Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 28, 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1. News about society Rpp 1 Winnipeg saturday october 28, 1939 women s interests Page nine it ers eve by Nancy Basset goblins will get Cha if a Don t watch out of course Al they halloween. And not Only goblins but All kinds of spooks big and Little witches with eerie cackles Coal Black cats with their shiny eyes gleaming Green and Gold m the darkness. They la be out in Masse tuesday night to scare Winnipeg s grown ups too. Of of old yes. Halloween has not lost its Charm even after fund rods of years. Doorbells will ring just As hard As Ever before and grotesque figures wrapped in Mamma s hem stitched sheets or wearing unearthly concoctions renovated with Loving care for the occasion will bravely and lustily shout in chorus t h e streets on tuesday night will swarm with children the older ones tramping along with Cork blackened faces and mischief in their minds the younger babes dragging sacks of apples and Candy almost As Large As them selves. Halloween parties Art Suo of Nin creeping Down the Side lie House to tin Back door r he cellar stairs brushing by cardboard Skeleton and avoiding coming face in face with a monster animal of cardboard Dis of Aid of mirrors Blue throughout the House false Hung in cupboard doors an Dock set to shrill at an unexpected moment such As the Middle o an unusually acc in and blood curdling Narra arc Only few ideas of sorted who arc planning spook parties for their friends. The most Ilin of course Are costume parties even More Tun arc original costumes made with a great Deal patience and worn with a dash humor. Of the kids there arc crepe hats fierce false faces _ and Black candies and Spe halloween ice creams. And forget Man pumpkin. The fun is scooping out the in it hoping c vegetable and carving out and Mouth "s1 grown v is the rest in modernized spook were startled or ii night when halloween unofficially at the Mani Dan us varsity s bitches Holiday the hotels Are joining in the fun the Royal Alexandra and Garry ring out with shouts and of s and All s inc saturday night dancers night was you could hardly see except for the old Witch brewing a huge pot of mis chief. Up comes Muley his eyes seeking in the night Flor ence who is preparing to Stab the halloween pump Sally Riley with Mary Milner who Are horrified to see a real ghost looming out of the smoke. We wish for say Frances Foster and Shirley and Sheila Coupar. But will the pumpkin reveal their halloween witches up Liday the past the St attendants. Spooks and s Manno Boom Boom in a night and a. It. Out Cir i j 11 b the Small dance Halls will be cd with Winniece s clubs associations 5 carnival time halloween lbs. D. A. Macgibbon Middle Armstrong s Point is expected Home monday after spending the last three weeks in Edmonton and at Claresholm Alta. A. Mrs. J. Duma 236 Dollard Boule Vard. St. Boniface entertained at the Tea hour thursday. The table was centred with mauve chrysanthemums and Ivory tapers. Miss Nellie Mace and mrs. E. Desmarais assisted. The guests numbered 20. Mars. William s Tomlinson jr., and her Small son William who have been guests of parents or. And mrs. Robert Mac Kay will leave monday for Home in Toronto ont. 4 mrs. E. A Farkas has returned Home after spending the past six weeks in the Eastern United state. She visited her father in shelter conn., also the world s fair m new York. Is. Douglas Bulgin will entertain the members of the Board of directors and pro gramme committee of the women s j. M musical club at Tea monday in Honor of the artists who Are taking part in the programme. Mrs. Harold Harriman 33 West Fernwood will entertain thursday evening in Honor of Viniss Kathleen Dent whose marriage to or. Ira e. Ham will take place nov. Booty Booty the spirits groan the spooks do roam to fill the world with fright but witches sneer a and wildly cheer is our they creep there is no doubt minds possessed of evil things they weirdly sing for you there la be no rest they haunt your mind until you find they be cast their ugly spell upon your soul but that s their too villainous to Tell with students halloween c t p i j t if i j f f c t if of goblins witches and ghosts made merry with University students at the witches Holiday dance held Friday at the Manitoba Union fort Garry. Dancing took place in the main dining room and the gymnasiums where the Atmos phere was mysterious and gloomy in keeping with the traditional halloween spirit. Professor John Russell assisted by the ancient and honorable Guild of stage craftsmanship was in charge of the decorations. Brilliant autumn shades formed the Motif m the women s gymnasium. Pumpkins and terrifying witches were sus Pended from the ceiling and streamers of Black and Orange the theme of the main dining room was carried out to give the effect of the Hall of the witches at one end of the room a Black cat was seen eating his Way out of enormous pumpkin Black i were ornamented with owls and witches. Those who Lent their patronage for the occasion were president and mrs. Sydney e. Smith or. And mrs w. C. Graham or. And mrs. Digby Wheeler professor and mrs. A o. Macfarlane or. And mrs. Jack Hoog Stralon and u. A Macdonnell. Or. Edward Christie chairman of the social committee was in charge of arrangements and was assisted by members of the University social that Dud of i t i Fowler Home economics Mim Ruth Varley arts the messes. Bob Iten Don Welch streamers of Black Ana arts completed the effect Don w gymnasium was flooded Wun Nar Vest Moonlight a huge Orange Soonjun led offset with Blue streamers product Jedward ing an air of Romance and mystery. Co Ucic. 4 b i i v f f Sci Fried science. Us John s ;