El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-01

A HALLOW z EN- party was giNeI
/ n Friday evening at the Red Cross
Convalescent house at Fort Bliss, IN
der the auspices OF the Red Cross. as
I sisted By Mrs D. W. Detwiler. Mrs
Harry c. Greer and Mrs. J. A
/ Schaucl- The walls in the recreation
room we're covered with all OF the
Z Halloween emblems. fnclu n E
witches. owls. black cats and mice cut
{ from black paper. and an the handi-
work OF Mrs. Detwner. The columns
were entwined with orange and black
! creme paper and festo0ns OF the paper
Z in the same tints were SUSPENDED from
! the ceiling. over the double doors IN
z the back OF the room was placed a
huge devils lantern and in the center
! OF the recreation room was hung q
] cauldron over a fire The caul1ron
Isaac Putnam. OF ReTolut' onary ralnes
and now belongs 70 the DetWiier
family. A witch, Miss Edna Harmon
attended this kettle. and q devil. Pvt
! Clarence Carr, was also there While
Z they performed queer incantations
about the kettle, a ghost at the piano
PLAYED several selections. the ghost
being Mrs. DetWiler. Mrs. Greer, IN
gypsy costume. sat BY the cauldron
ard directed the opening games sne
also sing she "Gypsy's warning
Miss Barbara Worcester. the gypsy
queen, and A. II. Van Horn, her no
bic lover" sang a duet acting the
parts very cleverlv. The scene de-
picted very charmingly a gypsy en-
I campuent with kettle. the witch.
the fortune teller and the other guests
sitting about the costume. Immedi-
ately following the singing Of the
! duet. Miss Worcester and Mr. Van
Horn led the grand march and llr.
Van Horn vas master OF ceremonies
for the evening. Then came the dane
ing. with Aunn's orchestra furnishing
the music. IN all parts OF TIE Red
Cross house there were games Of Hal
lower and other Halloween features
during the entire evening. Mrs Greer
read palms. Mrs. Schauck sar at a
very prettily decorated table and con-
drcted a guessing contest for the pa
tents from the base hosnital VINO
were unable 70 dance, and a home
made cake, candy and a pumpkin uie
were awarded as prizes. Mrs Det-
wiler presided at an apple and dough-
nut contest and in one OF the smaller
rooms Ms. A. p. Faller and Mrs Otis
Jones told the fate OF guests with IN
Old Srotc1 Halloween custom. Miss
Madeline Bourdain he'd charge OF the
finch games Miss Bourland Is ma
tive Of Alsace Lorraine and she wore
the costume OF that country. Her Ia
BE VT also beautifully decorated and
the prize, a three-tiered ca Ike. was
decorated with roses Through the
kindness OF Mrs. Greer. who secured
three cases Of apples for the evening.
these were given oYt These apnles
were the gift Of fr'bnds Of the Con-
valescent house. Over 500 doughnuts
were served and these we're made BY
the domestic science class Of Miss
Frances Gernsbacher at san Jacinto
school the materials being furnished
by the Red Cross Hot chocolate was
served, under the sune-~ision Of Mrs.
The girls who motored out for the
marty we're chaDeroned by Mrs. ". s.
Need MIS- ". A. 2 Woods. Mrs A. p.
taller Mrs. Otis Jones. Mrs. Leonard
Worcester, Dr. Mau and Mrs. S. c.
Martin. -Four hundred guests en-
loved the evening and a a7ook hostess
assisted Mrs. J. g. Colllnson- hostess
Of the Red Cross Convalescent house,
in receiving them
Thursday evening number OF local
entertainers gave a program for the
soldiers OF the send field artillery az
Liberty theater. Fort Bliss The pro-
grarl was given under the auspices /
Of the 7. u. C. A The program fol- /
lows; Solo. Little Gray Home in The [
West" Mrs. 7. D. Crimes. accompan- /
led at the piano by Edwin Knick- [
meyer, who is the organist at the ]
First Christian church Singing by ]
the boys was led BY Kelly O'Neai, !
~" worker at the post Rev. Milo {
Atkinson. pastor OF the First Chris
tian church gave the boys IS minute
talk
Orchestral selection. a Perfect |