Historical October–November 1996 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The 29th annual neighborhood Halloween party will be held again in the St. Roch School gym on “Trick or Treat” Night, October 31st, which this year falls on Thursday.
The party will be sponsored with assistance from the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council.
The party begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 6:30 p.m., so that all participants will have the opportunity to join in the fun outside. Party activities include live entertainment—this year a professional magician, a costume parade with prizes awarded to the ten best costumes, a grand march around the gym and, of course, some “treats” on the way out for the children. Halloween Customs Rosedale neighbors have traditionally “manned” the barricades between the 6100 and 6000 blocks.
In times past, block captains have rigged coffee pots, provided donuts, and arranged a schedule of adult volunteers with flashlights who stay on the barricades, making sure children enjoy the pleasures of trick or treating in safety.
Some blocks are planning to do this for 1996.
If you plan to hand out treats, the Community Council asks that you do so between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Your porch light should be on. Asking children for a trick or a joke, a riddle, or a song is the tradition in our area. Goodies then become the appropriate reward.
An adult presence throughout the evening is very helpful. Perhaps you will consider sitting on your porch or stoop with your jack-o-lantern and a good flashlight while handing out treats. By 8 p.m. most of us have exhausted our candy supplies, so go inside, turn off the porch light, and enjoy a warm libation. Whatever your family traditions, please consider including neighborhood participation as a part of that tradition.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October–November 1996.
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