Charades

Five of the group are selected to act out a charade. These five act out a word in pantomime. While they are doing this a second group of five is selected and prepares to act out another word, immediately following the presentation by the first group. The audience is given three minutes to guess each charade. Should it succeed in doing this, then the members of the group each choose a substitute for themselves, thus making a third group of five. While this last group is preparing a charade, the second group is putting on its pantomime, and so the game continues. If the audience fails to guess the word within the required time, then the same group is given an opportunity to act another word. Good charade words are as follows:

AëroplaneAir-oh-plane
AntarcticAunt-ark-tick
BuccaneerBuck-can-ear
CharlatanChar-lay-tan
FalconFall-con
HandicapHand-eye-cap
HandkerchiefHand-cur-chief
MicroscopeMy-crow-scope
AutomobileOught-oh-mob-eel
PilgrimagePill-grim-age
SausageSaw-sage
StilettoStill-let-toe
BandageBand-age
StationaryStation-airy
FelineFee-line
RainbowReign-beau
BookwormBook-worm
HandsomeHand-some
PenitentPen-eye-tent
CribbageCrib-age
BroomstickBroom-stick
InfancyIn-fan-sea
HornpipeHorn-pipe
EyelashI-lash
ForswearFour-swear
MasqueradeMass-cur-aid
MelancholyMelon-collie
PantryPan-tree
TennesseeTen-I-see
AntidoteAunt-I-dote
DefiniteDeaf-in-ate

Knight of the Cracker

The ladies are lined up on one side of the room. Each is provided with a cracker. The men are lined up on the opposite side. At the signal to go the men rush forward and try to secure a cracker from one of the ladies. They then return to their original line and devour the cracker. Having succeeded in doing this, they return and whistle a tune which must be recognized by the lady.

Match Boxing

Competitors are divided into equal teams and the teams are arranged in parallel lines. The outside cover of a small safety match box is given to the first man on each team. He slips this over the end of his nose and holds his hands behind his back with the box on his nose. All other players must hold their hands behind their backs.

At the signal to start the players having the box on the end of the nose transfer the same to the nose of their neighbor without the use of their hands. The box is passed in this way to the far end of the lines and back. Should it fall upon the floor it is picked up by the one from whose nose it fell, placed on his own nose again, and the game continues as before.