The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
Halloween Parties.

A Halloween surprise party was given
for Miss Grace Bursall at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs: G. H. Andrews, 1919
i, , Eighth avenue N. last evening.
The Dorcas circle gave a Halloween
party last evening at the home Of Miss
The thirty-two guests had ghostwalk
and fortune-telling contest. The rooms
We're festooned with strings of apples
and lighted with jack lanterns. In
the center Of the supper table was a
big pumpkin and around, it were smaller
pumpkins holding; the picnic lunch. Mu-
sic and games followed and Miss He's
ter Schoye and Will Goodwin sang. =
/ Miss Stella Mccoy gave q Hallow;
Bowman, at the home of Miss Bowman,
1915 East Twenty-ffth street. The
decorations were in orange and green
snS samaa asf asaep gev wSFe a t6
pumpkin ,flhsd awith4 fruit formed the
centerpiece: Present were the Misses
Bowman, Mccoy; Rose benson, Marga-
ESt Mccoy, MABEL crpikshank, Geneva
Ray scarper, Walter Laycock, George
Mcdonald, Charles Mcdonald, John
Cruikshank, Arnold Hamerland, julius
Jones and John McCaffery.
The Journal Dancing club gave a
masquerade Tuesday evening at tie home
of Miss Elizabeth Shattuck, 1000 Queen
avenue s.. The affair was the last of
series Of twelve parties which have
been given, and about fifty guests
danced. Suggestive of Halloween were
lanterns, ghosts and skeletons Which
were festooned over the doors and from
the chandeliers The refreshments con
sisted of q large barrel of apples and
baskets of doughnuts. Among those
present were: Miss Louise Sawyer,
who came as baby; Harriet O'Brien,
Red Riding Hood; Cora McGough and
S BIYs y. t1a Harn ~TWo Little GIRLS in
tucRy MIS- btua afe fndian gi Glc G ken
Spry, university student; Edna Spry,
Gretchen; Elizabeth Shattuck, Irish
washerwoman; Edward McFaul, Ru-
dolph Rassendahl; Arthur Swenson, Ru-
pert Of Hentzau; Irwin Goldstein,
clown; Chris Helm; John Chinaman;
Don Merritt, "Charley's. Aunt'; Ira
Dale. Sis Hopkins; Will Auer, Ameri-
can gentleman; George E. Luxton, Beau
Brumme1l; Dr.: L. D. Summers, Farmer
Miss Fife Klarquest gave Hallow-
cen party Monday evening in honor Of
her cousin, Miss Ebba Klarouest of
Los Angeles, Cal. Music and games
were the amusements. Present were
the Misses Klarquest, Frances Harlin,
Frances Skogsberg, ,Verna Oliason, Urda
Skogerson, Frances Newell, Frances
Lldman, Edith and Adele Klarquest,
Mabel Chilstrom and Alice Hanson.
Miss Verna Oliason gave a party for
Miss Klarquest Saturday evening.
:, "A group OF young women living in
the. neighborhood gave a Halloween
party in Malcolm s. South Side acad-
envy, 500 East Twenty-fourth street.
last evening. Jack-o-lanterns were used
thru the hall and; all Of the appoint
ments were suggestive Of Halloween.
sheet and pillow case dance was an
S pehpg The featn1e raRp s1o was served
guests. ID. ,:.a,.e .-.~.. 49, ~ :, -
Halloween was celebrated last even.
ing at the Mahala Fisk Pillsbury home.
SIS Second avenue S, by about 1875 Of
the young people and their friends.
Pumpkins served as candle holders on
the tables, were suspended as JACKIE.
lanterns from the chandeliers, and
showed their grotesque faces in the
masses of autumn foliage which deco
rated the rooms. Mrs. c. w. Shedd, the
matron, chaperoned the party and the
LeCepLiOu cOmm1CCee, MISSES Nellie Be-
dial, Helen Ellis, Hazen Gray and Min
ME Mundel, did duty introducing the
guests and providing a program Of en-
tertainments. Early during the even
ing the lights were lowered and Miss
Beulah Meedham told ghost story.
Miss Minnie Runa was the fortune tel
ter, and Miss May Stretch and Mrs. II.
Mich recited. Refreshments were
served in the dining room where a
large fruit-flled pumpkin in mound
of autumn leaves was the centerpiece.
The favors were small pumpkins filed
with candies.
Miss Ruth Blackett Of 3416 Hum
boldt avenue S, entertained sixteen Of
her. friends at a Halloween party last
night at her home. Oak leaves, apples
and pumpkins were the decorations, and
the only illumination was furnished
by the CHEEKY light from a CRATE fire
and from JACKIE 1anterns. Music
games and fortune telling were the
amusements Of Intervening. The din
ing, room was decorated with lanterns,
and apples served as. candle holders
After the luncheon ghost stories were