The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-11
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crazy Il least onos = year. n
Is god thing for The town W.
contend althongll II does rive me
street swsepers : lot Is extra
Aktor yesterdays game. W.
rushed down 10 n street, 70 80
the beginning N tho carnival
II had already begun. Arain of
torn paper sltted down from on
high, like nociSs q white butter.
files
From somewhere Np IN tlo IN.
ternA&ionAi Building = pltlksII oaee
WAS tossing down long enrpentinee
oe c0lored tissue. These 0eceElfe0
with ngonixing sIOWnNss, twisting
d the air lllto the magic ropes
of India. ~ sDcn 90 they were
within ten feet az the street lsNel.
The crowd below was leAplng fOr
Already 10000. worlging- eirls
were trying q get street carr.
giegllng happily because their
neclkD and clothes were fun o1 con.
Cetti. The Halloween stocks %
novelty stores had been faided 81
their conventional 0faxl eAnTlk black
wrapped pAper hcrns. their noise.
making ccnkrAptfons ana pap1f.
Never was d mob 30 Wild abGnk
paper. lt WAe everywhere over
head, un0effoot and down ones
neck.
ANt0gnob lien were pa1rpOs9lv BACK.
fired, sirens were making 3 bar.
barous racket knd Tnotornnen were
stamping bravelY upon their warn.
ing gOnge. The sidewalks were
packed u the eErbs with Jewellers,
one crowd shuf6llng ii the dIrec.
tlon called to-" and the otaer
moving FRO.
Automobiles, Yrost of them deco.
rated ana generally with hugely
augmented seating capacity
ehoked the streets. Policemen
weren't needed. Nobody wanted
to fight, but y throng surrounded
q car parked near BrentanOss ana
yelled In mock rage at tho grin.
ming occupants. The machine
bore the sagn: New York Giants. y
One or the happiest spirits in
the mad milling was 3 scrubby
little boy. operating quite alone
On the south side of r street, be-
tween Thirteenth anu Fourteenth.
& He FoberIy walked along BY the
eurbstone until he found "a heap
of soiIed confetti Or q similar mis-
ale. Then Ne wheeled into the
street, denying death among the
noisy lines Of automobiles. "A
woman wo0sl lear 3ut 81 d car
and attempt to pat him IN hiB
cottony hair. Sharply. he would
toss his dirty confetti all over
her and run back 70 the sidewalk
to find more ammunition.
Every store boasting q flight Of
steps was taken over BY pecta-
tors who wanted and seats
for the parade Al window dressed,
working overtime. filled show
case IL front Of q haberda slery
with pictures Of the players The
fiapp4rs cbngregated W fAst that
his work mas innpeded.
The New Willard steps were
jammed, and at midnight the
Childs mattresses said their pray
eFs ana made their wills.
1t was b joyful. spontaneous
din. and we haven't seen anything
really resembling 1t since the
affnistice was signed. And wen
bet that there isn't one washing
tonIan who wouldn't cherish the
memories OF last night o. one
who doesn't look forward to an.
other such celebration.
And IL .sBuclxy'. Harris has gho
stuff In him that we an know
he has, therein BE an equally hot
time In the old town just q year