Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Skowhegan Grange
Has Halloween Party

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A most enjoyable Halloween Party
was he'd by Skowhegan Grange We'd
nesday evening at Grange Hall on
Pleasant street. The regular bust
ness meeting preceded the program
at which the Worthy Master, Elmer
E. Harris, presided and report was
rendered by Mrs. Emma B. Folsom,
the secretary. The first and second
degrees were conferred upon a class
of candidates. During the program the
lecturer, Charles C. Cleveland, pre-
sided. The program was arranged by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred R. Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Tuscan and Miss Fern
Packard and consisted of vocal solo,
Fred c. Nye, accompanied by Miss
Fern Packard and encore: reading
Origin and Customs of Halloween, "
Miss Georgia Hill: vocal solo, Just a
Cottage Small by a Waterfall" Miss
Beatrice Bragg, accompanied by Miss
Fern Packard, two encores were rem
dered in which Miss Bragg was as
sisted by the following instrumental
lists, Mrs. Grace Tuscan, piano; Miss
es Ida Mcguire. Fern Packard,
Catherine Roderick, Winona Simpson,
ukeleles; G. C. Harville, guitar. The
first encore was The Irish Rose"
vocal solo, i've Got the Mumps,"
Clyde H. Blackwell, who gave two en-
cores which were very humorous and
in which the following ghosts assist
ed, p. c. White, George Hopkins.
Miss Georgia Hill and Fred c. Nye;
pantomime, reader, Mrs. Addie c..
Beale and in which Halloween stunts
were performed causing much merri-
ment by the following cast: Nancy,
Ethlyn White: Roxanna, Winona
Simpson; Samuel Pride, ,helsey
Moore; Jonathan Bird, Royce Tuscan:
Dad, Charles c. Cleveland interest
ing remarks were made by several
visiting grangers. At intermission
the company repaired to the banquet
hall downstairs where doughnuts,
cheese. pumpkin pie, coffee and ap-
pies were partaken of, being served
by section D under the direction of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy L. Sanford, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph w. Emerson, Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Smith and Mrs. Della Tea
que. After the supper dancing and a
social time was enjoyed.
The Grange was called to order and
1t was voted to invite the Kennebec
Valley Grange of Madison to be their
guests on November II at the regular
meeting and to confer the third and
fourth degrees. The Halloween deco
rations added greatly to the pleas
ure of the evening, there were many
pumpkin jack lanterns, and on. the
stage a .caldron was smoking and a
witch's abode was at one end where
Mrs. Flora Dealy in witch's array
carried out the part to the letter,
many big black cats were in evidence
and ghosts were roaming about The
committee spared no pains i'm max
ing the affair big success and one
of the most enjoyed social affairs the
grange has held in a long time.
Among the out Of town guests pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hall. Mr.,
and Mrs. Ara Hall, Charles Leighton,
William Leighton and Marie Leigh
ton of Athens; Mrs. Evelyn Flewel-
ling. Mr. and Mrs. George Flewelling,
Miss Mildred Smith, Mrs. Vina Smith
Mrs. Ella Carr, Stanley Carr, Ray
Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. A E. Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Scribner of
Cornville and Miss Mary Clifford of
Canaan. The next meeting of Show
hogan Grange will be held November
3rd, when the subject will be "World
Peace" and the program will be OF
fine quality with the following COM
mittee in charge, Miss Dorothy NJ
Elliott of the High school faculty. Mr..
and Mrs. Howard H Steward and
Lester H. Packard.