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definite thing, as to arrange for wraps, sing or play, pay 
special attention to some older person, etc. This saves 
confusion, as the Pine Tree patrol does in camp. 
A few intimate friends need no plan to make them 
have a good time, but with a large number it is usually 
better to plan games, music, charades, or some other 
form of entertainment. 
When invited to a house at a certain time, be prompt. 
Promptness is always a mark of courtesy, as it means 
consideration for the time and convenience of others. One 
should also watch carefully the time of leaving, and not 
stay about unless specially detained. 
TABLE MANNERS 
Accept what is offered or placed before you, with a 
quiet “Thank you.” If you are asked what you prefer, 
it is proper to name it. 
Do not drink while food is in the mouth. 
Take soup quietly from the side of the spoon, dipping 
it into the plate from instead of towards you, to avoid 
dripping the soup. 
Break bread or roll, and spread with butter only the 
piece which you are about to eat. 
Use knife only as a divider, the fork to take food to 
the mouth. Where one can dispense with a knife, and 
use only the fork to divide the food, do so. When not 
using either, lay them together across the side of the 
plate, not resting on the table cloth. 
A spoon should never be allowed to rest in a tall re- 
ceptacle such as a cup or glass, as it is likely to overturn 
the receptacle. Place the spoon on plate or saucer. 
At close of meal, fold napkin, that table may be left 
in orderly condition. When napkins are to be washed 
at once, or when they are paper napkins, they need not 
be folded. 
