Evening star., 1938-11-01
Prize Winners
InHaI|oween
Parade Listed
Thousands Watch
$500 Murchers in
Moonlight Review


Moonlight Review
Prize winners in the Halloween
parade-pageant last night were an
nounced today after a meeting of
the 81 judges.
Awards will be made in the near
future. probably at the District
Building, according to Curtis Hodges
general director of the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade.
Secondary prizes, or consolation
awards, will be presented to all rec
ognized participants in classes other
than the commercial and civic. The
organizations listed below, in the
order of their adjudged merit, will
receive silver cups.
Commercial floats: Gunther Brew
ing Co, The Evening Star News
paper Co.
Civic floats: Community Center
Department of the District of Co.
lumbia public schools, Department
of Fairgrounds and the National
Capital Parks.
Costumed group marchers: Pail
sades Playground, Opportunity
House.
Decorated private vehicles: Early
p;rde. prooLfoct C1,,h IIpivorcifv of
Maryland.
Individual costumed marchers:
Saul Radin, H. o. Campbell.
Bands: Washington Gas Light
Co., Knights of Columbus.
In all, 13 cups and some 40-odd
Honorable mention" awards are to
be made.
Throngs Watch.
Constitution avenue was janlmed
with throngs who came from all
over the city and nearby communi-
ties to witness the annual parade
and festival last night.
With more than $500 marchers in
the 3-hour parade, the spectators
were kept busy watching a constant
stream of military and costume
Spectacles pass in review and sup
porting the claim, "unequaled in
the history of the city's annual
celebration of the coming of the
supernatural"
In the eight units was q constant
procession Of dwarfs, gnomes, pixies
and witches playing down the
broad expanse OF the avenue. Some
ran, some dallied and others scamp
cred along in and out of the many
floats, brilliant with rainbow colors.
Some Children Get Lost.
Shortly after the King and Queen
of the festival took their places in
the central court, the procession
passed IN review to the plaudits of
the crowds on hand to join in the
merriment. Though pierced with
a spirit of gaiety, there were several
sober notes which gave the police
and National Guard attendants
trying moments. In the mass Of
people who milled about seeking
places to view the parade, a number
of costumed children became lost.
The attendants turned nursemaids
until the youngsters could be re-
united with their friends or fam
flies. However, it was reported
from the downtown area that not
an emergency call had to be put
through to the hospitals.
Queen Nadine Petrey and King
j. Edmund Veitch in their regal
robes sat high on a heavenly throne
to watch their subjects" pass in
review. With a border of blue sky
shot with sparkling stars and a
large full moon orange in it's radiant
setting, the royal court sat through
q cool autumn evening viewing the
show sponsored by the Washington
Board of Trade.
Probably the outstanding part of
the parade was that presented by
Washington merchants who had
huge inflated magnificent mon
strosities" in the forms of fairy
tale characters, grotesque and just
plain dragons-all to the delight of
the thousands of children who were
brought downtown to witness the
parade. Following the parade many
persons remarked that the parade
not only amused youngsters, but it
kept them out of mischief on a
night when anything goes.
Following the parade, a ball in
honor of the king and queen and
the court attendants was held at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Children's Show Success.
The show staged last night by the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association
for children of the community in an
effort to discourage vandalism was
described as huge success today
by Don Carpenter, acting president
of the organization.
Nearly 1000 children attended the
shows at the E. v. Brown School and
Woodrow Wilson High School, where
they were treated to two feature
films and three short comedies. In
addition the F. B. I. movie, you
Can't Get Away With It," was pre-
sented.
AS added attraction, L. r. Pen
nington. administrative assistant to
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation;
Arch Mcdonald, local sports an
nouncer, and John Mealy, whistler,
provided entertainment. Mrs. Mary
Roberts Klaphaak was chairman of
the Entertainment Committee in
charge of arrangements.