The Rosedale Neighborhood Association held its 9th annual Halloween Party on October 31 at St. Roch’s gym. The children and adults were held spellbound by the puppets of Mr. Tom Bonham. The skeleton puppet whose arms, legs, and head moved away in different directions and whose body disappeared at one time was the hit of the act. This act was co-sponsored by Washington Heights Neighbors, the SkinkerDeBaliviere Community Council, and the Missouri State Council on the Arts.
The children were entertained before the show by movies provided by the Des Peres Library, and shown by Mrs. Jean Roberts, the librarian.
After the puppet show the St. Roch’s eight graders: Kitty Newsham, Ginger Lottes, Susan Santen, Justine Keaveany, and Charity Mooney put on a play called the Magic Jack-O’-Lantern.
The party ended with the awarding of the costume prizes to the following: Sandy Guzman, 6366 Waterman, as a little red fox Jonathan Schoen, 6165 Kingsbury, as a tin man, Julianne Creighton, 6185 Kingsbury, as the Empire State Bldg. complete with King Kong, Mac McKee, 6110 Westminster, as a battleship, Ronald Seay, 6136 Westminster, as a Revolutionary soldier, John Brown, 6137 Waterman, as a scarecrow, Isaiah [surname lettering unclear in source], 6132 Kingsbury, as a bird, Bridgette McCarthy, 6143 Kingsbury, as a flower, Ann McCarthy, 6143 Kingsbury, as a butterfly, Mary Ann Schaeffer, 6041 Waterman, as a crayon box.
Committee: Art Santen, Rick and Andy Bender, George and Yolanda Johannes.
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Halloween costume photograph montage, source fragment 1 of 3. The Paper, December 1976, page 7. Photos by Mary Boyts.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1976.
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Archival transcription note: Printed names and costume assignments retained; uncertain surname lettering explicitly flagged rather than guessed.
Original source: SD_Times1976_12.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
