Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

something serious will happen to this intel
lectual organ"
THIS trip might easily have been repeated
with the same results 10 or Is years later
for the roads around Washington had under
gone but little improvements during the mean
time.
Incidentally, friends who are getting
up the forthcoming Halloween celebration for
the District of Columbia could obtain such
bus as Mrs. Middleton rode in go years ago
they would surely feel themselves fortunate
and would no doubt have great time.
Indeed, these good people are working hard
to make this event, set for next Saturday
night. success in every way. If you do not
already know, this celebration is being spon-
sored by the major civic and business bodies
of the city and plans are being worked out by
a committee which includes William A. Rob-
erts as general chairman and Curtis A. Hodges
as general secretary and the following sub
chairmen: Arrangements, j. L. Gammell;
Parade, w. I. Swanson; Local Organizations,
L. S. Trundle Lights and Decorations, E. c.
Graham; Prizes, A. K. Shipe; Music A. G.
Case; Costume Planning, Mrs. E. K. Peoples:
Parent-Teacher Organizations. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter Children's Activities Mrs. E. c. Rittue.
The Federation of Citizens Associations is
represented on the committee by its president,
DR.. George G. Havenner, and William A Rob-
erts the Board of Trade by A. C. Case and +.
II. oHlpe, the CndIlDeT CI COHlItteTCt NY Eu-
ward Goring Bliss and william C. Miller and
the Merchants and Manufacturers Association
by William E. Russell and Dewey Zirkin
E. c. Graham, in addition to his other duties,
will have charge of the lighting arrangements
along Constitution avenue and he will be
sisted by A. E F. Horne and G. A. Ford of the
Electric League. Miss Bess Davis Schreiner Is
taking care of the publicity end for the celebra
ton, and if it is not great success we will
have to blame it on the weather man.
The evenings festivities will start with a col
orful and gay parade on Pennsylvania avenue
and will end with dance and carnival on Con-
Stitution avenue between Fourteenth and
Seventeenth streets. There will be bands of
music and prizes galore. and if the young folks
attend maybe some day when they grow old
and get in a reminiscent mood, they may have
the pleasure of telling their grandchildren all
about WaShingtonS big Halloween celebration
on the new Constitution avenue beneath which
once flowed old Tiber Greek.
The boosters say that it is hoped to renew
this event every year until it becomes identi-
fed with Washington the Mardi Gras is to
New Orleans or the Roundup is to PendletOn
OF course, this reminds the writer of the
- outstanding event of this nature of a
strictly local character, of which he has knowl-
edge. 1t was the great celebration of February
20 and 81, 1871, known as the Avenue Carnival,
held Immediately after the repaving of the
Avenue from the Treasury to the Capitol with
wooden blocks This occurred in the closing
days of the administration of Mayor Matthew
G. Emery, who was succeeded February % by
Henry D. Cooke, who took Office as washing
tons first Governor
Up to this time Pennsylvania avenue had
been a veritable mud hole being made espc-
cially so from the way it was cut up by the
passing over it Of Army wagons and other Army
equipment during the Civil War Although this
pavement, rs many know, did not prove sue
cessful, yet at the time it looked beautiful and