El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-01
Numerous Halloween Parties Given
By the Young People of Ell PaSo


I beth Fegan. John Adler, James Tur-
ner, Ben Smith and Claude Hamel-
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The Ell Paso School for Girls was the
scene OF the jolliest frolic imaginable
when the house girls entertained
Thursday evening for the teachers
and mambers Of the household The
spacious rooms OF the school were ar
tistically decorated in all the season.
emblematic motives. Ghosts and COB
Inns were there in plenty and all the
creatures who walk abroad on this
mystic night
This Halloween party. planned and
carried out by the house girls, was
artistic TO the last detail.
Miss Clark, a teacher Of the school,
representing the witch Of Endor, told
everybody's fortune in the happiest
manner, then there was "a chamber
Of horrors" presided over by Miss
This chamber was full Of thrills. Then
there was the cave" OF the ghost,
Rattle Bones, with Miss Marion Taylor
and Miss Adelaide Overstreet in
charge of their mysterious guest The
court Of King Solomon was most regal
with Miss Claire Ticard. Miss Blanche
Kelley and Miss Beatrice Marietta in
charge.
Various Halloween games were
played during the evening, conducted
by Miss Susan Fitch, Miss Hannah
Fitch, Miss Marion Wiley and Miss
Janet Wiley. These games included
a contest in which each girl ate to-
ward the center OF a string, where
was placed a marshmallow. a cracker
and a whistling contest which caused
no end Of merriment
Apples were suspended from the
ceiling and eaten from strings There
was also a peanut race Marshmal-
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primary room before the great open
fire, the girls and their guests seated
in a semi circle around it.
The hostesses house girls were all
attired in sheets and pillow cases
The guests included Miss Ora Slater.
Miss Olga Tafel, Miss Rothwen, aunt
OF Miss Slater, from Washington, D.
c. who is Miss Slater's guest, and all
the members OF the household.
Mrs. Margaret Compton entertained
with an informal but very delightful
Halloween party Thursday night at
her home in Ysleta- The living room,
where the guests were entertained.
was bright with autumn flowers and
boughs Of crimson and gold leaves.
Fortunes were told, corn was popped.
apples were roasted before the big
open fire and a delicious hot supper
was served the guests. who included:
Miss Ethra Turner, Miss Helen Nc
Mel, Miss Mildred Compton, Sgt. F.
Fain. Sgt Herbert c. Coote and Pvt
Joseph N Warren, Of the Fifth cav
airy.
Terrell Mckenzie gave a most de-
lightful party Thursday evening at
the home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Mckenzie, on Prospect avenue.
games and dancing were
during the evening and re-
freshments served. The guests in
Guided: Miss Eureka Ryan. Miss Mar
iorie Lue Love. Miss Bertha Sartor-
ius. Miss Esther Scobel, Miss Mar
garet Stevens. Percy Sanderson.
Wilba Welsh, Sturdevant Todd and
Eric Monroe.
Little Miss Corinne Simmons was
the hostess at a most charming little
party on Thursday afternoon, at the
home OF her parents. 1911 Stevens
street It was the anniversary Of her
birth, also Halloween, so It was a I
Halloween party. A few Of
her little friends were present TO en-
JOY the games played in the big living
room artistically decorated with Hal
lowe'en emblems. An ice course with
cake and CONNECTIONS were served the
little guests who included: Tina May
Geer, Leslie Geer, G. c. Roberts, /
Gladys Primm, 8iilder Miller, Evelyn
Dolly and Coran Howell and
Donald Brown Thurmond.