Evening journal., 1913-11-01
NEW CASTLE IN HANDS OF
FUN MAKERS HAS HAPPlEST
NIGHT IN,TOWNS HISTORY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL. .
NEW CASTLE. Nov. Halloween
1913 will long be remembered as an
occasion when New Castle did herself
proud. Her citizens in general were
working together for a gala time and
succeeded, and the strangers who
came here in large numbers com
plimented the Good Will Fire Com
pany and the people in general for the
success of the celebration. The HOl-
loween parade and masquerade ball
were far beyond the expectations of
the most sanguine workers.
There was general rivalry among
the residents for the prizes for the
best decorated and illuminated resi-
dence. The judges were John NJ.
Hance, Charles Klingmeyer and Harry
Clewell. They awarded the prizes to
Henry Mcdaniel and James Quimby.
I Other decorated houses included those
of Charles r. Nickerson, Mrs. John
Walls, John T. Stoops, Robert New
/ love, the Star Hotel, the Jefferson
House, the Gilpin House and Market
Street Hotel. The window display of
John T. Stoops, in the Opera House
building was unique and attractive.
Chief Marshal Walter Sbley and his
aids, Mayor Richard S. Rodney. L. V.
I Platt. Elwood Simon. Augustus
Palmer. got the divisions of the
parade in order at o'clock. and
the Good viii Fire Company. headed
by the Newark band, led the parade
with JESSE Mckay as company mar
shal. Next came the Aetna Fire Com
pany, led by the Point Breeze band,
and the Knights of Pythias, headed by
the Italian Liberty band.
The City COrnet band furnished
music for the Junior order of Ameri-
can Mechanics, and the Mechanics
Guards. Seminole Tribe, Improved O..
r. NJ. The All-Stars had the South
side Fife and Drum corps and the
White Eagle Polish band LED the
Italian club, and then came the DUCK
Level Sheet Iron band.
Many Floats in Line.
The float Of the Knights of Pythias
was. beautifully decorated. Grand
/ Chancellor James Cohen, of Whining
ton, and a number of other prominent
Pythians were on the float and their
rich regalia helped to make the turn
out a rich one. This float won the
first prize for floats. The Daughters
of Liberty had two floats in line, ana
Emmett Simon Jr., of Rose HILL had
pretty little float drawn by goat.
In the parade was a beautlfuily
decorated automobile Ira Lunt
George M. Riley, Zachariah Gem
mill and John Hudson, who had
charge OF the car, received the prize
for the best decorated automobile
Mrs. John y. Clayton, as on form
er occasions, won the prize for heine
the best horsewoman In line. Ridei
and horse were in splendid toys.
Louis Thompson, dressed as Uncle
Sam, on the Jr. o. q. A. NJ float, was
the tallest man in line.
Leslie Wertz trudged a baby coach
over the entire line and won the prize
for being the best nurse.
Prize Winners.
The full list of prize winners fol
lows:
Best Indian, Herman Thomas;
Dutch Impersonator, Hugh Nc
Caughan.
Best Nurse. Leslie Wertz.
Largest visiting company Aetna
Fire Company, Newark.
3 Best and most handsome morse
woman, Mrs. John Clayton.
Largest number of men in line' On'
iform Rank. X. Of p
Second prize, Italian Club.
Third prize. Aetna Fire Company
Fourth. Daughters of Liberty
Lady Empersonator, Frank Deemer
Ugliest hobo. Elwood Rossen.
Best black face, Joseph Barnes. :.
Tallest person in line, Louis
Thompson.
Best horse and rider. e. " Platt.
Best clown. Vance Mitchell.
Best decorated house. Henry Nc
Daniel.
Second prize, James ouimoy
There were several other prizes
offered but those who received M
orders for them, failed to call for TN
gifts at the store Of John T. Stoops.
Incidents Of Pnrnde.
The transpnrenoos OF the All star
: were unique and saaaonabie.
! The Sheet Iron Paad of Dusk -yevs
racefvad tha 0ind HAND of5nd this line