The Gavelyte, November 1913
I l 11 IF < 'ial f air, th of •n• l .,1 thi Fir t , n111plP ,111rl \\ h,•n on trtp Into tlw I ountn , n n dnrk 111 •ht, takt• 1 l:111l1·r11. 'T'la 11 thPT" \\Ill IP no dun 11' oi' g11tlng lo.I ,1 i-:nnw did on thtlr \\H\ to C'ollln '. s nrl , • , l r • tand on a r11~ on a roli ·h1 d ti, or and IP! onworw j rk th rug. lf y rn won I cl Ilk to know thP ron q111 n •p of ~,wh n p1 <'t"'t'<linJ a~k \lnry Bird. for s•h tn cl il. Girls' Spread . • 'T'h i•·Js •had th1 1r fir t sJ1'l'ead of th sra..,-0n n couplr> I w f'K!-1 i o a-t the h m of \!nude fla:tin,gs. 1\ ltho th bo)s w rn whw they did not <l in hrl'akfog 1t up a ... almo ·t all th "pa s" wer fie. \' lU th r arrived on th seen . T he Hallowe'en Pa rty. Froiday night, O ·toh r :H, w•as th night or nig-ht: ancl the event r v nts O<'C'ttrr -<l in the form of thP annual Hallowt>'tn "rlo" at th;., c·• liege g)mna iun1. The affair is ronducterl in t111n h.v th boys and gir'l . The girl 'rtu-rn oame t 1 h•i6 yea r . !'O the bO)" waited in delightfnl antlicipation. \Yh n the 'invation came out the gue t · were in:.;tructerl to come in Indian oo tume. many pr rparationa w re mad ror the evenl The gym. wa gorgeou d orated wioth autumn tre " and 1 a\·e6 J)rr·enting a fores'l scene. Ppring w llrd up in it. micl.-t, whil Indian firE •and tepe wc,re s-caUcre<l a :iou t. Indian blankf>ts and rob€ of bear and buffalo skin hun~ on the walls. The oft light with a red-di ih twilight glow gree.t1y addEd to the !beauty of the R enf>. About eight o·c~ock the gue began to a1 r[ve. Many and \ arit<l were the c:ostume!", re·p,r ,senting Imhan·s on >the warpath. in tim ' of peace, on the hunt, and of every po silble fa~hion. Paint was fr ly us Feacber of all colors were in viden e everywhere. The Indian maiden with tib.e'ir hair in two long braid present d a prPtty sight m t plea~ing to the eye. After fndian gre tings had b€en "1beap much" made, the program for bhe ev ning b-f»gan. \\'ith Mis Alberta C're well reading the poem, Hiawatha's W'ooino- of 1[inneh>aha, wa vividly acted in pantomine by ~Ir. Cam ron Ro s and }Ii s Hazel LO\\"fY, 1:\fi' Cornwell taklng t•he part of he old arrow-maker and i\Iis • ·ancy Finn y the part of Old • ·okomis. Then e:ame the • inging by the ra!:r Indian maidens, ated in a circ1 around tlbe camp-fire. Following this s,ix girl~ gave a hort clan~ which revealed grace and beianty. Thi wa' so well liktd that
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