Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-28
MANY HALLOWEEN
EVENTS THIS YEAR

rid themselves of all formality and
join In making merry with ghosts
and COLLINS, will be celebrated more
widely than ever within the social
circle Of the city this season. Hal
lowe'en is not a religious holiday
o a day of observance, which
might inspire reverence or awe. 1t
Is q day of merry making and many
people arr planning to put on the
garb of Halloween and gather to-
gether to invoke the spirits or
ghosts will undoubtedly appear
If the true craft of witchery is en-
ployed.
Clubs and organizations through
out the city have arranged for
events, and while nearly all have
scheduled their events for Hal
lowe'en night and it would seem
that none could be very large, all
of them will be we'll attended.
Some organizations have already
given their parties while others are
planning them as barn dances to be
given within the week or two fol-
lowing Halloween Numerous par
ties have also been arranged in the
various homes.
Plan Big Events
Among the events of Halloween
night will be the barn dance of the
Catholic Daughters of America, the
party OF the Girls Club, the Rari-
tan Yacht Club party, the dance of
the Junior Club, the party at the
Community House, the Halloween
dance at the Elks, the Harmony
Club dance and the Halloween
jambouree at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The Young Mems Club of st.
Peters Parish celebrated the holi-
day last night, the girls and women
of the Y. NJ. c. A. on last Wednes-
day night.
The Mopes will hold a barn dance
tomorrow night while the Metro
Social Club and the Barbara Friet-
che Girls hold barn dances later in
the season. The children for whom
the holiday really affords the most
enjoyment are many of them cele-
brating the event today at parties
in the various class rooms. These
are some of the many occasions
arranged to ffttingly celebrate the
Halloween of this season, which
will, as always. be accompanied by
the blowing Of horns and the flash
OF Jack-o-lanterns in the street and
in tho homes.
To Have Barn Dance
Perhaps the largest of the Hal
lowe'en events will be the BARI
dance to be held under the auspices
of the Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea. Monday night in the .large audi
forum in New Brunswick avenue.
The hall is so large that it affords
plenty of room to include dancing
and cards as well as all of the fav'
orite stunts of Halloween. One cor,
ner of the spacious hall will be de-
voted to cards for which table ar
rangements will have been made
while another corner will be set asid,
as a place to duck for apples ant
participants in apple eating contests
and other merriment.
OF course. the largest portion o,
the hall will be devoted to dancins
and Fred O'Brien's RUDE orchestra
so named for the occasion, will fur
nish the syncopation. There will b,
jigs and old fashioned dances at in
tervals in the program of fox troti
and waltzes. Refreshments suitabl,
to Halloween will be served amit
the decorations of corn and straw
which will be strewn about the hal
The lassies will wear Bingham dress
IS and sunbonnets while the lad
will appear as farmers in straw hat
and o~veralls.
The committees in charge repor
that tickets have been in great de
mand but these may still be pro
cured from the general chairman
Miss Catherine O'Brien or from he
assistants which are named here
with: Miss Mary Lewis, ticket chair
man, Mrs George Mullen, musi'
chairman; Miss Theresa OLeary, re
freshments chairman; Miss Blancl
Van SICKLE, decorations chairman
and Miss Catherine CROSBY, card
chairman.
Girls Club Event
Among the particularly merry par
ties arranged to celebrate the Halo
we'en of this season will be that O.
the Girls Club which takes place OF
Monday night in the auditorium o
the public library. Ever since it
organization the club has gathered
at a jolly Halloween party, eacl
member bringing a girl guest to par
ticipate in the good time for which
special preparations have been made
The hospitality committee are bus.
CT WIN Oi tAO ltail6ClliChlS ~
Monday night and the program o
events will include the stunts al
ways popular ON Halloween. Every
one is requested to come masqued
to remember the password and t.
bring the admission fee, which mus
be presented at the door for admit
lance.
Prizes will be awarded to thos
wearing the costumes adjudged TIL
prettiest, most %grotesque and mos
unique. and the refreshment com
mittee will take charge at the con
clusion of the program. All mem
bers of the club are urged to hun
up a costume and masque. to invite
a guest and bring her to the library
auditorium on Monday night.
At the Yacht Club.
The Raritan Yacht Club have an
nounced their event for Halloween
night as a real. old time, full of fun
Halloween Party at which the en-
tertainment committee will intro
duce some "peppy" and origina
stunts. The assembly hall in Waite
street will be the scene of activitie
for which a bower OF decorations o
the season will provide an inspiring
background.
Stephen Somogyi is chairman o
the evenings program which will
end with dancing and the serving o
refreshments by the club steward
The invitation to attend includes thu
members of the club and theil
friends.
Halloween Fete.
On Halloween night. the Junior
Club will hold their annual Hal
lowe'en Fete in Junior Hall in Smitl
street at which an elaborate scheme
of decoration will play an importan
part. 1t is said that the entire cell
ing is being transformed into ONT