Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-01
CITY IN MERR|EST
HALLOWEEN MOOD
Crowd, in RainbOw-COIOred Raj
ment, Is Noisy, but Law
Abiding.
ANTICS ARE PERFORMED IN
ROADWAY, AS CHIEF BABE
Dances, Receptions, Theatre
Parties and Other Entertain
ments Jolly Nights Features.

Newark was gay last night with
persons celebrating Halloween. The
streets were thronged with persons,
principally youngsters. CARRIED In all
sorts of weird costumes, cutting all
sorts of eapers. jangling COW bells,
blowing horns, whirling rackets and
making all kinds of noises.
There were clowns and ghosts all
dressed in white that doomed up and
struck terror to your heart. There
were black-faced comedians that
walked along the streets stunning
banjos and guitars, as well as per-
sons dressed as 'rubes.' 1t would
be difficult to enumerate every cos
tune that appeared in the streets.
The merry-makers carried confetti
tons of 1t: threw coils of ribbon
paper. distributed paper flowers and
participated in divers other forms of
innocent amusement.
Dusk had scarcely fallen ere the
merry makers appeared on the
streets. In accordance with the strict
orders of Police Chief Long, they
kept to the streets and permitted 9TH
crs to occupy the sidewalks and look
on. There was little if any rowdylsm,
and. on the whole, the celebration
was perhaps the best conducted New
ark has ever seen.
Theatres Distributed Fayors.
The various cafes and restaurants
throughout the city were thronged by
or 10 o'clock, and later, when the
theatre crowds were dismissed, stand
ing room in these places was at a
premium. AT these places favors
were given out, these taking the form
OF miniature paper pumpkins, false
faces, paper hats, tin horns and the
like.
There was scarcely a hall in the en-
tire city at which there was not some
form of entertainment or other, and
many houses in Newark and the Or
nnRes were winlSing with the lights
OF enormous pumpkins, with Sits for
nose. eyes and mouth.
Several hundred persons attended
the Halloween reception and dance
given by the Second Battalion of tho
First New Jersey Reginn"nf - 80
Armory, jay street. Previous to the
dancing program, games appropriate
TO the occasion were INDUCED in.
Music Temple Crowded.
The Music Temple, Plane street,
was thronged with persons last night,
the occasion being a Halloween re-
ception and masque dance given by
the members of Newark Circle No. II,
Companions of the Forest of Ameri-
, ca. Several supreme officers of the
eSSganization We're present. Awards
were made to persons wearing the
best costumes. Mrs. d. Bloch headed
the committee which had charge of
the affair
= The first of a series of social af-
fairs to be given this season by this
! Organization was the annual mas
<Querade dance OF the Roseville Crafts
hraf1nta OF Tho 7
IT, and A. NJ. The affair was held
!, ~ the new Roseville Masonic Temple,
I Roseville avenue, which was appro-
priately decorated. Prizes were
awarded to unique costume wearers.
AchteI-Stetter's restaurant, Broad
street, was the scene of merry
. crowd last night. A masquerade and
cotillion was held under the super
vision OF r. Clarence Rothard in the
ball room OF the hall. Favors We're
distributed.
hoy Scouts and Campfire Girls Fete.
Members and friends OF Troop No.
AZ, Boy Scouts of America, OF Olivet
Chapel, branch of the First Pres
byterian Church, held q Halloween
party last night in the chapel rooms.
The affair was attended by the
Campfire Girls of the chapel and
Rev, B, Coltorti, rector.
An entertainment and social was
held in the Sunday school rooms of
the Seventh Avenue Italian Methodist
Church, 147 Seventh avenue last
night by the members of the Sunday
school. A most enjoyable time was
had
A masquerade reception and dance
were held last night by guests at the
Hotel Lenox, Central avenue The af-
fair was arranged by Victor Jacoby
the proprietor who had the hostelry
prettily decorated. About sixty at
tended. Awards for pretty costumes
were made. Among the prize winners
In games played were Miss Anna
Bolder. John NJ. Savage and John W.
Ruskin.
Testimonial 10 Mrs. Clements.
M. and Mrs. James J. Clements
werA the guests of honor at testi-
-monial dance given by friends at their
home, 11S Mapes avenue, last night.
The affair took the form of Hal
loween dance. Those present included
Misses Cora A. III, Susan Taylor,
Mary II. Reilly. Mary Carr, Mae RIFT,
Mary Lee, Myrtle Clements and Anna
Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Beck,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
w III. Garrabrant, Mrs Mary Parker,
r. .. Mccormick, William Sheridan,
Walter Garrigal, James I'll. Reilly,
Daniel j. Reilly and John. e. Joyce.
Children numbering 1000 enjoyed