Lehner P, 1964 150 Nov. 14 - continued 7 backed herself toward me, slapping her posterior and indicating that I was to turn around and unite rumps with her; this I did to both my amusement and the crowds; this led into a series of gyrations that would have been called illegal on a football field or at any other public gathering in the United States; the dance was not so much a rhythmic expression of feeling as it was a contest of who could overpower who from what angle; I was enjoying myself no less than the crowd was enjoying us, but I was in far poorer condition when the dance finally ended; we had taken up a collection earlier among the crew and our presentation of this donation to the Women's Club started a series of speeches; the first one was delivered by the local Doctor, who gave a lengthy but well composed speech, addressing first the natives in Gilbertese and then us in English; when he had finished, the crowds new burst of laughter drew our attention from the Chairman's table to the other end of the floor where my recent dancing partner had stepped forward; with a straight face that marked her as a natural performer she delivered one sentence at a (over)