The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-25
City Heads Laud Plan Of
STAR to Change Cele-
bratiOn Date.
SATURDAY FETE WOULD
BAR STORE EMPLOYEES
Mayor Haussling and Chief of
Police Heartily Indorse Scheme
Urged by Thousands.


The STAR today suggested to Mayor
Haussling and Chief of Police Corbitt
that Halloween be celebrated this year
on Monday night instead of Saturday
night. Both were enthusiastic over the
suggestion and declared they. would do
their utmost to bring about the change.
Since the weird holiday falls on Sum
day this year it had been proposed to
confine the celebration to Saturday
night Following the announcement OF
that fact this Office has received numer-
GUS protests from its readers. 1t was
pointed out that employees of the de-
partment stores would be unable to par
ticipate in the gay fete; that 1t would
be impossible to prevent the demon
stration from running over into Sunday
morning. and that the crowds of revel-
ers in the streets would keep shoppers
at home. These objections to Saturday
night were conveyed in turn to Mayor
Haussling and he was much impressed
with them.
you may quote me as indorsing the
suggestion" said the Mayor. Fhe
celebration on Monday would give all
an opportunity to participate in it and
would not interfere with shopping.
hope plans will be changed to meet this
end"
Chief Corbitt readily agreed to the
pan, and said he would take 1t up al
the meeting of the police captains latS
today. He said he will bar powder
-four and ticklers.
Newark Is one of the cities where
Halloween is distinctly on the ofiicia
holiday calendar. In many other siarg'
cities of the country observance OF the
evening Is confined entirely to private
gatherings. Here it has been the Gus
tom to make the eve of All Saints Day
a fete night, and, whether the celebra'
tion was official or not, joy has always
been genuine and unconfined. Masked
jewelers. have filled the streets, an6
their enthusiasm has at times been sc
great as TO meet with police disap-
proval.
Just as Christmas gets general out
of.doors firecracker observance in the
south and Thanksgiving has been made
distfrctfye In New York city through
tho antics of the children EN- masqut
so Halloween has come to be. regarded
as q holiday which Newark almos
claims for its own.
If the letters received at TINS ollce
reflect the general sentiment OF the
community the Mayors Endorsement
of the STARS suggestion will De re-
ceived with general approval. Ceie-
brants of the mystic eve will be com
peiled to cut off their holiday sharpiy
at the stroke of IL, or as near altei
that as possible. as Tuesday Is eiectlon
day. when the police are again 10 oe
called upon for. special services.
That the rowdyism which has a.
times marred the Halloween celebra'
tion in this city may be eliminated the
police will not permit the use of con
fetti. ticklers and others mechanical
riot breeding iadjuncts of the members
of the holiday crowd this year.
In order that pedestrians may ot
given the opportunity to get to ane
from their homes along the main thor
oughfares the active celebrants may bf
barred from the sidewalks for a certain
distance along Market and Broat
streets from the point Of their intersec'
tion.