Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11
Parade of Costumed March
ers and IIIumined Floats
and Dancing Features.
CONSTITUTION AVENUE
TO HAVE FIRST GLORY
Prizes and Applying Planned,
With Public Invited-Civic
Bodies Active.

city celebration rivaling the Num-
mers' Parade in Philadelphia, the
Tournament OF Roses of Pasadena, and
the New Orleans Mardi Gras, Is hoped
for by Washington civic leaders as they
plan its first civic Halloween celebration
for Saturday, October 81. The celebra-
ton will take the form Of a parade of
costumed marcherS and illuminated
floats and dancing on Constitution
avenue, which will be roped off illum-
mated and decorated for the occasion.
According to William A. Roberts. rep
resenting the Federation of Citizens
Associations on the committee in charge
OF the celebration, the parade will start
In the neighborhood of Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue and go down
Pennsylvania avenue to Fourteenth
street, south on Fourteenth street to
Constitution avenue, and west on Con-
stitution past the reviewing stand, where
judges will decide the winners of num-
erous prizes for the best floats, marchers
in costume, and the like.
First on New Avenue.
This will be, incidentally, the first
parade to use the newly paved Con-
stitution avenue, and the smooth sur
race OF the new avenue will aid the
dancing which will follow Continuing
ms description, Mr.. Roberts said:
Many OF the floats will be illuminated
and some will bear persons in costume
IMPLYING historical occasions identified
with the Autumn season. Following
the heats will come groups of costumed
marchers entered by local associations.
Groups from out of town also will be
seen In costume and entries are being
received from many persons who will
compete with private vehicles attrac-
lively decorated for the occasion
one OF the largest groups in the
parade will be persons in costumes
competing as individuals. This group
Will be divided according 70 the type Of
costume. There will be clowns witches,
numerous festive DISCUSSES which have
come to be associated with Halloween.
Extensive Applying System.
AS the parade enters Constitution
avenue the competing units will be
identifled over one of the most extern
sive simplifying systems yet seen in
washington and, interspersed with
numerous bands, will pass beneath
strings of coIored lights which will fes-
toon the broad boulevard for the entire
distance between Fourteenth and Sew
enteenth streets. Under the chairman
ship Of Mr.. E. C.. Graham, for years
leader Of the electrical world Of
Washington, committee is arranging
for the installation of great strings Of
colored lights and a myriad of powerful
doodlights which should make the
avenue a fairyland.
Everybody except very small chill
dren is invited to the celebration. Par
ticipation will generally be through the
local citizens associations. parent
teacher associations and various socie-
ties. although it is fully expected that
individual private groups who have
planned costume parties for later In
the evening first will attend the city
wide celebration. Inquire of your local
citizens association for information,
and If you have gathered an organized
group to contest for prizes or desire
to contest as an individual send your
entry to the headquarters of the COM
mittee, 204 Evening Star Building"