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A Necktie Social, in the old western days, was a hanging. The reason for "Necktie" is the rope around the criminal's neck, and the "Social" for the gathering of people. In fact, it was also a social event that involved selling donated neckties for charity and possibly a polite bachelor's party where the groom is given good and silly ties. My most direct evidence is here {Link without Title} "There will be a necktie social at the West Almira schoolhouse on Friday evening. The ladies are requested to bring lunch boxes for two and the neckties to be sold. The proceeds will go to help the Christmas tree. All are cordially invited to attend." but this page implies aprons and neckties will be sold. {Link without Title} "Do not forget the apron and necktie social at the Columbia Grange Wednesday evening March 13th. There will be a great variety of all the latest designs in Gentlemen ties." I got involved with this from reading in a 1906 Carrington ND Record that the fiance of my great-aunt "E.P.Kelly was given a necktie social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Halstead on Saturday evening 2 The affair was a very enjoyable one for all present." Since his marriage is announced on the facing page, I was guessing it was a party related to that, my great-aunt being a teacher across the other side of Minnesota - they were married in Duluth. The term "necktie party" was used by one of the justices during oral argument of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184) in the United States Supreme Court on March 28, 2006. |
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