Evening star., 1923-10-21


eenter department of the public
schools have started with energy
Mrs. Ceoil Norton Sisson, the secre-
tary. with the assistance of the local
secretaries. has planned the work of
the various centers, recommended
club leaders and arranged for series
of civic meetings, concerts and enter
tainments that will be of vast benefit
to the adult and Juvenile public OF
Washington.
Literature describing a series of
artist concerts to be given on five
Friday nights throughout the season
at the Central High Center, has been
distributed throughout high schools
in order to give students the benefit
of these concerts at the low prices
made possible through the community
center department.
Many entertainments along the
lines of visual instruction correlated
with dramatics, music and the spoken
word have been planned for the local
Centers.
Pageantry and dramatics, under
Mrs Marie Forrest and her assistants,
will occupy the attention of many
local people.
streets northwest: Today, community
music concert by the Community
MUSIC ASSOClallOn. 1kODeTl
will direct the community singing:
Monday, the Washington Society of
the Fine Arts will present the New
York Symphony concert; the Park
View Athletic Club, Walter Harvey,
nasium from 7:So to $50; the girls
basket ball team of the Mt Vernon
Place Methodist Church will play in
the gymnasium from $50 to 1880.
Wilson Normal, 11th and Harvard
streets northw est-A special class IN
music appreciation Will be held by
Miss Margaret Robinson Martin Tor
School. Twelve to fifteen pupils VINO
show a desire for muse Will be Sc
lected for the class. The violin, the
piano and the phonograph viii be
used to illustrate musical experiences,
Miss Martin will be assisted by Miss
Bernice Randall of the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
Tuesday The women's athletic
group and gymnasium c.aSS Will meet
at s pm. Following will be game
Of basket ball. The second-year Span
ish class VIII meet at go; the nrSt-
year class will meet at $50. Regis
still being held and will continue un-
Til the first week in November. If
there are sufficient applicants classes
will be formed. The Dancing In
with Miss Stella Goodnight as in
structor. Social dancing will follow
the instruction. Rhythmic dancing
for adult beg nners class vii! he uh-
der Miss Florence Fento at pm.
The Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation will meet at pm.
MISUNDERSTANDING dancing for
boys and girls from five to seven
years of age viii be at 10, under
Miss Marie Ready.
Thursday-Spanish classes. under
Prof. Gambs are at 1880 for advanced
classes and at $50 for the beginners.
Tha fuDpirU plavarS wIJh Mrs
A. M. Poston as leader, will meet at
pm. Music appreciation class.
for SECOND and third grade pup.is
from Wilson Normal, at 3:I5. There
is general meeting of athlethic
groups called by the secretary. All
interested in forming groups Tor the
center are asked to report Those
included are the midget, the junior,
the senior and the independent
groups. Regular athletic assign
ments will be given, beginning No
yember l; for for gymnaSium ososas work:
will be continued until November L.
Friday-The Junior Social Club will
meet at pm. Regular assignments
FOR athletic groups and other activi-
Thomson NJ Temporarily at the
Franklin School, 18th and K streets
northwest-Mrs. A. c. Driscoll, ex-
MondayNThe Mid-city Citizens
Association will meet in the board
room at p. m. The speaker wll pc
Edward F, coIladay, president L. at, Of ps the
chology Club will meet at 1880:
Tuesday-The Gaelic Club will meet
at s p. m. The Spanish classes Will
meet at 7:15 and at SIS. Mrs: Anne
Tillery Renshaw will hold a demon
stration lecture for the public speak
ing class (to be open to both men
and women) at 8 p. m. The Wash
ington Opera Chorus. which is aftilf-
ated with the Community Center at
the Thomson School, has resumed re-
hearsals Tuesday evenings in the as
sembly hall of the Franklin School.
Voice trials for membership in the
chorus and for small parts in the
operas will be held by Director AL
bion at 1914 G street northwest to-
morrow from to and from to 10.
The operas to be produced are Nine:
Butterfly" December Il; Tales OF
March 10. The guest artists are
Edith Mason of the Chicago Opera,
Paul Althouse of the Metropolitan
Fred Patton. Josef Schwartz, Mabel
Garrison; Sophia Braslau and Clar-
ence Whltehil: Because of fire regu-
1ations prohibiting scenery these
operas cannot be given in the COM
munity centers. Then operalogues for
the benefit of the producing fund of
the Washington Opera Company, will
be given at the Cosmos Club on all
ternate Saturdays. For information
make application to Helen Ray Hag-
ner. 1414 goth street.
.Thursday-The executive secretary,
Mrs. Driscoll, has called meeting Of
> all people interested in amateur dra-
mates. The object of the meeting
is to stimulate interest In dramaticss
thrrougho9t the city, All NJ interested 4tsl
building at s pm. The Spanish
CLASSES will meet at 7:15 and at SIS.
The G" elic class will meet at S:15.
Southeast. Hine Junior High School.
eth and C streets southeast. Mrs. NJ
VIZ Davis. executive secretary.
Friday-The Country Dancing Club
wib meet at pm, all who are inter-
ested in the old fashioned country
dancing invited. The dramatic class
via meet with Miss Evelyn Davis as
leader. at s pm. in the auditorium
This group is planning a halloween
play. Parents and friends will be in
vited. The rhythmic dancing class
win meet at Z pm, in the gymnasium.
Saturday-The Pollyanna Club will
meet at 1880 pm. in the gymnasium,
with Miss Ruth Brigham leader.
These girls will have many activities
Throughout the season. All former
members are notified to register for
this year as soon as possible. as the
number in the club will be limited.
The public speaking class for wom-
enswill meet in the auditorium at z
pm. with Prof. Anne Tillery Rem
shaw, instructor. The class promises
TO sbe most interesting with an en-
thnsiastic membership. The South
east Community Center offers club
room space on Saturday evenings,
from to 1890, at the Hine Junior
Hieh School. Make application to the
EXECUTIVE secretary at Lincoln 4917.
Rark View. Warder and Newton
STREETS northwest, Mrs. G. S. Keiser,
continuity secretary.
Wednesday-The rhythmic dancing
class will meet. This class is for child
ren of the community.