This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Stacy3995 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.muskingum/6276.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did a search for " 'poverty party' 1900" on google and found that Poverty Parties were a popular fund raising event for charities at the turn of the twentieth century. An interesting website with a copy of an invite can be found at http://www.hrvh.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/chs&CISOPTR=114&REC=14 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.