The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-27
GRANGE HALLOWEEN PARTY,
Annual Fair Notable for It's Original
Decorations.

The annual fair Of Protective grange,
which this year took the form OF Hal,
loween party, was held in Grange hall
last evening with an attendance that was
tp To that OF former years, The decora'
tions were far more elaborate than for
many Seasons past and displayed no little
originality upon the part of Mrs. A., j:
Currier and H. w. Sargent who had
charge OF that feature OF the entertain
ment. As one entered the hall he was con
fronted on all sides by witches goblins
and iacso'.lanterns The color scheme was
orange and black. From large ring
wound with orange.colored paper, which
encrcled the central chandelier streamers
Of orange and black crepe paper extended
10 All parts of the hall. Strings OF paper
jack.o' lanterns extended from the center
10 each corner Of the room. About the
sides Of the hall was a deep frieze OF
orange fantastically embelllshed with black
cats. witches and boiling caldrons. The
walls Of the hall were hung with Jack.o
lanterns OF various sizes. Large tungsten
lamps brilliantly lighted the room.
The fair opened at $50 with a hot tur-
KEY supper in the banquet hall. {. Z.
Turner was the chef and the turkeys. hot
from the ovens of the Brooks House
kitchen. were served by the women OF
Protective grange after the style which
has won for them an enyiabe reputation
as dinner hostesses The menu comprised
all the good things imaginable and over
300 sat down to the tables during the
evening
main hall was a semi-circular affair with
ornamentation in the form OF black cats
and witches on an orange background.
This department was presided over by
Miss Louise I.abelle and Miss Alice Con-
narn. On the south side OF the hall was
the booth devoted to Halloween novelties:
Grinning iack-o' Lanterns of all manner OF
shapes and sizes oInamented the. booth
and all kinds Of favors and novelties were
sold. Before the doors to the hall had
been opened an hour all of the black cats
had heep sold. Miss Elsie Smith, in fan
tastic kimona of black, ornamented with
weird figures in orange and wearing the
familiar peaked witch's cap, presided at
this booth. r
The fancy article booth, in charge. of
Miss Chloe Franklin. Miss Bessie Ken
dali and Mrs. V. II. Winchester, was
draped with orange paper and ornament
ed with gaunt witches stirring seethlng
caldron of broth In tent OF brown upon
which strange designs had been drawn sat
the fortune teller, Mrs. Z. D. Wilson, She
told tales of the past and future to those
the evening this particular witch told
ghost stories The useful article booth
was ornamented with jack-o lanterns. Here
aprons. holders, quilts and other articles
were sold by Mrs c. E. Adams and Mrs;
Matte Goodenough. The candy table had
cats and witches depicted in various atti..
tndes upon the cloth and was IN charge OF
Miss Carlotta Hopkins and Miss Tracy
Cushman. The department OF grabs was
novel affair On table stood a large paper
pumpkin shell from which hung strings.
Those wishing to take a chance pulled a
string and discovered number attached;
On the wall hung the articles numbered
TO correspond with the numbers inside the
pumpkin. Mrs T. L. Knowlton and Mrs.
Waldo Wells were in charge. Another
chance was afforded the venturous ones
in the vegetable department For a con
sideration the visitors were allowed 10
guess the number of potatoes IN oushel.
A box of apples also offered an oppor,,
tunity for guessing. Philip frahkilh hau
charge of this department -, =
The witches march and drill was one of
the cleverest features introduced at
grange fair in many years and was ap-
plauded from start to finish. The march
ing and floor work were very lngemously,
done. Mrs. Wilson led the march and
those participating were Mrs. Gertrude
Spaulding. Misses Tracy Gushman; ohioe
Franklin, Louise Labele, Bessie Kendall,
Carlotta' Hopkins, Helen Hopkins, kuth
GbarIotte tluuGota, Tuttle futile and Mrs. Scott Eames
They iesi0 were gowned in black and orange
suits ornamented with different Hal
lowe'en characters. Tall caps added to the
effect.
The supper committee was Mrs. Harriet
Dearborn and Mrs c. E. Lockwood. inc
Charles Brockington. Mrs. Rose Miller,
Mrs. W. II. Haywood, Mrs. Alice Spauld-
ing, Mrs. Ida Horton Mrs. Cola Morse,
Mrs. Ellen Phelps. Mrs. Mae Edwards;
Mrs. F. Kendall, Mrs. Marion Combs and "a
Miss Clara Eames The kitchen was IN
charge of Mrs Darling, Dancing. was en-
joyed during the evening ana tne Val sall-
ing the nearest guesses.