Evening star., 1936-11-03
ROBOT IS winner
| OF PARADE Prize
James Courembis Declared
Halloween Victor by
Close Margin.

A robot clad In silver -colored boxes
cleverly hinged at the joints took first
prize for individual marchers In ths
Halloween parade, but. In the opinion
Of the judges, he had to step TO keep
ahead Of the miniature George Wash.
ington who won second prize.
The robot was James Courembis,
who won the Occidental Restaurant
Trophy. Second place in this class
went to Harry Caputo. jr. 2h years
old, who represented Gen. Washing
ton in Saturday nights parade.
The grand prize was awarded to
the Cinderella Ball and Coach" noat,
entered by the western division OF
the Playground Department.
Win Trip to New York.
The two persons most active in pro.
ducing this float will have an all.
expense trip TO New York by way Of
Eastern Airlines. They will receive
accommodations at the Hotel Taft
in New York and tickets for one Of
Maj. Bowes' amateur hours.
Prizes will be awarded at 2:3o pm.
Friday by Commissioner Melvin Hazen
in the board room of the District
Building.
First place in the civic or nom
commercial floats division went to the
witches Dream" float, entered by
the Community Center Department OF
the public schools.
Second place in this class was
awarded to float entered by The Star,
depicting the plight Of voteless citizens
OF the District. The hoat showed o
barred and locked balloting booth and
tax collectors ofhce open for busi-
ness.
Other Winners.
Other winners were announced as
follows:
Commercial foats-First, Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Co., The Star Trophy:
second, Lansburgh's Sea Food Co., Pal.
ace Laundry Trophy; third, Gunther
Brewing Co., Milton Kronheim Co.
Trophy; fourth, Ross Jewelry Co.,
honorable mention; fifth, National
Electrical Supply Co., honorable men,
ton.
Civic or non-commerciai floats
First. Community Center Department,
Hotel Association Trophy; second, The
Evening Star, Boyd Business Upiver-
sity Trophy; third, Department Of
Fairgrounds 'Minstrels," secondary
prize; fourth. Police Boys Club, sec.
ondary prize; fifth, District of Colum-
nla National Guard. honorable men.
ton.
Group marchers-First, Fairgrounds
Department, "Cinderella's Ball and
Coach" by Western division, Wash.
ington Times Trophy: second, South.
east Community Center, United States
Storage Co. Trophy; third, Burroughs
Fairgrounds, secondary prize: fourth,
RoSedale Playground, secondary prize;
NTH, Kenilworth Recreation Center.
secondary prize; sixth. Georgetown
Playground, honorable mention.
Decorated private vehicle-First,
Friendship House, Grifith Consumers
Trophy; second, Grant School, sec.
ondary prize; third, Georgetown Play.
ground, secondary prize: fourth, Twin
Oak Playground, honorable mention.
Individual marchers-First, James
Courembis, Occidental Restaurant
Trophy: second, Harry Caputo, jr,
secondary prize; third, Mrs. w. p.
Kiley, secondary prize; fourth, Kent
Rath, secondary prize; fifth, James
zimmerman, secondary prize; sixth,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Lacey, secondary
prize.
Bands-FirSt. Chestnut Farms.
Chevy Chase Dairy Band, GUIDE Bros.
Trophy: second. Elks' Boys Band,
Thompson's Dairy Trophy: third. D. C.
Fire Department Band, secondary
prize; fourth. Washington Gas Light
Employees Band. honorable mention:
fifth, Police Boys Band. honorable
mention,