Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-11-02
YOUNG FOLKS GAVE
POLICE LITTLE TROUBLE
Halloween Isn't Like II Used to b
MANY Parties.

Last night was Halloween, but
1t was nothing like 1t used to be 10
years ago. At that time the boys
would gather after dark, turn all
loose buildings up side down, carry
someone's best wagon up to the top
Of a church steeple and put COW
on top Of the city hall.
Halloween this year was tame, on
ly a few gangs" were out and they
gave the police little trouble. No
buildings we're reported turned over,
no horses were taken away, no wa
CONS were torn apart and no side
walks were taken up as they are now
of cement and brick.
Last night most Of the young
folks resorted to parties for their fun
and the older Abileneites also had
their good time,
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Miss Madeline Nicolay pleasantly
entertained the H. B. club at taffy
pull.
Miss Mildred White, Miss Eoline
Bryan, Miss Ethel Engle and Miss
Anna CARVE were hostesses to 35
guests last night at masquerade
Halloween party celebrated at the
home of Miss White on West Third.
The house was decorated in regular
Halloween fashion and as one Of the
girls said, everything on the even
ing's program was Hallowe' enish. ;"
Refreshments were served and 1t was
a most enjoyable occasion for all.
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Miss Mildred Oliver and Miss
Gladys Paul charmingly entertained
q large crowd of young folks at a
masquerade, Halloween party last
night at the home of Miss Paul. The
evening was devoted to Halloween
stunts which furnished lots Of fun
for the young people. The home
was decorated with pumpkins, aut-
umn leaves, black cats and "spooks.
"Enter We, queens of the Coterie,.
but to gain admission you first must
show your athletic ability in vaulting |
this broom stick" and after this
mournful speech ghost raised a |
broom stick two feet above the floor |
and all the members of the club in
some way managed to reach the other
side. Then ushed by ghosts the
guests were taken to the cellar where
spirits and witches reigned supreme.
Fortunes were told by the mystic
circle and the fate of many Of the |
Coterie members was proclaimed. AZ
ter round of a Jolly good time, the
hostess, Miss Pearl Johntz furnished
the club with a delectable lunch.
The success of the party was due to
the social committee, Miss Grace
Peters, Miss Blanche Edwards, Miss
Emma Parent, Miss Beatrice Nixon
and Miss Pearl Johntz and these
young ladies deserve much credit for
the originality of the decorations
which were indeed clever,
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An enjoyable occasion was that
the Columbian club had last night
at the home of Mrs. e. e. Coulson,
when the members of the club enter
tanned their husbands at Hallow-
cen party. Ghosts met the guests at
the door and ushered them to the
cloak room. The evening was spent
in Halloween games, the feature
being a contest in which guests tried
to see who could eat a doughnut and
a marshmallow the fastest. The dec
orations were unique.
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One of the unpleasant features of
the evening was the heartless action
of grown-up who covered in sheet
scared off the streets the little kid
dies who were trying to have good
time with their paper lanterns and
buckets of corn. Halloween ought
to be time for jollity and not for
cruelty and If the smart aleck could
have seen the frightened little folks
cry at the spelling Of their innocent