Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-01
MURRAY ALLIANCE
GIVES HARVEST SUPPER
AND entertainment
Tuesday Evening at Howard Hall
and the Affair Proves To Be
Very Enjoyable-Dance Feat
ure of Evening

Howard hall at Ganeston Park, where
many pretty and delightful parties have
been held in the past few years, was
the scene of a very successful harves,
supper and Halloween entertainment and
dance Tuesday evening. given by Muir
ray Alliance of the Universalist church
About $50 people were seated at the sup
per. which was served promptly at CSC
p. NJ, and to which all did ample JUS
tice. The menu consisted of baked beans
brown bread cabbage salad, hot rolls
pumpkins and squash pies, doughnuts and
coffee.
The supper was served on the lower
floor of the big barn. The decorations
were all suggestive of Halloween and
upon each table was large pumpkin
Hon. and Mrs. w. H. Gannett's party
was seated at a table directly under
a huge Liberty Bell, in which wonder
full electric chimes had been installed
These chimes were played during the
serving of supper and afterwards and
were enjoyed by all, the mellow tones
being particularly pleasing to the ear
The chimes are 13 in number and are
played by means of an electric appara-
tus from the stage of Howard hall. The
inventor of this new musical device was
In the city only few days ago to com.
plete the installation of the chimes IN
the hall. The chimes were PLAYED by
Alden Merrill
After supper had been served the "a.
bles were removed to make room 70,
the seating of guests who wished r,
fhn nh
cream was sold on the lower floor and
many of the Halloween games wer.
staged there.
The Mysterious Attic drew the crowd
after supper, for it was there that tho
Halloween festivities were carried ont
In this attic where for the past 100
years gnomes and cobwebs have gath
cred undisturbed a wonderful trans
formation has taken place during the
past few days Passing up the stairway
from the hall the guests were first
confronted by two ghosts and at the
mead of the stairway their attention
was directed to a real totem pole. The
guests were ushered through the APP
propriately pumpkin and corn stalk
decorated room, where was found the
usual equipment for Halloween games
There were three fortune tellers' tents
and the ladies in gypsy costume were
given large patronage during the eve
ming. The fortune tellers were Mrs. c.
f. Kingsley, Mrs. Charles F. F'lynt and
Miss Ethel Garside.
AT one end of the room was a huge
| fireplace with an opening six feet by
hve, which with a fire glowing on the
| old-fashioned andirons gave very
pretty effect. Near the opening of the
! fireplace a witch was watching a boil
ing cauldron and there was the proper
accompaniment of black cat, a
witch's broom and the paraphernalia
needful for black art. sorcery and the
summoning of spirits. Above the fire.
place was large stork holding babies
in it's mouth and over the exit from
the hall a moon was shining brightly.
An antique windlass suspended from
stout rafters. which in old days was
used for lifting cattle, was put to a
spectral use on the occasion. The
windlass was turned and from behind
some curtains the figure of a man was
hoisted and a hanging took place. The
lights were dimmed and the figure was
suspended in mid-air until 1t had been
declared dead by physician.