The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-03
Ioll!y Party
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Fair maidens OF real flesh and blood
invaded the sacred precincts OF the
Young Mems Christian Association
Hall, experiencing exquisite thrills Of
horror in a mythical Hades peopled by
ghosts and demons. during a strikingly
original halloween celebration last
evening. f5
) The guests Of the association were
ushered through intricate passages,
some Of them intensely dark, others
family, illumined with light of CHASTITY
hues, across the river Styxi through the
.desolate land OF punishment peopled
by witches, goblins and link to the
throne room OF the King OF Demons,
where dire and dreadful sentences
were imposed Sby the "kingr and exc.
cuted by the: dreadful "hangman. in
the employ Of the %powers OF dark.
,uess." 7, .Ii
With nerves shaken by the terrible
Journey across the river Styx ana
through the horrors OF the land Of
,desolation. the fair. guests were usher
ed into the CHASTITY throaa room of the
horned, black-faced mv.arch OF the
world OF darkness. Here THE guests
made obeisances to the monarch and
were. subjected ito the "icy touch,s.
which elected shrillS screams OF de.
,lightful terror from fair. m sidens, for
no one recognized the dem IN king as
Ray To othman, one of the m: 8. spopu.
lar young men In. Fairmont.
The guests jinclude Miss Anne Mo
ran, Miss Ethel sGanfz Miss SDorH eox.
Miss Amy Rice, miss Nellie Dougan,
Miss Gladys sher, Sli iss sMadge Hell.
mick, Miss Luda Frey, Miss Mary
IrShinn. Miss Geraldine z Mapel, Miss
Martha Kight, Mrs. James W. Kight,
Mr.s and Mrs. Joseph Roster, Mr.. and
Mrs w. J.sW sWiegel, Lindsay Frame, Ar.
ilington Fleming, Spray Linn and
Clyde "a Hill. The young men who
room In the dormitory were. the hosts,
each man being escort for one Of the
young women. Edgar r. Worthington,
the witch, was q a.terrible"2 sight hud.
died on his throne OF blazing Goals.
Edward lDarney, Robert Farman, Da-
!Yidi & Dean and j James W. Kight as
ghosts formed steh royaliretinue OF the
demon king. m sri
The sentences. imposed on the young
men were carried out under the direc:
!tion OF Nelson Beale, the hangman,
with the assistance Of the young wo;
men invited as guests.
". A. Tate was the first victim OF
the thangman. Tate with the assist.
,ance OF a blushing companion was com.
PEELED to. demonstrate the best method
;ofTmending broken arm, the young
woman, Of course, being the patient.
David Deane executed his sentence
;bySgiying a thrilling demonstration 'of
"Bossing the Wops," or "The Mystery
ioi sSam Polino." M
Edward Darney was ordered. to roll
,aipeanut across the floor with his nose.
Failing TO. carry out this sentence to
the satisfaction of the "hangman,"s he
was permitted to substitute a six.reel
imitation of Charlie Chapman. ei
81 Leon p. Squires was compelled to
maintain a grin upon his .countenance
for so ,seconds.,, O.,
Sidney Reed, a prominent Fairmont
attorney, was sentenced to address the
demon king In an impassioned plea
onE"The Whichnesstof Thus
T&Robert Furman was compelled to
carry. on a lcourtship by telephone with
his best girl, a sausage grinder being
substituted for the ordinary telephone
instrument II :;
G. W Blickley was cast into a ihyp.
n Continued; on page ten.) i,s