Evening star., 1923-05-27

mittee for this center was called by
Cecil b. Norton, general director of
f; the community center department,
i last Monday. at .. in the Franklin
School building. Plans for the sum-
mer activities and for the activities
of next winter were discussed. Much
interest was shown in the students
concert course Of five concerts to be
in the Central pext year. This course
will feature the following artists:
Mme. Aida, soprano; D'Alvarez. con-
tralto; seidel, violinists; Gabriio-
witsch, vioiinist and conductor or the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and
Tito Scipa, lyric tenor. This center
Will have q Music week of concerts.
as scheduled on the official program
OF the Washington Community Music
Association. The community center
department has also been the means
OF placing before the public concerts
during Music week in the following
school buildings: Business High, May
20, at 9:15; May 81, at s p.m: June
2. at 7:45; Now Eastern High, May
2S. at s:16; May 20, at am; May
81, SI6; Western High. May 20. at 8;
June 2. at 6; Wilson Normal, May 80,
s:l5; Cleveland. May 20, at 8; Dunbar,
May 81, at 8.
Wilson Normal. 11th and Harvard
streets northwest-The Community
social Club has entertained through
OUT the season the public in the
contributed toward the general work.
IL has been the means of conducting
dancing instruction classes, under the
leadership OF Stella Goodnight, that
have been followed by community
7 0anC6a WHARF fhn ,1,1~s a.
CLASS have been carefully followed SO as
70 insure the proper methods of dane
Ing. The officers OF the club are:
Robert Ma!in. president; Ethel Blair.
tary-treasurer. A committee Of chap
erones. Mrs. e. H. Young, chairman;
! has assisted the executive secretary.
The Wilson Normal Community
flayers, under the leadership OF Mrs.
A. NJ. Poston, dramtic director. is a
club that has been SUCCESSFUL in plays
tor the center and also in assisting
1 various organizations by presenting
the dramas rehearsed at the center.
II has membership Of twenty adults.
Last Tnursday It's cast was seen In
For Distinguished Service" at the
center. A social evening with re-
freshments followed Next Thurs
day three one-act plays will be pre-
sented by the same club, assisted by
the william ]. Oates Studio orches,
ira The plays will be THE Column
berrying."
The closing exhibit of the children,s
groups last Tuesday included Sleep
Ing Beauty" the Kindergarten club.
directed by Marie NJ Ready; dances
by The Girls Recreation Club, direct
| eo by Julie Macfarland, included the
Goionial dance. the elf dance. the
ssencn sr gavotte. June. a flower dance
i
Edith Davis: a pantomime by the
| Girl Scout Troop No. IL, entitled "Be-
hind the Khaki OF the Scouts" direct
ed by Capt. Marie NJ. Ready. with the
characters. spirit of youth, girl scouts.
@ noDih hood. pilgrim mother sea
turing colonial dances and flower
dances. The entertainment closed
with Stars and Stripes Forever" and
tre me star Ianaoa spangled Banner"
president. will have an entertainment
| or dancing, music aand refreshments
| Thursday. The club is making sum
| mer plans to include excursions, rides
| an9 various summer activities.
| The advisory committee of the CEN
! Ter met Tuesday and gave a vote Of
Sha2ks to the executive secretary,
lauding her work of the season and
autnorizing her to secure leaders and
directors to continue the activities
1
for q rally In October, when the CEN
| ter opens The committee consists
Of Hubert L Davis. Miss A. NJ. Goding,
Mrs. e. 4. Hodge. Harry W. Keefe,
mrs; 81 V y walker. A. B. Carly, Mrs.
| Among other clubs of the center
that nave been doing constructive
work fs the National Peoples opera
| Company. under Rollin Bond
Park View. warder and Newton
! streets northwest-Oneo of the most
| important clubs of this center during
| Athletic Club of forty adult members.
! 1t has stood we'll in games under
the leadership of Walter Harvey.
The center closed with a demon
stration or the social activities OF the
yarious clubs; The entertainment last
| Friday included an exhibition of the
Drum and Bugle Corps, leader, Sergt.
Henry Loveless; first-aid and other
exhibits by the scout troop, led by
ssGoutmaster s John F. Cole. and ex-
| Evelyn Davis. The dancers were Sid
| ney Hamilton. Dorothy Rodgers, Vir-
| ginia Evans. Catherine Garlock. Nor
bertha sramell. Mary D. Kehoe,
Jane Kirby, Mildred Hais. Dorothy
Neville and Marion Darnell. Solo
\ dances included popular song dances
by Madelyn Halloran. character
dancing by Virginia Morris, Genevieve
Halloran. Evelyn Holt, accompanied
| by Lillian Halioran: contralto solo
| by Mrs. Ralph c. Wilson, Scotch songs
| by William Bannernan, followed by
Scotch dances by Catherine and Chris
tine Bannerman, accompanied by
Dorothy Russell: tenor solo by Grif-
Thomson, 18th and l. streets north
I west-One of the most interesting
| clubs meeting in this center is the
! Gaelic Club. The aim of this organi-
cation is the study of the Gaelic lam
| guage. but it combines many social
| evenings with it's work throughout
the season. 1t will close for the sea-
son next Thursday with a program
Of folk dances. The Public Speaking
banquet May 2S. The subject OF the
| after-dinner speeches was Public
Speaking and Community Centers"
| This concert. in cooperation with the
Johnson, Powell Center. will entertain
the Shrine visitors with an evening
| Of folk plays at the Central High
School June 9. Virginia Hadley di-
| rector Of dramatics. who worked with
Gerda Wismer Holman in the Little
Theater movement in New York. will
Jack. the Giant Killer" she will
| represent the witch. while William
tB. Crowell, eminent in. dramatics
throughout the city. will take the
| ''Hansel and Greter' Michele Hadley
and Charles Hunter. jr., will take
prominent parts. Admission to these
| plays at Central High School will be
free.
/ soutAeast. 11th and q streets south.
east-Two important enter tainments
have been held during the last week,
musical on Wednesday, which was
also the occasion Of the election Of
the delegates at large to represent
the community on the advisory COM