Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-01
ALL HALLOWEEN.
Ghosts Abound i'm Friendly League
 Hall

Hall.
 Weird and inspiring was the sight that met the eye as one entered the entertainment hall of the Friendly league last evening.
 Subdued lights cast ghostly as. pect, while from corners and rafters pumpkins with red and green eyes glowed ill a most elfish manner. It 1 was a great exception to have an af- I fair of this sort on a class night, but as this was the 18th year of the 1 Friendly league it was decided to try ! the success of the future on Hallow- cen. The superintendent of the Friend 1 ly league, Miss Mabel $. Jackson, opened the evening festivities with q 1 short address in which she spoke of l the work of the league and the al ready large increase in the member ship during the present year, evidently l marking it as the banner year in the history of the league.
 The Friendly league chorus under the direction of Godfrey R. Reed ren- dered '"The Ghost That Never Walk ed" local adaptation. from the op- era of 'tPiff, .Paff, Pouf,' the solo be- ing sung by Miss Leah Slocum. Next came one of Mark Twain's ghost stor-
 
 phemia G. Kerr. Soft. strains were then heard and gliding silently into the hall came twenty-five ghosts, weird and impressive, who went through q dance, finally ending in wild shrieks and nasty exit. This broke the spell and the rest of the evening was de- voted to the usual Halloween games and dancing. w #asla 3 Miss Mary Kelly was fortunate in winning the prize for guessing the cor rect number of seeds In the pumpkin opened for that purpose, while Miss Teresa Quinn won the ring in the cake. Miss Elizabeth Edmonds the piece of silver. Miss Elizabeth Carroll the wheel and Miss Amanda Deukes the thimble.
 The decorations of pumpkins and vegetables were the gifts of different members. The entertainment was concluded by few witty and appro-. priate remarks from the president of the league. Miss Anna l.. Ward, which called forth much laughter
 After singing the Friendly league hymn. good-nights were said and ev- eryone went home to dream of the flu ture, happy in the thought that there is such an institution in Waterbury as the Friendly league.
 A Halloween apaEty was given by Miss Mary FaganbI assisted by the Misses Mary Mulcahy and Mary Foley, at her home. 45 Spencer avenue. last friends were present There was mll- sic. singing, dancing and games. and a very dainty collation..
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 Youngsters and others whom one would think had reached an age where they wouldn't bother with non- sense were out last night and cut up all kinds of Halloween pranSs. The costumes of some of the jokers were more, amusing than one often sees at a masquerade ball and the number that donned them was so large it looked as if the whole town was out for lark. Considering the excite ment very little harm was done, and it is evident nobody meant to hurt anybody, though, to be sure, some didn't like how they were handled.
 The Halloween party given by the. Catholic Woinen's society was largely attended last evening The hall was PA GtIAAy 0SSOAHbNls OAl AAlS LAC CNCAIuk four Gibson pictures were represented by the young ladies, and there were recitations by John K. Duane, pupil of Miss Minnahan, whistling solo by, Mir POurion, and a fantastic dance by several young ladies gowned in sheets and pillow cases After the entertain ment whist was played. thirty tables being formed. The prizes were award ed as follows: Firsts, Miss Martha Coer and Thomas Quinn; seconds. Miss Margaret Mcclure and Dennis Horn gan: thirds, Miss Annie Kane and John Gordon.
 Sixty or seventy couples went to Hamilton hall last evening to attend the Halloween dance given by Miss Reeds dancing classes. It was the oc, casion of many unique surprises, for Miss Reed Is q past master ill the line of entertaining. A new schottische in~ troduced by her for the first time in public was received with instituted ap> plaUse. and 1t proved to be all that was claimed by it's originator, "a winner" Pumpkins were utilized to cast their ghostly shadows about the hall i'll the ':sMoonlight'' waltz, this dance being another of the pleasant ones of the evening. The Boston glide schottischc will undoubtedly give Teasing" good run for popularity, if it deAs pot come out ahead in the race for first honors.
 A pleasant Halloween party was given last evening in honor of Miss Mamie Farrar of Plainville, who is visiting at the home of Constable Thomas Pryor of East Main street. The quaint old games and customs apI propriate to the occasion were in- duiged i'll and an enjoyable time was spent by all. At the hour of twelve the young ladies arrayed themselves grotesquely in flowing sheets and pii- low cases and each carrying mirror and lighted candle filed slowly down the stairs The reflected face of any gentleman present which appeared iii the mirror over the left shoulder or fIa Io1fas i'm 0oc01d0noo Uifl, fha sI1-