Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-10-25
WEEK IN SOCIETY.
(By Gladys Canter.)

Some merry friendly happy folks,
| Together will convene,
| To crack the nuts and see some
ghosts,
And hold their Halloween"
with apologies to Burns.)
r IKE our great-great- -grandfath-
ers and grandmothers who whis-
ked about in their high wooden
heels, clocked stockings and fine laces,
bobbed after apples in a tub of water,
looked over their left shoulders in
the looking glass at the hour of mid
night with an apple peeling in one
hand and a candle held high above
their heads in the other, looked with
expectancy mingled with fear and
trepidation that the person they
might see would not be the one they
wanted to marry; with just the same
superstition they felt in the sleepy
age of golden fiddlestick chairs and
hoopskirts we in the rush of the
twentieth century, find time to cele-
brate the festival of All Saints on the
eve of October 81.
Misses Meryle Grant and Maude
Barnes will entertain at a Halloween
masquerade party Saturday October
26, for Miss Halle Smith, at the /.
Il. Yoakum residence. Girls of the
Philogean literary society will enter
tain the members of the student
party and faculty on Friday, No
vember l, at a Hallow Eve festival.
The Utopian society of Dallas college
will be hostesses at one of the larg-
est functions of the year on October
81 when they will entertain the stud
ent body and members of the faculty
at an All Saints vigil. Unique invita-
tions have been mailed to about 40
guests. Mrs. c. l.. Crider will enter
tain the members of the Priscilla and
John Alden clubs at "sheet and
pillow case" party on Thursday, Oc-
tober 81. The dancing club is plan
ming a dance which will be given Oc-
tober 81 and several other informal
affairs among the younger set, the
dates of which have not been decided
upon, are to be given in honor of the
festival of All Saints
Dancing Club Organized.
Meeting for the purpose of organ
izing a dancing club about 20 young
men assembled Tuesday evening and
organized for the winter season. Of
fcers were elected and membership
fee decided upon. The dances VIII
be given on Saturday nights at any
place decided upon by the committee
appointed. A series of unique affairs
masque parties, etc, will be feature
of the winters entertainment. The
Of fhr
bers of last years club with about
six new names.
The dances are invitation affairs
for other than those in the club and
will be conducted with strict adher-
ence to the rules. Membership |
cards and guest cards will admit a
or guest and a doorkeeper |
will have complete control of this
end. Any one wishing to become a
of the club may give their
name to Clinton Hiestand, secretary, |
who will turn it over to quiz COM
nittee to be voted on. The first dance |
Of the new club will be given in about |
.wo weeks.
Afternoon Tea.
In honor of Miss Hazel Foster, the
house guest of Miss Pauline Van
Orsdel and Mrs. George Pratt of Sc
lttle, Mrs. c.. l.. Crider entertained |
Wednesday afternoon at tea. About
IL guests were present from 2:S0 un-
til 500.
Priscilla Club.
Mrs. S. B. Taylor will entertain the
Priscillas and John Aldens Saturday
evening, October rs, at he Taylor
'esidence, AIS Washington street.
Will Sell Candy for Benefit.
Mrs. Conrad Stafrin, who has
,harge of the candy sale at the play
Perkins the Printer has secured as
Ter assistants, Misses Alice and Louise
Niles, Caroline Gohrke, and Ruth
who will sell candy in the
audience. Mrs. Fred Zeller and Miss
Aeryle Hall will have charge of the
booths. The receipts will go toward
he library fund.