Evening star., 1947-10-31
Children 10 Join
Gob|ins Tonight
For Halloween
Police AIerted for
Pronks; Parties to
Divert Youngsters

There vas curtain raiser to th'
annual festival last night. 1t wa
beggar's night, when children sough
cookies, apples Or other edibles will
the orninous greeting, Trick O.
treat But the absence of COLLINS
who don't come out until tonight
the vigil of Hallowmas or All Saints
Day, deprived the "beggars' of somt
of their eagerness.
Some pranksters jumped the gur
last night, sending the Fire Depart
ment to answer 20 false alarms
Other before-time activities in
cluded .splashing of paint on laWr
furniture, overturning garbage cans
one was thrown in the path of g
bus - tearing down traffic signs
barricading streetcar tracks ano
breaking windows in a school build
ing.
Parking Meters Removed.
In Falls Church, Va, just to be
on the safe side, municipal en-
plove spent half a day taking down
the city's Sc parking meters to pre-.
vent damage to. them. They will
be put up again after the gobllns
are gone.
Police supt. Robert J. Barrett
alive to the added difficulties ol
having Halloween fall on Friday
night, last week alerted his force
Innocent pranks are all right, he
said. but he ordered police to pre-
vent vandalism.
The National Bureau of Standards
has come to the aid of those per-
sons who are going to be ia ed to-
morrow morning, with the JOB o!
cleaning the marks on their WIN
dows and cars made by soap, wax
crayons and candles.
Solvents Prescribed.
The bureau said soap marks car
be taken off easily with hot water
and a stiff brush. The other marks
generally require the use OF such
solvents as gasoline, kerosene, tur-
pentine or mineral spirits, taking
care to keep such solvents away
from flames and to avoid breathing
the VaporS.
If you want to fool the pranksters
coat the window with light film
of vasoline or lubricating oil, the
bureau suggests. But then tomorrow
YOU will have to wash off the vase
line or oil instead of the markings.
The Keystone Automobile Club
with the irritations of motorists lr
mind. has urged parents ano
teachers to instruct children not to
mark up automobiles. The club sale
the finish of many expensive cars
has been virtually ruined on past
Halloweens.
IT said also the Halloween break
Inc of milk bottles costs the motor
inc public thousands of dollars in
cut tires.
I Boys Club Gives Party.
Police Boys Club No. 10, Fifteenth
and Harvard streets NV, last night
gave a party which jammed scores
of costumed youngsters into its
gymnasium.
Mai. Barrett said he would visit
other clubs of the organization to-
night. Club No. 2, 1920 U street
NV; No. 4, 472 I street S.W.; No
5, Fifth and N streets Sc; No. IL
Fairlawn. Anacostia, and No. II
Lincoln road and Randolph place
NE. have parties scheduled for
o'clock tonight.
Georgetown's annual celebration
will begin at $50 pm. today with E
costume parade from Gordon Junior
High School. Thirty-fifth and I
streets NV. to the Georgetown
Boys Club via M street. The club
band will lead the procession.
Coronation Is Planned.
Candidates for king and queen OF
the festival from the Boys Club
the Girls Club and neighborhooo
Fairgrounds will ride on floats. The
king and queen will be crowned at
a costume dance at Gordon School
at 8 pm
The Boys Club of Washington
Eastern Branch, Seventeenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue Sc,
scheduled it's ninth annual Hal
loween party to begin at $50 pm.
and expected large part of its
1900 members to attend. A cos
tuned parade will open the party
and other entertainment will in
clude movies, games, stage show
and refreshments. Senior members
will crown Miss Red Feather" in
honor of volunteer workers in the
coming Community Chest campaign.
Trinidad Boys Push Drive.
Trinidad Boys Club members,
starting last night, are doing some
Halloween dooorbell ringing, in an
effort to bring their $4,000 fund
raising campaign to successful
end. So far the drive has reached
the half way mark. .,..-
Tonight there will be a party at
Sherwood Playground, Tenth and
G streets NE, sponsored by the
club and the Recreation Department.
here will be costume contest.
The Recreation Department is
sponsoring rs halloween parties
throughout the city in collaboration
with community organizations and
clubs. Parties will start this morn
ing for pre-school youngsters. extend
through the afternoon and into the
evening when adults will share the
festivities.
-WCA Entertainment Planned.
,EWCA girls will entertain Is chill
dren from st. Johns Orphanage at
s o'clock tonight in the YWCA
Strong Residence, Seventeenth and
K streets NV.
The Stoddert School, Calvert and
Fortieth streets NV, was to have
a party at 9:45 am. today for pre-
school children, to be followed at
pm. by party for school children.
Ducking for apples, prizes for Gus
tunes and bubble gum blowing
contest were planned.
The second annual formal Hal
loween dance will be held at the
Industrial Home School, 2453 Wis.
consin avenue NV, at 7:30 o'clock
tonight 1t is sponsored by the
Young Peoples Group of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, with
John Davis as leader.
Not all the Halloween parties will
be for children. Marines and for