The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-11-06
.sPooK CELEBRATION"
HALLOWEEN SOCIAL


Perhaps one of the most enjoyable
affairs CT the season was the "Spook
Celebration" given by the young
ladies class Of the Methodist Sunday
school, at the home of Mrs. r. L. We'll
don on last Friday evening. This uni
que social was scheduled for Friday
night, October Goth, but owing to the
fact that the next Lyccum number was
set for the same evening, the "Spook
Celebration" was given week earlier.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain in
the forenoon, the afternoon brought
out the sun and spirit Of happy cheer
to every one, and promptly at the ap'
pointed hour, $50, everything was in
readiness. The young lady Spooks met
at the home of Mrs. Nellie Scoggins,
and from this place in their "SpoOky
CARDS, they formed in lines and march
to the place in waiting for the cele'
bration. At the front door Of the home
the girl spooks were greeted by one
High Spookety.Spock." Following
their respective leaders, The High
Spookety Spook," the lines filed by
each other in the center of the parlor
meeting again at the foot of the stairs,
the girls from the north entrance, the
boys from the south entrance, here
they were passed in couples to the up
stairs room by the Police Spook. In
the first room they met by the ChGron
Spook, and was conducted to the Gyp-
sy Fontune Teller thence to second
room, or "Spook station" where they
met the hideous Ghost, also a question
Bureau was very interesting feature
of this room in which the Ouiji board
figured largely in the mysteries of
each spook. Here also the Boys met a
Photographic glimpse of their future
wives. likewise the girls of their fu
ture husbands. From here Spook Char
on conducted them to the third sta,
ton where they met the Famous Grave
Diggers and viewed with horror the
"Greusome Grave" where thew might
bury their past troubles. Charon now
conducts them back to the parloI
where they may execute their marks
manship at the Cat with nine lives.
and then visited the Solemn Closet
where the Skeneton was seen and
heard playing the violin.
These nerve testing things past the
group forms in the parlor where the
couples taking turn in guessing who
their partners are, then they unmask
ed to the great relief, delight and
con stenation of each ether. Up to this
time everything was mum" Not a
word. Everything except the fortune
teller, was done by motions and signs
Funny? YES. Every one was a com
plete mystery to the others. One OF
the Spooks furnished soft, sweet mu
sic for the entire program.
Now they are ready for Popcorn
Prawleens," and apples which were
served to all. Then out to the play
grounds where they greatly enjoyed
fine game of Volley ball. After this
they were invited to the table in the
yard where doughnuts, coffee and cho
colate were served in Cafeteria style
Tie house was appropriately dec
Grated with pumpkins, BLACK cats,
Brown-eyed-Susans and Jack-o-lantern
1t is impossible Just now to give the
names of those who were present tC
enjoy this splendid affair, but an un
usally large crowd of choice young
people were present.
In leaving near the midnight hour
! it seemed that almost every one was
lavish in expressing to the hostess
that the entire affair was a splendid
success, and that every minute of the
evening had been filled with rea
pleasure.