Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
HALLOWEEN PARADE
ANDPAGEANT PLANS
NEAR COMPLETION
Civic, FraternaI and Patriotic
Groups as Well as Schools
Will Participate.
POLICE Department
PLEDGES COOPERATION
Merchants Donate Cups and
Trophies-Dancing on Consti.
tuition Avenue.

Scores Of groups and organizations
throughout the District are enlisting
for active participation in the first an
nual Halloween parade and carnival
Saturday night
Many entries have been received at
headquarters for the celebration, the
Greater National Capital Committees
office in The Star Building, from civic,
fraternal and patriotic organizations, as
well as from private clubs and school
and college groups.
Plans are nearing completion for
brilliant lighting effects along the line
of march of the parade, from Seventh
to Fourteenth streets on Pennsylvania
avenue and for the scene of the COM
munity dance, between Fourteenth and
Seventeenth streets on Constitution
avenue. The parade starts at 1870
o'clock and the dance is expected to
get under way at 9.
Police Pledge Cooperation.
The cooperation of the Police De-
partment has been pledged in clearing
Pennsylvania avenue of parked auto
mobiles prior to the parade and in
handling traffic. Boy Scouts will assist
the marshals along the line Of march,
and the parade will be led by Gen.
Cups and other trophies have been
donated by merchants for the winning
floats and individual costumes In ad-
dition to the Washington entries, many
out-of-town floats, bands and march
ing groups have registered for the event.
The sponsors for the celebration. in
addition to the Greater National Capt.
tai Committee, include the Board of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Mer-
oh ay%d
and the Federation Of Citizens Associa-
tionS.
Many Entries Received.
Among entries received to date are:
Community Center Department, with
two non-commercial floats, a costumed
group of several hundred marchers and
two bands; George Washington Uni
versity. with six floats, and the G. w. u.
Glee Clubs; Congress Heights Citizens
Association, with float local costumed
group, and Troop Sc. Boy Scouts, and
large group of marchers; Benning
Parent Teacher Association, with float;
Columbia Heights Business Mems Asso-
citation, with float featuring the First
President and his cabinet; Association
of Oldest Inhabitants, with q float;
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, with float; Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association,
with float; Society of Natives, with
floats and coach, possibly stage coach,
bearing costumed District of Columbia
natives; Francis Scott Key Parent
Teacher Association, with q float;
Conduit Road Citizens Association,
with float; No. % Fire Engine COM
pany, with float; Logan-Thomas Circle
Citizens Association, with float:
Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown, with float and costumed
people; North Cleveland Park Citizens
Association, float; Clan MacLeman
Order of Scottish Clans, and Lady
MacLeman Lodge, Daughters of Scot
fish Clans, with float and costumed
group; Citizens Association of Takoma,
D. c. with decorated private vehicle;
Federation of Citizens Association, with
decorated private vehicle; Chillum
Heights Citizens Association, decorated
private vehicle; Barber 81 Ross, Inc.
with Midcity Association section),
commercial float; Hecht g. Co. with
Midcity Association, commercial float;
Park View Community Center, 200
marchers in local coStumed group;
Costello Post, American Legion, local
costumed group of Sc persons, with
Drum and Bugle Corps; Southeast Com
munity Center, Buchanan branch,
float, with IS children and adults, and
100 costumed marchers; Southeast
Citizens Association, and other South
east civic groups, float and marcners.