The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-30

sociabes and parties such as obtaine
last night. The eve of All Saints da,
which falls on Nov. /, is commonly an
traditionally observed as Halloween, bu
the witching night occurs at the close 0
a Sunday this year, so it was altogethe
natural that the festival should be ccle
brated last night and again thia evening
lpossibly.
Related Ghost Stories.
| Most enjoyable were the various Hal
loween diversions provided for larg
company of young people in the vestr.
lof the First Presbyterian church. Unde
the auspices of the young peoples Bibl'
lclass, some very novel pastimes were pro
vided and interest to the occasion wal
added by the presence of many patrons
who came en- masque. The vestry wat
prettily decorated with view to lending
to the scene as much of the Halloween
atmosphere as possible and together with
the wide variety of effects employed in
arranging the costumes, the decoration:
gave emphasis to the veriest riot of color
Early in the evening the following pro.
gram was carried out and in each in.
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pated was compelled to respond with an
encore: Piano solo, Miss Nellie Slora
reading, Miss Mary Bishop; piano solo
Miss Marie Pedroni; reading, Mrs. Will
liam d. Parry; cornet solo, Garabaldi
Barberi; vocal solo, Miss Alice Walker;
piano solo, Silvio Pedroni.
Thereafter followed games and story
telling, the latter developing into a sort
|of tournament in which prominent
members of the company We'd with each
other in relating ghost stories. Toward
the close of the party dainty refresh
ments were served by the young women
of the Bible class. The committee in
charge of the affair consisted of William
Dobie, Alexander G. Walker, William
Edwards, James Laing, William Melon
aid and Alexander Hall.
Men Showed Their Culinary Skill.
A bumper Halloween crowd patronized
the roast beef supper which the men of
the Universalist church served in the
vestry Of the church last evening from
6 to 1880 O'Clock. Returns tabulated
later in the evening indicated that more
than 200 people had put the mems sup
per to the test and found it not wanting.
The crowd began to arrive as soon as
the doors to the dining room We're swung
open and during busy hour-and hall,
the commissary worked overtime to sup
ply the needs of the diners. The church
parlors were prettily decorated for the
ception committee, the big crowd was
handled without any confusion or long
waits. A tidy sum was realized.
The committees in charge of the supper
were composed of the following men: Re- !
,eption, Rev. J. b. Reardon, II. A. Rich
ardson and J. Whrd Carver; decorations.
{. +. Milar, c. o. Averill. II. T. Camp
,ell and w. IT, Ward; advertising. C. r. /
Millar P. NJ. Carr; supper, W. G. Rey-
lolds, r. T. Cutler and Il. NJ. Tobin;
able, DIR. c. w. Steele, G.. B. Gladding,
\ T. Campbell and H. C. Ladd.
Ghosts There Were Aplenty.
Filled TO the doors was the vestry of
he Methodist church last night when
he young people Of the church gave a
Halloween social. To Miss Marjorie An
rews and Miss Ella Hoyt is due credit i
or some very artistic decorations about !
he vestry. SpoolSy appearances were
yerywhere and the white ghosts running s
ere and there about the crowd added
luch TO the scene. Not the least inn 7
ortant part Of the scenery was a witch's i
en-, where for the small sum Of five j
snts, any member of the crowd could r
ave a private interview with the old
Idy and be told OF wonderful things Of
he future. This part of the room was
ept constantly busy. Ghost stories \
hich would make the most brave trem-
L were told and in the late evening
'rce Of young ladies were welcomed
hen they appeared with some dainty Il
freshments Of sandwiches, cake. cocoa Il
"a marshmallows. I
Halloween Spirit Pervaded. 2
Halloween was celebrated in a very =
easant way last evening by over 100 i
'ople, young and old. at the Baptist !,
urch. Committees laboring throughout I,
e day in decorating the yestry left II :,
"a a delightful appearance, streamers :,
ON wall 20 wall. hanging overhead and I,
Ills covered with black cats and other !,
Oh animals. Corners about the vestry I.
re made 20 have a dark and ghostly Il
pearance, most Of the light Of the room ii
ming from jack o. lanterns and candles.
one end of the room was stationed =,
tch. stirring the broth. and she was \.
" assisted by her bewitched child. =.
The amusement Of a evening consist -
81 games, both old and young partici-
ting. The fan game, which had two =.
es Of fvs each. was one Of the most =,
srestiug of the evening. A balloon =,
. PLACED between two lines and each -
-son with q fan was 20 fan Il across
orponerss' live. A. fast as one side -
uld lose a different class would be -,
.iienrrd. 90 that every class in the
irch had a try AZ the game. Then -,
h. were turned out and from the il.
BE light 81 q esndir q ghost said 20 =.
'e come from Mars told the future of
~ of the people present
lefure the ciose ul the evening uuus
= passea srgung aud tboue wishing .
reshments wrfs ahis 20 - furnished W
broth from the uifrhs kettle aud
ars FURNISHED ofhrr estahias The ,
susittFs - charge of TIE social usrs =
e L.auisa pursrf5rs ard Miss F7arrnus ~.
-. uifh Niss HzEsi Rollins 81 atafr- !