Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-05
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AS October 81 came on Sunday we took
Saturday night for our Halloween fes-
tfvities. and a gay evening IL was. The
s. l. s. p. and the Glover clubs were
the hostesses. and you can't imagine
what a pleasure and relief IL is 10 have
others lift the responsibilities off Miss
Burnard's and my shoulders. Each men,
Der OF the two clubs invited at least two
guests. Committees from each club ar
ranged te details and provided teh IA
vors- The association furnished the sup
per. so II was not hard on any one as the
girls made the favors and only spent
money for the fruits and lanterns.
am going to tell you all about this
Halloween 50 that you may put this
Chat away and next year take these de-
tails and improve on them Coming on
Saturday night made il impossible for
some OF the members and guests TO be
there. but about one hundred accepted
and II you want TO see people enjoy
themselves Just get a hundred girls to-
gether and you have your wish graft
fled.
Those who had all Of Saturday after
noon went home and put on their pref
fist clothes. those who had TO work I'M
III went straight to the association
rooms.
IN supper was served at Z. The big din
ing room had the tables formed In
hollow square with an opening In one
side OF the square. 'garlands Of autumn
leaves were stretched across the room
and the pillars were all decorated with
the leaves. Instead OF the electric lamps
we used Japanese lanterns TO light the
room, and it was beautifui.
The supper consisted OF chicken salad
on a lettuce leaf hot biscuits, doughnuts,
coffee or chocolate
When the clock struck the last guest
--.ad WharF
an line and marched ALL around the
square. then inside until she reached the
very last place, that brought the end or
che lire TO the very first seat and every
one was seated without any confusion
From the supper table every one vert
upstairs TO the gymnasium II was Ovid
ed with hanging apples, nuts and candy
nlIed pumpkins People bit at the apples
and nuts On one side Of the wall was
black cat and the tail had to be pinned
on by one after being blindfolded-
One table had three saucers, one was
empty. one filed with -four and one with
sugar BIindfolded the girls we're turned
three times and told to touch one or
the saucers. The empty one meant no
marriage: the -four. widower, and sugar
meant the first love
Three rows Of candles. four in a row.
were lighted at another table and the
girls tried to blow them out II one was
left that meant marriage I'm a year, two
in two years. each candle left burnink
meant a year before marriage. OF course
we had a witch most appropriately dress
ed. and she read the palms
There was a big bag OF nuts suspended
from the ceiling. one nut had a dime In
= n. another a ring and the third a Thin
bic: the dime meant wealth. the ring
marriage and the thimble single blessed
ness After the other fortunes had been
tried the big bag was bursted and the
nuts went I'm every direction You should
have seen those girls scramble. One got
the dime and the thimble. so she says she
Is very well satisfied. as a rich old maid
ought to be able to enjoy life.
I forgot TO tell you that as the guests
1came In they were given favors with their
names written on them. The favors were
made by the committee and were dainty
and appropriate There were tiny pumpkin
faces. owls sitting IN crescent moons.
black cats. with immense tails and every
hair standing straight out, on the top or
fence. witches riding broOms and four
! dear little owls on limb. These favors
were first cut out OF cardboard and linked
OF colored with water colors. They were
pinned on ones dress and served as in
Productions. I heard one girl go 10 anoth-
er and say: "Howdy do. Miss Owl; I'm
one OF the Pumpkin family. but common
folks call me Miss Johnson. what might
they call your
There could not be any formaIity in
such a happy throng. vet there was no
rudeness. and every one went home at
10 O'Clock declaring that IL was the incest
party they had ever attended
Two girls said. Il have been hearing
fof this Y W. c. A. ever since have
been IN Atlanta. and am Disguised with
myself because I have never Joined; I
have missed a lot. and Monday will find
me joining"
] hope that every one OF you had a
merry time somewhere. and that all man
ner Of good times may be yours this win
ter Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE o. THOMAS