Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-14
CLASSES FOR SONG
lEADERSPLANNED.
Community Service 81. Dis
trict Takes Up Program
of Fall Activities. {.

Plans 10 organize song leaders
training class and music memory
contest. the. aim being TO stimulate
a general interest in good music, are
among the special activities noted in
the fall program of the Cummunity
Service of the District of Columbia.
| incorporated. just made public.
Other special activities include a
leaders class. to begin Octboer 20. for
the training of leaders for church.
school. home and social evenings. The
course Includes folk and musical
games. costuming. decoration. etc. Dl-
rectinx this class and also class TO
equip mothers in conducting games
and telling stories for the Individual
child or for parties is Miss Louise
Brock Burt.
Dances ~ Program.
Dancing holds, az heretofore.
prominent position under recreatlonai
and social activities. Miss Mary Ellen
Glass il director and Miss Nell scott
aSSiStant director of this feature,
which includes community dances Al
headquarters. ais 10th street n"rth-
west. on five evenings n week sociat
dancing classes twice, u week af-
rausements for Invitations to dances
at Camp Meade. Quantico. Fort Niger.
Frank lin and Fort Washington: PR
vate instruction in folk dancing. oid-
fashioned country square dances he'"
every Saturday night In the gym
uas4 III. and eSthetic dancing cEi,s'
Athletic activities include gymnasium
class and basket bah for young women
and bowling.
Under the group composing pas-
eantry and the drama, Mrs. MARIE
Forrest. director, are ltsted ura'""
al,.I "a In r
Elephants will be selected by c"mPet'
tive tests. aud pageants at frequeh'
intervals. The service desires 70 pos
sess Il list OF names which may De
called on when need arises, ahd urges
Neutrality-suspicious. to send in theif
names, addresses and. phone numbers
TO be listed as pageant participants,
weekly Sings 10 he UeIa.
Community singing. with q weekly
sings at thu government depart.
ments and department stores. VIII
again he prominent this fall; under "a
lection of Charles s. ,Wengerd. "hiit
the national community chorus az
ready wen known amt :nts my app',
ciated in thu. capital. VIII continue t'
fulfill it's function special OF singing
on appropriate national ana locai oc-
casions Monthly rehearsals are hrt"
the first Tuesday of each month az w
Mount Vernon NJ. T.. Church South
mon director meets Tuesdays at l-u-
Their Place Memorial Church.
The community service among ns
facilities has an auditorium. WIN
stage. seating 600 a gymnasium ana
clubrooms, available for groups Oh
from 25 to 100 Its board Of directors
is COMPOSED of the following: MRS.
Archibald Hopkins. acting pres'deh'
Mrs Newton ID. Baker. chairman eh
ecutiye committee: Frank F.. Ghis"ih.
treasurer: Mrs James Carroll Frazer.
cant. julius L. Peyser. Mrs. susie Roo'
Rhodes Roland Robbins A. =; Shai+''
Roy AbraIn simon. Robert n Ter
rau ri Rev G. r. Thomas. W. u
Westlaka. Rev. Charles Wood and
Henry +. Burt. executive secretary.
The program of the c"lored depart
ment. the director of which Is i'au
rspca A Oxley is to he announced
within a few days and VII include
specific recreational activities LOT gov
eminent employees.