The Dollar Social
From The Malakoff News
Thursday, October 27, 1921
The dollar social given by the ladies of the Missionary Society
of the Methodist church at the pretty residence of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Flagg Monday night was greatly enjoyed by all present. As
the guests neared the home, it threw a halo of light that bespoke
a good time before you entered the door.
A the appointed hour, all had arrived and the program was
unconsciously opened by little Grace Flagg when she gave a riddle
that no one in the audience was scholarly enough to find the
correct answer to. This opened up a channel into which all
drifted and the results were very laughable. Mrs. Flagg's mother
and her aunt, Mrs. S. M. Ransom, were guests in the Flagg home
and all enjoyed their presence very much. Mrs. Ransom, having
just returned from New York, gave many incidents of her stay
there and of the work being done in the Italian districts.
Each lady was requested to bring a poem telling how she made her
dollar. There were many interesting and laughable poems. One
author received her revelation during the quiet hour of shelling
peanuts; another earned her dollar so easily she put in a verse
about how women could gain riches without any effort whatever if
men would only take charge of the household; one lady loved her
neighbor as herself and rented her a pattern for 5 cents; our
president proved to be a genius at pretty composition; there were
others we haven't time to mention and last but not least, a
gentleman matched a dollar and favored us with a poem entitled
"How We build Our Churches in the Good Old Way."
We found great talent in Malakoff and the Dollar Social has
unearthed talents we little dreamed of existed in our little
community. As each speaker finished the poem, a dollar was given
to the secretary and all saw a vision of a church remodeled in
the near future.
Dainty and delicious refreshments were served.
Other poets of Malakoff may never get the lime light by having
lost the golden opportunity of displaying their talent to the
world. The guests departed thanking Mr. and Mrs. Flagg for the
use of their lovely home and also to all who helped to make the
evening so great a success.
Submitted by Britt Thompson
If you have any information on Malakoff history please contact Britt, he is the correspondent for The Malakoff News Looking Back Column.
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