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I µ�. Bright clear weather helped ,
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Hallowe'en Frolic according to
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for much increased attendance at
the 16th annual Hallorwe'en frolic
• of the Seaforth Lions Club, held in
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THE LATEST INPOOLS— Seaforth Lions proudly in a drained out Silver Creek in 1937. ThQ concrete interesting booths thatwere .in. w
r took this pictureof their new, concrete pool installed provided a stable pool bottom which' could be cleaned operation throughout the
out when needed. _ evening.
•The night's frolic got underway
t when a parade of gaily costumed
Frolic offire some# • infor-every.one, School •children, led by the
�•Seaforth Highlanders Hand,''
' formed on Main Street and
!' In the 1920's and '30's there Hallowe'en night better.
receive- attention;•but in the main who in tvJ'o performances thrilled, marched to the rink. ,
were few social services and Early in the evening hundreds the Seafof h youth of today go to children and adults alike. Dancing commenced • in
government benefits available to assembled at the Lion's Park,, the Lions Hallowe'en Frolic.. Booths by this, .time were doing Cardno's Hall about midnight.
those , who needed expensive where a huge bonfire burned. Startidg • "After . school aland office lidsiness and the ' Therese C. Pfrimmer, of
health care. Seryice Clubs like the Following this the throngs of old on Hallowe'en –day, with the children's sports and contests Goderich with ticket No. 2725,
Seaforth Lions jumped into this and young in costume, and led-by distribution of noise makers and were underway. was the lucky winner of the first
gap and provided care for the band, paraded to the Palace novelties the program is carried Dravbing for the major prizes . prize which 'was a chesterfield
crippled children and , others in -Rink, where the games 'and through,the evening and includes was commenced about 11•.45 with suite, A 17-jewel Bulova wad
need. contests were held and the prizes a parade led-by the Highlanders, the first ticket being drawn by was the second prize and- 'this�'`
Fund raising activities like the awarded. There was also a lar a Band, prizes for costumes and W,H.Golding, M.P. It was No. went to Mrs. A. Hildebrand of
old Lions Frolic made thesedancing floor and orchestra and comic events, and most important 2026 and on it was the name of Seaforth. .
charitable activities possiblei. the fun was kept up until in the dyes of the boys and girls
Beginning in .1927, three years midnight. The rink made an ideal free candy for all.
after the club was formed and spot, for revellers, dancers "and • This is just another instance of;
continuing until after the Second" spectators and the seen was a ho"w the Lions have taken care of ,✓ I .
World War the Lions sponsored very lively as well as pretty lis the children of the .town on an
k a mammoth' Hallowe'en Frolic usually troublesome evening and
F The Lions Club wish to thank
every year at the old skating rink, those ewho so liberally provided • at the same'time are raising funds
located on the site of the present them with candy, and in' other for a worthwhile object.
Ball-Macauley lumber yards:: ways helped to insure the success In 1939 a snowstorm failed to
s, F Some people came in costume but of the evening. spoil the frolic, according to the
thousands came to play games of Expositor.
chance and watch draws for big In 1933, the Expositor talked "A blinding snow storm on
p prizes, including early about the annual frolic this way: Tuesday evening , failed to
automobiles.. H-allowe'en a few years ago dampen the enthusiasm of the-
A .1928 Expositor described meant 'taking somebody's front thousands who took ,part in the �"..
that year's frolic: steps away, hanging somebody SeaforthLions Club 10th annual
Lion's Hallowe'en Frolic - The elses gate on a telephone pole, Hallowe'en Frolic. SEAFORTH
` Lion's Hallowe'en frolic staged by the shoving over of numerous Sharp at 8 o'clock the parade of
? the Lions Club., on Wednesday sheds and outlying buildings. gaily costumed school children
evening was a hue success in The Lions have, however, arrived at the rink where each .LIONS',CLUB.
i, every detail and we doubt if the changed much of this. To be sure child received free candy.
youngsters and many of their some mischievous boys still run Awaiting ' the arrival of the.
grown ups as well ever enjoyed a rampant; some propertie's still children was Mire, the magician,.'
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50 years of service
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Seaforth
Lions Club
on your completion ' of a half a century of
service to the community.
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N. •D. CAMERON LIMITED
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Wholesale .Distributors
Wingham %and Stratford
"—WM Hl<JRON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORM ONT., JUNE 120, 1914
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Park Pavillign
Suppliers =
to the lions Park
for 35 years
Erie 'and,Huron,
Bever -ages Ltd*
Stratford Ontario
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service to the community.
9 � ?
N. •D. CAMERON LIMITED
r
Wholesale .Distributors
Wingham %and Stratford
"—WM Hl<JRON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORM ONT., JUNE 120, 1914
r
Park Pavillign
Suppliers =
to the lions Park
for 35 years
Erie 'and,Huron,
Bever -ages Ltd*
Stratford Ontario
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