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Never a DuII Moment at the Club's Bingo Party
T:l ROM the moment Milton Powers was declared the winner .tf of the first turkey until Mrs. Bruce Dodds filled her card and so won the final grand prize, which incidentally was game No. I0, there was never a dull moment at the Boat Club Bingo party last week.
It required four men to lift Mrs. Dodd's huge basket which was filled to overflowing with champagne, turkey, hams, cheese, vegetables, fruits, nuts, cakes, in {act it was more than it was billed, "a special dinner for twelve."
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To make the games more alluring there were beauty kit", scarfs, artgora sweaters, woolen coats, sport jackets, ski slippers, portable radios, evening bags, poker sets, humidors and other such articles to supplement the usual number of edible prizes which included turkeys, hams, liquor and huge baskets of all kinds of good things.
Jack \Wardwell and Mrs. Ayler got their signals mixed and Jack won the women's angora sweater and Mrs. Ayler was named the winner of the leather belt, suspenders and garters, for which Jack got plenty of ribbing. \[e didn't learn whether or not a trade was effected larcr in the evening. If not possibly the sweater will find a market on the Inmate's Bulletin Board at the university Club, where Mr. \flardwell resides.
The "Bingoes" were coming up so fast we had difficulty keeping count of them. However, we did notice that Miss Rene La Coste, Ken Martin and C. E. tVilson were especially favored by the Gods of Chance. Each of the three "doubled" -winning two games.
Other winners were Virginia Rabaut (some one will get a nice humido r for Christmas ) , Mrs. George \[hite, Sam T. Keller (basket of liquor), Ken Martin won a turkey and a dinner for twelve, Dot Jenkins, \flilson tilZardell (poker set), Miss La Coste's first bingo was for a portable radio and her second for a dinner for eight (music while you dine) , Austin Hyde, Jt., Howard Davidson, C. E. Vilson (a movie carnera and sport socks with ear muffs), Fred R. Mixer, Jack Van Alstyne (a nice wool jacket), \flm. L. Allured (a ham to take home to Mrs. Allured who is convalescing) , Virginia Koestlin (a lamb's wool coat for ladies), Edw. Eisenberg (a basket for eight dinners), Mrs. Horace Bigelow (copper humidor), Al Mackey and Ves Ebling (gabardine jackets), Mrs. Ebling won a turkey, George Greaves (a suede jacket), Nanette Peirce, Mary Dibble, Ed Griffith, Mrs. Vm. Emcry, Mrs. \flaterfall and others.
Busy on the floor checking cards were Andy Carnegie, Art Zuber, Larry Pace, Hugh Gray and Frank Hickey, while the callers who shouted the "good" or "bad" news, included Bruce Tappan , Harry \[atson,, Ford \Mhelden and Manager Pattison who announced the final game in order rhat everyone might have an opportunity.
Others in the throng of 400 who filled every nook and crar,ny in the club were Mr. and Mrs. Newton Tarble, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. \y'm. Granse, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Lovejoy, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Mower, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph G. Forsyth, Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Hirschman, Mr. and Mrs. Haruy Dibble, Mr.
and Mrs. Jamesr Symington, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Symington, Don Fairbairn, Mrs. E. J. Beers, Mr. and Mrs. Seward Lawson, Mtr. and Mrs. George Vawter and Mr. and NIrs. Albert Mackey.
Others were Mr. and Mrs. Don James, who were with the Bruce Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Arbury, Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McQueen, Arthur Rohde, Villiam A. Petzold (with the Miles O'Brien"), Mr. and Mrs. Earl Yahn, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus M. Kalbfleisch, Mr. and Mrs. Henry George and Mr. and Mrs..Manson Carpenter.
"TFIE BEST EvE,R"-ftsport of the Oarsmen's Ball
"Firrest Oarsrnen's Ball in years" "Perfect music for dancing" . . "that quartet was really the best" " "Flave you evet' seen a prettier selection of girls?" . "Vish these parties came more often" these and m.any other similar comments could be heard all evening long at the Centennial Oarsmen's Ball held on Thanksgiving Eve at the Club.
The committee for the Ball was "wined and dined" in the Blue Room . As a center piece for the banquet table, a beautiful spray of yellow and bronze chrysanthemums was attractively displayed the flowers complemented by bronze candles, made the setting almost perfect . Perfection was reached when trn elve .ver)r charming girls appeared on the scene escorted by twelve handsome oarsmen. The couples present at the dinner were: Coach and Mrs. Jlrd Ross, Chairman Bob Savage with Barbara Brehm, Jack Norcott and Barbara Ballantyne, G.ry Harden and Mary Ann Grier, George Barrie and Betty Neubaver, Dave Dobson and Betty Hyde, Bill MacNaughton and Jean Hanna, Bill Hodde and Janet Forbush, Jo. Murphy and Marge Lundy, Jo. Slazinski and Mary Thompson, Otto Pongrace and Betty Riddel, Don McLean and Alice Kilner The dinner was climaxed by the (Continued oru Page 12)
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