The Washington herald., 1922-11-15
|ANACOSTIA TOOPEN
PLAYHOUSE WITH
BOY SCOUTS FRIDAY
Recreation Work for Chill
dren Will Be Pushed
/, Rapidly.

With the organization of a Boy
Scout troop Friday night. Official
opening of the community playhouse
for Anacostia children at the audi
torium OF the Apacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church, Fourteenth and U
streets southeast. will be held.
No specialties will feature the OPEN
ing. it being the purpose of the Rev
Alan F. Poore, pastor of the church,
to get the recreation work for the
children under way as soon as pos
sible. Community events had been
held at the auditorium at intervals
during the past, but starting with
Friday night the hall will be turned
over to the children exclusively every
night with the exception Saturday,
Sunday and THURSDAY nights.
The pastor has sent out an appeal
to the parents of boys; in an effort to
have the organization meeting of the
scout troop we'll attended. The troop
will meet at the hall every Friday
thereafter under the direction of Will
lam H. Eenhoff.
Alternating Monday nights the hall
will be used for skating classes of
bOyS XII h0 Doys Will bC
structed by Samuel Hubacker while
the girls will be led by Miss Pearl
Zirkle.
The Girl Scouts, a recently insti-
tuted organization. will have use of
l-the hall every Tuesday night They
will be led by Vera Lawrence.
Basketball practice and games will
be held at the hall by boys over six
teen years old every Wednesday
night. Frank Crawford is in charge
of these activities. The supervising
of the recreation work is being done
by Rev. Poore.
The community plans were made
possible by the success of the concert
and entertainment rendered the MEM
bers of the church and their friends
| by the Junior Kitchen Cabinet Band.
an organization of the church. held
at the auditorium Monday night.
| Funds derived from the entertain
ment will be devoted to the recreation
work
| Music furnished by the band led
hy 4-year-old Robert Rankin featured
the affair. The children. attired in
red jackets and white shirts and
trousers and wearing paper hats
marched up and down the auditorium
playing.
The band consisted of Robert Ran
kin, Frank Kicker. Randle Biddle,
Pearl Semon. Esther Rankin. Eliza
| beth Frame, Winifred Rankin, Jose
phine Rankin. Charles Rankin. Ma
rion Drescher, Virginia Cuyler, Ida
Snable, Isabelle Snabei, Robert
Thompson. Alive Thompson ana Mary
Thompson. The band leader was pre-
sented with a loving cup" by Will
lam H. Benhoff
Solos were sung by Mrs. George w.
King and Hilda Hanes. Miss Mary
Riggles entertained with monologues.
Alton Haines staged Chinese magic
stunts.
More than two dozen friends at
tended the miscellaneous shower ten
dered Miss Irene Wade. II Seaton
place northwest, whose engagement
to DIR. Roy Lansdale, 1873 E street
southeast. was announced recently. at
the home of Miss Beatrict Grady, 1872
| Kentucky avenue southeast. Monday
night. Music and games featured the
shower after which a buffet luncheon
was served.
| Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. John F. Thompson. Mrs. Victor
| Cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
| Painter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hardy,
Miss Bessie Mills, Miss Rosetta Allen.
Miss Mildred Zuschnit. Miss Mildred
| King, Miss Mary Costello. Miss Irene
White. Miss Rudy Williams Miss
Blanche Barrett, Miss Pearl Bryan,
Miss Muriel X. Lansdale. Miss Evelyn
| Smith, Charles King, Charles Nc
Guire, Leo Callahan. Cleveland Mckee.
George Wells and Vincent Grady.
The wedding will be celebrated at
St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Tues
day, November IS. Rev. Eugene Nc
Donald. formerly rector of the church
and now of Baltimore. will be the cele-
brant They intend visiting the Fer
muda Islands on their honeymoon.
Miss Muriel X. Lansdale, 1913 f
street southeast. spent yesterday in
Baltimore.
ChiIdren's services will be con-
Quoted tonight at the Anacostia Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Fourteenth
and ieets southeast. The pastor,
Rev. Allan F. Poorc, will be in
charge.
A noon luncheon featured the busI
ness meeting of the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of the Grace Baptist
Church yesterday at the church.
Ninth street and South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast. Mrs. Henry Sheriff
was in charge of the meeting.
Miss Linda Deaton addressed the
win My -Chum'' services last night
at the. Congress Heights Methodist
Church. Miss Ethel Click featured
the service with solos. Tonight
Charles I.inGer ill deliver the ad-
dress. Mrs. Chars Linger will sing.
Jesus and the Pleasures Of Young
People Is the topic that will be dis
cussed tonight at the "Win-My-
Chum" services being held at the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
Fifth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. The service vii be led by
Miss l.. Blain. At last nights service,
the topic, Jesus and the Friendship
of Young People" was discussed. II.
Shaw led the services