Evening star., 1933-10-31
CAPITAL TO GREET
HALLOWEEN WITH
MONSTER PARADE
Column of Floats, Bands and
Costumed Marchers to
Start at 7::45 PM.
CONSTITUTION AVENUE
TO BE SCENE OF CONCERT
Contest Will Be Held for All Mu-
sical Organizations in Line
of March.

A spirit Of carnival was in the air
today as Washington prepared a rousing
welcome for Halloween under bright
Autumnal skies.
Clear weather is expected to favor the
elaborate parade which gets under way
at 7:45 pm. to the tune of dozen
bands and the bedlam of hundreds Of
merrymakers.
Passes for the reviewing stands on
Constitution avenue have been sent to
the White House family, the Governors
of Maryland and Virginia and to Gov
ernment officials and members of the
diplomtic corps.
The column Of floats and bands and
costumed marchers will start from Four
and a Half street and Pennsylvania
avenue, proceeding down Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street, south on
Fifteenth street to Constitution avenue.
and thence west on the latter thorough
fare to the diSbandlng point on the
Ellipse.
Col Oehmann Is Marshal.
Col John w. Oehmann Of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard is
grand marshal of the parade, which Is
being sponsored by the Greater National
Capital Committee, Washington Board
of Trade. Edgar Morris is general chair
man of the Halloween Committee in
charge
After the parade Constitution avenue
will be roped of from Fifteenth street
to Seventeenth street for band con-
cert, and contest will be held for all
bands taking part in the celebration.
Plans for a street dance were abandoned
because of the congestion experienced
last year.
Among late entries is Ted Lewis,
acknowledgement orchestra leader, who
will direct Loew's Fox Band in the
musical contest.
The parade will be led by police
escort under command of Maj. Ernest
w Brown, superintendent of police.
Following in the first section will be
the grand marshal and his staff. the
District Commissioners. distinguished
guests the Halloween Committee and
the queen Of the festival. Mary Yates.
with the ladies of her court.
Citizens to Parade.
The next section will be led by Loew's
naarchers from Powell Junior High
school, Among organizations 10 be
represented in this section are the Con-
| Federation of Citizens Associations. the
Chillum Heights Citizens Association.
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs, the Hillcrest Citizens Associa-
ton, the Kiwanis Club and the Com
Inunity Center Department. Three full
blooded Indians. Red Tomahawk. Cow
boy Gee and Sam Bend, will ride horses
in this group.
Section three is to led by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. Band, followed by
costumed marchers from the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association, a
! float entered by the Mid-City Citizens
Association. another by the Civitan
Club. the Victory Post Drum and Bugle
/ Corps, and a float of the Optimists
Club.
The American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps will lead the next section
Organizations represented in; this sec
Powell Junior High School, Esperanto
Association. the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Band. the Protective Home Circle
ana IIe 1IueSoaie Farent-4e 4edc11erS
Association.
Red Men 10 Have Float.
| Section five will be led by the 121st
Engineer Band. Following will be floats
and marchers representing the North
east Boys Club. band and float en-
en eo the W maDT
costumed marchers
! The George Washington University
! Band will step out in front Of the sixth
| and final section, consisting of COM
, mercial floats entered by Hoffheiser Co.,
Metro Motors. Warfield Motors Co..
! Parkway Motors Co., Takoma Motors
| Co., Rosslyn Motors Co., Hill & Tib-
bets Co., Triangle Motors Co., North
east Motors Co., Nolan Motors Co.,
Logan Motors Co., Stewart Motors Co.,
Northwest Motors Co.. Anacostia Motors
Co., Turner Motors Co., Capitol Motors
Co., Handley Motor Co., Woodward &
Lothrop, Palais Royal, Inc; National
Electrical Supply Co., Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc; Independent Oil Co.;
Lansburgh g. Bro. S. Kann e. Sons,
Hecht Co., Capital Transit Co., L. A.
| McCree, Independent Laundries, Inc. :;
Smiths Transfer & Storage Co., N. B.
Frazier float and Standard Brands.
Police Detail Completed.
Police arrangements for the parade
were completed yesterday with the ap-
| pointment of a special detail of 285
| officers to handle the crowds and traf-
fic. Inspector l.. I. H. Edwards will
have general supervision of police as
sisted by Inspectors B. A. Lamb. w. G.
Stott, j. F. Beckett and T. r. Bean
No parking will be permitted after 6
pm. on the following streets: Both sides
of Pennsylvania avenue from Third to
Fifteenth streets; both sides of Fiji
teenth street from Pennsylvania avenue
| to Constitution avenue, both sides of
| Constitution avenue from Pennsylvania
avenue to Second street, both sides of G
street from Second street to John Mar
shall place. both sides of Indiana ave-
nue. from First street to John Marshall
place. both sides of second street from
c. to E streets, both sides Of Third
street from Pennsylvania avenue to E
street, both sides of John Marshall place
from Pennsylvania avenue to Indiana
/ avenue,