Evening star., 1927-10-14
PARK VIEWS OPENS
COMMUNITY FETE
10000 See Parade Launch.
ing TWo-Day Celebration
of Business Men.

With horn blowing and confetti
throwing. @0.000 merrymakers viewed
the parade that ushered in the Park
View business mems carnival last
night, in celebration of the removal
of center trolley poles from Georgia
avenue and the installation of better
street lights.
The crowd lined Georgia avenue.
which was strung with bunting. and
cheered the floats. gayly decorated
automobiles and trucks, platoonS of
school children, high school cadets
and the numerous bands which passed
More than 200 entries passed along
the route of the parade, some of them
gayty decorated and some more un-
pretentiOusly representing the organi-
yations and commercial enterprises of
Park View.
The parade formed at Georgia ave.
nne and Harvard street. and each side
street along the line of march was
filled with floats. automobiles and
trucks that turned into the main col.
umn when their time came.
Police Escort Marchers.
The first division. led by police
escort and the Boys Independent
after arriving at the playground OF
the Park View School disbanded TO
let the speakers take their places on
the stand.
Then came the second section. led
by the Victory Post No. 8, American
Legion Band. followed by the float
covered with greens which carried
the queen and her maids of honor.
When the last division of the
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500 persons had gathered around
the speakers stand on which the
Queen was enthroned with her court
gathered about her. The stand and
ths entire playground was lighted by
varicolored lights and hung with
bunting.
detail of police from the tenth
precinct were unable to cope with the
crowd which threatened 10 sweep
over the platform when the Ensi-
neer Commissioner of the District
Of Columbia, Col. William r. Ladue.
placed the crown or the head of Miss
Catherine Bee. "a wears old. of 512
Newton place, and congratulated her
on being chosen as. queen of the car
nival.
Commissioner Proctor L. Dough
erty hal been scheduled to crown
the queen. but was unable to he
present because Of illness. Repre-
sentative Frederick \. Zihlman of
Maryland and Mai. w f. r. Covell.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
who were also scheduled to speak.
sent word that they would not be
able 10 he present.
Hiatt Paid Tribute.
The speakers in the order in whic
they appeared were: Fred 5. Walker
presiding officer: John 6. McGratl..
president OF the Park View Citizens
Association; Alton 3. Carty. presiden!
Of the Columbia Heights Citizens AS
sociation; Col. Ladue. William Mex
Clayton. chairman Of the public utill-
ties committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations; c. Theodore
Denekas. general chairman of tire
committee which made arrangements
for the parade, and J. Clinton Hiatt
vice chairman of the committee ala
vice president of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association. who was pre-
sented with diamond scarfpin in
recognition OF his work in obtaining
rhe removal of the trolley poles and
IN making the carnival a success, by
Mr.. CartE. representing the Columbia
Heights citizens. t"tH
Prizes for the queen and her maids
sof honof were contributed by various
stores in Park View Awards were
made for the best decorated float in
the parade and the merchant who had
decorated his store most attractively.
The Corby Bakery was judged to have
the most attractive float, while the
drug store of Charles Boyd. at Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street, was Sc.
lected as the best decorated,
Gifts Made to Queen.
The gifts to the queen from the
merchants of the community were
said to he worth more than 5000. The
maids of honor were Miss Kathleen
MOffett. Miss Hannah Hughes, Miss
Dorothy Mahaney, Miss Isabelle Nc.
Donald and Miss Rita Seidenberg.
The carnival will continue tonight.
The celebration will start at o'clock
with a parade designated Pageant
of Nations" which will be composed
of groups of children attired in cos
tunes representing the customs of
dress in many countries. They will
be viewed by the queen and her court,
seated on the platform in the middle
of the playground. Miss Maud p.
Burklin, community center director,
has charge of the pageant At the
conclusion OF the program, radio am
piifiers will be turned on and dancing
will start on Otis street. which will
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