The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-31
HALLOWEEN AND
ITS MEMORIES
SuperstitioHs Which the Celtic Race
Surrounds II With.
cALEDONIANS MET AT MUSIC HALL
A Fine Musical aud Literary Pro.
gramme Was Carried Out..Re.
freshments Provided and Dancing
FOllOwed..FOurth Annual Social
.ofCOlumbus Council Young Mems
Institute at Excelsior Hall..COm.
mittee in Charge Of 1t.

To the Celtic race. the Scotch and
the Irish people, Halloween possesses
a strong superstious charm which never
fades. 1t is surrounded with delight
fully weird memories of spirits, fairies,
ghosts. giants, leprechawns. pookas,
demons, banshees and witches.
In Scotland, as related by the poet
Burns, the evening is celebrated by
meetings of young people of both sexes.
when various mystical or playful cere-
monies are performed with view of
revealing future husbands or wives 1t
is an occasion when all animated crea-
lures not human but akin to mankind
are supposed to be specially active.
The same credence surrounds the oc-
casiOn among the peaSantry of Ire
land.
Under the auspices of the Scranton
Caledonian club there was most
plea SAINT Halloween social conducted
at Music Hall. Ar oil painting of
Burns, whom every Scotsman idolizes,
was hung against the back wall of the
stage and around it was draped the
American flag. On the stage a table
was set with an abundance of fruit
and cake and confectionery.
The hall was filed with clansmen
and their wives and daughters and lit
tie ones and an unusually fine pro-
gramme of musical and literary num-
bers was carried out. 1t was in two
parts and the interim was occupied
with enjoying cake, coffee, ice cream
and candy. An active and ready corps
of young lads and lassies bore the trays
around to the folks and a half hour
was thus engaged. Boxes of candy
were distributed to the little ones to
keep them from going to sleep, in which
they would surely dream of every var
iety of h0bgolbin.
Chief William Scott Collins, of the
Caledonians, opened the entertainment
with few remarks, and during the
evening brief addresses We're made by
Mr.. Connary and eX-Chief James Moir.
The gallant captain delighted his hear
ers with stories of Halloween super
stitions, and by turns made the cold
chills creep up and down their spinal
columns, and then sent them into
roars of laughter. The other persons
who favored with their talent We're:
Misses Russell, John Sheridan, William
Reap, Harry Mellett. Al Austin. Ed
ward Kelley, Lindsay Mcmillan, eX-
Chief James b. Skeoch. and the Village
Bell quartette. Dancing followed, for
which the music was furnished by Pro-
fessor Johnson.
SOCIAL IN EXCELSIOR HALL.
Columbus Council Branch No. 179, of
the Young Mems Institute, which is
composed of members from the South
Side, conducted a fine Hallowee en- social
at Excelsior hall, Wyoming avenue.
There was q large assemblage of young
folks present, an on the neat card pro-
gramme given to each lady on arriving
the reminder was printed, "The Ladies
Last Chance for Eight Years.
1t was the fourth annual social.
Richard ]. Sheridan was master of
ceremonies, and his assistant was M. f.
Donahoe. The committees We're made
up of DR.. ]. A. Manley, DR.. J. j. Walsh,
Attorney NJ. j. Donahoe, John f..
Coyne, p. Fl. Coyne, Martin Wade, Will
Daniels. James O'Connor, John T..
Troy, Edward Durkin, Patrick ]. Kel-
ley, Edward OBrien, Patrick Ruddy,
Paul Renninger, Daniel Hurley, John
T. Donahoe, Frank r. Brady. Thomas
Folan, Martin McHugh, John b. O'Mal-
ley, Anthony, Gordon, John j. Gavin
and James +. Coyne.
Miss Katie T. Reardon was pianist
and John ]. Durkin was prompter.