Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-30
i0ST Of EVENTS
I MARK HALLOWEEN
n.,orfuI ceIeb atoms Planned In
Various Sections Through.
out Billy Penn's Domain
COSTUME PRIZES OFFERED

,,,,odelphia will celebrate Halloween
go. ,oor on n more elaborate scale
.s., s., svcr before. There will be a score
W. ~ .,.nts in various sections. from the
.orthern line Of the city to the southern
WsWrb sWb,io there was no official send
.ssor Tho harvest festival, Il will get
on oas, woy informally early this after.
aon u..ue when the Democratic Women's
Tqnncbeon Club meets mt the Bellevue.
H. nishtfall the blare Of many bands
.,.,yohont the city will herald the up.
nroscR Of colorful parades.
West Philadelphia is looking forward
"A the time when Fifty second street
iii no crowded with maskers.
Tbe Fifty. second and Market Streets
t,nitcd Merchants Association has been
Snsv Tor several weeks on plan to
orssnize activities for the crowd. Plans
have becn made for parade and mas
nIerade dance, which it Is expected will
sttract thousands. Prizes amounting
"a $500 will be awarded. After the
n,rade a dance will be held in the new
! Philadelphia Arena.
A masoueradc promenade on Chester
Avenue between Fifty fourth and Fifty.
eisbth streets has been arranged BY that
districts Business Mems Association
and promises to outdo my public dem.
onstration that has been staged there
for some time. a band will furnish
music for public dancing. There will
be money prizes offered for the cos.
fumes, among them being that for the
best representation of q flapper. The
parade will start at o'clock.
Tonight. the third annual charity
bal masque will be given at the Acad-
emy of Music Under the auspices Of the
Artisans,
Besides the distribution Of prizes
10 masqueraders n beauty pageant will
also be held and the prettiest girls
of the various assemblies Of this city,
Camden. Glenside, Chester and Wild.
wood will vie for the premier honor.
The winner Of the contest will be
named Miss Artisan, A special prize
goes with the victory. Girls partici.
pating in the pageant are to wear eve.
ming gowns.
Miss Marguerite Wall, Miss Penny.
packer and Mrs. Wagner will judge
vi The ""s proceeds of the entertainment
will 60 to charity. Last year enough
funds were obtained TO take care Of
800 out patients of the Childrcn's Hos.
pital, Nineteenth and Fitzwater streets,
at special entertainment around
Christmas time. Many poor persons
also were given baskets of food and
clothing.
The committee in charge of the en-.
tertainment: James G. Marr, Ed.
win MacCrackin. Colin %. Wilson,
John a. Reilly and Robert G. Hoag.
The North Frankford avenue Busi.
ness Mems Association has a program
for the evening that vies with the
schedules elsewhere. Between Lehigh
avenue and Wcstmoreland street on
Frankford avenue, n parade will be
held and the best costumes will be
judged for prizes. Comic organiza tions
will enter in the parade and there will
BE- funny stunts. Floats from nnny
different fratcrnal organizations wifi
take part and an automobile will BE-
presented 10 the winner Of the con.
test.
committee Of the Business Mems
Association of Germantown has ar.
ranged nm extensive program. The
merrymakcrs will assemble ut the Boys
club at I 30 o'clock and parade will
start about s o'clock, the route being
west on Penn street to Greene. 10
stimulate interest In the parade cash
prizes are offered by different civic as.
,sociations. Several bands will be in the
=, Another parade will start from
seventh and Erie streets in Tiogn, un.
yer the auspices Of the Tioga business
Mems club. Cash and fancy prizes
Will be offered for the best dressed
couple. the most comic costume and
INC best decorated vehicle In the parade,
Bands will accompany the mnrchers.
louis Gilbert is chairman Of the ar.
rangemrnts.
Arrangements nt tho Navy Ynrd have
nrrn completed by Mother Moore who
WI give Il party in Chaplain Mac.
Nsaira Rcrr"ation center. boys from
We receiving ship and the hospital have