The Washington times., 1924-10-31
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SPIRIT TO
REIGN
Halloween Ushers in Season
of Carnival City viii
Yield to Gaiety
never saw q Purple Cow
They aren't TO be seen;
But one may see them anyhow
(And worge) % Halloween.

The above Is Purple Cow Parody
No. 13,4ss,, and it's just a. good
as any to start a Halloween story.
The story might Be started with
the intrepid reporters account Of
an interview with the Halloween
witch, or the annual political word
picture Of some candidate being
frightened by q lighted pumpkin
head representing something or
other.
But the verse serves the purpose
just as wen, and we'll let It 60 at
that.
It is necessary, Of course. to
mention the police regulations,
which make every reveller q scott.
law; and to enumerate YEARLY the
so-called activities OF religious.
civic and patriotic organizations"
II Is traditional also to refer to
the merry pranks' (which words
fit well in the headlines) and to
discourse learnedly on the Ise Of
rice, flour, dried peas, beans. con.
fetti. missing gates, stolen signs,
blaclkjacls, clEythrowIng, arson
Is that enough?
Perennial Regulations.
Just as regular as clockwork. the
police department shoves out Q set
If Halloween regulations, holds up
= reproving finger and goes out
'udividualIy-that IL, the day force
to enjoy the fun with the rest Of
humanity. Just as long as one
keeps within the elastic bounds Of
propriety tonight. the police won't
interfere.
All the big hotels are TANNED fun
Of Halloween parties. Wardman
Park and lie Paradis are holding
special dinner dances. with all pros
poets Of q full house. y.
The Fellowcraft Club OF Federal
Lodge. Masons, will mask and dance
at the New Willard. The American
Hungarian Social Circle will give
its first masked ball at the Lafay.
cite. Washington Filiptnos are
ready for a jolly time IN the Frank.
lin Square Hotel,
The Boosters Club Of ST. Gabriel's
Catholic Church is to dance in
Knights Of Columbus hall, 91S
Tenth street northwest.
Down at the tourists camp in
East Potomac Park the motor camp
ers are making themselves at home
with celebration all their own.
1 Their program incIudes J. Frank
Pickering doing magic and little
Madeline Hunt and Dolores Meyer
! stepping the light fantastic. Mrs.
Pickering and Miss Pickering are
fixing the decorations. In fact, ali
the chickering's are pretty busy. A
costume parade Is one OF the fea.
| lures.
The schools Of Washington espe'
cially the lower grades are having
Halloween parties. Even in the
baby classes the little lispers are
chanting "John, see a witch
Mary. do you see the witch? Is
the world. Mary" and the like Of
that.
The community center depart.
vising parties at the Petworth
johnson. Powell, Southeast and
Wilson Normal centers.
Girl Scouts will meet for q pro
gram of fun at the Petworth
center. Agnes McElroy Is chair,
man Of arrangements; Laura
Brundage, games; Helen Grindell
decorations, and Anna Tucker, re
Treatments.
Mothers Of school children will
be their hostesses at the Johnson
Powell center. where Mrs. Edith
H. Hunter has charge of plans.
Halloween" play by the
dramatic class Of southeast center
will be presented there tonight
Ghost stories will be told by Grace
Moran, Rita and Rosemary Duni
gan. Sarah and Genevieve Bergling
Mae Smith and Everett Mailer.
Mrs. e. I. Kebler, secretary CT
the center, has invited members
Of the Advisory council to attend
the party at Wilson Normal center
OF course, the festivities men.
toned above don't begin to tell all
about the city's observance of the
ancient holiday. There will be in,
Vulnerable parties In private homes
and innocent little children will be
dressed up by their mothers and
brought next door to scare the
neighbors. The children are being
rehearsed in their part today. which
consists Of saying boo" in an
awe-inspiring tone.
Despite the election, income tax
publicity, the predictions Of a hard
| winter and the cloudy, skies, II
looks like a big Halloween.
y In practically all Of the fifty.
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