Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-01
halloween PLEASURE
Numerous Gatherings Of Congenial
Spirits to Celebrate In GhostIy
Style.
Souvenir Cinch Club Entertained at
the Cammack Home Marshall
Lodges Surprise.
Y. P. 8. G. 3. Of the Presbyterian
Church, School Teachers and
Others Enjoy Themselves.

Halloween with it's jack o. lanterns, |
ghosts and fortunes has come and
gone, but 1t did not go without being
were no especially large parties, but at
many homes few congenial spirits
gathered and spent. the evening in time
approved fashion.
When the Souvenir Cinch Club
learned that Mr.. and Mrs. James Cam
mack were to entertain the club on
Halloween they We're assured of a
pleasant time. They were not disap-
pointed. for the affair had been de-
lightfully planned. The rooms were
but .dimIy lighted with candles and
jack o. lanterns and the guests were
received by persons in ghostly attire.
Long strings of pumpkin seeds and
nuts were draped through the rooms,
IN one of which was seated Mrs. S. p.
Knisely, who told the fortunes and
gave out the cards of broken quota
tions by which partners for cinch We're
found. At the conclusion of the games
coffee and doughnuts, with popcorn.
nuts and apples, We're served Aside
| from the club members, the guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames L. c. Abb
bolt, S. p. Kniselv, F. S. Hynds, +. L.
Meeker. I. l.. Cady and F. S. Kauf-
mann; Mesdames NJ. NJ. Ackert, c. r.
Burkart, of Tama, and S. T. Cammack,
of Denver.
| The ladies of Marshall Lodge No. 40
Ihad planned surprise for the gentle
men of Banner Lodge, who We're in
regular session. AT the close of their
meeting they were conducted by weird
Hooking ghosts to the banqueting room,
where an oyster supper was served.
4 Nearly 125 were present and the even
ing was an enjoyable one. The COM
A mittee having the entertainment IN
charge was Mesdames Jennie Norris,
i Annie Wulff, Maud Swick and Sarah
Hotchkiss.
The Y. p. S. C. z. of the Presbyterian
/ church does not believe in missing any
4 occasion for good social time and 50
! Halloween was not passed by. with
4 their friends the young people met at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Bur-
nell. Candles served for lights and
boards for seats and the ghost stories
THAT were told were positively thrilling.
pie-eating contest was indulsed IN
q and for the swiftest masticating Mr..
, Emil Berggren received the prize'
u which was diminutive pie.
Misses Harriet Birdsail. Leona cas-
Iwell. Nettie Simpson, Harriet Miller,
Marie Ash and Emma Curtis the
teachers of the Arnold school. received
the teachers of the Third ward and a
. few others at the home of Miss Curtis
The guests had been hidden to dress
, up and unique was the appearance 81
that crowd of schoolmarms. for the IN
structions were literally carried out
The guests We're Misses Mary hostet'
tier. Orpha Stephens, Bessie hnlshl
J lydia Keep, Marion Loag. Mabel Dew
ley. Leila Louden, Anna Lane and Flora
Rothschild.
? Halloween will be remembered b,
Miss Vega Michaels. as she was the al
= iunsuspecting victim of surprise par
~. The self-invited guests were
. Misses Gertrude Johnston, Enola Ben
nett, Jessie Sharp and Gussie ana Elsi
Merriman; Messsrs. Clyde Morse
Milan Plnkerton, Frank Sherlock, Pari
Bentley and Harry Friend
Another surprise party was tina
given Mrs. w. G. Dilley at her home
No 4Os East Linn street Some OF TN
. guests came en- costume. the mos
i
Vanderbilt and Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont
An attic party at the home of II. r
= Mcmahon was enjoyed by Misses An
n;a Gregg. Blanche McI4arnan, Cor
Grace Mcmahon and Ger
tr1de Adams; Messrs. Walter an
Ralnh Scott. Will Mitchell and Leo
nard Flynn, of Davenport
A masquerade at the home of Mis-
4 onin nv Mes
DANES j. Lee Williams. Eugene Gwin
and John yoorhies, Misses Cora an
Lulu Lawrence, Jessie Conner, Mau
and Gertrude Powell, Stella Crombis
=, Gertrude Sheick, Mabel Bowman. Edn
- Burroughs and Ida klinefelter. {
Hampton
At the home of Misses Anna and Ma
y tena Nelson taffy pull and revival {
at weird customs OF the day We're er
q loved by Misses Anna Healion, Caroly
Or Gilman. Mollie Allison. Florence Wi
~ land Blanche Denmead, of Chicago
Messrs. Frank Friend. Charles 8
Clair, Will Zwilling. Raymond Dial.
Philip King and Richard Mommers.
Misses Edyth Long, Judith Cornell
Della Parrett, Maize Tuffree and VIII
, ifred Cousins; Messrs. Archie Stee
y smith, Gerald Wright. Harry Hol
E. Grin Everest and Ed Lynch gathere
at the home of Miss Maize Tuffree ar
= partook OF an oyster supper.
Il The young gentlemen of the Bellma
! Club were hosts to their young lac
| friends at the home of Messrs. Charl
and Ed Almblad. about twenty being
attendance.
Mrs F. b. Newcomer gave taft
4 pull. her guests being Mrs NJ p. Gil
" |Iespie; Misses Anna yitallis. Ella Gil
N more, Louise Bowman. Looloo Pag
May, Lois and Nellie Vogel, Emn
Goetting and Alice Gardiner.
The barn of William Andrews W;
Invaded by Misses Charlotte White
Grace Kilborn, Jeanette Van Vlec
Marie Kaufman. Carolyn Andrey
81 and Anna Woodwork. of Monroe. La
81 Messrs. Charles Duffield. Harold Fo
II Harry Hole. Sam Beeson, Fred v;
II Week, Harry Waterman and Geor
ga Anderson. Dancing was enjoyed by t
\ dim light of jack o. lanterns al
II among corn shocks.
" The Roundabouts met with Mrs. c.
Urine and pulled taffy. The meetil
II resolved itself into an honor for MI