Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1915-10-27
Teachers Honored at Hal
lowe'en.

ing of the fall term of the graded
and High school rejoices to be abl'
to welcome the teachers at reaep
ton of some kind. Formerlv thes,
occasions have been of a more for
NAL nature, but this year the prox
unity of the halloween time sug
gested that the reception this yea
be in the lighter vein.
The mem bership of the w. C. T
U. always enters into this undertak
ing with great enthusiasm, recog
ni2ing the great power and infu'
ence which the instructors of our
youth WELD over the lives and
hearts of the children.
1t is said that the greatest con,
structive legislation ever planned
and executed along the line of TEN;
perance is the Scientific Temper.
ance Instruction law, on the statute
books of every state,- and this was
done by she national and state Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union.
On Friday evening last the local
w. G. T. q. was hostess at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Minis
at halloween reception. At the
gates and at unexpected places on
the grounds ghosts and eoblins met
and greeted the guests. Some one
said that she thought it shame to
invite guests to reception and
then have all sorts of phantoms and
shades to frighten them away.
At the door the guests were greet
ed with many weird, and some
cheerful faces of the Jack O'Lan-
tern who stood outside and inside
and everywhere to show his delight
at the return of halloween. OF all
the manifestations and mysteries Of
the halloween season, the jack
o'lantern is the most cheerful. Even
if be is ugly, ne smiles and looks
bright and the light shines behind
his eyes. There was one jack
o'lantern at the reception who was
mot in order, for he smoked q cigar.
cite all thee evening in the presence
ladiesr 6vt he was Z iss
valet 70 hold up thepo oissfeW assa
the next morning the Corner OF his
mouth was burned and SCARED and
no doubt his heart was too, as the
heart and mind of many a boy ana
ms mother is SCARED and bleeding
on account. of these products of
American witchcraft.
Witches and imps, jack o'lanterns
and ghosts, black cats and broom
sticks were everywhere ia evideuce
and even bats and spiders crept in
to warn us.
About ninetv guests were in at
tendance and the teachers and c!h'
GERS Of the w. G. T. U. stood in
the receiving line.
The excitement of the evening
was increased by the entrance OF
John Barley Corn who came stalk
ing in the front door and spreading
CONSERVATION among the guests. He
was speedily routed by two young
Crusaders, Mitchell Wells who gave
him his orders to leave, in recita-
tion John Barley Corn must 60"
and William Jones who sang tdkim
the late prohibition song John
Barley Corn goodbye" +"
At the close of this episode, an
other startling event occurred in the
entrance of witch, one of the
shades of the New England witches
who tried to invade the reception
and bring i'll luck to the assemblage.
Just as she was about to pronounce
woe upon us all, some one called
her attention to the horseshoe hang
ling on the door and she speedily
departed with terror, carrying her
witches and imps along with her.
To bring the assemblage to earth
again, Miss Miriam Norris dressed
in the costume of the long ago sang
an old love song, "Anrie Laurie. .
Mary Lyon gave that appropriate
selection, THE goblins'll git you
eff you don't watch out" also ar
rayed in witches attire, and Eliza
beth Lott recited a poem called the
STORY of Halloween in her charac
teristic style.
To propitiate the ghosts, goblins
and imps, four toasts were made to
them. The first, to the ghosts by
Mr.. E. J. Norris who gave great
offense to the ladies by saying tina,
no women angels but plenty ot
witches were mentioned in the Bi
BILE. MIR. w. E. Lott attacked many
of the demons of the present day