Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-11-08
PALISADE HALLOWEEN
PARTY JUST AS fine :
AS SPLIT SILK

The largest attended Halloween
the church basement last week Fri
day night The entertainment was
under the auspices of the Sunday
School teachers and there were so
many people out there was scarcely
room to turn round, and if there were
any children of the village who did
not go, they must have been out of
town Everybody, nearly, had to
stand There was not room enough
to stand. hardly. When Mrs. Sibley
tried to get a game started, it would
not start, because the children could
not be halted long enough to take di-
rections, they were SO busy having
fun Doing anything with them was
impossible. She brought along a
big whistle, but she would have been
blowing it yet if she ever expected
to control that happy throng,. They
were so much engrossed with the joy
of Halloween that they took orders
from no one, and just walked around
in their white sheets and masks till
about ten o'clock, when Mr.. c. |.
Phillips with his great height undeer
took to corral them for the grand
march. He called out in loud tone
several notes above high C, but the
tots could not see the joke OF the
marching business until he nearly lost
his voice calling to them to tell them
what to do. The march came Off,
however, and was a weird affair. The
masks and sheets We're real dis
guises, There was little or no recog-
milton. The march over, and the I'M
masking surprises finished, the games
were attempted, with the failure
above stated Miss Laura Marcus had
a little gypsy tent in one end of the
room where she told fortunes free of
charge, and was great success. The
fortune of the reporter for the Pals
dian was a good one. but the young
lady owes him debt she said he
would never collect. She was well
patranized and everybody said she
made a great big hit. She was good
enough looking, at any rate.
The decorations were the last word
in Halloween up-to-d ateness. There
were wide dadoes in yellow crepe pa
per, from Denison's, with Halloween
figures in black and orange, and au-
tumn leaves and lanterns everywhere.
The lights were covered with crepe
paper, and the general effect was
beautiful. The decorations were the
handsomest ever seen in Palisade.
Some of the panels of witches riding
brooms, and black cats with arched
backs, and garlands of pumpkins
were very attractive. The electric
lights were covered with orange pa
per. The effect was beautiful.
After the apple dips, and other Hal
lowe'en stunts that created great
deal of fun, there were refreshments
served which every one enjoyed, and
these included some of the most gol-
loptious pumpkin pies ever manu-
featured, all made in Palisade.
Everybody had great and happy
thine, of course. There were $50
present, and so many newcomers are
now in Palisade that introductions
were being made throughout the en-
tire evening. Taking 1t all in all, the
1919 Halloween was the largest and
best ever seen in the village. 1t is
hoped that the Community House will
be built by next year, when there
will be room enough in which to turn
around.
There was one highly amusing
character among the several scores
of maskers. A large, very fat lady
who could not be deciphered by any
one, was dressed all in white sheet
and pillow case, and went around
grooming terribly till she got the
whole house to laughing at her conf
cal behavior Some one asked her
what was the matter, but the reply
was another awful groan. Then 1t
was suggested that some one send for
the paragoric at which she shook her
head. "Oh," said a gentleman pres
ent, maybe you have pain in your
misery" Her head bowed with an as
senting groan, and when mention was
made of sending out for dose of
brandy, she nearly bobbed her head
off, getting off sort of gleeful groan
at the mere mention of the brandy,
at which those near nearly split with
laughter. There were those who
thought the Lady in Pain was Mrs.
James Stewart. though the rumor was
rnconfirmed Whoever 1t was
promised to get even with the fresh
person who pulled her nose think
ing she was one of the town boys
stuffed.