Evening star., 1951-10-28
Parties, Games
To Fete Children
On Halloween

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Parents, Civic Groups
Hope to Keep Youths
Out of Mischief
Parents and civic workers are
in the last stages Of frantic prep
aration for the annual Halloween
invasion Wednesday Of toddlers
and teen-ageTs disguised as
gnomes and goblins.
With the customary show Of
nervous optimism seen this time
every year. adults throughout the
area have arranged scores Of
parties. parades and fairs to keep
the little ones more or less gain.
fully preoccupied.
The tip-of to their real con-
cern. however, lies, in a rather
desperate suggestion circulated in
printed form by group of WASH
ington school teachers.
The hint is labeled Some Ac-
ceptable Tricks" for parents to
suggest their offspring use.
Pile Leaves on Walk.
Included are "Pile leaves on
walk" knock on door and then
hide" Tape homemade Hallow-
cen faces to windows" Leave
Halloween favors at door or in
mailbox."
The well-intentioned teachers
say nothing about the chances
that doors. windows or mailboxes
may not remain up long enough
to have things stuck on or put in.
While authorities are still di-
vided on the question of which Of
any five nights before or after
Halloween is trick or treat night"
many hint that useful items like
used clothing for the needy or
pennies for charity be substituted
for the usual conglomeration Of
goodies.
One enterprising parent has
even suggested concrete cookies
to discourage the whole trick
or-treat procedure.
Organized Functions Listed.
Here are some Of the organized
functions already scheduled. all
on Wednesday except where 9TH
erwise noted: -
Recreation Department costume
parties. parades or dances, Tues
day and Wednesday at recreation
Icenters all over Washington.
A county fair benefiting Chill.
|oren's Hospital, at 8 pm. Tuesday
IN the Silver Spring Armory.
More than 5000 children are
expected to attend a series of
Black Cat" parties at 8 pm. be-
ginning at the Silver Spring Inter-
mediate and Montgomery Hills
Junior High Schools.
The Glenyiew Citizens Associa.
tion Of Silver Spring party at 7
pm. Tuesday in the Georgia ave-
Inue-Elyers Mill road Methodist
Church yard.
kensington Chamber of Com.
merce party. 7:45 pm. with parade
forming at the shopping center on
Lincoln avenue.
Wheaton Chamber Of Com
merce party at 2 pm. on the
Safeway parking lot.
Takoma Park Chamber of Com
merce and the Lions Club street
party and dance at Z pm. on
Laurel avenue north Of the District
Eline.
Lions Club Festival.
Fairfax Lions Club festival at
1880 pm. at Fairfax High School.
Matthew Maury Parent-Teach-
er and Civic Associations and the
Arlington County Recreation De-
partment festival at Z pm. at
the school.
Clarendon Business Association
party and street dance at Z pm.
on Wilson boulevard between
clarendon Circle and North High
Hand street.
Centerville School Parent-
Teacher Association party at T:3O
pm. at the school.
Corpl. Israel Kleinman Post
SGT. Jewish War Veterans of Alex
andria costume ball at 9 am. to-
morrow in the Heurich Hospital
Iity Hall, Twenty-sixth and D
streets NV.
Bethesda Community Service
Council festival at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High. Leland Junior
High and the Civitan Playground.
South Arlington Lions Club
dance at Z pm. at the Westmont
Shopping Center, Columbia Pike
and Glebe road.
Dunbar Homes Recreation Com
mittee dance at Z pm. in the
Dunbar Homes play area.
Trinity College Pumpkins
France" at 8 pm. at the Ward.
man Park Hotel.
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National Society for the Blind
party at Z pm. in the society club
room, 3238 M street NV. with
articles made by blind craftsmen
being on sale for ensuing two
months.
Ivy City Trinidad Citizens AS
sociation. Inc. parties starting at
s pm. at Crummell School.
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