South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-01
HALLOWEEN WAS
BIC CELEBRATION
Thousands Participate in One
of Greatest Demonstrations
Ever Featured.

I a WtAtAA Va 6pDN AtaNuA tu ASFNAi ,
helped make Mishawaka's communi-
" celebration OF Halloween last
night. one OF the greatest events
ever staged in the city. and one Of
the best things of the kind ever fea-
tured in the state. The crowds on
( the streets were even greater TT an
Z on armistice morning, and even at
that but faint idea can be conveyed
Of their immensely. for the size Of
( a city like Mishawaka
Infinite credit is due A. c. Has-
LANCER who originated the idea; his
enthusiastic committee workers;
Supt. Horton who organized the
school children: the judges; the
! bands; the farmers orchestra un-
der the leadership OF Lem Sheets;
the contributors TO the celebration,
/ and IN fact TO everyone who helped
towards the unqualified success of
the affair
The business section was given
over TO the celebrants who not only
included the entire juvenile COM
munity but many grown-ups who
entered into the Spirit of the oc-
casion with as much abandon as the
youngest among the crowds.
Farmers Furnish Corn.
EmbIems peculiar TO the occasion.
had been brought 10 the city by
farmers throughout the township.
and a committee of young business
men spent most of the day in plac-
ing them in conspicuous places along
| the streets. Varicolored globules
decorated the electric light posts,
dences were gay with illumination.
Led by the Wooden company band
under the direction of F. D. Thayer,
several hundred marchers started
Lincoln way W and Hill St, and
paraded through the downtown dis
/ tricts. The Dodge band with Capt.
l.. Eugene Willes. and the Dodge
/ bugle corps as well as Vulnerable
other "spasmodic" organizations ar
ranged for the occasion. were also
! in the parade. The high school pu-
pills made a splendid showing. while
! the costumes worn my most OF the
I jewellers were ludicrous in the ex-
IRENE In fact there was a laugh at
| every step of the parade. such a
fine spirit OF comeraderie has never
before been shown in Mishawaka.
After the parade, the crowd. or
as many of il as could pack itsels
into the streets adjoining the Hotel
Mishawaka. gathered 10 hear the
| country orchestra whose rendition
Of old-time dance music was most
alluring to old-timers in the crowd
who couldn't resist the strains of
the quadrille and other country
dances and without any second in
vitation found themselves I'm the
maze. and tripping the light fantas-
tic with as much vigor as a sixteen
year-old.
! While dancing was in progress all
who wished were helped 10 apples
provided through the generosity OF
the citizens These were distributed
at the office of the Rapid Parcel de-
I livery
Jack o-lanterns in various designs
were on view in the windows OF the
First National bank and prizes were
/ awarded those carrying out the best
idea in decoration.
Prizes are Awarded.
Judging Of costumes was carried
I on in the rotunda OF the Hotel Afish-
awake prizes being awarded by a
! committee whose duties were ex-
tremely onerous owing 10 the very
I excellent turnout Of masters The
. list Of winners is as follows: Class I,
men and boys over 1S-First. Har-
vey Shrower; second. Norman Mon
tacue
Most artistic-First. ". Harris:
. second. Theodore Grisgs
Most comical-First. Grover Yo-
4 gel: second, Fid Thomas
Best group-W. II. Wennman.
Class two. men and boys under IS,
most appropriate-Stan Niles.
Most artistic-First George Vim
son: second. Ellsworth Wilson
Most comical--First. Harry Ar
ney; second. William Valentine.
Best Eroup-First Dodge drum
+ corps. second. Harry Arney, William
/ Valentine. and Ronald Norman.
Glass three. women and girls o, er
/ lS-Ffrst, Mary Watson; second
isSllet Schmitt
Most artistic-First. Diana Van
Iouttee: second. Mary Garser
Most comical-First, Mrs. Anna
Sherry. second. Mrs. John Battees
Best group-First. Mrs I'd. Bax-
ter. and Mrs. Chas Barnes; second,
Mrs. Arthur Long and Mrs. A +.
Dibble.
Class four women and girls under
=. most appropriate-First. Helen
Schock; second. Mildred Peters
Most artistic-First, Laura Gall;
second Pauline Picking.
Most comical-First June Bott-
set. second Mildred johnson.
i Best group-Eight girls under the
leadership OF Nernice Robins
Class i've, oldest person IN cos
. tume-Chas Freeman.
The judges for this event were:
{ W II. Upper. r. r. Longstreet and
I Dr 7 \. Burnett. 20 whom the COM
mite in charge extends its warm
| est thanks for their work.
The bands were stationed at diff
ferent downtown points during the
night and discoursed selections un-
III a late hour.