Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
SANTA CLAUS LANE
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
Commissioner ReicheIderfer
to 0fficiate at Fourteenth
Street Gala Event.

With q giant Christmas tree as its
central feature, the spectacular Santa
Claus Lane" Of Columbia Heights,
three-fourths Of a mile of colored lights
and Yuletide greens vii be oficially
opened tonight at 8 o'clock.
District, Commissioner Luther H.
Reichelderfer will throw the switch
Transforming Fourteenth street from
Meridian place to Fairmont street, to-
gether with Irving street and Park
road. into a colorful carnival ground.
Commissioner Reichelderfer will be
assisted at this ceremony, which Is
under the auspices of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association, by
Engineer Commissioner Maj. John G.
Gotwals and Mrs. Gotwals and Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner Maj. D.
A. Dawson and Mrs. Dawson.
Parade to BE Feature.
Following the lighting Of the lane,
the Commissioners will head a civic
parade at 8:15 o'clock from Fourteenth
and Oak streets, down Fourteenth
street to Fairmont, and then west to
University place.
The principal float will be that of
Santa Claus himself. His youthful adj
mirers are invited to join the parade.
Besides the Commissioners, other
participants include Maj. Henry q.
Pratt, superintendent Of police, and
Mrs. Prtt; Fire Chief George S. Wat
son and Mrs. Watson, Trafhc Director
William H. Harland and Mrs. Harland
and the following representatives Of
civic societies:
President Eugene Minoux and Vice
President Milton r. Vollmer of the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems ASSo-
citation, Earl E. Dillon, president of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association,
and Mrs. Dillon; Burd w. Payne, presi-
dent of the Citizens Forum, and Mrs.
Payne; T. c. Downing, representing
the Central High School Community
Center; Mrs. NJ. S. Young, executive
secretary, and Mrs. Ida r. Kebler, sec
rotary of the Advisory Committee of the
Columbia Heights Community Center
representatives of the Park View Citi-
zens' Association, and Col. e. L. Mat
tice, Boy Scout executive. %
Veterans Band in Line.
Marching units will include the band
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lin
coin Post, No. II, American Legion; 10
troops Of Boy Scouts with several drum
and bugle corps, the Central High
School cadets and school band and
delegations from civic and business Or
CARNATIONS. A drum corps from the
American Legion and community band
will head sections of the parade.
More than 200 Christmas trees will
line the curhs. The entire lane will
be lighted nightly from until 10 o'clock
until New Year eve.
Members Of the various committees
are:
General Committee b. A. Levitan,
president; William F. Dismer, general
chairman H. c. Phillips, secretary;
Frank j. Sobotka, Ralph Wallace and
A. r. Swan.
Block chairman-John E. Burgett,
Miss Lillias Chopper, F. 8. Harris, w. L.
Jones, Stanley Long, Julius Rosenfeld,
Louis Gottlieb, w. F. Roberts, L. o.
Cook and Francis Scott.
Others on Committees.
Street Decorations-Edward r. Bate
| man, Rudolph Blick, A. II. Chaconas,
Nick Ruggieri, William e. Lawrence and
Benjamin Datlow.
Tree Decorations-W. r. F. Hines,
Nathaniel Mountford, Harry Engel, Jules
Nachman. William Lawman, David Her.
son and p. w. Calfee.
Parade-Wnliam Snellenburg, Joseph
Ofano, Maurice Schlosberg, d. Beyda, p.
Metrakcs and Thomas D. Hatton.
Prizes-Harry e. Lohmeyer Carl
| Donch, Walter H. Geisel, p. j. Ruane,
Julius Wolpe. Mr.. Hunter and Ernest
4 c. Wilson.
Publicity-H. C. Phillips, A. B. Carly,
M. D. Meyerson, Z. Drury, John L.
Griffin and Albert l.. Taylor.
Favors-A. T. Androus, Philip Sures,
Joseph Graham, James Berlin, Mrs.
Florence Trip and D. H. Alpher
Auditing-E. L. Hord, Russell A.
Hauser, Maurice Leyitan and Julius
Jacobs.