Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
At the Community Centers

The community centers Of the COM
munity center department OF the pub
lie schools will close for the season
May 81. This early closing ID due u
lack of funds Only a few of the
larger centers win have activities
suited for the summer season, includ.
ing swimming at the Central High
Here hundreds have learned to swim
and dive and many more have en-
joyed the opportunity the pool Offers
The centers are closing with man,
entertainments scheduled for the las
| weeks. many of these being designet
to exhibit the club work during tn,
| season. AS part of the Music, week
concerts Of the Community Must,
Association, the Central High center
will have one week Of music. begin
ming May 81. These concerts are wei
planned by Robert Lawrence. the d.
rector. Many OF the centers ar,
scheduling entertainments In con,
junction with the election of the dele
gates at large TO the advisory com
mittees. =.
Worthy of note is the co-operatjor
OF the community center department
With with the water pageant OF tn
be manned by members OF the May.
flower Society and by representa- tivei
| of the community centers.
OF interest to the community OF the
Johnson-Powell, center Is the thirt
annual May fete on May 90 and IS. :
The centers are closing with many
DlanS for rltyhs anf
I groups are registering for space in
the centers when they again oper
October !.
Activities for Week ending May %
Central High, 18th and Clifton
streets northwest: Today-Commu
nifty music concert under the auspice.
/ of the Community Music Association
/ The program will include Mrs. Wan.
been Weber, dramatic soprano, from
San Francisco; Victor Golibart, tenor
Harry Seigel. violin soloist; commu
! nifty singing. directed by Robert Law
\ renee. and selections by the Communi
| ty Orchestra, S:l5; rehearsal of tn,
Community Orchestra In the music
| room at Z. Tuesday-The Washing
ton College of Music will rehearse IL
| preparation for Music week concerts
8; the Young Women's Hebrew Asso
citation gymnasium class, 1880.
Park View. warder and Newton
streets northwest: Tuesday-Violir
| instruction. beginners class. must,
department. public schools. 3:15
| Wedn esday-Rhythmic dancing class
| 4: violin instruction. two advanced
classes. music department. public
! schools. 3:15 to AIS. Friday-Th,
Park View Midget Athletic Club
1880; Hartford Athletic Club. s; al
| entertainment will be held In I'll,
auditorium by Boy Scouts. ffe am
drum corps. the rhythmic class an,
the Park View Athletic Club.
Wilson Normal. 18th and Harvard
streets northwest: Tuesday--Socia
Dancing Club will give a communit.
dance, $3.50. Wednesday - Rhythm
dancing for kindergarten children
3:l5: advanced special dancing class
4:l0. An entertainment Is to be givel
by the Girls Recreation Club, TIL
Girl Scouts, under the direction o
Julia Mcfarland. play leader. ant
Marie Ready. dancing teacher an,
Girl Scout captain. Mrs. KebIer. tn
community secretary, Will be assist
ed by Mrs. Hunter Of the johnson
operation of two rhythmic dancin,
groups. The music will be furnishe,
by "Mammy's Melody Boys" OF tn
Johnson-Powell Center. 8; meeting
of the advisory committee. 8. Thurs
day-Lonesome Club, 8. The Wilson
two one-act plays, under the leader
ship of Mrs. A. NJ Poston. The enter
tainment will be followed by dancin,
and a sale of refreshments. Tn
Community Dancing Club will hav
charge of the dance. National PEG
pies Opera Company, 8. Friday
The community center will entertain
the boys and girls Of the Ross. Hub
bard and Monroe schools. There viii
be several interesting features. s
Girl Scout Troop No. IL. 4; Nations
Peoples Opera Company, 8.
Thomson, 18th and l. street
northwest: Monday-Practical Psy
chology Club, s; violin instruction
department OF music, public schools
3:15. Tuesday - Washington Oper
chorus, 8: advanced and beginner.
classes in Spanish, 1880; Gaelic Clut
8: dressmaking, 1880: cornet instruc
ton, music department publ
schools. a:15: violin Instruction. must
Wednesday = Esperanto Club, 1880
plain sewing. $50: Women's Publ
Speaking and Rhythm CLUB, 8: tn
Junior Dramatic Club. s. Violin in
schools, 3:l5. Thursday-Meeting o
the ParentTeachers Association
Gaelic Club, sociology lecture an
club meeting. 8; violin instruction
3:15. Friday-Children' dramati
and vocal clubs. s.; Boy SCOUTS, 1870
Spanish class. 7:15; Spanish readin
circle, Sea Scouts. s. Saturday-Th
Women's Public Speaking an
Rhythm Club will have a bsnQue
the community centers and publ
| speaking, s.
Johnson-Powen. Hiatt place an
Lamont street northwest-Monday,a n
hearsal of the pipes and Dryad" b
the Expression Glass, 3:15. Tuesda,
classes, beginners and advanced, 3:1i
violin instruction. music department
public schools, 3:15. Wednesday. rhythl
instruction, advanced and beginner
partment, public schools, 3:15. Thur:
day, social dancing instruction. reheal
sai for the third annual May fete. 81
Friday, French instruction for begir
ners, intermediate and advanced classe
S:i5 to 5;i5; expression class. 81
ietic Club. Boy Scouts. 1880: the Ligi
Bearers, s. the third annual May fet
with the following program: Chopi
Valse, danced by nine girls: Beethove
Minuet in G danced by Edith Davis an
Alice Louise Hunter; Pantomme {
Edith Davis; dance OF Dryads. Alie
Louise Hunter; A May Morning.
group dance: THE SUM- Marjor
Blumenfeld; 1.-The Bee" Sylvia Sole
man; ''The Butterfly" Herrnine Wit
genstein; 1.-THE Clouds" Lucille Rober
and Jean Sly: Wind Alice Louis
Hunter: storm Edith Davis. tt
Bubble Dance will be by Hermine Wit
genstein, the Crystal Gaxers by Patt
Joyce, Edith Davis and Alice Louis
Hunter. The entertainment will clio!
with a maypole dance. with Marion
Blumenfeld as the queen of May. Satul
day, Argyle Athletic Club. Hobart Att
letic Club. 1880; the third annual Ma
fete will be repeated.