The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Volunteer Workers Direct
Social Center Activities at
Grocer CleDeldnd School
Mothers, as Well as Children Become Interested in Daily
Programs Outlined For Summer Work of Neighbor-
hood-School Orchestra Already Formed. -
BY MABEL E. WINSLOW.

jelly and jam, at q cost Of IS cents
for all materials. This amount, when
sold at Is cents a glass, would yield
a profit of nearly 81. This week she
will preserve cherries and utilize the
surplus juice as the basis for Jelly.
In all her lectures she will endeavor
to show how to eliminate waste by
making use of materials that might
be overlooked. BY combining several
fruit fiavors distinct saving in OK
pense will be the result.
Mrs. Oliver follows the theories of
John Sherman. superintendent of
weights and measures. In believing
that the high cost of living is to a
large extent due to a lack of intelli-
gence on the part Of the housekeeper
regarding the most advantageous use
Of foodstuffs. In her lectures. Mrs.
along which the women may work
ahead for themselves toward the
solving of their own home problems
This week the social center has
been particularly lucky. because two
OF the dearest dreams of the workers
are In a fair way to come true. Miss
Ida Ullman has promised to organize
a school orchestra, for one thing.
This orchestra will meet once a
week. on Tuesday evenings from to
8. and all the children attending
Grover Cleveland School who can
play any orchestral instrument are
to be urged to join II. II successful,
the orchestra will be available for
the plays and dances. and school
productions will be made more COM
pletely individual.
Dancing On Roof.
The second piece of good luck Is
30 very Joyous that Miss Norton did
a triumphant dance to celebrate the
event. It's nothing moxe nor less
than an order from Stephen Kramer,
assistant superintendent Of the Dis
trict schools, that the roof Of the
school be wired for electricity.
"Oh. this will mean ever SO many
extra things, said Miss Norton.
happily. our dances up there instead
classes out-of-doors and a cool place
for mothers to come. We have been
wanting to have the roof for night
use ever since the social center was
started here, and it's come true at
last
''The dances, you see. are we'll
attended. why on Monday night,
hot as 1t was. eighty-five boys and
girls came. Not all Of them danced,
but they came anyway. I haven't
decide led Just yet whether dancing Is
the best thing to bring the young
people of the neighborhood together,
but as far as ! know 1t seems to be.
Then. too. 1t has been so successful
In other cities that I'm sure 1t de-
serves fair trial here.
There are other occupations that
are less strenuous, but for my part
believe that some healthy perspira-
tion is better for these boys, for
instance. than lettering On the street
corners smoking cigarettes. When
we nave our roof dances we can take
our phonograph right along with us
and there won't be anything else to
worry about
The Lecture Course.
We are doing our best to make
our summer work really worth while
IN number of ways outside of the
regular classes. There Is no more
effective way of doing this than by
our Friday evening entertainments.
Now there was the lecture last
week by William F. Peabody, vice
president of the Safety First Asso-
citation. When he showed pictures
Illustrating the ways that children
could be hurt If they were not care
iul their eyes fairly popped. Then
ne gave them few simple things
to learn-'A Is for automobile--pe
alert. c Is for car-be careful w
Is Tor Wagon-be watchful.' Now
don't think anyone In that audience
will ever forget those three rules,
rms week we hope to have Nor
ton Leopold of the Bureau OF Mines
tell US how presence of fire-damp
may be detected by its effect on
canaries. He will have the complete
apparatus along to show US. A lee
turer from the Public Health serv-
ice may come on the week follow
ing. On July 30 there is to be an
Indian operetta and everyone Is to
take part, teachers and all Just at
present the girls are making their
costumes Of khaki fringed with red
Cambric.
On August s we are to have a
lecture on Alaska by E. B. Thomp-
son, who has made a number of mo
tion pictures for the exposition and
will show us stereopticon slides of
Alaskan scenery and the rabbit-skin
doll the Alaskan children gave him.
Some ., OF the the people from the
play for us at one of these entertain
ments and there will always be spe-
cial music of some kind"
Busy Miss Norton had been lead
ing the way from one room to an.
other. all the time she was explain
ing the mechanism of the play.
ground and the social center and a,
length was overwhelmed by q
clamorous group who reminded hel
that 1t was the hour for shower
baths. She looked at them sympa.
theticaliy-it was a very hot day
and excusing herself started down.
stairs. However. as she hustled
away, she called. by way OF an EN-
phatic conclusion:
| You see, we believe in tryins
here, and II we try to do lot wei