The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1920-12-08
H..S.- N. Ca
UNITE FOR PARTY

Unite F0RPARTY
Lively Halloween Party Given
(From- Devils Lake High School Life)
Upon receiving an invitation from
the Y. M. c. A. to join them in a Hal
lowe'en party the High School accept
ed with great readiness. Extensive
plans were made and as the evening
set for the party approached great ex-
p~ectation was manifested by all. The
guests were notified by the commit
tees in charge to enter the side door
and no other. We. entered this door
and were greeted only by Darkness
and Gloom. Soon, however, white ng-
ures began to form and draw nearer.
We were beckoned onward and up
ward.
After what seemed an eternity
we heard a door squeak and we
were led into a semi-lighted room.
Imagine our horror when We beheld a
coffin in which lay the body Of a mi
man. The undertaken, an unmerciful
man, insisted Of our taking seats while
he related this dead mans misfortune
to us. In closing, the undertaken stat
ed that the dead shall rise again"
but WI didn't wait to see how far he
rose for upon hearing a slight rustic
and seeing a skull move we bolted
for the door emitting shrieks of ter
o for a while.
After regaining a little Of our COM
posure, altho some were still quite
hysterical, we were ushered into a
room filled with mellow light and, to
tell you the truth, most Of US breath
ed a sigh Of relief. Our relief was
soon ended, however, by the sight Of
a gnarled and twisted old woman
who sat in a corner playing with cards.
There was also another woman but
she did not look so ferocious. We all
wanted her to tell our fortunes, but
as this was impossible some of us had
to "face the music" Upon finishing
u fortunes, we were told to look
through a curtain to get a glimpse
of our future. Instead Of being
greeted with a picture of the
future we were drenched with
a pitcher of water. That was
enough time spent in there although
this experience hadn't been nearly as
bad for the heart as the preceding
one. Our guides took us down what
seemed to be a hall. At the end we
were allowed to pass into a room and
take chairs. We were all a little
"leary" Of the chairs by now but we
did as we were ordered. We were
then told by a queer voiced mar that
this was a dissecting room and that
we were there to have a lesson in
the cart of D~issecting a Cat" The
lesson was not finished any too soon
for us and we made a straight line
for the door the minute the man mem
toned that he wished we'd come often
err. After sinterminable minutes which
we spent in, walking down stairs, we
heard yelling and screeching and loud
thuds. We fastened to the foot of
the stairs on the. first floor and here
large ghosts were commanding people
to slide down a perilous shoot. Still
others were telling some M below to
prepare the hot water, to grease the
slide, and to heat the irons. Imagine
our h~orror!! We were picked up and
simply thrown into the chute with not
a thought Con the ghosts part) of
danger of death. It seemed Cr-r-r-r-
ruel to us! We landed, however, in
a soft stack of cornstalks and nice
ghosts were there to pick us up
when they found us. This was the end
Of the frightful hazing.
Next we entered the gymnasium
which had been transformed into a
regular fairyland of witches, ghosts,
cats, and owls. It was delightful!
No one was talking = just looking at
the others trying to select a friend.
After a while music was heard and we
all began to dance. The beautiful cos
tunes and the queer costumes, blend
ed with the decorations in making an
exceedingly charming picture. Later
on in the evening masks were removed
This caused great excitement and was
a signal for much talking and laugh
ter. A delicious lunch vas served at
eleven o'clock. After dancing a short
time the frolic ended and each went
home feeling AT Peace with the
World"
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