The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-02

church met with Mrs. j.. w. Wilson
last Thursday. About twenty were
present, part Of them visitors. A fine
luncheon was served.
The Elite club met with Mrs. M.
Erickson with ten members present
last Thursday afternoon. A very
pleasant time is reported.
Last Friday afternoon, Mrs. H. F.
Haroldson entertained twelve young
ladies in honor OF Miss Blanche
Fishback. Each one brought a
recipe and a cookbook was
compiled that afternoon. A mu-
very amusing. The decorations were
white carnations. A delicious sup
per was served about 5 o'clock.
"All join hands and circle to the
left
With smiles and spirits the very best
First couple lead to the right
And come to Nellie's on Friday night
For Blanche.
1880 o'clock October 9th, 1911"
The above invitation was sent
out by Miss Nellie Kendall and a
JD''y NH'S "oo nv ASoNlAs
Mysterious messages on postal cards
were sent last week to some of the
teachers Of our public school. The
last one was received Saturday morn
ing telling them to some where the
black cats hung out"-which was at
the high school building. The new
teachers entertained the old ones at
a Halloween party. Faults had to
be confessed to Satan" and were
judged accordingly. A hilarious time
was the result.
DR.. and Mrs. A. A. Harris gave a
7 o'clock dinner Saturday evening in
honor Of Miss Blanche Bigler of Palo
Alto, Cal, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. v.
Mccoy who leave for Florida soon.
About twenty were present. The
tables looked beautiful and dainty
place-cards, suggestive of Halloween
were used. After the delicious re-
past. whist was played.
Monday evening, Miss Joy Morton
entertained twelve of her friends to
a Halloween party. Ghosts, witches
and jack-o-lanterns abounded. Sea-
sonable games were INDUCED in and
a general good time was enjoyed.
About sixteen GHOSTS" responded to
witch" invitations sent out by Pearl
and Hortense Ziegler last Monday
evening. Two black witches on
broom-sticks greeted them on the
porch and escorted them into the
house, which was lighted by red and
blue lights. Hunting pumpkin-seeds,
fortune-telling, pinning a strip Of pa
per on a witch's nose blind-folded and
various other games passed the time
rapidly. A buffet lunch was served
from a table presided over by a
witch stirring in a black kettle.
The Birthday club of the w. r. c..
helped Mrs. Fox celebrate her natal
day last Monday afternoon. The time
was spent in making a quilt for the
Soldiers Home. A fine lunch was
then served.
Rev. and Mrs. VonTobel gave a
six o'clock dinner to the elders and
their wives Tuesday evening. Tur-
key and all the good things that go
with 1t was the bill Of fare. A good
time is reported.
The Royal Neighborhood club" met
at the home Of F. H. Mitchell Tues
day evening. The house vas beau
tifully decorated with candles, black
cats, witches. pumpkins, etc. AS
lunch time drew nigh, the ladies dis
appeared and shortly after GHOSTS"
appeared in their places and the
gentlemen were obliged to select their
partners from that motley crowd,
causing much fun.
The Spoon club invited their gen.
tlemen friends to a dinner at $50
p. m. at the home OF Miss Jessie Cole
Tuesday. The house was decorated
with chrysanthemums making a grand
picture when the lady guests came in
their dainty gowns. An elaborate and
delicious ~five-course dinner was served
as these young ladies know so we'll
how to do. They all then adjourned to
Apollo Hall. which had been hand
somely decorated for the occasion and
Soloman in all his glory could not
campare with 1t. A cotillion with
favors vas the program for the ev-
ening.
The Boy Scouts hiked down to the
G. A. r. hall Tuesday evening. Va
rious games were enjoyed, ending
with a luncheon of doughnuts. pump
kin-pie, cocoa, nuts and candy.
The Juniors OF the Brookings high
school invited the faculty to their
class party Tuesday evening at the
home Of Miss Mabel Chappell. The
house was decorated suggestive of
Halloween. A fine time is reported.
Mesdames Clyde Tidball and B. L.
Thompson entertained a number of
ladies to a very pleasant afternoon
at "kensington" Wednesday.
Pumpkin invitations were sent out
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cole to about
thirty of their friends to a seven
o'clock dinner Tuesday. The porch
was lighted by two LARGE jaca-o-lan-
terms and black cats and jack-o-lan-
terms seemed to hold the fort. The
dinner vas served In three courses,
and faces abounded everywhere. The
evening was spent in playing whist.
Giided boxes were given to each one
to hold the scores, pumpkin seeds. The
head prize was a pumpkin filled with
delicious candy, and the BOBBY was