r next church social.
It would also "fill the bill" for a jolly midwinter school party. The
invitations are made to look like tickets of admission; the men's of
red pasteboard and the girls' of blue. They read this way:

_Admit Two
To an Aviation Meet
In the ---- Church parlors
Friday evening
February 21 8 o'clock_

Each member who receives a ticket must make a point of inviting
somebody else, and should conduct the guest personally to the social.

The hall or assembly rooms may be decorated with American and Allied
colors, and it would be appropriate and effective to suspend in
each window a trio of toy balloons, red, white, and blue in color,
respectively. Miniature airplanes hung overhead at intervals down the
length of the room would add realism.

In different places on the walls fasten conspicuously large posters
boldly lettered with the program of events, as follows:

1. TESTS:
Ground work
Control
Balance

2. FLIGHTS

3. STUNTS AND TRICKS:
Hands Up
Spiral
Reverse speed
Low speed
Spin
Nose dives
Loop the loop

4. AIR RACES

5. ARRIVAL OF AIR MAIL

To promote fun, put up a few placards featuring certain well-known
members in some of the events. For instance:

"_See Charlie Hays loop the loop_!"

or

"_Mildred Brown's control is wonderful_!"

A good leader can make this program go off well by calling on
volunteers for the various contests. Sometimes people like better to
take part in teams.

The first test, which is called "ground work," is a hopping stunt. The
contestants hop on one foot to a given goal, and the one who does it
most easily and gracefully and holds out best is declared victorious
by the judges. Blue ribbon badges are pinned on the successful
persons.

Next comes "control," which turns out to be facial control under
difficulties. No matter what the funny, teasing, or pseudo-insulting
remarks or performances of the onlookers, the contestants must retain
calm and unmoved expressions as they stand in line.

"Balance" proves who best can poise an apple on the head and walk
across the room. All the "balancers" start at the same moment, and the
first successful ones are awarded the blue ribbon. Balancing peanuts
on a knife blade and carrying them thus from one end of the room to
the other is another way to execute the test.

When it is time for "flights" everybody is handed a paper aviation cap
to put on. Then paper and