[Lightning Bug!]

1. She is prompt to meals.
2. She does not take a drink of water or tea until after the blessing is sung and all at her table are seated.
3. She helps with the passing of plates (using two hands) and is always attentive and responsive to the requests and needs of others.
4. She maintains good posture and does not put her elbows on the table.
5. She does not begin eating before the hostess does.
6. She eats slowly and chews with her mouth closed.
7. She does not talk with her mouth full.
8. She uses her silverware correctly.
9. She uses her fingers only for accepted “finger foods”.
10. She eats a reasonable amount of everything and not an enormous amount of one thing. She does not fill up on milk or gulp glass after glass of iced tea. This does not mean that she cannot have seconds on milk and tea.; it means she should be temperate.
11. She does not waste food.
12. She participates in conversation but does not monopolize it. She makes an effort to be an interesting and pleasant table companion.
13. She does not talk to girls at other tables during the meal.
14. She does not ask for food from nearby tables … nor take it.
15. She makes requests of the hostess, never of the waiter.
16. She uses “please” and “thank you” when requesting and receiving food.
17. She remains at the table until all have finished their meals and the hostess excuses the group. She does not act “put upon” because others have taken longer to eat the meal than she.
18. She realizes that if she is always the first one to “close her plate,” she is eating too fast and not contributing to the conversation.
19. She does not bring wet towels, tennis racquets, etc., into the dining room.
20. She does not complain about the food, turn up her nose or in any way express distaste.
21. She avoids whispered conversations that exclude other girls at the table.