#PocketLore - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
On January 24, 1948, the Calgary Herald in Calgary, Alberta reported on page 11 about a ghostly woman in a white flowing gown. However, the girls who saw the ghost did not want the reporter to stay the night to see the ghost. Interesting...
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Girls Have Ghost But Want To Forget It
Manifestation in Long White Gown Reported at Lougheed House
An unobtrusive ghost has been reported paying occasional visits to the top floor of the Lougheed House, 707 13th Ave. W., used as sleeping quarters by 11 girls who are on the staff of the Red Cross blood donor clinic, but the girls would just as soon not discuss the subject.
The ghost, "a woman in white flowing gown", was mentioned by Mrs. T. L. O'Keefe, co-chairman of the house committee, at the an- nual Red Cross branch meeting Thursday night.
But when a Herald reporter offered to spend the night in the Lougheed House to see for herself what the ghost looked like, the girls decided it would be better to let the matter drop and that they could look after the ghost them- selves.
SEVERAL GIRLS claim to have observed "manifestations." The setting is sufficiently venerable to be entitled to a ghost being located In the half century old Lougheed house.
Honor for having seen the ghost first goes to Katharine Mackenzie, Montreal girl, one of the occupants of the top floor suite. Miss Mac- kenzie and Audrey Nightingale, Halifax, were sole occupants of the suite a week or so prior to its open- ing last Sept. 19.
On one of those nights Miss Mac- kenzie told The Herald she was awakened by creaking of the door to her room. It opened and a pale visitant entered noiselessly. "It was definitely a woman and she wore a flowing white gown." said Miss Mackenzie musingly. She would not describe the garment as having the new look. The form moved with grace about the room.
"ORDINARILY the floor squeaks and it seemed very odd that it did not do so on this occa sion," said Miss Mackenzie. She said she lay watching for a few moments and then addressed the ghost. But the form vanished without the courtesy of making any reply. On a subsequent night the door to the room occupied by Patsy Rid-out. Toronto girl employed at the clinic and has since gone to live in Vancouver, opened. Miss Ridout closed the door and got back into bed. She saw the door open again. Annoyed, she closed it again. This happened three times and Miss Ridout was puzzled until she too, saw the mysterious form. Realiz- ing the was competing on unfavor- able terms she conceded victory. shrugged, and went back to sleep.
Miss Mackenzie's view was had the only waysidered the ghost, that is to get rid of it. was for the clinic to obtain more blood donors. At present the sup- ply of blood was not adequate to meet the demand and this was one possible explanation of why the ghost walked. Miss Mackenzie felt if more donors would call M1582 and register with the clinic, the ghost would depart happily to wherever ghosts normally go.
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