Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-08-26 | Page 2 | Refreshments Are Stolen

before they could proceed with the J evening's entertainment, and then on'j managed to servo a part of tho gw thlngs they had planned on. The Incident did not Interfere wi"J the enjoyment of the guests, hoert for they derived considerable amt ment from It even though It 'a ; the expense of the hostess and he unfortunate assistants. 1 SiFRESHIITS UK STOLEN There was a lawn party on Lincoln avenue last night at Number 2311. Tbe green In front of the cottage waj nicely decorated with electric lamps and neatly arranged Japanese lanterns, while six or eight small txibles were given places where the guests might be comfortable while partaking of tbe refreshments to be served. The hostess and her assistants carried car-ried the affair as far as the luncheon .wl'h the anticipated success, but here a hitch occurred. The force of waitresses were not sufficient to carry the cake, sandwiches, sand-wiches, fruit, etc, all at one time to the tables, so a relay plan was resorted resort-ed to. The first Installment was broucht to the lawn and the busy matrons hurried back for the second and third portions, only to find on their return to tbe tables, that the first serving of the lunch had disappeared, disap-peared, phitos and all. It certainly had a mysterious appearance, ap-pearance, but thev tried acain. On returning the third time with more refreshments, several urchins were seen scampering away with the second sec-ond tah'e's dainties. The ladles were forced to call upon the police department for protection