The Coconino sun., 1923-11-02


Many Halloween parties woult
have been given on Wednesday night
only so many were hugging te theil
hearts the opportunity to attend tht
school, which proved to be just what
was anticipated-one of the most de
hghtful affairs imaginable.
Probably never before in Flagstaff
were so many varieties of beautiful
unique and bizarre costumes displayed
at mask ball. Students, faculty ane
their invited guests all had wonder
full time and the latter are lavish in
their praises of the elaborate prep
arations that had been made to de-
light the eye, the ear, the terpischor-
can toe.
Decorations were in appropriate
colors, the big auditorium presenting
a something at every point to compel
attention A big platform in the cen
ter of the floor for the musicians
Mrs. Waters fine orchestra-was sur
rounded by long black and yellow
streamers. Witches, cats, hob-gob-
Inns, pumpkins, all the varied symbols
characteristic of the festal night, were
everywhere.
Prizes were awarded, the judges
finding it. hard to decide in many
cases, but their verdicts seemed to
give general satisfaction. Among the
student maskers, Miss Carrie Fuqua
of Parker received first prize, as a
dainty page. Miss Florence Naegle
of Tucson won second prize, she being
for the nonce a Japanese girl.
In the free-for-all, between faculty
members and townspeople, Miss Clara
Wheeler of the faculty was awarded
the prize. Her unique costume of
buckskin, her imposing false beard
and mustache, and the steel traps she
carried, made up a correct imperson-
alton of a trapper of the Daniel Boone
type.
The judges of costumes were: Mrs.
Hanshue, Mrs. F. A. Morse, Messrs.
George T. Harrington, Emory Kolb
and Henry Albers.
The prize waltz was won by Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Fleck, the judges be-
ing Mrs. Frank Quirk, Messrs Emory
Kolb. Henry Albers, G. B Wilson,
George q. HeTington and Caal Dick
ins0n.
charge of the sIistlibution of the
prizes, which were bestowed upon the
winners by Mrs. /. B. McMullen.
The latter was arrayed in the COM
plete accoutrements of witchcraft and
In some manner, without wearing a
mask, performed some prOdigious feat
of makeup that greatly elongated
both nose and chin until they threat
ened to meet.
The decorations were in charge of a
faculty committee of which Miss Au-
gusta Pragst was chairman. The re-
freshments, cider and doughnuts, were
served under the direction of Mrs
Jessup, head of the domestic science
department.
It was an invitation affair, those
! invited being selected by the various
members of the student and faculty
body, each giving in the list of friends
he or she desired to be there. This
is the rule at all these normal social
events; there is no fixed list of whom
shall or shall not be invited, but each
member of the normal family, which
includes both faculty and students,
has the privilege of inviting whom he
pleases. For that reason, some may
receive invitations to one event, others
to the next, ETC., the same as in a SER
les of social doings in ones own home,
when the guest list each time is diff
ferent to greater or less extent
from the one preceding.
+ y i. !.
Halloween, which brings to most of
Us visions of fun and jollity, is an
old, old festival first observed by the
ancient Romans The name comes
from the old English word "Halwe,"
or as we now say, Holy. This was
the one night of all the year when
departed spirits were allowed to visit
their old homes, or so the ancients
believed, and strict observance of old
customs was followed out.
The meaning of these things was
lost long ago, but still we have some
quaint customs and observe it more
for time of jollification. Merry are
the parties held at this season of the
year and peculiar and quaint are the
games played and enjoyed by old and
young alike.
Flagstaff young folk have not been
negligent in observing the season with
parties. Marie and Lucille Tillman
entertained the 9th and a7th grades of
Emerson school Wednesday evening
with a costume party. The 7th, 9Th
and 9th grades of the Catholic school
enjoyed to the utmost the party given
at the Dolan home, where games and