On Nov 3, 1938, the Ridgeway Journal reported that Halloween that year was a quiet for pranks but a great night for parties. Pranksters placed a gate across Main Street, but other than a few mailboxes on the gravel road east of town being torn down or broken off and a few hard-to-locate milk cows the next morning, pranks were minimal. Masquerade parties were in swing all over town and beyond, however.
The first five grades of the Ridgeway school got enjoy their class parties after recess that Monday. The young Rendezvous Club held their Halloween party at their club rooms on Monday evening with a treasure hunt that took them to various parts of town, after which they played games and had refreshments, then enjoyed dancing. The sixth-grade students had their party on the Saturday evening before Halloween at the school and snacked on apples and popcorn balls.
The T. S. E. Club held a party on Friday evening in the school auditorium. Cleo Stockwell won a box of chocolates for the best costume and the group played games and had cider for refreshments.
Parties were not only for the children; adults also got in on the fun. The W. T. L Club members held a masquerade party and covered luncheon at city hall for their families. Mrs. Nelse Haun and Mrs.Will Mathis won as “best masked”. Dr. Lake Brewer’s Sunday School class held a party at the home of W. E. Moore and they enjoyed “pumpkin pie with whipped cream, coffee, cocoa and apples”. There were several private parties as well.
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