Evening star., 1932-11-01
CROWD Of 100000
ATTENDS CAPITALS
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Heavy Rain Finally Disperses
Persistent Merrymakers
at Midnight.
THRONG MOST ORDERLY,
BUT BIGGEST ON RECORD
Few Minor Casualties Reported.
Prizes to Be Awarded at
SPIN. November 8.

Washington awoke today to the morn
ing after Halloween with compare
lively light heaGache as heavy down.
pour washed away traces of a parade,
community dance and general cslebra-
ton which drew at least 100000 merry
makers to the downtown section.
The crowds. in the opinion of veteran
police officials were the largest and
most orderly on record. lining PennSyl-
yania avenue while tfe Bicentennial
Halloween parade went by, and ccngre-
eating on Constitution avenue between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets for
dancing
A few minor casualties were reported
but arrests for drunkness fell under the
usual figure, and enough police were
on hand TO keep yehicular and pedes-
trian traffic on the move, despite huge
throngS on midtown F street and in
the vicinity CT tie scheduled ce,ebra-
ton.
Rain Routs Celebrants.
The drizz,e which began about 10
p m, developed into a chilly doUnpour
at midnight, dispensing groups of cele-
brants. who remained abroad after the
less hilarious had returned to their
homes. This was something of relief
10 the $50 extra policemen. who re-
inforced those on regular duty in the
downtown precincts.
Hundreds of ceebrants remained
downtown for a special midnight
motion picture performance. and at a
late hour restaurants and hotels were
crowded with costumad merrynakers
Employees of the Street Cleaning
Department were out early today, clear
1Dn lNn nny1fh fhtt ND lnt1 1rir
the assistance of heavy rains
Skylarkers were abroad in outlying
parts OF the city last night. keeping
the police radio patrol cars or the
jump answering three times the usual
number of trouble" complaints.
Ghosts, goblins and witches rang
doorbells, soaped the windows of auto
mobiles. stores and residences and
threw huge amount of confetti On
Wisconsin aveune motorists were
drenched with a garden hose in the
hands Of youthful celebrants. and on
North Capitol street traffic was tied
up while police rescued large wooden
hobbg-horse from benea the wheels
CT street car.
College Boys Dispersed.
In downtown Washington. ezhuberant
college boys formed lock-step chains
with hands on shoulders. only to be dis
perssd time and again by police.
The parade on Pennsylvania avenue
to Seventeenth street and Constitution
avenue, the second annual Halloween
observance of this kind contained "A
floats. 70 automobiles. 10 animals, 10
bands. more than 800 marchers and
some 700 mounted entrants
The commercial floats and several of
those entered by citizens associations
were the most bizarre and elaborate
ever seen here. The climax CT the
parade came when the procession moved
past the reviewing stand, where judges
who will award 80 prizes and trophies
made their selections. as clowns and
Indians. witches and goblins. and
George and Martha Washingtons wed
for attention.
The awards will be presented at a
public meeting scheduled for 5 pm.
November in the board room of the
District Building The celebration was
arranged by the District Bicentennial
Commission and the Greater National
Capital Committee. in cooperation with
the Federation of Citizens Associations
and other civic and patriotic groups
Floats which attracted particular at
tention we're the entry of the Burroughs
Citizens Association. depicting the
missing cupola" of the Taft School.
which civic groups are trying t. save
from the economy program of school
building
Other Notable Floats
Other notable floats were those of the
Conduit Read Citizens Association.
showing witch by the freside of a
haunted house; the haunted house" of
the Forest Hills Association and several
elaborate affairs entered by commercial
concerns.
The parade was led by Maj Gen.
Anton Stephen, grand marshal, fol-
lowed by sponsors Of the celebration
and distinguished guests. NeX. came
the l2ist Engineers District of Colum-
bia National Guard. and group of
Indians and cowboys. This comprised
section one.
The next section was made up of cis-
izens' and parent nt-teacher association
floats, led by the Elks' Boys Band. with
the American Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps following.
The third section included more cit
liens association entries, with the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars Overseas Band.
The large. relocated Fox Theater
Band escorted floats and marching
groups of the fourth section. followed
by the George Washington University
Band in its spectacular blue uniforms
The Drum and Bugle Corps of the
Vincent Costello Post of the American
Legion led the fifth section. comprising
marchers and delegations from civic
clubs The final section was made up
OF floats entered by business houses.
After the parade thousands of spec
tators crowded into the area on Con-
stitution avenue between Fourteenth
and Seventeenth streets set aside for
dancing. Streamer and spotlights play
cd over the throng as Leon Brusilofi's S
Orchestra struck up dance tune,
which was relayed through an amplify-
ing system.
Police had difficulty clearing enough
space for dancing as thousands of cele-
brants crowded into Constitution avenue
and began to mill about the bandstand.
The dance was scheduled to last until
midnight. but rain dispersed the crowd
before this hour.
Two Spectators Hurt.
Two parade spectators were injured
when they fell from the ballustraae at
the District Building. Miss Georgia
Long, II, of 523 F street northeast,
student at Business High School, and
Corbin Thompson, l8, Of 1874 Potomac
avenue northeast lost their balance ana
fell to the sidewalk Both were taken
to Emergency Hospital where Miss Long
was treated for bruises about the head
and Thompson for injuries to his feet
Both we're discharged after treatment
Ten-year-old Katherine Summers OF
718 F street southwest is under treat
ment at Casualty Hospital for burns
suffered when her dress caught fire as
she was lighting a candle in a jack-o-
lantern. Her condition was not re-
garded as serious.