Evening times-Republican., 1920-10-30

last night Of October. the eve of All
Saints day. In England. 1t was long
customary to crack nuts. duck for
apples and perform other fireside
reyelries. The most essential cere-
! mony seems to have been the light
| ing of bonfire at night fail by ev-
cry household. In Scotland, the cere-
monies partook of more supersti-
tious character. The holiday is en-
dowed with more witchery. ghosts,
elves and fairies than any other fes-
tive day of the year. .Prying into The
future with tasts innumerable is still
the chief source of amusement at
scores of Halloween parties.
Miss Lois Robinson was hostess to
twelve friends at her home. l10s
/, West Main street, Friday night. TIE
guests came in costume and many
clever games were played In the AZ
| tic which was decorated in gay Hal
lowe'en ornaments and colors. Miss
Jane Louise Green won n raisin con-
test and Miss jeanette Lawrence won
prize for walking chalk line back
| ward blindfolded. Refreshments were
served.
| Miss Edna Worries and Miss Ev:,
LampmanN entertained twenty-fou!
friends at a Halloween party at lie
home OF the former, 81 North Fifsh
street F'riday night. Black cats deco
rated the dining room and autumn
leaves and other features suggestive
Iof the evening were used thru the
house Many clever games furnisht I.
much hilarity and refreshments were
served by Mrs. S. @. Lampman aoo.
Mrs. A. NJ. Worries.
A masquerade Halloween part,
was enjoyed by twenty friends ci
Lorraine Norris at her home, III
Jerome street, Friday night. Pu,up-
kins and other decorations suggestive
Of All Saints day were used. Games
i were enjoyed and refreshments We're
served by Mrs. Norris and Mrs. &. e.
| st. Clair.
Twenty five of the office employees
of the Marshall OIL Company enjoyed
a Halloween party at the company IS
offices Friday night. Orange and
black decorations We're prettily used
with autumn leaves and pumpkins
Games. fortune telling booth and
dancing furnished entertainment and
a tWo-course lunch was served.
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The annual dinner OF the H. II.
Club was enjoyed at the home of
Mrs. Glenn Kurtz, four miles south
east Of the city, at $3.50 Friday. She
was assisted by Mrs. Howard Mil
Iler and Mrs. Howard Guthrie Hal
ldwe'en suggestions were carried out
in the decorations and games. Four
teen were present.
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Thirty-flve members of the Luther
League of Elm Lutheran church en-
|joyed a Halloween social at the
church Friday night. Pumpkins, corn
stalks, and leaves decorated the room
and ghost stories. apple peeling races
and raisin races furnished entertain
ment. Refreshments were served by
/ Miss Ella Larson and Miss Harriet
Rasmussen.
A sretty Halloween party was the
one At the Andrew Hanson home, 303
South First avenue. Friday night for
a company of twenty. The guests
were ushered by ghosts thru grew
some dens and adventures after
which they enjoyed music and dane
ing. A three course luncheon. was
served by Mrs. Hanson assisted by
Mesdames Philip Wilcox, N!'Lee and
George Langland.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Curtin en-
tertained twelve guests at their horne,
113 North Second street, Friday night
at a Halloween party for their daugh-
ter Maurine. Music and games were
enjoyed and autumn decorations were
used thru the rooms. The hostess was
assisted by her daughter Molly. The
guests from out Of the city were Rus
sell Sellers and William Bronson,
both of Green Mountain.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Darling
and Mrs Anna r. Smelling entertain
ed the Souvenir Club at $3.50 dinner
and cards at the home of Mrs. Shell
ing, 5O2 West Main street, Friday.
Places were laid for fifty and ar
tistic Halloween and autumn deco
rations were used on the tables.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mikschl and Mr.
and Mrs. c.. r. Vyskocil were hosts
and hostesses at the home of the lat
ter, IL East Boone street, at hard
times Halloween party Friday night.
Mrs. George w. Wiggs and A. F.
Klahn won prizes for wearing the
most dilapidated and unique : Co.'S