Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-31

a few hours while the Halloween
spirit sits on its brief throne and
young and old do homage.
The homage Will be in the form
of testing and general hilarity, for
Halloween has evolved into an eve
ming Of almost universal merry-mak-
ing and unrestained revelry.
Wierd faces, %outlandish costumes
and freaklsh stunts are the prominent
features of the celebration.
Look Out for DOGGY oopi
The DOGGY cop is the only %bngabo3
that commands real serious consid.
GRAFTON, for it Is the DOGGY cops
that'll get y'u eff y'u don't watch
out.
There will be no teazing with the
oldtime ticklers, no picking up CON
fetti and throwing 1t. nor using any
flour or paste, according to the man.
dates of the DOGGY cop.
But there will be plenty of things
left to do. Mr.. Brown may have q
gate that needs to be lifted and
placed against Widow Jones's front
door. The sidewalk in front of Mr..
Smiths may require removal to the
roof of 81 Hopkins's barn, and thou
sands of young girls will need to be
frightened out OF their wits by some
prankish boys before the celebra-
ton can be counted a total success.
Many Parties and sociaIs.
There will be numerous parties and
socials in various parts OF the city.
There will be celebrations at the city
Fairgrounds also. At the Prince
street grounds this afternoon be-
tween 800 and 5 o'clock there will be
a masque carnival in which the girls
will participate. There will be a
parade and a number of prizes will he
awarded for costumes. The judges
will be Mrs. Louis V. Aronson. Mrs.
Joseph Froelich, Mrs. Edward w.
Gray and Mrs. M. G. Alexander.
At the Canal street Fairgrounds
there will be an indoor halloween
party tonight, at which there will be
a number of games and other inter-
esting features provided for the chill
dren.
vigil of Featst of All Saints.
Today the vigil of the feast Of All
Saints Day will be impressiyely OBJ
served with special masses in all the
Catholic churches of the Newark
diocese.
Tomorrow, also, the rectors and as
sistant priests Of the various parishes
will conduct services in commemora-
ton of the event.
Halloween, the Vigil of Hallowmas,
and the even of a holy day of obli-
cation, is being celebrated today for
about the thirteenth hundredth time.
Hallowmas is an institution founded
in memory of h martyrs and saints
about thirteen hundred years ago 1t
is a day OF the general commemora-
ton of all saints, and is preceded by
a day of fasting.
History of All saints Day.
In the honoring of saints it became
impossible i'm time to dedicate a feast
day to each, as the number increased.
hence 1t was found %expedient to hold
an annual aggregate commemoration
of such saints as had not special days
for themselves.
Notwithstanding newspaper reports
that today the obligation of fasting
had been removed it was announced
from the pulplts of the observing
churches that today would be a fast
day.
The seventh annual mask ball and
reception Of the Jack Rose Pleasure
Club will be given in the Turnbull
Auditorium, at 283 Market street. to-
night, and aside from In entertain
ment by professional talent there will
be dancing to the music of Professor
Matthews's orchestra.
FOresters to Celebrate.
Among the other social affairs to
be held this evening will be a recep-
ton and dance under the auspices of
Companion Court Anthony, Independ-
ent Order of Foresters, in the hall at
12S Mulberry street; a masquerade
social to be conducted by Old Iron
sides Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, at
Peter Cooper Hall, in Springfield ave-
nue., and a Halloween party and
dance by Pride Of A. J. Smith Coun-
81, Daughters o. Liberty, in odd
Fellows HAL. Sixteenth avenue.