mrs. Harlowe, while Hippy wore a long-sleeved gingham
pinafore of Grace's, which lacked considerable of meeting in the back,
and was kept on by means of a sash. After deliberately setting their
stage in full view of the audience at one end of the room, the play
began, with David as the meek, hen-pecked husband, Hippy as the
neglected child, who wept and howled continuously, while Reddy played
the unnatural wife and mother, who neglected her famil