Evening star., 1945-10-31
Youngsters 10 Enjoy
Halloween Tonight
In Series OF Parties.

1OuIlBbVtTS dtl over Iile washing
ton area will cavort tonight in a
series of community. Halloween fes-
tivities which police sincerely hope
will reduce vandalism to a mini
mum.
Parades, parties, dances and
beauty contest have been planned
for youngsters Of all ages, and even
for grownups, in order to keep their
minds off trash cans and gateposts.
Police have special orders to be tact
full but firm in discouraging "wilful
damage to property or annoyance to
citizens"
Some windows will be soaped,
doorbells will be rung and an odd
garbage container will wind UP on
some strangers front porch. But
generally there is abundant incen-
tive for boys and girls to have a
gay time tonight well within the
precincts of law and order.
Many youngsters here and In
nearby areas were active last night
-"beggar's night" to pranksters. A
ring of the doorbell is followed by
the warning of trick or treat" The
idea is that they must be given some
kind of edible treat, else they will
return tonight for devilment.
Neighborhood Parades.
There will be no central Ha1iow-
cen celebration, no downtown parade
such as was held before the war.
But there will be a series of neigh
hood parades and parties. =
The biggest party will be held at
Gordon Junior High School, under
auspices of the District Recreation
Department. Five young ladies.
representing their Fairgrounds, will
participate in a beauty contest on
the stage of the school auditorium
around pm. The winner will be
crowned by Ingrid Beeken, winner
OF last years contest.
The celebration will open with a
parade from Twenty-eighth street
and Olive avenue NV. to p street,
then to Thirty-f1fth street and along
this street as far as the school.
Represented in the procession will
be units from the Georgetown Set
tlement House, the Girls Club and
Boys Club of Washington and the
Montrose, Stoddert, Georgetown and
Gallinger Fairgrounds.
1,500 to Attend Party.
About 1900 children are expected
to attend the party in the school,
where costumes will be judged, re-
freshments served and a Punch and
Judy show and cartoon movies
given. Youngsters may bring their
parents with them.
In another section of the city,
'teen-agers are invited to the dance
at the Lafayette School tonight.
The party will be sponsored by the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association,
the Chevy Chase Businessmen's As
sociation and parent-teacher groups
from the Lafayette School, Wood
row Wilson High School and Alice
Deal Junior High School.
A dance for all ages will be held
at the Palisades Playground, Dana
street and Sherrier place NV, from
8 to II pm. And at Coolidge High
School, Fifth and Van Buren streets
NV, dancing. a costume contest
and movies should occupy neigh
borhood young people from 7 to II
pm.
Costume Parade.
A costume parade for children
from 8 to II will be held at the Taft
Recreation Center, Eighteenth and
Perry streets NV, from 4 to 6 pm.
Prizes will be awarded for the best
costumes and also for the best dec
GRATED baby carriage. Afterwards
there will be dance from 8 to II
pm. This celebration will be spon-
sored by the Gateway Athletic Club,
and the Gateway, Burroughs and
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AS
sociations.
At most other Fairgrounds, af-
ternoon Halloween parties have
been planned.
For servicemen, the American
Red Cross has planned parties and
games in all military hospitals in
this area. A dance for colored serv-
icemen will be held at the Banne-