Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-04
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PASADENA

1t was all Halloween in Pasadena
during the week and Halloween par
ties were almost too numerous 70
mention. They started couple OF
days before the All Saints night ana
lasted for day or so after. PropaDly
the most largely attended was Ihe
affair given by the Elks Wednesday
evening Nearly three hundred peo-
ple made this occasion particularly
deIightfuI The big lodge room was
made to look as much like country
harm as possible and those who at
tended were costumed as farm hands
and village characters. Dancing, fake
fortunes. a pumpkin pie booth and a
sausage stand made the evening pass
all too quickly.
Another Wednesday evening affair
which was an unusual success was the
Halloween party given by Mr.. Charles
Curtis of 725 North Raymond avenue.
The house was completely decorated
with devices of the festive occasion
and over quarter of a hundred young
people passed a delightful evening.
The Washington Study circle had
q barn frolic on the same evening at
which DR.. George Wharton James told
some of his delightfully."- quaint stories.
The circle met in the Humphreys
barn at the corner of Jefferson street
and Fair Oaks avenue and the cos
attempted for a Halloween affair.
Still another jack-o'-lantern party
was that given on Wednesday night
by Miss Alice Glenn at her home on
Mountain street The guests of the
evening were admitted one by one by
a huge skeleton The skeleton lead
the trembling spirits of the evening
to seats in the parlors, where pro-
gressive games were enjoyed until a
late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thad Lowe, at the
handsome Dobbins home on Garfield
avenue, gave ghost party In honor
of the same day. The guests of the
evening were the directors and en-
tertainment committee members of
the Valley Hunt club and most de-
lightful and appropriate repast was
served. The tables were elaborately
decorated with pumpkins and other
vegetables and jack-o'-lanternS illum-
mated the magnificent dining room.
Quaint and humorous was the party
given on the same evening by Miss
Chapman at her hospitable home,
"The Lenox," on East Colorado street.
A special menu was served which gave
the guests of the evening an opportun-
ity to use their wits and ghosts fitted
hither and thither while jack-o' Ian
terms in many devices grinned pleas
antly upon the numerous company.
The last of the Wednesday evening
parties was that given by Mr.. and
Mrs. I, H. Preston of 161 South Mad
ison avenue. The guests were the
members of the two Sunday school
classes of the Methodist church, THE
Maids of Honor" and 1.-THE Recruits"
Halloween festivities commenced
early in the week, but the first elab-
orate affairs were held on Tuesday
evening. Then Mrs. Flora Goodell
Bland of Washington street had a
merry gathering at her handsome
home from Los Angeles and other
nearby cities. Nearly a hundred peo-
pie enjoyed the delights of the social
evening.
Also on Tuesday evening was held
league in the Collins barn on San
Pasqual street. The barn was elab-
orately decorated for the occasion and
everything was as farm-like as possi-
BILE. Refreshments were served both
in the barn and. amid the great oaks
in the barnyard.
On the same evening Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Pickering were surprised at
their home, 746 Walnut street, by a
large number of their friends Mr.
Pickering was in on the secret, but
his wife was not. A very delightful
evening was spent by nearly half
hundred guests.
lHe lHIereSIlIlS fdSdueHd WeQQlng
y of the week was that which united
Miss May Wachob, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. Wachob of Yale
street, in marriage with Arthur
Hayes of Oakland. The ceremony was
said at high noon Tuesday by the Rev.
f. D. Mather of the Lincoln Avenue
Methodist church. Mrs. Hayes is one
of the particularly popular Pasadena
girls and the fact that her future
home will be elsewhere is regretted
sincerely by large circle of friends.
The last of the Halloween festivities
was that of the Swastika club of the
Lincoln Avenue church. This organi-
zation gave it's barn party in the barn
at the corner of Wilson ovenue and
Villa street on Thursday evening and
a large number of church people at
tended.
On Saturday evening the Gnome
club of Throop institute enjoyed a
delightful party. The club is unusually
prosperous this year and nearly a
hundred young people attended the
novel affair on Saturday evening.