Apple Trees

In the novel Hallowe'en Party, Apple Trees is the large home of Rowena Drake in Woodleigh Common. It was the location of the Halloween party at the beginning of the story. Apple Trees is described as a red brick Georgian style house with a neat beech hedge enclosing it, and a pleasant garden showing beyond.

Residents and staff of Apple Trees

 * Rowena Drake
 * Mrs Garlton

People present at preparation for party
Superintendent Spence gave Poirot a list of 18 who helped at the preparations for the “eleven plus party”. He said he checked and rechecked. But a look at chapter 1 will show that he had missed some names out.

Spence's List
 * Rowena Drake
 * Judith Butler
 * Ariadne Oliver
 * Elizabeth Whittaker
 * Reverend Charles Cotterell (Vicar)
 * Simon Lampton (Curate)
 * Miss Lee
 * Ann Reynolds
 * Joyce Reynolds
 * Leopold Reynolds
 * Nicholas Ransom
 * Desmond Holland
 * Beatrice Ardley
 * Cathie Grant
 * Diana Brent
 * Mrs Garlton
 * Mrs Minden
 * Mrs Goodbody

Based on Ariadne Oliver's inexact impressions
 * “Nan”
 * Mrs Hargreaves - organist's wife. Came in with a plastic pail
 * Miss Johnson - organist's sister. Same person as above?
 * Eddy - his mother sent him to deliver some hand mirrors

Additional people present at the party
According to Nicholas Ransom and Desmond Holland there were some 30 people at the party.


 * Dr Ferguson - said that he dropped in late to have a look at how it was coming along
 * Mrs Grant - Cathie's mother was present when Joyce spoke about having seen a murder.