The record-union., 1897-10-31

by the faIl season are the Halloween
celebrations, which are more interest
ing to young folks whose future is as
yet undecided matrimonally than al
most any other season of the year.
Miss Sallie Beaumont gave a HalloW-
cen party to about seven young lady
friends on Friday night The rooms
were Trettily decorated with chrysan-
themums and trailing zines, set off by
graceful bamboo. The affair was like
all these Halloween celebrations, mys-
terious to a degree, but it is said that
much fun and frolic was the result of
the gathering, and the fates being
propitious, more than one maid in at
tendance was materially enlightened
as to the future, into whose far-reach-
ing vista this night of nights is sup
posed to throw a regular searchlight OF
information. Among the guests were
Misses Rita Colclough, Belle Peyran
Grace Hopkins, Edna Lewis, Alice Will
lis, Mabel Lyon, Pauline Meister.
st. Andrews Mission is to have a
regular old-fashioned Halloween party
in the Mission Church, corner Twenty
second and X, tomorrow night. The
affair is in the hands of the ladies, who
have already demonstrated their abil-
ity 10 insure a good time whenever
they undertake to do so. Indeed St
Andrews socials have become synoni-
nous with genuine enjoyment. The
Halloween party will be no exception
to the general rule, and there will be
apples, nuts, pop corn, dOughnuts and
hosts of other goodies" galore. After
the games. which will be strictly in
keeping with the occasion, bobbing for
apples, distributing colored candles
If your candle be blue
Your love will be true,
walking around the house backward
three times with a. lighted candle in
hand, etc In short, all the games
known to Halloween science and its vo-
taries will here be found ready for the
initiate. Mr.. Johnson, the new rector
of ST. Andrews will be present and
much fur win be on hand, as well as
good entertainment Of the real old
fashioned sort
David Mcgowan, who was lately SER
iously i'll of typhoid fever, has gone TO
San Francisco, hoping to be benefited
b. the change of air.
The latest idea in instructive enter
tainment is the invention of Miss Swee-
ny Of the Sacramento Grammar School,
and takes the form of an astronomy
party" A point of vantage was sought
on + street where the houses did
r.o5 interfere with the view and one
evening last week Miss Sweeny's class,
under that lady's kind chaperonage, en-
joyed a delightful study of the heavens
in conjunction with an instructive talk
from their kind instructor. The parties
are TO be continued indefinitely when
ever the weather permits of this out
door entertainment
One evening quite lately some of the
residents of the neighborhood of Fif-
teenth and G street had their curios-
ity aroused to quite pitch of excite
ment by loud voices which seemed to
proceed from a barn near at hand. A
nearer approach confirmed this idea,
and they discovered that there were
a number of persons of the male sex
evidently engaged in some sort of dis
pute. The situation began to wax in
tereSting, and a nearer proximity to
the scene of battle seeming to be JUS
| titled by the circumstances, a closer
range was sought wherein something
might be learned of the nature of the
discussion. One never knows in these
days What may or may not be a case
for the officers of the law, and it is
always best to be on the safe side
Judge Of the astCnishment of the quon-
dom detective when the familiar voice
Of a well known young baritone struck
| his ear at this juncture raised in song
for the evident entertainment of his
fellows The situation became interest
ing, and a little more inquiry developed
the fact that a full-fedged debating So
ciety was holding forth within the
sacred precincts of that barn It is
really too bad, boys, to thus hide your
light under a bushel. Can't you seek
a more public place of meeting and
give the rest of US the benefit of your
! elocutionary talents?
A popcorn social was held on Fri
day night in the basement of the Con-
gregaticnal Church. All the members
| of Christian Endeavor Societies in Sac
ramento We're invited to be present.
and a jolly time was enjoyed to the
| full by all present. The corn was pop
| ped in the big furnaces and when It
was ready apples We're passed around
and the feast duly appreciated by young
| and old alike. Miss Emma Long was
] Chairman of the Committee on Enter
/ tainment.
Halloween seems to have been we'll
celebrated this year, outside of the
! ordinary round of private celebrations.
/ The "Bonny Scots held forth last
night at Pioneer Hall. All CaIedonians
and their families were invited to be
present, and as it was a real Hallow-
! cen occasion, it goes without saying
| that there was fun and to spare for all
| present. The Caledonians have not
| the reputation of being far behind on
the subject of entertainment. and this.
as we'll as other parties given by this
jolly company, was a ''muckle" sue
cess.
A reception is to be given on Tuesday
evening in the parlors of the Westmin-
| ster presbyterian Church to the pas
| tor, Rev Mr.. Johnston, on the eve
of his departure to Europe. Mr. john
ston goes to the land of Erin for the
| holidays and thence will bring him a
bonny bride to be mistress of the
manse. Mr. Johnston viii be gone
! about two months. He is greatly be-
loved by his parish in this city. and
the regret of his people at his depar-
only oas1a1 I1x-