Evening star., 1923-03-30
PLAN cabaret"
FOR NOEL HOUSE
Center of Activities Near Old
Benning Race Track to
Benefit by Affair.

ming race track. stands one of
the most obscure, and yet most
providential, settlement houses in the
District Of Co,umbia-Noel House. yir-
tually unknown to the vast majority Of
for twenty years It has
been doing its work quietly. bringing
Joy and sunshine into the lives Of nearly
1000 women and children, who are it's
adoring benefsctors.
Soon, however, Noel House is to
come into it's own; years Of patient
struggle are TO be richly rewarded.
tuesday night it will be the sole bene-
factor OF brilliant cabaret fantastique
at the Hotel Hamilton, when the city's
foremost men and women will give as
generously to Noel House as it has to
its many charges for two decades.
NciEhbOrhood Center.
Should you wish to know just
what Noel House has been doing all
Of these years, drive out to the
vicinity of 18th and II streets north
east and ask the first street urchin
you meet. The youngest can tell
yon In fash that it Is situated at
1853 Kramer street northeast
three blocks out that road and one
would express 1t with appropriate
gesticulations.
1t consists OF two comfortable
houses at the end OF a block, with
lack. Around those three structu-es
tenters every worth while activity
OF the neiGhborhood surrounding
them for, many blocks. In the GYM
made Strong and no hesithy y and TdNu taught she
how to dance attractively and prop
erly. And in the two hours they
are INSTRUCTED in. the finer. arts OF
broi6ertns. stencilias and host OF
other things.
Designs by Children.
Starting on a tour of the premises
several guests were first ushered into
clean. quiet hallway which led di-
rectly into reception room. Neatly
arranged on tables were select maya :
zines for both adults and children.
Remarking about the attractive stem
tains that swung before the doors
and windows, one OF the party learned
with no little aStonishment all of that
work had been done by the children.
From the reception room the visitors
were escorted into a quiet, well-kept
hlled with literary works Of all char
acter. selected for the beneit of both
young and old. The Public Library
supplies the books. and every month
makes sure that later volumes re-
place older ones, so that there is al
ways plenty of wholesome reading
material. A titian-haired girl of about
thirteen was sitting in the reading
room perusing a book from Noel
House Library.
Swear by Miss Murphy.
To one side OF the library is a we'll
stocked kitchen and a dining room.
These are always available for COM
munity affairs. Upstairs is the sewing
room. There the ladies of the neigh
borhood instruct the little girls in
sewing and embroidering. This room
also contains carpet loom, where
both women and girls make beauti-
full rugs from old carpets. And the
loom, incidently, was purchased by
those who use Noel House.
Out in the gymnasium Miss Loretta
Murphy is the idol OF boys and girls
alike. To the little boys she is the
reincarnation of a real sport-she
can show them all how to play base
ball, basket ball and swing the In
dian clubs like a veteran. To the girls
structor In both modern and esthetic
dancing. Sunday is the only day She
is not there to help her little charges
Have 'Buddies' Club"
IT you should ask Miss Murphy
about her program she would an
Monday the 'Buddies' Club meets
That is an organization for our boys
between the ages of eight and ten
After a business meeting there are
games. stories and lessons in baske et
making. Tuesday We have dancing
~ a fn riytc p1 80
and a meeting of the Polly Anna
Club, for girls between the ages OF
eight to fourteen. The same evening
girls from fourteen to eighteen have
either game Of ba asket ball or prac-
tice. "Wednesday the Buddies' Club
their turn.
Thursday the kindergarten pupil.
come into the gym and the Polly
Anna Club meets, too. The latter
has business session. are taught
how to make imitation flowers. tell
stories and play games. Friday is
athletic day for boys from eleven to
fourteen years old. The girls stencil
class also meets. Saturday we are
open both morning and afternoon. In
the morning we teach dancing to
boys and girls from four 10 fourteen
years old"
Athletic Teams Score.
Miss Murphy has some" base ball
team. Frequently she takes it to one
of the Fairgrounds for a match game
with a team composed of boys of tina t
section. The older boys basket ball
team is a real quintet and has met
such strong fiyes as Quantico; st.
Noel House gym was used for all of
these games. Every second Friday
there is a community dance open to
all A small fee is charged and the
dances have proved SO popular that
those in charge generally clear $40
House going.
Mrs. Helen Hines has charge Of the
older women. Monday she is busy
with the ladies' stencil class, chill
dren's sewing class and study. hours
ladies' reading class and the Rosedale
Women's Club. Thursday the ladies'
stencil class meets again. Friday Is
literary day. Outside of this, Mrs.
Hines has nothing to do but take care
of a family of her own.
Seek $4,000 Fund.
Noel House is, at the same time, the
social center and second home to
section of Washington. 1t is the
sun around which
everything revolves and upon which
1t sheds joy and sunshine every day
in the year. Its benefactors are
proud that they can and do help main
tain it financially. But now it needs
more money. The governing board
has set out to raise $4,000 and the
Cabaret Fantastique at the Hotel
Hamilton next Tuesday night will dc
much toward filling its more than
worthy chest.
Financial donations from private
sources will also be gladly received
Any person who wishes to contribute
to Noel House may send either
checks, money orders or cash to Miss
Helen S. Jones, at 1922 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. Receipt OF auch
presents will be gratefully acknoWl-
edged and those in charge will make
sure that the money Is used for the
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