Provide each guest with a list of questions, with spaces left for the answers. The answers consist of words ending in "N-A-T-I-O-N." Here are the questions and the answers: | 1. A popular flower. | 1. Carnation. | | 2. Unruliness. | 2. Insubordination. | | 3. A gift for charitable purposes. | 3. Donation. | | 4. The installation of a king. | 4. Coronation. | | 5. Resolution, or "grit." | 5. Determination. | | 6. The murder of an eminent person. | 6. Assassination. | | 7. Fancy, or mental representations. | 7. Imagination. | | 8. Making anything clear. | 8. Explanation. | | 9. A small surgical operation legally enforced. | 9. Vaccination. | | 10. The giving up of an office. | 10. Resignation. | | 11. A joining or putting together. | 11. Combination. | | 12. The choosing of a candidate. | 12. Nomination. | The prizes should then be awarded. A pretty silk banner will be acceptable to a man, while a big bunch of red and white carnations tied with a blue ribbon, or a pound of confectionery in a box decorated with flags and other patriotic emblems will make a pretty gift for a lady.
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