Evening star., 1924-01-13

Guard Albion. IN
Edouard Albion. der his inspira-
tion, groups of To-
cal people have received valuable mu-
Sical training that would have been
proh1bitive if it were not for the op-
portunity that was offered to them
through the cooperation of the Com
munity Center Department and the
Washington Opera Company. Edou-
ard Albion teaches and trains the
chorus and the small parts of the
operas. The Thomson Community
Center furnishes the accommodations
for the meeting. Dorothy Mansfield.
who is the daughter-in-l law of Rep.
resentative Mansfield OF Texas. viii
make her debut, as Guilette. on jan
uary 21. She will sing opposite Ma
bel Garrison in the Tales of Hoff-
man" She came to the notice OF
Edouard Albion by coming to the
asking to be tried out for his COM
Haunity chorus. Albert Schafferman,
who will appear in double role In
THE Tales OF Hoffman, also came 10
the community center to receive the
free instruction offered by Mr.. Albion.
The chorus of eighty has been built
from members of the community or
the Thomson Center. Particularly 70
BE noted is the chorus or sixteen girls
from the Thomson Center that re-
cefyed favorable mention in the per-
formance of Madame Butterfly re-
Gently given.
Although the Thomson center mas
been under great disadvantage TINS
season because of the repairs ana al
tcrations to the building, Mrs. Dris-
coils encouragement mas kept ailst
the spirit of the community SO tnal
there was no difficulty in forming
community groups when possession
was gained of the building, for the
remainder of the season.
Central High:
To-day Washington Community
Music Association presents a com
munity concert, with SOLO nurnoers'
Robert Lawrence will direct the COM
munity singing. The doors open at -, ::
Monday-The Washington Society
of the Fine Arts will present the Ne"
York symphony -orchestra' Waitea Yer
Damrosch. conductor. $3.50, IN the
gymnasium. Park View Athletic C!uD'
Metropolitan Athletic Club.
Wednesday-Was Society or
the Fine Arts will present Frank
Alvah Parsons, authority on decora-
rive arts. His subject is Art. IN
dustry and Education" Athletic AS
sociation. Young Womens Hepre"
Association, in the gymnasium
Wilson Norm:I, 11th and Harvard
streets northwest:
Monday-Capitol Athletic Club. . to
sac: Princess Athletic Club. $50 TO lo
Tuesday-Second year Spanish class,
7:30 to $3.50: women's gymnasium ciass
for the correction of faulty poStures
will exercise in the gymnasium. 10
the class will practice basket ball, 10
10: Miss Stella Goodnight will instruct
a class IN social danGints. 10 .,
In rhvthmic dancing for beginners. to
10. Miss Florence Fenton announces
that there is room in the class TOT
few more members. All VINO are lHtel
ested are asked to register their names.
Observation-Disclosures dancing in
struction for children will be given by
Marie NJ. Ready. 3:15.
Thursday-Second yen: spanish class.
7:3O to $50: dressmaking class. 1880 to
$50: Wilson Normal Community ray
ers under the direction of Mrs. A r.
Postum, will rehearse, to 1880. rms
group of young men and women VIII
soon stage three plays of three acts
each Fanny and the Servant PROP
lem by Jerome X. Jerome and the
two plays by Milne, THE Lucky One
and Mr. PIN Passes By will give
opportunities for a cast Of sixteen to
take part. Practice games of the Co.
lumbia Juniors, ! to s; Atlantic Attn
letic Club. to 9. a period for open
Friday-Girls' Recreation Club, s:15,
for gymnasium work: Columbia Mid
gets. I to s. There will be an open
period for games from to 8. Riaito
Athletic Club. 9 to 10: junior social
dancing, to 1890: Girls Scout Troop
No. Il, $3.50 to 4:30.
East Warrington. 18th and East
Capitol streets:
Hine Junior High School. Boys indie
pendent Athletic Club, Z: the Boys In
dependent Band, 80; Community So
cial Club dance, $50 to 1890.
Thursday-The activities will be in
the new Eastern High School. Aurora
ietic Club. $50 to 1890; East Wash
ington Community Orchestra practlce;
Eutopia Athletic Club, from to 10;
millinery and dressmaking classes. 1880
to $50: Community Social Club dance,
$50 to 1920. c. NJ. Guyon has been
appointed director Of boys athletics.
Petworth, Sth and Shepherd streets
northwest:
Tuesday in the Petworth Methodist
Church. The usual schedule will
he followed Friday, with meetings of
the Brownies, Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts
Club, s. with Miss Eva Sears as leader
with Life After Death as the sub
iect of the meeting. .---.-
east. at the Hine Junior High School
Monday-Washingto Props. 1880 to
9: Acme Athletic Club. to 1880.
Friday-Country Dancing Club, 8
tO lb.oU. the SiuD dt IL
day Night Dramatic Club for children
will rehearse for an entertainment to
be given in February, 8; two troops
of Boy Scouts will meet in the Wal
iach School 80 to 1890: Winton
Athletic Club. business meeting. 1880.
Saturday-Senior Dramatic Club,
$50; dramatic instruction to children,
7:36, with Miss Helen Marguerite
Keister as leader. All children who
want to learn how to take part in
6ramatics are invited to attend this class.
Southeast Community Center Public
Speaking Club, Z. Prof. Anne Tillery
Renshaw, the leader, announces that
the lesson will be on "Strange Bits of
Washington History" Polyanna Club.
I:30. followed by a business meeting.
r. NJ. S. Athletic Club. 9. There was
meeting of the advisory council of
the Southeast Center Monday. Among
the matters Of interest was the de-
cision to have an open community
meeting near the end of the month,
to be placed in the auditorium of the