Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-11-05
A MERRY HALLOWEEN IN PLEASANTVILLE
Young and Old, Grave and Gay, Make Merry and Enjoy
the Beautiful and the Ludcrous

Personalities fun-loving citizens in
dulged in a Halloween celebration last
Monday night. and the many characters
represented were not only original, but
well gotten up, and the dsguises were
so elfectual i'll many cases as to be un-
recognizable. The Shore Road was
crowded with pedestrians in all sorts OF
garbs, and the borough put on lively
aspect. Many social events were indulg-
ed in, and all seemed to have good
time The following, from another
paper, seemed applicable, as one glanced
over the throng of jewellers:
oh, this is the night that goblins
prance, in a wild and weird and an eerie
dance. SO draw the cider and apples
roast, and drink with will hearty
toast to the feast of Halloween. For
the lads and the lasses are filled with
glee for the happy time that is to be
when the lamps are dimmed to a ghostlN
light. and the shrek of some masquerad
ing sounds piercingly loud and keen:
sending the heart into the throat with
its wild staccato and shivery note, giving
the blood delightful chill and bringing
bach echoes from Tom and Bill, and
making the welkin ring with the light
some laugh of happy girl in the midst
of the dancing's airy whirl-ah! this is
the night that we'er young again, for
getting sorrow and care and pain as We
hear the children sing.
Put another log on the dying blau
and glance again into memory's mazc:
remember the night we stole the gait
the home of Mary and Bess and Kate.
And they thought it was ghosts theyt
seen. And don't you recall the midnight
dance-the Queen of the girls that night
was Nance-with her eyes OF blue ana
her golden hair; but the girls tonight
are Just as fair SO here's to Halloween.
The masquerade party given at the
home of Mrs. L. G.. Wescott on South
Shore Road on Halloween by the Auth
ors' Club to their husbands and friends
was great success. The disgllises We're
perfect i'll almost every case and We're
highly entertaining; some of the COS
tunes were picturesque and some Were
quite grotesque. Rev. Gascoyne, as 4
farmer presented Il picture one would
not soon forget. Mrs. Block was a per
feet Quakeress. One forgot in talking to
Mrs. Charles Adams in her school girl
costume that she was more than fifteen
The charming hostess, Mrs. Westcott,
glided around among the guests ume
cognized as society belle in an elabor
ate white lace gown over cream satin
embroidered in pearls. Mr.. J. I. Ryon
made a good Uncle Sam. 1t would have
taken an expert to have figured out
Mr.. Hugh Collins, who wore a heavy
white lace veil over his face. Mr.. Chas
Adams and Mr.. w. !. Garrison, i'll fe
male attire, were a source OF amusement
during the entire evening. There Were
many surprises and great deal of mer-
riment over the unmasking. Games fol
lowed and then refreshments. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Ash
/ mead, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ryon, Mr.. Harry
,Aepness, Mrs. w. |. Newell, Miss Edith
hess, Floyd Collins, Mrs. Raup, Mrs.
Pix. Miss Huldah Block, Edwin Coll
Miss Catharne Smith, Miss Mildred
hlith, Miss Adele Smith, Miss George
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs J. T. Ryon, Mr.. and
! Mrs. Charles Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Race,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Collins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Apan Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stebbins Rev. and
,Irs Charles Stebbins, Rev. and Mrs.
Mrs Gascoyne and daughter, Mr. < Mrs.
HN. |. Garrison and daugtcrs Francis and
Esther, Mrs. Samuel Ireland and son
Samuel. Mrs. White. of Philadelphia.
knd Mrs. Clarkson of Lcwistown. Pa,
Mrs. W. |. Newell, ,Jr., Miss lIuldah
Newell, Miss Helen Collins and Miss
Alexanah Thomas,
A jolly party of young folks celebrated
Hallowe Ell at the home OF Mrs. Allan
Shaw OH Third street. Those present
were: Misses Blanch and Edna Gordon,
Edith and Esther Turpin, Marjorie John
son, Amanda Yates, Mary Somers, Alice
Hackney, Dorothy Reenie and Elsie and
Florence Shaw, Messrs. Enoch Clifford,
George Reiner. Edwin Kohler Fred
Doherty John FELTON,, Earl Champion.
George Carmen, Mr.. and Mrs. Turpin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Borton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Horton, Mr. Elias Campbell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Shaw.
The younger element on the village
streets is the most dramatic part Of
Halloween, and Pleasantvlle is charming
when the little ones are masquerading.
\ little clown leaning up against a post;
lseSerai little brownies sitting in the
dow against the fence; a little imp
ting across ones pathway and little
IS timidly shrinking along. Some 50
Id and some so naughty. but all i'll
asting to any one with an artistic eye
a love OF the dramatic, Halloween
ms to be the most popular festival IN
easantville.
katherine Willis entertained her little
ends Halloween, toasting marshmel-
bws and nuts in the open fireplace. They
so Joined the masqueraders on the
raats in the carly evening"