Evening star., 1940-10-30
Communities
To Offer Varied
Halloween Fun
Tomorrow Nights
Celebrations Include
Purudes, Doncing

Everything from movies and dane
ing to anti-aircraft demonstrations
have been lined up by the citys
communities to amuse their resi-
dents and keep them out of trouble
tomorrow night.
Assisted by area directors of the
Community Center and Fairgrounds
Department of the District. groups
in each neighborhood have planned
a Halloween celebration in place Of
the one big downtown parade Of
other years.
The Palisades area will have FAM
lily entertainment until late in the
evening, starting with a children's
party at pm, parade at Sherrier
place and Conduit road at $50 pm.
and a family weenie roast at $50
pm. Costumes will be judged and
a queen crowned at 7:30 pm, and
there will be dancing from 9 to
II pm.
Sponsored by the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association, Western movies
and comedies will be shown at the
Woodrow Wilson High School and
the E. V. Brown School.
Fun for Georgetown Youngsters.
Georgetown youngsters under 16
years will be entertained at the
Gordon Junior High at pm. A
costume dance for older boys and
girls will be given at the George
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the Georgetown Children's Home
and the Georgetown Lions Club are
cooperating on the parties.
At the new Calvin Coolidge High
School and Citizens Associations of
Manor and Takoma Parks are spon-
soring costume parade contest at
$50 pm, movies from 7:30 to 9
pm. and dance from 10 pm. to
midnight.
Battery D of the National Guard
will give an anti-aircraft demon
stration at 9 pm. at the Takoma
Park Recreation Center, followed by
a bonfire.
A costume parade at pm. from
| Georgia avenue and Buchanan
street to Park road will be followed
by dancing at the Roosevelt Armory.
The North Washington Halloween
Committee is in charge of arrange
ments.
Powell Junior High will be the
stage Of a Halloween parade at
pm.
Southwest Plans Entertainment.
Southwest area celebrations will
begin with children's parties at 4
pm. at the Hoover playground, 4:30
pm. at Jefferson Junior High and
pm. at Thomson School A party
for older boys and girls at the
Thomson from $50 to pm. will
be given in cooperation with
Neighborhood House and Juanita
K. Nye Council House
The lexington celebration will
begin with a children's party at
the Mcmillan and New York ave-
nue. Fairgrounds at 4 pm, movies
of the Washington Redskins at the
Langley Junior High School at $50
pm, followed by costume judging.
Dancing in the Langley girls gym
will climax the celebration, begin
ming at 8:15 pm.
Taft Junior High will be the scene
Of children's costume parade at
pm. and a costume ball at 7:30
pm, both sponsored by the Brook
land-Woodridge Business Associa-
ton, Burroughs Citizens Associa-
ton and Rhode Island Citizens AS
Sociation.
Parties for Pre- e-School Children.
Parties fer pre-school children will
be given on all Northeast Washing
ton Fairgrounds at 2:30 pm. Co.'S
tune dances will take place at both
Eastern High School and KeniI-
worth Recreation Center from $50
to II pm.
Movies from 7 to 10 pm. at the
Anacostia Junior High School will
be shown for residents of the South
east area.
There also will be a Halloween
party at Francis Junior High School
from 7 to 10 pm.
A Halloween production. rip Van
Wrinkle" will be staged by the Wash
ington Players, assisted by the
Vagabonds of Baltimore, Friday
night at $3.50 and Saturday after
noon at 2:30 at Central High School.
Children to Hold Election"
Children of the Virginia Avenue
Playground today will elect King
and Queen Pumpkin" to preside at
their Halloween festivities tomor-
row.
The voting was scheduled at $3.50
pm, with each child required TO
contribute one apple before casting
his ballot. The king and queen will
be crowned at am. tomorrow by
Art Brown, VOL announcer. The
festivities are to begin at pm
tomorrow at the playground.
The Brookland-Wood Busi-
ness Association, Rhode Island Ave-
nue. Citizens Association and Bur-
roughS Citizens Association will
band together tomorrow to give the
children of their neighborhoods a
Halloween celebration.
Children between the ages of 8
and II will stage costume parade
from $3.50 pm. to $50 pm, in front
of the Taft Junior High School.
; Prizes will be given for the best cos
tunes.
At night, the older children will
be guests at a parade and party in
front of the school, If it rains the
party will be held in the school
auditorium.