The Washington herald., 1922-10-10
SOUTHEAST GIRLS
OPEN BASKET BALL
CONTESTS TODAY
Eight Graded Schools in
Series Played for
{ Silver Trophy.

0llVcI lIORtiys
Southeast graded school girls are
rallying for their annual basketball
series which will open this after
noon at 3:45 o'clock at the Garfield
playground. Second street and vir-
ginia avenue southeast.
Girl teams from the sixth. seventh /,
and eighth grades of eight schools
In the Southeast. will battle for the
large silver trophy cup. At present
the cup is held by the Dent School
team.
Each school Eenters Team.
During the late summer and
most OF their leisure hours practic-
ing for the series. Considerable in
crest is being shown. The mana
gers OF all teams seem hopeful of
gaining the cup.
All schools in the playground d.
vision comprising the Smallwood.
Bowen, Brent. Dent. Jefferson, Pei-
body, Hilton and VanNess. AVE
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schedule for the games has been
prnared by the playground direc-
tor. Miss Maude Parker.
The cup presented by the WASH
| ington Playground Association was
turned over to Miss Parker three
years ago to be contested for by
the students in an effort TO stimu-
late athletic activities among the
girls. The cup pust be won three
consecutive years by a school team
in order to retain II permanently.
Brent Won Medallion.
For eight years the Southeast
students have been contesting for
basketball supremacy. At the be-
ginning of the series the teams
battled for a bronze medallion.
This was won five years ago by the
Brent School. the student team of
that school having won three con-
secutive series. 1t is now displayed
| at that school.
This afternoon. the Brent team
will meet Smallwood and the Bowen
| teams. Wednesday, Dent plays Van
Ness: Thursday. Jefferson with Hill
! ton: Friday. Peabody with Dent.
| The remainder of the schedule is:
October II, Hilton with Smallwood
| and Bowen; October IS. Brent with
Jefferson: October l9. Peabody with
| VanNess: October 20. Dent with
| Hilton; October "a. Jefferson with
Smallwood and Bowen; October 25.
Brent with Peabdy; October 26.
| VanNess with Hilton; October 81.
| Dent with Smallwood and Bowen:
October 81. Jefferson with Peabody:
November 1. Brent with Hilton; No
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wood and Bowen; November ;. Dent
with Jefferson: November :. Pea
body with Hilton: November $.
| VanNess with Brent: Nov .. Pea
body with Smallwood and Bowen;
| November 10. Dent with Brent and
November IA. jefferson with Van.
/ Ness.
Rev. E. c. Primm. pastor Of the
| Second Baptist Church, Fourth
! street and Virginia avenue south
east. east. and his wife. will be ten
| dered a reception IN the church to-
night by mebers OF the congrega-
tion. Rev. Primm took up his du-.
ties at the church early in June
| Owing to the hot weather the re-
cepion had been postponed until
this time. A number of ministers
| will attend.
Police are searching for the
driver of the automobile which COL
lided with the auto OF Howard Har-
| rlson. 401 G. street southeast when
parked in front of his home Har-
sons machine was badly damaged
Thomas NJ Crane and wife. 1910
4 Txv-0 ~ al 4.
| receiving numerous congratulations
on he arrival of a son, John Mel
vim Crane.
| A boster Campaign is being ar
ranged by officials of the Randle
| Highland Citizens Association and
will be launched at the meeting to
be held at the Fountain Memorial
Baptist Church, Naylor road ana
Minnesota avenue southeast. Mon
| day evening, October 30. Display
cards are being printed and will be
| placed in the windows and business
places of members.
At the meeting. the first this sea-
son. officers will be elected. Plans
year. Efforts will be made 70 en-
large the territory OF the associa-
ton to include the residents from
Good Hope road to- Alabama avenue
and firm Ridge road to the Eastern
branch of the Potomac River. The
president. Thomas NJ Crane. is di-
recting these arrangements.
rooming house thief made his
appearance at 226 street south
east. claiming as his victims Ed
ward Cooney and Charles J. Itler.
! Clothing and jewelry valued at
nearly 500 was stolen. The thief
rented a room Saturday and left
eSundaS.
Exercises by the Children's pri-|
mary department OF the Sunday
school at Fountain Memorial Ban
tist Church. featured the rally day
services of the church in Raudle
Highlands Sunday
Radio Set Vanishes.
Theft of radio set valued at sl3O
was reported yesterday to police of
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