The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-01
ALL HALL0W's ZEN OBSERVED
IN GOOD OLD FASHION
Prank and Capers Centuries Old RE
vived as Usual this Year to Celebrate
Time-HOn0red Festival.

NAL entertaining, for at that time there
is a certain infectious gayety which
insures success to any hospitable en-
terprise. There is perhaps no other
night when popular imagination is
given freer play than on this occasion.
Such extraordinary notions and re-
markable practices as those connected
with the feast of Halloween, is clearly
a pagan idea, for there is nothing in
the church observance of All Saints
day that would call forth such ideas.
Last night Hammond was the scene
of many parties and in many homes
the evening was observed in social
way. A vast army of boys and girls
were abroad, making merry and per-
petrating jokes on the unwary, as has
been the custom for many years. Grin
ming COLLINS. elves, witches and ghosts
held high carnival. while the spectral
flames Of the witch-lights cast flicker
ing and grotesque shadows about, and
the small, mischievous boys Were in
their glory.
Young women walked down stairs
backward, holding a candle in one
hand and a looking glass III the oJler,
believing the person whose face APP
peared IA the mirror as she reached the
last step, TO be her betrothed And TO
find out if their lovers were faithful,
burned nuts. Gaielens were seen steal
ing to Harrison park, where they knelt
and peered into the lagoon expecting
the likeness of the face of their fu-
turs husband to appear in the water.
The most elaborate affair in celebra-
ton of Halloween was a dinner given
by the ladies of the Alpha Phi club for
the members of the club and their hus-
bands. The scene of this event was
the beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H Hammond in South Holman street
and the Itour was $50 o'clock. Little
Florence hammond assisted In receiv-
Ing. JaclS,-o' lanterns with glazing
eyes and ca vernous mouths were used
in decoration. The tables were made
beautiful with pumpkin bowls of fruit
and celery and were lighted with
candles, with bright, red apples used
as candle-stielxs. Later in the evening
the guests bobbed for apples and en-
joyed other Halloween gamess after
ward rendering gle es and folk songs.
Mrs. Archie Chave4 of Montreal and
Mrs. 7. l. ellis of Angola, Ind, were
guests of the club for the evening.
The other guests we're, Messrs. and
Mesdames s. A. Bell. z. w. Bump, Rob-
ert ellis, w. II. Hammond, Frank Ham
mond, H. H. Henry, w. A Hill. c. @.
Holman, w. ]. McAleer, Frank Will
Iiams and r. Winkler.
Seventy of Hammond's merriest
young people gathered at Longs hall
yesterday evening for the dancing
party given in celebration of Hallow
cen by young men from the offices of
the various manufacturing concerns.
The young people tripped 1t on the
light fantastic toe to music furnished
by Elsner's orchestra Among those in
attendance were Misses Isabel Morri
son, Mayme Mashina, Theresa Dorsey,
Anna and Genevieve Hastings, Edith
Prest, Lulu Sherry. Josephine Hoban,
Carolyn Johnson, Elsa Masephol. Olwin
Harris. and Phronret; Messrs. r. c.
Hobbs, Evcles. w. d. Edwards, P
Smith, r. w. Livingston, T. r. Thomp-
son, s. p Goodrich, A. Dorsey, F.
Blackum. S Engleton, William Kain,
]. ]. Kennedy, H. W. Margenau. Charles
Hicks, John Ganney Glenn Ebright
H NJ. Smith, w. r. Riley, 5. s Spencer
and C. A. Seyfarth. Mr.. and Mrs. FIRE.
mont acted as chaperons.
The Colonial club entertained their
husbands at Halloween party at the
pretty home of Mr. and Mrs. ". +.
Brunt, 454 Plummer avenue. The dec
olations were characteristic of Hallow
cen. The guests were received by
ghosts in darkened rooms, lighted only
by jack-o lanterns Many wierd cos
tunes were effected and old charms
tried Supper was served and the
guests toasted marshmallows in the
midst Of awful ghost stories. Among
those present We're Messrs. and Mes
DANES Caller, Bruce, Olwin, Reid Lean
ing, Houser. Spellman. Brunt and Petyt
of Auburn Park, Mrs. Addie Abbott and
Miss Madge Mcintyre.
The dancing party given by the Fin
deSiecle club in Tod opera house in
East Chicago. and the inert Nous
club in Chopin hall, last night, were
we'll attended and proved enjoyable af-
fairs. The halls were made festive
with Halloween decorations. A large
number of Hammond young people
we're present at the party in East Chi
cago.
The home of Gretchen Bauer in
South Holman street was gayly decor
ated with grotesque-f faced JACKIE Ian
terms and autumn leaves over which
the goblin lights cast wierd and mys-
FERROUS shadows, yesterday evening
when the members of the junior class
in the high school held sway at an old
fashioned Halloween party. The even
ing was devoted to games and dane
ing and luncheon appropriate to Hal
lowe'en was served. Those present
were Misses Florence Shea, Bardie Rip
ley Norma Robbins, Grace Kingwill
Frances Hamacher. Gertrude Krause
Frances Hutton and Gretchen Bauer
Messrs. Robert McHie, Charles Shea
Harry Booth, Raymond Fox. Holli:
Hunter, James Vedder, Ralph Parsons
William Hutton and Walter Bauer
unique affair in celebration o
Halloween was an Indian party a
which Miss Leoda McAleer was host
ess. The McAleer home was adorned
with autumn leaves and Indian fringes
beads and other Indian curiosities Al