Milford chronicle., 1928-11-02
HaHowe'en Affairs

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effective as a background both at
tractive and "spooky," added to the
charm of the many parties giVer
during the past week, when hostess
es displayed their originality in
planning entertainment and guests
appeared in unusual costume.
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A party given last Thursday night
by Mrs. A. E. Rosa and Miss Helen
Tatman for the teachers and the
Board of Education of the Milford
school, was one of the most original
heard of. To begin with, there were
the clever invitations, which caused
much speculation as to who the
hostess might be
Hail teachers! Pay heed to the call,
And be sure that you come ,One and
all,
AS a witch or a ghost or a troll.
To the north on Walnut Street stroll,
Then, with confidence, follow the
ghost
Be he walking, on stills or in bus.
To the cemetery continue your way,
Where the pumpkins send out a
faint ray.
Seven thirty, twenty-fifth, is the day.
The guests arrived, wondering, at
Odd Fellows cemetery, where a
ghost sprang from behind a tomb
stone, to lead them, by a circuitous
route. to waiting, straw-filled trucks.
The gay crowd in miscellaneous cos
tune we're driven to the home of
Mrs. A. e. Rosa, where their "horo-
scopes" were read and games were
played, and, being told that the prize
winners must hunt their prizes, they
once again piled into the trucks ana
were taken to the house of Miss
Helen Tatman where, after several
"detours" around the house, they
found the right entrance. Then they
unmasked and enjoyed bridge in the
Tatman home prettily decorated
with chrysanthemums. Miss Hill
won the prize for the most original
costume, that of an old woman car
rying a cane, and Miss Alexander
the prize for throwing ball through
a crepe paper covered horse shoe.
The teachers present were: Misses
IelIie +. Hill, Elizabeth T. Schmur-
mnd. Mary R. Moss, Josephine l..
Dingee, Mary X. Kinder, Edith John-
son. Helen Johnson, Susan ]. Kern,
M. Helen Alexander, Emma Wroten,
Laurita Whitehead, NJ. Louise Hast
ings, Ruth Phillips, Florence L. Mar
kert, May Watson, Gertrude Tatman,
Ida Roosa. Mrs. Ruth w. Nemish,
Mrs Nora N. Russell and Mrs. Yer
die J. Prettyman.
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A grinning lighted pumpkin on the
front porch of the Ryder home on
Friday evening greeted the guests of
little Charlotte Ryder and Cornella
Pierce who were entertaining at a
party. And within the
louse there was welcoming orange
glow from the lanterns and paper
pumpkins suspended from the cell
ng. After guessing their identity
midst many "Oohs" and shrleks' ]
he little girls unmasked, and then
,layed lively games. Edna Simpson
won the prize for pinning the tail on ,
he donkey and Betty Manlove for
inding the largest quantity of hid ]
len peanuts. The other little guests /
Who enjoyed the fun were: Marian
Simpson. Anne Murphy, Marjorie j
Margaret Hammond, ]
Nary Katherine Hammond, Georgl-
lnna Macklin, Jean Grier, Jean Null ]
holland, Ruth Ann HOlzmueller, :
Betty Hammond, Sara Nutter, Eliza I
,eth Mccullough, Betty Bennett,
Barbara Marshall, Dorothy Pierce,
Dorothy Swain, Katherine Mayhem, s
Helen Kaiser, Margaret Mason and
Iinerva Burn.
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On the same night there was {
halloween supper at the Chapel S
Beautiful of the Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, the coffee served
rom a witch's caulron by mattresses t
7ho wore orange crepe paper caps.
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Also on Friday the Juniors OF the t
Iilford High School entertained the v
eniors in the parish house of Christ {
hurch, prettily festooned with
range and black crepe paper and
18th corn stalks banked effectively t,
l various parts of the room. They t
njoyed games and dancing to music N
ON the orthophonia, followed by II
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The SophomOres are planning 2;
arty for this Friday night also in F
Ie parish house. d
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The Rehoboth Country Club, with Fl
roaring open fire and many sus- r
ended pumpkins contributing to its S
larm as a Halloween setting, was A
e scene of a delightful dance on G
lturday night. Among those pres
It were: Miss Laura Salevan and
Gorge H. Draper, Jr., and Mr.. and a
RS. William V. Sipple, of Milford; nj
r and Mrs. Edgar Nicholson. of M
ilton; Miss Alice Holloway and WI
AIRY Richardson of Dover and Mr.. te
id Mrs. VIM. E. Lofand of Reho- m
tn. George Kelly's orchestra of CT
furnished the music. pl
the dance, the guests were TN TN
tertained at supper by Mr.. and ~ ~
rs. Taylor Barnett. ~ r.
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On Tuesday night there were six ~.
allowe'en parties heard of in Mil ~ ~
rd. ~
A lighted ghost at the entrance of w
e Presbyterian Church welcomed
e guests who then entered a dark
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