Evening journal., 1913-10-13
SPOOKS ADD
TO MERRIMENT
OF CHILDREN
West Church Happy Workers
Have Halloween Fun on
Opening Day
MISS BAIRD TELLS
OF WESTERN TRIP

In West Presbyterian Sunday
school hall. on Saturday afternoon
was held the opening meeting of the
Happy Workers Home and Foreign
Missionary Society with an unusually
large number OF visitors and about
200 members Of the society present,
and, best Of all, the president, Miss
Grace Baird, also. safely returned
from her Western trip. which was
later described by her to the chill
dren in a most interesting talk. illus
trated by beautiful stereopticon
views.
We're the Happy Workers glad to
be back? One had only to watch the
bcaming faces for the answer. The
opening exercise was. as usual beau
tifully and reverently led by Mildred
Denny. The missionary collection
was $500 and the refreshment col
lection, S212. Marguerite Clymer
! was the chairman for the month.
I She also conducted the devotional
service and gave talk on the topic
OF the day. North America"
Out Of courtesy to the eerie Wis
itors from the Hobgoblin land OF
Halloween the little choir girls who
sang the opening Rally Song"
wore witch hats and white dresses
decorated with owls, black cats and
other spooky and grotesque figures.
Two other charming songs we're
Good Night Little Flowers Of Sum
mer." by the society with Myrtle
Brown as soloist; and Purple AS
ters," by the choir. The quartet,
Marching Onward" by Myrtle
/ Brown, Alice Lyman, Ruth Christy
and Marguerite Clymer was much
enjoyed.
After the meeting Miss Baird talk
ed about her trip. First. there ap-
peared a picture Of "The Limited, ."
the train on which she and a friend
started from New York. Other pic
lures. all beautifully colored, follow
ed in quick succession. they includ-
ing views Of the station, hotel and
cathedrals In Montreal. the great
snow slides which cost IS per mem-
Der before one can take a slide" and
the snow sheds and other Canadian
views. Then there we're many views
OF the people Of the various places
The children were particularly inter.
ested in a picture Of Miss Baird hold
ing a Chinese baby. and in picture
of tiny Chinese girl in a rescue
home. who recited the books OF the
Bible for Miss Baird without mis-
take. The pictures we're too numor-
Gus 20 describe in entirety but all
were interesting and beautiful
After the closing exercises with verse
prayer. led by Edward Staufer. the
children were invited into the lecture
room where reigned the spirit of Hal
lowecn. SpoolSy was no name for IT,
And very up-to-date indeed were tho
spooks for they arrived via automobile
which was left on a table for inspection
and which was as spoolly looking a.
could be for the body of the machm,
was made OF pumpkin and the wheel.
were of squashes.
Even the headlights were not forgot
ten. And very "owlish" looking they
were, too In the auto sat the chauf.
ieur. tiny grinning spook. and al
around on the table were the member.
of the hobgobin band-witches. black
cats, spooks and other eerie little fig
lures.
The children greeted their Halloween
visitors with delight and then sat dow
to small prettily decorated tables. Will
an owl candlcsticls in the center of eacl
and were treated TO ginger bread eats
and ice cream
And Just before they left for thei
homes Miss Baird presented each chill,
! with n Chinese good luck pc-ny whicl
= she had brought all the way from Chin'
, for them
Relative TO the missionary mite boz
ing that two girls had earned more thar
$3.50 and a boy had earned $40 and Owe
: during the summer, which showed tha
) in spite Of summer play and pleasure
! the litlle Happy Workers were not for
getting the needy children at home AM
across the sea.