Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-07
7WOBATTAL|ONS JOIN
|NHALLOWEEN PARTY
Officers Of Fourth and Ninth Enter.
tain Guests With Dance
and Show.

One of the most attractive social
functions held in the camp In weeks.
was the Halloween party given by
the officers Of the 4th and eth trains
ing battalions. 154th Depot Brigade
last Saturday night. 1t was held out
Of doors. between the quarters Of the
officers. and novel and original dec0s
rating ideas were worked out with
extremely pleasing results. The area
took on q most delightful Halloween
atmosphere with the aid of innumer.
able lighted pumpkins. huge corn
shocks, green festoons and stacks Of
various kinds of vegetables.
Beneath the. swaying lanterns ana
laughing pumpkins long tables were
spread on. which a sumptuous repase
was served. Dinner was served ct 6
o'clock and, the menu included every
tempting dish savoring Of the usual
Halloween suggestion, not forgetting
the delicious pumpkin pie and new
sweet cider While the repast was
served soldier entertainers kept
things merry with song and Jest.
Included among the entertainers
we're the Glover Leaf trio. Thomas,
Morton and Gibson. who made as biz
a hit as usual. especially with several
OF Morton's clever parodies. Tom
Gaynor favored with his dancing spe.
cialty and received q big hand. The
Yankee Doodle minstrels were on
hand and created no end of ainuse-
ment with some new songs and jokes
The ends. Harry Levine and Charles
Country. were I'm fine fettle and they
put across their work with nne re-
suits. Later Charles Country dt@ hi@
monologue and was as big hit 90
ever.
Novelties Are Provided. X, n,
Following the entertainment feae
lures. which were heartily enjoyed
much amusement was created when O
number OF colored boys entered IN
several Halloween games. First
came came the s,sating contest Tnrss
q trio Of pumpkin pies, the boy eating
his pie first romping away with .
brand-new cold man." Next came
an apple bobbing contest, with three
dusky chaps. doing Annette Keller
effort to secure the apples with their
teeth. One contestant took away six
bits for "caking" three apples. Next
came an apple ting contest. the
apples being suspended from the top
of the stage. This created much
amusement. Z
Music throughout the evening ana
for the dancing that followed the
Halloween contests was furnished
by the Depot Brigade orchestra,
Leader Schmutz providing q most
pleasing program of numbers En-.
cores were frequent. the orchestra Inn.
mediately catching the spirit Of the
occasion and lending valuable assist
ance in making the event such a sue
cess.
Among those present were Mrs. J.
C. Hildebrand Miss Mary Dobbins,
Miss Eleanor Small, Miss Isabel Mil
Ter. Mrs. Harold l.. Field, Mrs. Byron
Hester. Mrs. Roland Adams. Miss N. M.
De Vilbiss, Miss Mary c. Murphy Miss
Peggy Haffner, Mrs. Harry Swensons
Mrs. MacComus, Miss Eugenia Wild,
Mrs: Robert. swab, Miss Alice Nc
Mullen, Mrs. j. r. Gloninger, Mrs.
Albert Springer, Miss Goldie M. Miles
and Miss Mae Morrison. The COM
mittees in charge of the affair were /
made up of Lieut.. A. P. Christensen,
Liedt. d. ]. Hartigan. Lieut.. Alan
Hay, Lieut.. Vance A. Goss, Lieut.. J.
C. Hildebrand, Lieut.. H. r. SVEN
son and Lieut.. r. r. Stauffer