Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-01
CHOS|LY PLEASURE
FOR AA[LON[' En-
Many Gatherings Held For the
Enjoyment of the Young
People
REBEkAHs AT THE PEee HOME
Several Progressive Ghost Parties,
With Stops at Homes of the Parti-
cipants-Amusements Provided for
the Little Ones, With Decorations
and Games Appropriate to Season.

and Games appropriate 10 oedSo"s
| The usual number Of parties for the
young people and some who are not
so young marked the recurrence of the
date celebrated as Halloween. For
those whose plans included progress
sixe house parties. the weather was
perfect, altho the bright moonlight
lessened the effect Of the ghostly cos
| tunes worn.
The largest gathering of the even-
ing was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Pegg, 307 South Fourth
avenue, where sixty-five members ..
Marshall Lodge No. 40, Rebekah de-
gree, were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
Pegg and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. e. Glidden.
The Pegg home was decorated witk
oak leaves and iack-o'- lanterns. The
guests were met on the porch by a
ghost of extreme health and vigor. In
! guessing contests the first prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Emma Weatherly and
Mrs. Samuel N. Harter, and the con-
solutions fell to Mrs. Isaac Painter, and
Mrs. Matilda Brown. The refresh
ments served were appropriate to the
occasion.
Progressive Parties.
| An enjoyable progressive party was
participated in by Misses Clara ana
Hazel McLeland, Margaret WATSON,
Helen Wells, June and Lucille Mere
dith, Rita Lewis and Marie Mcclure.
The refreshments were served in
course at the various homes, starting
garet WATSON, and the final one at the
| A. w. Head home, where various
games We're played.
Another progressive party was given
by Misses May and Helen Mcnamara,
Kate Thissen, Maude Durocher and
Alice Seberg, at which their gentlemen
friends, Messrs. James Watson, Roy
| Tuffree, George Seely, Joseph Dooley
and Lee Wescott, We're guests. The
start was made at the Mcnamara
home, and refreshments We're served
| at the residences of each of the host
esses, and Halloween jokes were on
tap.
For the Little Folks.
Mrs. r. w. McCreery, PIP West State
street, entertained twenty little folks
at Halloween supper, complimentary
| to her sonss- Cole and Walter. The
house was decorated with jack-o'- lam
terms and candles, and after supper
| the little ones bobbed for apples and
played games
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Bingaman, 210
| South Center street, gave a children's
party at the home, at which sixteen
guests were present. Old fashioned
games were played, and a peanut hunt
was participated in, the first prize go
| ing to Clarence Scott and the con-
ISOLATION to Pauline Wilhau. The first
prize was jack-o'-lantern and the
consolation a Japanese baby. The re-
freshments were appropriate to the oc-
casion.
| Other Gatherings.
Mrs. Hetty B. Heitshu entertained at
her home the ten people who have eat
en- at the same table at the Jones res
taurant during the past several
months, fulfilling promise made some
i
lowe'en .aaffir. The pumpkin feature
was eliminated, but the ghosts We're
not. the dining room being furnished
entirely in white and lighted with can-
/ dies, The supper was dainty and ex-
1 cellently served. Later in the evening
! the guests told ghost stories before a
CRATE fire and listened to Rotations
| and music.
| Miss Daisy Matthews. 412 South
Third street, was hostess to twenty
lady and gentlemen friends All the
guests came attired in costume, and
ghostly games were played, in which
all secured a prize. Halloween re-
1 freshments were served.
Miss Nellie Foster. 312 West Linn
street, entertained twelve young ladies'
at her home. Pumpkins and lanterns
| entered into the decorations, and var
| ious games appropriate to the day were
participated In Miss Foster was as
| sisted in serving Halloween luncheon
by her mother, Mrs. L. A. Foster Miss
| Gascoe, of Denver, Col, was among the
guests.
A Lotus Club Affair.
| The officers of the Lotus Club, Mrs.
| w. j. Head, president, Mrs. f. G.
| Cornell, recording secretary; Mrs. D. S.
Nancy, corresponding secretary, and
| Stewart, vice president, Mrs. e. r.
Mrs. T. A. Sieg, treasurer, were hos
| tesses at the Head home, 70S West
| Church street, Wednesday evening TO
the club members and their husbands,
| about twenty-four in all, being pres
/ ents 1t was ghost party and much
| amusement resulted from guessing
| identities Mrs. A. w. Head received
the prize for guessing the greatest
number correctly. and in a guessing
contest, Mr. F. Aubrey Smith won the
| prize. Miss Ruth Moscrip, disguised as
| a gypsy, told fortunes during the even
| ing. Decorations were of pumpkins
! and chrysanthemums, flowers being
| given as favors at the three-course
Halloween lunch, which was served.
Seven girls. Bessie Hopkins, Neva
| Tal,ett, Mary Crowl, Grace Miller. Leila
| Cox Winifred Chamberlain and Esther
| Hole. enterta ined themselves and two
| guests Edna Ralch and Irene Eason, at
| a Halloween merrymaking at the Hop
| kins home Wednesday evening. All
| dressed in hard times costume. the
| ~,;,o fo,. tho hoct opo hoivo given tn