Evening star., 1914-07-11
TOO at Entertainment.


Last evening the first of the free
weekly Friday evening entertainments
was given, with nearly 200 persons in
attendance. Last season as many as
1000 sometimes crowded into the base
ment auditorium for some of these
shows. one of the most interesting
features last night was story telling by
Miss Dorothy Hellman. a teacher at the
John Eaton School. Cleveland Park.
who is considered by the school au-
thorities to be one of the best story
tellers in the District She told THE
Pied Piper of Hamlin and The White
Cat" There We're action songs in cos
tune by fifteen first grade pupils, one
of which made particular hit. where
the little girls showed how they take
real good care of their dollies. Leslie
Sheriff played violin solo, accom-
panied by his sister, Helen Sheriff.
Fannie Dodek contributed a piano solo.
Marie Sylvester also gave piano solo.
The recitation Seven Times one by
Frances Smlthen. was applauded Wig
orouSly. Marie Sisther played "A difficult
piano solo. Mildred Mcleod also won ap-
proval for a recitation. The entertain
ment closed with patriotic songs by the
Boys Glee Club. They also sang "A
Merry Life My Old Kentucky Home
and Loves Old Sweet Song
The third Friday paid entertainment
in the form of gypsy operetta is to he
given to raise funds for the continuance
of the work. The boys and girls of the
center and the Dramatic Society are TO
be assisted by four young teachers in
the public schools. who will participate
| in the program. These teachers are
Misses Edna Carr of the Gales School,
Edna Robinson of Franklin School, Anna
--cCoach of Emery School and Cecil B.
Norton of Grover Cleveland.
he Ill rah.
Tuesday evening and is particularly anx-
| ious to make good showing at the paid
! entertainment. They mostly mem
| hers of the Boys Civic club. of which
| Irving Stuart is president, John Rivers
treasurer and Paul Beal1 secretary. They
| had quite celebration one evening last
week. when on their own initiative they
| voted to contribute 81 toward the ex-
| penses of the center.
| Not to e outdone. in fact. to do a
! little better. the Girls Civic club gave
| lawn fete Wednesday evening on the
/ playground of the school for the benefit
| girls are Elsie Kane, president; Elsie
| Pitt treasurer. and Colder Norton. sec
| retary. The girls sold out all their re-
| freshments early in the evening. making
| $40 profit. They We're so encouraged that
| they planning for another benefit
soon Both the boys and girls civic
| clubs Were organized by Mrs. Howard
| BeaIl. and conducted all the year
| round by her. Miss Norton and Miss
| Farley.
Are Given Responsibility.
Miss Norton and Miss Farley both be-
| lieve in allowing the children to assume
responsibilities and to this principle they
| attribute much OF the success of the
| center For instance, in school sewing
| classes small children are taught only
| to make few stitches on one small piece
! of cloth. In the sewing classes at Grover
| Cleveland center they are given cloth to
| cut out and make entire garments for
( themselves. At home lney are not allow
| ed to cut out the goods for fear they
| will spoil the cloth. And they take keen
enjoyment and pride in making garments
for themselves or for their little brothers
and sisters. They are also allowed to run
the sewing machine just as though they
were grown-up young women. They APP
preciate the responsibility and trust and
are very careful to do as little damage as
| possible.
| Material for these classes is furnished
by some of the large department stores
| One store alone gave the center 16O yards
of cloth last year. There are four sew
ing machines also contributed The class
eS last year turned out nearly 100 gar.
ments including boys suits. dresses, XII
monos, blouses. waists, etc. Some moth.
| ers have joined the classes and some
| who have sewing machines at home
| have used those at the school to make
very pretty little dresses for their chill
| dren.
a departure this year. that has never
been known to have been tried in any
such a center, Is instruction each Wed
nesday morning in draping and designing
Mrs. Thomas W. Penn, who has mad.
considerable reputation here and in New
York. has charge of these classes. Thil
week she had under her direction more
than thirty girls and eight mothers.
| These classes are being allowed the us,
of class rooms in the Grover Cleveland
School building this year.
| Typewriting classes are held in thu
principals room. Three mornings eacl
week Il Business High School boy anC
girl alternate in giving instructions. Altar
Smawley has charge of the boys classe.
and Miss Elsie Kane ia in charge of thu
| girls. Each evening the larger boys ant
girls whoAare employed during the da,