The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-01
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION.
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hawk Serenaders furnished music. a
group of girls in>paper bag costumes, un-
der the direction of Miss Evelyn Fisher
performed a ghost dance, a silt walk
was given by Harold Tier, who mounted
his stills at his home in the rear of the
First Baptist church before the hour of
the parade and did not leave them until
the affair was over and he reached home
again about two hours later Alcide
Marion. Henry Chandler and Ralph
Shaw did a tumbling act and a group of
clowns and witches carried out the bur
ial of the dead" Dan Nolan led the
crowd in singing several well-knOwn
songs.
Ribbons were then awarded as first
prizes in 10 classes in the parade. an
nouncement of winners being made as fol-
lows by Major Linn d. Taylor. who was
in charge of the committee of judges
Most popular group of adults, Nighthawk
Serenaders' association; most popular
group of children, three small girls with
rolled hose; most groteSque group of
adults. Dan Nolan as the great COOP and
Miss Viola Cameron as a headless ghost !;
most groteSque group of children, seventh
grade of ParOchial school dressed in pa
per bags decorated with black eats; larg
est group of adults. Red Men in uniform /;
largest group of children seventh and
eighth grades of Parochial school; best
arranged group of adults. four ghosts
in Ford car decorated with corn stalks ::
best arranged grOHp of children, Rob
ert Haskell and Julia and Jean Harvey :;
most original adult costume, Harold Tier.
ghost on stills; most original child'S COS
tune, Ellen Bernard, dressed in ghost
costume and wearing tall white hat.
Not little was added to the effective
ness of the occasion by the hearty Co
operation of the merchants, banks and
others in the business section who re
sponded readily to the suggestion that
their windows be appropriately decor
ated and lighted Much time was spent
yesterday afternoon in preparing the win
dows 80 that they might reflect the spirit
of the event and the trimmings of Halo
ween cOlors, witches, black cats, Jack
olanterns of all sizes and descriptions,
and other decorations. 4 color scheme
of red lights was carried out on the west
side of Main street and the north side
of Elliot street, while the principal color
used on the east side of Main and south
side of Elliot streets was green After
the parade many persons str0lled about
the streets examining the window dis
plays.
The public observance was the first of
the kind ever held in this village and it
took but a suggestion from the Commun-
itv Service workers and the appointment
of committee to have the affair staged.
every member of the committee working
enefgetlcally 10 BRING about SucceSStuI
event through the cooperation of or
CARNATIONS. schools and individuals. The
committee consisted of Herman V
Brooks. Herbert \ Wood. John w
Fowler. ID. Frank Shea. +. J. Snyder
and Major Linn ID. Taylor.
The results of the celebration were
particularly pleasing, especially when it
is known that no funds were solicited to
carry out the plans, the Twin State Gas
& Electric Co. furnishing the spotlight,
Company doing the special policing
duty and each group or individual bear
ing the expense of its respective costume.