Baked products / Women / Churches / Parties / Eating & drinking

Baked products / Women / Churches / Parties / Eating & drinking
Source :NARA-NWDNS
NaraID :83-G-44219

Photographer :Rusinow, Irving
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Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

Date :05/02/1941-05/07/1941

State :IA
Country :USA

Shelby County, Iowa. Informal get-togethers are still very popular in Irwin. Shown here is a group of people playing “Truth and Consequences“ at a party given for a boy who is about to be drafted. All the questions used were Biblical. This room is in the basement of the Christian church. The party was preceded by a short prayer, hymn-singing and recitation in the auditorium upstairs. Penalties for those who failed to answer questions correctly were meted out by the minister's wife.... All such penalties were answered in good part. A group of ladies took charge of the refreshment quarters. Most of the guests brought something, so that the supply was large and enormously varied. Attendance at the party was excellent. With the roads in fair condition, the families were able to come in even from rather distant farms.