Evening star., 1921-09-14
DECLARES COMMUNITY. CENTERS
HAVE STOOD TEST NDISTRICT
Miss Cecil B. Norton. Secretary Of Public
School Department, Tells Of Progress
In Report to DR.: Ballou. w.

Community centers in Washington
"have stood the test of four years
trial" and have been accepted as q
necessary part of the community life
according to Miss Cecil B. Norton
general secretary of the community
center department of the public
; schools. in her annual report to Su-
perintendent of Schools Frank w
Ballou, which was made public to-
day.
Reports. from the various com.
munity centers this year are op-
| timistic and speak of an acceptance
of the community center as a neces-
| sary part of the community life," said
Miss Norton. "The centers have, in
common parlance, SO made good that
there is little question of to be or
not to be- what queries there are
being along the lines of better meth
DDS and of making the community
centefs more valuable to still
larger portion of the community"
Music Week success.
The report emphasizes the success
Of Washington's first music week
during the week of May 20, the pro-
carried out by the community center
department i'm cooperation with vir-
tually all Organizations in the Dis
trict. Robert Lawrence was the or
ganizing director Of the music week.
Another important event in the
community center's program of the
past year, the report pointed out, was
the District of Columbia evening cele-
bration, which was presented twice II
the auditorium of Central High
School. The celebration was in the
form of a pageant depicting the his
tory of the District.
Mention is also made of the organ
recitals given from October through
May at Central High School by Miss
Edith Athey, the civic organist. I'VE
look forward hopefully to a third
season with increased enthusiasm and
urday night will eclipse all our fond
est dreams to serve the greatest num-
ber of people in stimulating a love
and appreciation of music. the master
Of arts" said Miss Norton's report.
Report Resume Of Activities.
The report. a comprehensive one, is
composed largely of resume of the
activities at the various centers. de-
scribed by the respective community
secretaries.
Mrs. Ida e. Kebler. community Sec
retary of the Wilson Normal Center,
stated that domestic art under the d.
rection of Mrs. Isabella Worrall took
the lead in the educational ACTIVITIES.
I'm this department." said her report,
"the women in the neighborhood made
entire outfits, some learning to sew
from the very beginning"
Dramatic and expression clubs
have had a most interesting growth.
the members benefiting by their
work and giving a great pleasure to
Others" said the report of Mrs. Alice
r. Driscoll, secretary of the Thomson
Community Center. Dressmaking and
millinery classes have turned out fine
work and the china painting class
has done a work of high order.
Woman members of the community,
especially government clerks living in
boarding houses, have been very
grateful for the opportunities for
using the piano for practice. the sew
ing machine for making and repair
ing their clothes and the electric iron
for keeping their garments in order. "
Meeting Place for BOys.
Mrs. L. W. Hardy. community Sec
retary of the East Washington Com
munity Center, emphasized in her re-
port the fact that seven Boy Scout
troops met in her center during the
year. 1.-The Scout entertainments and
parties" she said, have been q help