Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-30

Many social affairs turnout the city
Friday night ushered in the Hallowe er
season. The largest was reception
given by the teachers of the Ansor
school to the patrons of the district
Three church societies observed the
vigil of All Saints day, and tonight
will be seen another general observ-
ance of the eve that falls this year or
Sunday
Two hundred people We're in atten-
dance at the pleasing south side af-
fair, which was held at the school
(, house. The guests were received be-
tween the hours of 1880 and 10 o'clock
and pleasant evening was spent in
formally with the usual Halloween
games and pastimes. The spacious
halls and different rooms were attrac-
tive with their decorations of jack
o'lantern. pumpkins. corn stalks, black
/ and yellow cats. bats, and witches.
During the evening an enjoyable pro-
gram included musical numbers and
| readings. A piano solo was played by
! Thomas Haines: Mrs. c. A. Boggie
! gave a whistling solo, and Mrs. Mar
garet Henderson two readings. Miss
Elizabeth Wellemever sang two songs.
and flute solos were given by Joseph
Eldridge. At the close OF the program
refreshments were served
Three Church Affairs.
! Fifty young people. members of the
. B. Y P. U. and the Monday Night
! Club of the Baptist church. enjoyed a
! Halloween party at the church. Hal
! lowe'en decorations added to the ef-
fectiveness of the affair and games
D = no
evening The feature of the party was
ghost wedding which created much
I fun. The young people attended the
party in masked costumes and appro-
( pirate refreshments were served dur
I ing the evening.
| At the Central Church Of Christ the
members Of the Young Peoples So
ctety Of Christian Endeavor enter
tanned the young people Of the church
| at a corn jubilee. Cutler McGrew. as
Uncle JOSH received the guests, who
numbered fifty The rooms were dec
orted with corn stalks. Halloween
games and contests We're enjoyed, in
which were a corn guessing contest
and corn husking bee Miss Katherine
Lands sang a group OF songs and Will
Fenner gave reading. From a ''mys-
tic bowl partners were matched for
hike around few blocks after which
refreshme were served by a social
committee.
Another interesting Halloween party
VAS given az the Presbyterian church
by the Y P. S. c. E. the hostesses
for the evening being Mrs. Glen Rey-
nolds and Misses Katherine Bash.
Marie Painter, Lillian Perrin, Frances
Dobson. Eva Savage, Mary Helen
Ketchum. and Alice Crawford. The
rooms were attractive with corn stalks
and jack-o'lanterns and Halloween
games and contests. including fortune
telling, were enjoyed by the young
folks During the evening refresh
| ments were served by the hostesses.
Other Parties.
Members OF the Needlecraft Club
| entertained their husbands at a Hal
! lowe'en and hard times party at the
| home of Mr. and Mrs. George Wheat.
/ sol North First street. Yellow and
black prevailed in the decorations in
/ the rooms In an apple bobbing con-
test Ivan Hurto was awarded the prize
| and in a guessing contest Ralph Wild
4 man received a prize. Other games
we're enjoyed and several piano num-
! hers were given by Miss Carrie
:
/ was served
I Bertha Hoes. daughter OF Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fred Hoes. 405 North First street,
/ entertained fourteen Of her girl friends
at a Halloween party Friday evening.
| Games furnished the entertainm ent
and the Halloween decorations were
used about the rooms In serving re-
freshments Mrs. Hoes was assisted by
her daughter, Miss Maude Hoes
Maxine Pitcher, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pitcher. 105
East Church street. entertained TWEEN :
! ty Of her friends at "wienie roast"
in the back yard, after which a dessert
course was served in the house Jack
o'lanterns and ghosts" decorated the
rooms and various Halloween games
were played by the little folks during
the early evening hours.
Members Of the Glover Club were
entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs c. E. Forkner. SO East Church
street The hours were enjoyed so
cially, and in guessing contests prizes
were awarded to Mrs p. l.. Johannsen
and r. W. Powell. and the consola-
lions to w. o. Rutherford and A. n
Smith Refreshments we're served dur
ing the evening.
An enjoyable evening was spent
when the members Of st. Mary's alum
nj entertained at Halloween and
crildren's party in the Knights OF
Columbus hall The members and theil
friends. fifty in number. attended the
affair dressed as children and happy
evening was spent with games ant
dancing. The hall was appropriated!
decorated and refreshments were
served during the evening.
Miss Mildred Field, 112 Nortf
Twelfth street, was hostess at Hal
lowe'en party at her home, where sht
entertained several friends. voca
solos were given by Edward Dunn and
William Nolan, and in games played
prizes were awarded to Miss Cece1is
Clark and Leo Dervin. Assisted by
her mother the hostess served refresh
ments.
LUTHERAN YOUNG PEOPLE MEET
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