Evening star., 1935-10-31
CAPITAL TO HOLD
RAUCOUS REVELRY
Halloween Festivities to
Center in Downtown Area
With Parade.

Undaunted by the specter Of witches,
goblins, gnomes, demons and devils,
the Capital apparently is prepared
to greet Halloween with the proper
spirit-raucous levity.
Officially, festivities will be centered
in the downtown area and begin at
7:30 pm, but unofficially, the touch
off" may occur anywhere at any time
after dark.
Constitution avenue will be a parade
ground for so floats, Is bands and
hundreds of costumed marchers, who
will participate in an organized pro-
cession from Sixth to Seventeenth
street.
While her subjects" play fools and
testers the queen Of the celebration,
Miss Jeanette Williams, will be
crowned at an elaborate coronation
and afterward will witness the fun
making with her retinue from a re-
viewing stand.
viii Lead Procession.
Before taking her place among the
ladies of her court, however, Miss Hal
loween will lead the parade with a
formidable police and military escort.
The line Of march, scheduled to
form at various points along PennsyI-
vania avenue, will be in seven sections,
each headed by marshal.
Announcers will describe the parade
over loudspeakers. Prizes will ne
awarded the best floats, bands and
marching groups.
Before noon there was some doubt
as to just what the weather would pe.
The forecast is for rain late tonight or
tomorrow, but there is slight chance,
the Weather Bureau said, of the rain
arriving earlier than expected.
A slight rainfall will have no ef-
feet on the procession, but in case Of
a downpour or a prolonged rain, the
parade will be held "the next clear
night" Greater National Capital Com
mittee officials, sponsoring the event,
decided yesterday.
Unable to restrain themselves,
groups in some parts of the city
Jumped the gun" last night and cele-
brated ahead Of time. Others planned
to join in the general revelry tonight
and then follow up with private parties
tomorrow.
Taffy Pull at Center.
An old-fashioned taffy pull will be
held at the Thomson Community Gen.
ter, Twelfth and L streets, this eve
ming under supervision Of Mrs. D. e.
Middleton. Guests will include a
hundred or more boys who will take
part in the parade with the Thomson
Boys Club delegation.
G. p. o. Lodge, No. 189, is sched-
uled to cavort in Harding Hall at the
Government Printing Office. Hill billy
music and entertainment feature the
program.
Northeast Washington held its cele-
bration and parade last night, with
$500 marchers, 5 bands, 2 orchestras
and a number Of civic and patriotic
groups and commercial houses taking
part.
Frank M. Mclaughlin Of the Brook
and-Woodridge Business Association,
sponsor, estimated 10000 persons w.t.
messed the parade, which followed
Rhode Island avenue from the District
line to Twelfth and Newton streets.
Although their major and superin-
tendent was slated to join in the Con-
stitution avenue procession, police
were ready to deal with overzealous
youngsters who resort to indiscrim-
mate ringing of doorbells, destruction
of property, flour throwing and nalk-
ing with chalk or paint. Reprimands
and possible arrests will be the penalty
for these infractions of the Halloween
code.