The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-11-02
HALLOWE EN- NIGHT.
Many People in Kenosha Have Jolly
Time in the Evening of
All Saints Day.
A PARTY AT SIMMONS HALL

at a Pleasant Social Time in Honor ofthe
Festival-Small Boy Takes the City By
Storm But No Serious Depredations Are
Reported..-one Small Boy Spends the
Night in Jail For His Fun.
Halloween is over and the town
breathes easy again.
The ideal weather Tuesday night
made the evening one of high carn1-
val, and while no serious damage is
reported it is evident that the boys and
girls were out in force, and 5that all of
them had good time. The rioters
and cabbage tIrowers Stunned the
down town districts and curtai1ed their
depredations to the outskirts of the
city.
Two false alarms of fire were turned
in during the night and morning, and
one arrest was made of the great crowd
of boys and girls who were painting
the town crimson hue. The police
report little trouble during the even
ing, and the one boy who was arrested
because he was carrying away wagon
which was entirely too much of re-
sponsibi1ity for him, was only held for
a few moments and then allowed to go
on a promise that he would go straight
home. The spirit of the evening was
fun, and the boys surely had it.
One of the boys on the West side OF
the city was promised a whipping If
he didn't return home by 9 o'clock, but
early in the evening his father heard
him telling his sister that he preferred
taking the whipping to getting IN at
such an unreasonable hour on Halo
we'en night. The boy was as good as
his word, and it is reported that he is
standing up to meals today.
The annual occurrence of the hol1-
day was the occasion for large NUM-
Der of social parties. Nearly every
hall in the city was ab1aze with light,
and the strains of the waltz and the
two-step could be heard until nearly
morning.
The most Fpretentious event of the
evening was the Halloween party
piven at Simmons hall. The hall was
resp1endent in it's decorations for the
event. All the traditions of the day
had been carried out and the room was
decorated until it had a mystical
appearance that quite led the guests
into the spirit of the evening.
All about the room was hung Chi
nese lanterns, while along the sides
hung a countless number of pumpkins
cut in to the familiar Jack o'1antern.
Great piles of fodder cut from the fields
completed the decorations and little
den was arranged in one corner to
make a place for the ever present Hal
1owe'en fortune teller.
The young gentlemen having the
party in charge were E. Quigley, I.
Newton, M. GIBSON, ]. Mindermann,
F. Mindermann, W. K. Harrison and
C. Tyson. Dancing was the feature
of the evening and the hosts surely
attended to the guests in such man
ner that every one had a jolly time.
Supper was served at 11:3O at Mrs.
Grosvenor's restaurant. The long
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for the occasion and the luncheon was
one of the most elaborate ever served
for so large a company. After supper
the guests returned to the hall, where
the Stemm Bros orchestra furnished
music for the dance, which continued
until early morning. About three
hundred people were in attendance
and the Halloween party will be re-
membered as one of the most enjoyab1e
events of the year.
Other parties were in session in all
parts of the city and it would be i'm
possible to make special notice of
each of them.
The Prairie Avenue Whist club was
entertained by the Misses Bond and
the evening ended in the usual Hal
1owe'en reve1ry.
At Central Music Hall Miss Bessie
Stebbins was hostess at a very pleasant
dancing party, while similar party
was held at Castle Hall by number
of the knights of Pythias.
The Misses Weller also entertained
in an enjoyable manner at their home
on Main street.