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Boys and Gir 
By Edward M. Tuttl< 
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Hallowe'en is fun for all. Our Page is dotted 
with black cats, witches and Jack-o’-lanterns 
Drawn by W. Gales (15 Years), New York 
A Song of Hallowe’en 
From legends old. one story is told 
A hit stranger than the rest. 
How the Spirit of Mirth visits our old 
earth 
To add to our happiness, 
lie sprinkles the leaves with scarlet and 
gold, 
In mad. rollicking jollity: 
And paints the sky such a deep, clear 
blue 
That it’s one vast, sapphire sea. 
He fairly dances with mischief 
As he weaves through the slender gras3 
Helicate, silken threads that cling 
To mortals as they pass. 
He skips down into the fields 
With more joy than he can hold, 
And when he has tinted the ripening 
corn, 
Leaves nuggets of pure gold. 
•But when the end of his visit comes 
Lest we grow a wee bit sad. 
The Spirit gives a party for us. 
And the hoys and girls go mad! 
He summons the witches from Boogie- 
land 
And elves from their nooks of green, 
For a mischievous, glorious frolic. 
And wc call it Hallowe'en. 
Ohio. By Virginia oooley, 
(15 years). 
In your hands you are holding our 
Hallowe’en Page. It is here because 05 
boys and girls took hold and sent draw¬ 
ings. verses, stories and suggestions front 
which your editor could select. Every 
one of our thousands of readers owes a 
vote of thanks to -those who had the 
courage and interest to help, and who 
took the time to do it. They belong on 
this month’s “Roll of Honor.” for with¬ 
out them there would have been no Hal¬ 
lowe’en page. Their names, ages and 
States are as follows: 
Connecticut: I.will© retry (11), Cora Me 
I.imglilin (11). Norman Matlock (15), Ruth 
Warner (15). Edith Heeman (1C). 
Indiana: Ruth Mnrlier (11). 
Maine; Marjorie Tmvun (13), Dorothy Town© 
17). Rebecca Spencer (12). 
Maryland: Edith Moffett (14). 
Massachusetts: Esther Temple (17), Eleanor 
Hurt (12). Caroline l’otvell, Ethel Hart (12). 
Michigan: Vera Franklin (16). 
New Hampshire: Thomas Kittredgc (14), 
.Innet Webster < 10). 
New Jersey: Helen Ward (15), Natalie Ross- 
nnglc, Lawrence Spencer (D), Pearl Flslier (14), 
Richard Rumple (13). 
New York: Isabel Penny (13), Susan Fuller 
(14). Anna Rogers (15). Little Sprague (10). 
Tess Tsrhnntre iU|. W. (Jutes (15), Ruth Von 
Essen (10), Lillian Pttsllkn (15), Gladys Feld- 
berg 1 12). Louise Frank. Clara Smith (10), 
Verna Colvin (12), Gladys Mitcheltree, Harold 
Jones. Dorothy Story (15). Eldeen Pindar, Ellen 
Riekard (14), Dorothy Finch, Elizabeth Franco 
(14), Emma Keldel, Hazel Anderson (14), Au¬ 
gusta Waus (8), Frames Wans '111. Ruth 
Swank (11). Catherine Collins (10), Rena Crans¬ 
ton (17), Doris Hunt (18). 
Ohio: Marie Eskola, Virginia Cooley (15), 
Orplila Smith (10). 
Pennsylvania: Carrie Ortnsbee (1(1). Ruth 
Jones (14), Dorothy lieRard (14), William 
Milnor (15). Frank Milnor (12), Harry Warner 
(13), Pearl Warner (8), Ruth Cotillon (12), 
Marin Dudiek (11). 
Rhode Island: Arthur Norcn. 
Virginia: Gladys Stiegle (16). 
West Virginia: Jennie Van Camp (10). Vey 
l.ogge (18). 
Don’t you think Our Page looks fine! 
From the Box right down to the Tail¬ 
piece it is full of the work of boys and 
girls for boys and girls. Your editor 
simply selected what was most suitable 
and put it together in such a way that 
it would fit smoothly and look best. I 
hope that more and more readers will 
take part in the coming months. After 
all, 05 are not very many when you think 
that wc have two or llu-ee thousand times 
that number of readers. As the lines in 
the Box have so often suggested, you will 
find the greatest pleasure wlieu you not 
only receive and read Our Page, but have 
a share in making it as well. Why not 
begin now? If what you send is not used 
the first time, don’t be discouraged. Keep 
on trying. 
But I know you are eager for the Hal¬ 
lowe’en material, so we will make room 
for it at once. 
What Is Hallowe’en 
All Hallowe’en is the evening preced¬ 
ing All Hallowe’en Day, or All Saints’ 
Day, which is celebrated as a church fes¬ 
tival ou November 1. Although the Hal¬ 
lowe’en customs arc somewhat observed 
in the United States and Canada, the 
North of England and Scotland are said 
to he the birthplace and home of Ail 
Hallowe’en festivities. 
New York. EMMA KEIDEL. 
Hallowe’en is the last night in October. 
On this night there should be nothing but 
laughter, fun mid mystery. It is the 
night the fairies dance; ghosts, witches 
and mischief-making elves wander about. 
It is the night when all soils of charms 
and spells are invoked for prying into 
ihe future b.v all young folks—and some¬ 
times by folks who are not young. Every¬ 
thing about a Hallowe’en party should be 
a secret. bena cbanston, 
New York. (17 years). 
Jack-o’-lanterns, 
Flying bats. 
Witches, ghosts 
And coal-black cats—• 
These frightful things 
Are always seeu 
On the night 
Of Hallowe’en. 
New Jersey. Natalie kossnagel. 
The Jack-o’-lantern 
A STORY OF PIONEER DAYS 
The children had been working busily 
all day, helping their morher and father 
(I.) Years), New York 
with the harvesting. It was near Hal¬ 
lowe’en night, and all the corn and pump¬ 
kins were put into the barn. 
On Hallowe’en night all gathered 
around the fireplace after supper except 
the father, who had gone to help a neigh¬ 
bor. Endurance said, "Let us striug a 
few apples. Father filled the basket this 
afternoon,” And Obed said, "Let us 
make a Jack-o’-lantern!” And all the 
other children agreed. 
Obed cut off the top and scooped all 
the seeds out ; then he cut two round 
holes in the pumpkin for the eyes, and a 
long, narrow opening, for the mouth. 
Next he added a nose and two ears. Then 
the children asked their mother for a 
candle to put in the pumpkin. 
Just then a man rode up, crying, "The 
Indians! The Indians!” So the mother 
took all the children except Obed and 
Amos and hid them in the loft. Arnos 
whispered. "There is an Indian behind 
that tree. Let us take this Jack-o’-lan¬ 
tern and scare him.” They set the light¬ 
ed Jack-o’-lantern in the window, nod¬ 
ding his head from side to side. The In¬ 
dian saw its shining eyes, its grinning 
mouth, and tied through the woods in ter¬ 
ror. crying. "The fire spirit ! The fire 
spirit!" lie called to his comrades and 
they hurried with him back to the 
swamps. 
All night long Obed kept the Jack- 
o’-lantern in the window, but the Indians 
never dared to return to the abode of the 
great fire spirit, ELIZABETH MOFFETT, 
Maryland, (14 years). 
The Hallowe'en Dance 
There was a dance on Hallowe’en night, 
And there were the fairies gay. 
And the witches and elves in the moon’s 
bright light, 
And they danced ‘til the dawn o’ the 
day. 
The moon shone bright on a smooth, 
green lawn. 
And the dance continued as long as it 
could. 
When the light began to herald the dawn 
They all flew away to the wood. 
Pennsylvania. kuth COULTON, 
(12 years). 
Hallowe’en Suggestions 
FORTUNE TELLING 
Have about six Jack-o'-lanterns and put 
them in different parts of the yard. Then 
at one end have a tent in which is a 
table and a chair. Have the fortune 
teller sitting there. After everyone has 
had his fortune told, dance around a 
bonfire and serve refreshments. 
Connecticut. cora m’laughlin, 
(11 years), 
AN INITIATION 
Here is a Hallowe'en party game. Tt 
was at night. A girl sat in a chair with 
a brush broom, and the rest of the guests 
were in another room. They had a door- 
tender so that only one could go out ;it 
once, and they could not go buck and tell 
the others. 
The girl in the chair was called the 
queen, and each one was introduced to 
the queen. As they were introduced, the 
queen would shake the ‘brush broom in 
their faces. The broom was filled with 
water. It was lots of fun! 
New York. eldeen i’INdak. 
A MASQUERADE AND HUSKING BEE 
It whs in a large barn. There were 
prizes given for the most ears of corn 
husked in the shortest lime. There were 
prizes given also for the best costumes. 
The barn was lighted by lanterns hung 
on a ladder stretched from beam to beam. 
There were nil sorts of Hallowe’en games 
played after everyone was unmasked. 
The prize costumes were a man dressed 
as a Chinaman, and a lady dressed as a 
schoolgirl. The funniest suit was made 
of a large bran sack with just holes for 
hands and feet, and part of n large 
black stocking over the head. In the 
stocking were a number of holes through 
which hung the girl’s black hair, plaited 
in a lot of small plaits. Each plait was 
tied with a red ribbon. The most orig¬ 
inal was a lady’s hat and dress made en¬ 
tirely of paper. RUTH COULTON. 
Pennsylvania. (12 years). 
A Hallowe'en Party 
Two black witches on the gate posts; 
At the end are two white ghosts. 
Fiery goblins line the walk ; 
October 28, 1922 
As you pass hot ween them don’t, dare 
talk. 
Into (lie farmer’s kitchen cozy, 
Uoine the boys and girls all rosy. 
Jack-o’-lanterns on the wall 
Making shadows weird and tall. 
How the walls are merrily ringing 
Ml til the children’s jolly singing. 
Pies and turkeys, all are done, 
Apple bobbing's lots of fun! 
Just such things are often seen 
On the night of Hallowe’en. 
New York. ullian pesuko, 
(15 years). 
My Hallowe’en Party 
T had a big Hallowe’en party last year 
and will tell you about it. The party 
started at 5 p. m. and ended at 9 :30 p. m. 
I had 13 boys and 12 girls invited. 
At first mamma put three saucers on 
the table—one <>f milk, one of water, and 
one empty. Wc tied the members’ eyes 
with handkerchiefs ntul they had to go, 
one by one. and dip their fingers into the 
saucers. Milk meant a happy marriage, 
water an unhappy one, and the empty 
saucer no marriage. 
Next we tied a string to two chairs, 
about two feet high. Du the string we 
put five nice big apples and five paper 
hags filled with Hour. When they took 
bites of the apples, the hags burst and 
the flour went all over their faces. 
Next we put a candle on a piece of 
board floating iu a pan of water. They 
had to bite (he candle. At first it was 
easy, but the last of the camlle was quite 
hard, because you couldn’t get a hold 
of it. 
Then mamma brought a big round pan 
filled with flour. In the Hour were three 
dimes, three thimbles and three pennies. 
Every member had a knife and had to 
Drawn by 1 Yro b'rankUn (10 Years) 
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cut the flour. When they hit the dimes 
il meant rich, the pennies, poor, and the 
thimbles, old maids. 
Next we bobbed for apples. But some 
apples in a tub of water and get them 
out with your teeth. 
Next they were led into a dark room, 
one by one. In (lie room was a witch 
who had to tell them their fortunes. 
They could not tell who the witch was 
nut il all had had their fortunes told. 
Then we read some stories and said 
little verses and sang some songs. Then 
all dressed up as wiiehes and clowns, 
and stood in it row. Papa brought in 
some nice big yellow pumpkins. He 
gave each one a knife and a pumpkin and 
Drawn by Lillie Sprague (10 Years), New York 
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