RE: >>A very successful pound party was held Each gentleman paid one-fourth of a cent per pound for the lady accompanied to supper..<< Wow! who can deny that these old newsies aren't fun to read??!!! and who knows---maybe one of our readers will take an idea here and make use of it - ("Everything old is new again!") Can you imagine getting weighed before dining ???!!!!! : ( thanks for this gem, Bill, : )Linda