Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-31
Covenant Daughters Promote Party
Which 10 Enjoyed by Many Friends
Hawthorne Club Opens Season
With Halloween Affair at Abbott
Homs-othsr Gatherings.

church was eueCtkVely uoCo1eateu Ia
the Hallowe'e en- colors OF orange AND
black, which were carried out with
streamers Of crepe paper and with pa
per witches, cats, owls and jack 0 Ian |
terms. Each entertainment was given
in booths, which were also decorated
in the same colors.
Music was furnished by q little
German band" composed of DR.. I. B.
Lynx, H. g. Brintnall, g. w. Aims
worth, H. 8. Lawrence, and CLIFFORD
Parry, who were fttmgiy dressed forl
the occasion. Mrs. A. A. AXE also
furnished music, taking the part OF |
blind woman with hand organ, who
was led by her daughter, impersonated
by Mrs. f. E. Northup dressed az
young girl. Mrs. AXE sang and whis-
tied to the accompaniment Of the or
gan, while her daughter danced, car
rying tambourine, with which she
took UP collection. Drs. Dop EN- and
Do'em heart specialists. IL the persons
of Miss Allie Bristol and Miss Grace
Ewald, did fine business in prescrib-
ing for the cure of heart ills. The fu-
ture was told by Miss Caroline Gallag-
her and Miss Ruth Moscrip, who were
dressed as fortune tellers. Games, a
chamber of horrors, and string chew
ing contest were enjoyed. Miss Mabel
Drum, dressed as a gypsy GIRL sold
flowers thru the crowd. Candy, pop
corn, cider and other refreshments
were on sale. small sum was cnarg-
ed for each entertainment, from which
l.ne members OF the organisation
cleared about $3S.
Hawthorne Club Party.
mr.. and Mrs. I. &C. Abbott enter
tanned the members OF the Hawthorne
Club at the flrrt evening meeting oil
the year at the Abbott home, SUI East
Church street. The affair was : Hal
loween dinner party. which was
planned and carried out in a novel
manner. The hostess was assisted in
serving q two-course dinner by Mr..
and Mrs. Cutler Abbott. Frank Click,
and Sidney johnson. White walters
Jackets were worn by the men. who
were tipped generously by the GpeAts.
After dinner, while the men enjoyed
their cigars, the women trimmed hats
for themselves and made sashes which
they put son. When the men came
down stairs they were dressed in over
alls and had bandanna handkerchiefs
tied around their necks. A round of
old fashioned dances, including quad
rifles, Virginia reel, and two-step,
followed A prize waltz was won by
Mrs. F. L. Meeker and F. H. willard,
who received enormous potatoes for
prizes.
At the close Of the dances the lights
were turned out and the guests sat on
the floor before a CRATE fire and en-
joyed stories. C. H. e. Boardman read
a ghost story, the guests filling in va
rious parts. which proved very anus
ing, while an uncanny ghost appeared
in the most exciting part OF the story.
At the close OF the story each guest re-
lated when he was most frightened!
Refreshments OF pop corn and apples
were enjoyed. Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, Of
oshkosh, Wis was guest from away.
Methodist Young People Meet.
The members OF the Young Married
Peoples Bible class OF the Methodist
cnurch were pleasantly entertained byl
their teacher, Il. H. Shuey, and his
WIFE at q Halloween party Monday
evening at the, Shuey nome, 4OS Ere
mont street Fifty-six guests, includ-
ing Rev. and Mrs. w. g. Crowder, and
y. A. Bowles, OF Algona, enjoyed the
evening with halloween games and al
guessing contest. IN the latter prizes
were won oy Howard Miller and II. w.
MOSS. me guests were given favors
Whicn olVloed them into groups TOR
refreshments winch were served by
Inc hostess, ASSISTED py mrs. Sarah
.Mhlhlser MIS-. 9. p. Yokom, and Mrs.
~. U hyatt. ms sunday school
CLASS was recently organized and ff-
.y-t"o ol tne guests signed cards tol
become members.
Other Halloween Gatherings.
Twenty-Five little girls were enter
tanned at a Halloween masquerade
party by Lillian Flatley and Garnet
Timer at their homes on East Linn
street. On the black cat invitations
tie guests were told to come to the E.
9. F1atley home and then follow the
jack o'lantern trail, which led them to
the basement. Autumn leaves and
pumpkins attractively decorated the
basement, where the guests enjoyed
games and ghost stories until $3.50.