The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-01
LIVELY HALLOWEEN
FUN IN NUTLEY.
Parties at Field Club and Methodist
Church-Boys Owned the Streets.
Italians Helped. Too.

Halloween was observed by the young
people of Nutley last night with high
Jinks' and parties In the different sections
Of the town. Youngsters paraded the
and pedestrians with corn and decorated
the street corners with pumpkins cut to
represent faces with lighted candles inside,
gathered leaves for bonfires and fired
%salutes from miniature cannons and guns.
The maskers were treated wherever. they
lcalled and a general spirit of merriment
prevailed throughout the town.
In the Italian neighborhoods In Avondale
and the western section of the town fire.
works and music were the features.
Members of the Nutley Field Club held
a merry party at their clubhouse in Tennis
place. They begun to gather about 8
o'clock, all arrayed in sheets and pillow
cases. and various ghostly habiliments, ard
when all was in readiness entered the ball
and shaded and the decorations were corn
stalks, pumpkins and autumn leaves. Old
fashioned Halloween games were INDUCED
In and a dance followed. Refreshments
were served. Among those present We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Marc NJ. Michael, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Vernon Bowler, ir, DR.. and
Philhower, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bluhm. Mr..
and Mrs. George Walcott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall J. Root, Mr.. and Mrs. August
nfss El,I MT, an ID M, Mrs. My Lyman a. Niehcls'
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Marsden Smith, of Balti-
more, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Thomas,
MISS Allce ROCKWELL, Mr. ana Mrs.
Mitchell Depe%, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil A..
Tauchert, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank b. Car
land, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Berg. Will
lam r. Sergeant, Harry s.. Bluhm, Con-
rad F. Ray, Pearce P. Williams, Miss
Constance Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
b.. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Saurel,
Miss Nellie Millett, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
3. Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. Dorr,
Mrs. Henry G.. Prout, Miss Elizabeth
Page Prout, Miss Phoebe L. Prout, Mr..
and Mrs. Pierre p. Lapens, Miss Eliza
Hurd. Benjamin Hurd, Richard Kings
land, Francis Williams and many Others.
tt Ladies' Aid Society of the Nutley
NJ. e. Church held an Entertainment and
supper in the Sunday school room of the
church. which was largely attended. The
most amusing feature was that of the six
lighted candles. which the participants
e~ndeavored to blow out at one time, and
the successful ones. were awarded five
cents. Another. was the 'duckinge for
apples In a tub of water. Coffee and
cookies were served, together with other
light refreshments. including ice cream.
The supper made considerable amusement,
as all were served from under the table.
Some were served with a piece of ice,
others received a piece CT fur, a boiled
potato, a hard-boiled egg, a small chicken,
an apple stuffed with t~oothpicks, a glove
stuffed with bran, and as each received
his allotment rounds of laughter followed.
An eating match, the contestants having
also productive of much merriment. The
winner was awarded q pumpkin. Mrs.
George Rea recited Seeing Things at
Night" and for an encore gave The
Dutchman's Goat and later In the even
Ing recited the Bear Story"