The first mention of the parade according to Borough records was October 20, 1919. “Burgess Knauss reported that he had not yet made a move to have a Halloween parade, but if Council wanted one, he would appoint a committee. Remarks were made by B____,(illegible) Krause, Moatz. The stand was taken in account of the demand upon the community for money from other sources.”

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​October 3, 1921 – “ A committee of the American Legion was present and informed as to the holding of a Halloween parade, A.F. Buck, H.D. Wennig, H.F. Moatz, W.L. Kratzer, R.S. Stoneback, R.C.D.Hahn, H. A. Knauss. This committee to act in conjunction with the Legion Committee.”

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In 1929 an official Committee was formed and the rest is , as they say…..history.