GALA CELEBRATION SET FOR NIGHT OF GOBLINS: Big Parade To Highlight Halloween

BLACK BUZZ NEWS SERVICE
James S. Robinson Jr. Project
Robinson & Saunders Archives
Special Report
Pittsburgh PA
October 29, 2010

The following article titled GALA CELEBRATION SET FOR NIGHT OF GOBLINS appeared in THE Pittsburgh Courier on October 24, 1947.

GALA CELEBRATION SET FOR NIGHT OF GOBLINS
Big Parade
To Highlight
Halloween
"Wonderful" will come alive for hundreds of Pittsburgh youngsters Wednesday, Oct. 30, when a horde of timid lions, ferocious phantoms and hobgoblins team with the Wizard of Oz to scour sections of the Hill District in search of the "Ghost of Halloween."
This mam mouth event is sponsored jointly by The Pittsburgh Courier and Hill City, with the additional support of progressive merchants in the Hill District. The Halloween festival is an effort to maintain the traditional spirit of Halloween and to reduce to a minimum the wave of vandalism which is the usual holiday threat.
PARADE ROUTE
The parade will form at 6:15 P.M. at the corner of Webster and Herron Avenues and proceed down Webster to Fullerton, over Fullerton to Centre and up Centre until it separates at the schools.
Through the courtesy of the Pittsburgh Board of Education the auditoriums of both schools have been provided for the children to enjoy free movies, games and refreshments. Merchants in the District will also provide prises for the prettiest and the funniest costumes.
James S. Robinson head of Hill City , has made extensive plans for the festival, which is expected to be the largest of its kind during the six year of sponsorship. Parents are urged to participate in the festivities.
All the lore of witches riding through the air- on rocket ships now rather than the traditional broom-aided and abetted by Superman and the Bat-woman, will excite the fancies of the children for a good old-fashioned Halloween with modern trim.
The move on the part of interested organizations and businessmen has been responsible for a decided drop in property damages, according to the police. This year with the added interest of parents, street fights and other mischief are expected to ebb to a possible zero.