Evening star., 1913-11-01
CAPITAL IN REvEL
FOR HALLOWEEN
Streets Thronged Until Late
Hour With Merry, Joy
GUS Crowds.
FESTIVAL is OBSERVED
IN HOMES AND SCHOOLS
Social Gatherings and Treats for
Dependent Children Among the
Notable Features.


Notable Features.
Halloween was celebrated throughou,
the city last night with e., overflowins
spirit of joyouSness. which made the mys.
tic occasion one long to be remembered.
On the streets. in homes, schools and
public institutions. and in the cafes,
white-sheeted ghosts and COLLINS held
sway While k-o'-lanterns cleaned in
all directions.
The activities of the police kept the
pranks of the younger celebrants within
legal bounds as a general thing, but in
the darker streets handful of flour
thrown with shout and a quick disa p
pearance of the thrower was not an un-
usual thing, and gates, signs and such
things came in for their usual amount of
attention.
Treat at Children's Home.
The night was celebrated as never be-
fore at the Episcopal Home for Children
in Anacostia. due to the generosity of an
anonymous benefactor who provided the
funds. Mrs. w. G. Davenport, director
of the home, was in charge of the series
of games, entertainments and eats pro-
vided for the children of the home.
The National Cathedral School for
Boys was also the scene Of a novel en-
tertainment, many of the students imper-
sonating well known people. Joseph
Miliard of Omaha, Neb., made himself
UP like Chief Murphy of Tammany
Hall. and was awarded first prize.
At the National Cathedral School for
Girls there was masked parade, story
telling and many games. The Army and
Navy Preparatory School and Fairmont.
Belcourt and Mount Vernon seminaries
celebrated the night in similar ways At
tue Visitation Convent the senior class
entertained schoolmates at a taffy-pull.
Practically all the downtown cafes fur
nished special music and souvenirs, and
the guests mostly STAYED until after mid
night singing and joining in the general
joiity.
Business High Alumni Dance.
The Business High School Alumni As
sociation held it's annual Halloween dance
at the Raleigh, the tango being included
In the amusements.
Among those present were:
n. r. Worley, ii. +. Biffen, Charles Z.
Tribby, DR.. w. G. IIoughtelin. j. w. Mil
Ter. u. A. Kruger, w. j. Schuetrunepf r.
+. Allison. p. 3. Cromelin, r. II. Began.
=. n. Ia.
voignt. W. c. White. Frank Fisher. n.
s. Tanner. +. r. Wood. J. +. IFodgson,
N. +. Leopold, e. L. Allwall, w. Patchell,
+. h. Sharpless. Mr.. and Mrs. f.. L.
Davis, jr; G. &. Whitney and wife. c. Il.
Hardy. r. l.. Hunter, Mrs. W. T. Shane,
Ben A. Harlan, J. III. Hinwood Charles
Hart. r. G. Tracy. Paul Cromwell, B. j.
Laws. {. A. Jones, William PatcheIi. w.
c. Sullivan and Sidney J.. Struble; Misses
Ethel T. and Margaret Shane, Lillian
Ruth Bowie, Leila Scott, r. Ma
rie Newman. Elmira Holbrooke, Beatrice
Ward, L. Mathew, Margaret Shea. Fran
els Talmadgc, B. sc. Manogue, Mildred
Moore. l.. Ahern. Helen Martin, Dorothy
Wilbur. f.. Henderson. Florence Junian.
Abbott l.. Meeks, l.. a. Widinayer, Min
ME German. Mary Bartlett, Ruth Smith
Virginia Haley and Marguerite Shaw.
The Arguers gave d straw ride to their
those present were: Mesdames Connell
and Burdette. Misses PloWden, Murphy
kearney. Louise Cramar, Gibson. Fisher,
Osborne, kendrick. Jackson, McCiraw.
Carpenter and Waters and
Messrs Connell. Burdette Allen Victory,
kearney. Williams. Hines. Nee. Fisher,
q. Schoeneman McGraw, Me-
Creight, {. Schoeneman and Waters.
Knights of Columbus Ball.
Halloween was celebrated by dance
by the Carroll Council assembly at the
knights of Columbus hall.
The committees in charge of the dance
were:
Frank S. Mulln. chairman: John A.
vice chairman. Malcolm g.
Dorsey. secretary; 5. Leo Mccarthy,
treasurer.
Floor-John A. Mclean. John J. Can't
well. John Costello, 5. Leo Mccarthy. H.
Francis Mclaughlin. j. N.
kiley, p. b. Finneran.
Printing-Louis +. Dorsey, K. William
Darr. William a. Kane.
MuSic-Joseph J. Degnan, w. X. IIarri-
son, J. II. Hates.
Observation-Disclosures B. McCann, l..
E. Dolan, j. j. O'Meara.
Door--George II. Dorsey, James Me-
Laughlin.
Aids-George Beuchert. ]. B. Caldwell.
Joseph Chisholm, J. J. Cotter, D. j.
Crowell. John J. Curtain, George A.
Daidy, Otto Dolan. ]. +. Dougherty,
Charles l.. Ferry. William Fealy. J. j.
Fersinger B. T. Fitzgerald Fred FogeI,
r. J. Touhy. DIR. L. b. Horen.
John NJ Kane, Fred A. Kennedy, j. !.
King. G. +. koontz. Francis McCarten. A.
Z. McCarty, w. /. McDonough. l.. b.
Morris Morris Thomas h n:.as, e: Petty; @ Joseph E;
Walter Smith, j. r.. Stone r.
Il. Sullivan. Walter Sullivan, NJ. j.
Wall. f. p. Watson, A. A. Weschler, q.
A. Weschler, W. D. Willcoxen.
In Anacostia there was an entertain
ment for young people at the Garden
Memorial Presby terian Church, while the
of the Young Peoples Society
held a costume entertainment In the
parish hall of, Emmanuel Baptist
parish hall of Emmanuel Episcopal
tanned a party of young people at her
home, and Mineola Tribe, No. H. I'm
proved Order of, Red Men, held meet
ing.
Children Give a Party.
Witches rode in through the air on
broomsticks, silent ghosts passed |
through the solid masonry where. door |
ways had been cut, whooping cowboys
and Indians climbed in through the l
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