The Republican journal., 1920-11-04
The Halloween Season

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Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Randall gave
their first social function Friday evening
at their home on Park street. The deco
rations were in keeping with Halloween
and were very attractive. The evening
was spent with auction, the prizes going
to Mrs. Clyde B. Holmes and William II.
Hall. Supper was served at II o'clock.
The guests were Mayor and Mrs. Z. W.
Wescott, Mrs. C e. Pineo, Mrs. Grace
c. Pillsbury, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. II. Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris l.. Slugg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde b. Holmes.
Anne and Charlotte, the little daugh-
ters of Ralph L. Cooper, gave delight
full Halloween party at their home Fri
day afternoon. There were black cats,
witches. lack k-o'lanterns and other en-
blems the old saint approves of in the
home decorations. All were in costume
and masked, several concealing their
identity for some time. This fun over,
all engaged in the contest of jack-o'lan-
tern making when Frances Spear won
the first prize and Alice Davis the con
ISOLATION. Later all adjourned to the din
ing room, where the table was centered
with a pumpkin jardinere filled with
marigolds and high bush cranberry sprays
with scarlet berries. The place cards
were in Halloween effects. Mrs. S. G.
Swift, assisted by Misses Belle Heating
and Katherine Brown, served menu de-
signed to make the little ones happy.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent
with games. The guests were Alice
Brown, Alice Davis, Alice Coombs,
Ernestine Webber, frances Spear, Ora
and Hildegard Rogers, Eleanor Stephen
son, Elizabeth Dunbar.
The Halloween supper at the Univer-
salist Church Saturday evening was very
successful The tables were centered
with pumpkins filled with fall flowers
and bands of black and yellow papers
were placed over the table cloths. The
menu was harvest FEAST, The electric
lights were shaded with Japanese lam
terms while black cats and witches found
conspicuous resting places. Covers were
laid for 104. A short musical program
closed the festivities. The young people
of the Universalist society under the di-
rection of Mrs. George c. Boorn held
two very enjoyable Halloween parties
with games, fortune telling, etc. The
Girl Scouts composed the party Monday
evening and the children of the primary
department Tuesday afternoon.
A Halloween party was held in the
Unitarian Church parlors Friday even
ing for the Junior Alliance, each member
having the privilege of taking one guest.
The girls went in appropriate costume
witches, ghosts, ETC., and many lighted
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Games of all kinds were played and little
the direction of Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson,
assisted by Mrs. Sumner C. Pattee.
The children of Mrs. Sumner c. Pat
tees dancing class had pleasant session
Saturday afternoon, the hall being deco
rated for Hallowe' en-, and after the lesson,
games were played and little favors pre-
sented to each child.
John Cochran Chapter, D. A, R., held
a most enthusiastic Halloween party
Monday evening at the home of Mrs. E.
S. Bowker with Mrs. EvelynP. Frost and
Miss Amy Il. Stoddard hostesses. The
rooms were decorated with appropri-
ate emblems and light was furnished
by pumpkin Jacks. All were in sheet
and pillow costumes with the exception
of Mrs. Clara H. Seekins, who appeared
as a veritable witch entering on broom
stick and at once commanding the ghosts
present to deeds of daring and amuse-
ment. The walk in front of the home
was favorite resort for exercise. Orig
inal games were tried with Miss Isabel
CHM, Mrs. Florence H. Slugg and Mrs
Seekins as prize winners.
The B. H. S. Halloween party held in
Odd Fellows hall Saturday evening under
the direction of the Students Council
was an event to be remembered in later
days. Colored lights and jack O lanterns
gave weird light for the ghostly fesivi-
ties. Time worn and entirely new tricks
and tests were enjoyed by students and
teachers to the exclusion Of the program
previously prepared.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin o. Dickey enter
tanned a three-t table auction party Sat
urday evening with decorations, score
cards and refreshments in keeping with
the old saints ideas. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Pottle, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Lee Patterson. Mrs: Florence e. Fer
nalG, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross l. Hammons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Hammons, Mr..
| G. c. Dickinson.
A very enjoyable costume party was
given by Miss Dorothy ingalls, Hallow-
cen night. The decorations were au-
tumn leaves, red berries and jack-o'lan-
terms. Fortunes were told with Miss
Ava Burgess as a gipsy Then followed
the regular "stunts." At nine o'clock
lunch was served in the dining room.
The evening closed with dance. The
guests were the Misses Flora Ritchle,
Ava Burgess, Vivian Howard, Lena
Weaver, Eva Hall, Emma Webber, Della
Cook, Louise Herbert of Waldo and Mar
guerite Ingalls,.