The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-10-31

lunch was served, two large birthday
cakes, aglow with lighted candles,
were cut.
Mrs. Houck and Mrs. Creedon were
assisted by the Misses Anna Sander.
son, Jane Eastman, Eleanor Dorgan.
Sarah Hervy, Mary Dowds and Alice
Louise Creedon.. .'
Halloween
Party Given
Miss Mary Burris, West Gambler
street, delightfully."- entertained few
OF her friends with Halloween party
at her home Wednesday evening. The
rooms were decorated for the occa'
sion. Games and dancing were the
features OF the evening. Refreshments
were served
Those present were: Leroy Cham
bers, Lewis Frere, Harold South, Guy
Magill, Hubert Peters, Willard Har-
ris, Walker Nyhart, Robert McCul.
Tough, Mildred Miller, Dorothy Miller,
Harriet Willitt, Gertrude Magiil, Vera
Bishop and the hostess.
carr-Murphy
Wedding
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at st. Vincent de Pauls. Catholic
church with nuptial high mass Thurs
tday morning, when Miss Catherine
Helen Murphy became the bride OF
Mr.. Henry Aloysius Carr Rev. l.. w
Mulhane officiating. Miss Anna Muir
ply, sister of the bride, was brides
maid and Mr.. Andrew Carr, brother OF
the bridegroom, was best man. The
ushers were Mr.. Michael Murphy and
Mr.. Rodney Drake of Columbus.
| The bride wore blue travelling
suit with corsage bouquet of brides
roses. The bridesmaid was also at
tired in blue suit with corsage Of
American Beauty roses.
7 The bride, who is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Murphy of West Gam
bier street, has been employed in the
Office of the Northwestern Elevator &
Mill Co. Mr.. Carr is employed in the
bureau of markets. department of ag
riculture, in Chicago. He is son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Carr of North
Rogers street. Both Mr.. and Mrs
Carr are graduates OF the st. Vincent
dc Paul's high school.
Mr.. and Mrs Carr left at moor
Thursday for Chicago, where they
will make their home.
Halloween Dance
At Country Club
Perfect in appointment and with a
succession of favors, the very novelty
of which kept interest and anticipa
tion at top pitch, the final subscrip
tion dance of the season at the Mt
Vernon Country club Wednesday
evening redounded greatly to the
credit Of the energetic committee in
charge.
Nature herself yielded the decora.
tions for the evening, which, with the
addition of mammoth paper cats. owls
and the like-let alone full-sized
pumpkin-headed boy" whose slit
eyes fickered "A welcome to all who
entered-transformed the main club
room into veritable autumnal fairy.
land. A bright log.fre glowed in the
huge open hearth during the evening
and cheer was everywhere.
Music was furnished by Halls or.
chestra of Columbus. The first sur.
prise of the evening came when, after
the usual distribution of Hallowe en-
favors bearing numbers, pretty crepe.
paper aprons were presented the
young ladies and matrons. In each
pocket was found card bearing the
name of the partner for the next
dance. This was accomplished through
an unnoticed registration of all guests
az they entered.
But the crowning favor dance of
the evening was In the shape of small
envelopes which were found to con.
tain Halloween stickers-cats, owls,
moons, etc.-bearing instructions that
same were to be pasted, for example
over the right eye, and partner wear
Ing the same design In the same place
sought.
During the course of the evening"
light refreshments of sandwiches
coffee and peanuts, the latter in at
| tractive cardboard holders, we're serv
cd in the dining room. Probably the
largest crowd of the season attended
this most enjoyable affair.
Mr. Abby Fleming of Akron is the
quest of relatives in the city.
Or. GIennon, dentist southwes,
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