The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-31
OVER THE TEA CUPS


Hammond is having more than its
usual round OF Halloween festivities
this week. During the entire week
clubs have met where the decorations
have been carried out suggestive Of
the day. Last evening a dancing party
was given by the Empire club at Long s
hall which proved very enjoyable to
large number OF Hammond people.
The Misses Made and Gertrude Price
charmingly entertained a party Of
twenty friends at their home in State
street Mrs. ". F. Howatt gave a de-
lightfuI party for several of the Ham
mond teachers and a few friends. Mrs
Abe Marks gave a whist party for
about twenty friends Today Mrs. w
A. Hill gave a Halloween luncheon for
the members OF the Magazine club
Mesdames G. L. Smith and Ralph Price
will give q costume party for the
Members Of the Embroidery club and
their husbands at the home Of Mrs
Smith in Warren street Misses Pearl
Bradford and Ruth Washington will
entertain at the home Of Miss Wash
ington In Ogden street. The Pythian
Sisters will hold a Halloween social in
the K. of p. hall for their friends
About forty Of Hammond's popular
young people will give hayrack party
to Hessville where they will hold
dance Mrs. Frank Hammond will en-
tertain the members of the Alphi Phi
club at Halloween party. The Misses
Ethel and Edith Sheerer and Traces
Lake will give a party at the home OF
Miss Lake in Michigan avenue. The
members Of the Colonial club will en-
terrain their husbands at the home of
Mrs. J. w. Houser in Carroll street.
The B. B. K. Whist club members viii
celebrate at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Bauer in South Holman street.
The b Y. Z. y. will hold it's annual par
ty at the athletic clubrooms on State
street. Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Hunter viii
entertain in honor Of Halloween. The
Misses Matte and Martha Quigg will
have a large party of friends at their
home in williams street. One Of the
largest affairs will be a dancing party
given at Longs hall by a club Of young
people. The party will be quite infOr
mai but a large number Of guests will
be present Music from Chicago has
been engaged to play for the dancing
The last night of October, the eve Of
All Saints day, or Halloween, as 1t is
usually called, has been celebrated in
various ways for over six hundred
years. It is the night on which super
natural influences most prevail, where
spirits both of the visible and invisible
would walk abroad al night and take
a lively interest in the affairs of the
human family, more especially lovers.
According to popular superstition, on
this night witches are abroad, ghosts
walk and all kinds Of mystic doings
are on foot to unveil the future. What
were once ceremonies of belief have
now become things of sport a welcome
sport in these days Of serious thought
and work
In the freside customs of Halloween
there is a remarkable uniformity the
world over. Nuts and apples are every
where given great prominence in the
games and so-cal1ed tests of fortune.
Many OF the most Interesting games
are of so ancient an origin that their
beginning seems lost in antiquity.
Some of the pastimes are borrowed
from the early gypsies, some bear
traces Of panagism and are survivals of
early Roman festivals, others come
from ireland and Scotland.