The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-21
PRIZE SPELLING
| BEE PLANNED
/. BY GONZAGA
OId-Time Contest to Be Held
Friday-Pageants Sched-
| uIed for Schools
By SYLVIA SEDGEWICK.

~ BY SYLVIA SEDUEWlOA.
This week seems to be pageant
week in the schools and colleges
of the city.
Gonzaga College will hold prize
spelling bee, Friday, such as our
grandmothers used to delight in.
Prizes of one ten-dollar gold piece.
one five.dollar bill and six boxes Of
bon-bons will be awarded to the
winners. The referee of the con-
test will be the Reverend ]. G.
Davey, s. J.. Project Of Studies OF
Gonzaga High School, the Reverend
John Easy, S. j., of Georgetown
University will be announcer and
the three judges will be from the
faculty Of Georgetown University.
Admission is by ticket only.
The Congress Heights School
pupils and teachers, assisted by the
Citizens Association and Mothers
Club will stage a nature pageant on
the school grounds this afternoon
weather permitting. Miss 8. A.
Tichenor, principal Of the school Is
leading the direction and Mrs. e. j.
Ward is leader Of the school Or
chestra which will furnish the
music. Refreshments will be fur
Mished by the Mothers Club.
washington the Federal City,"
will he presented by the Commun-
aty Center Department of D. c. at
the Central High School on Satur.
day and will be the final pageant to
be presented by the centers.
Cards Of invitation have been sent
TO Senate and House members and
public officials. The Marine band
will furnish the music for the Incl
dentals and the fifteen scenes.
The following directors will assist
in the presentation. Mrs. l.. w.
Hardy, acting general director, Com
munity Centers Department; Mrs.
w. Davis, acting assistant general
director; Mrs. Edith H. Hunter,
community secretary johnson Powell
Center; Mrs. Lyman B. Keblcr,
community secretary Wilson Normal
Center; Mrs. Laura ]. Bogue,
dramatic director; Miss Florence
Fenton, dance director; Miss Evelyn
Davis, Miss Katherine Whitley, Miss
Martha Durham, all of community
centers department; Edward Crit
fifth and Leonard Blush Of the
National Capitol Players, and Mrs.
Margaret Hopkins Worrel, Of the
Bureau Of Indian Affairs.
The Y. w. C. A. School at 1911
g street will hold Open House from
4 to 9 Friday, May %. There will
be an exhibit on the fourth floor Of
the building. Samples of work
done by the classes in china paint
ing, basketry, dressmaking and mil
linery, art and domestic science as
well as from the English and re.
llgious educational department will
be on exhibit.
Tho members of the school coun-
Gil will assist Miss Frances e.
Chickering as hostesses.
Miss Ruth v. Pope, director OF
the general educational depart
ment of the Y. w. c. A., WIN
award the certificates.
The Chevy Chase Woman's Club
meets today in the assembly room
Of Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church at 12:45 p. m. Mrs. Alex
ander McC. Ashley will be hostess
at the luncheon which precedes the
meeting. There will be an election
Of officers and yearly reports read.
The literature section. Mrs. w.
M. Clark. leader. will meet Thurs
day at p. m. at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Ellery
C. Stowell has charge of the pro.
gram on contemporary Drama"
The play. 1.-THE Swan" will be
read by the members of the section.
The dramatic section. Mrs. Arthur
b. Crane, leader, will meet at the
home of Mrs. Crane, May 26. at
3 p. m. A one-act comedy. "Coun-
ter-Charm,'' will be given by the
members.
The music section. Mrs. r. W.
Norcross, leader, Herndon Morsell,
conductor, gave a benefit musical
Wednesday in the assembly room of
the First Presbyterian Church of
Chevy Chase.
The social section. Mrs. Karl Fen
ming, leader, is planning an eve
ming party for June 4 at the Manor
Club.
The executive board met Thurs.
day at 1 p. m. at the home of the
president Of the club, Mrs. Eugene
e. Stevens. Mrs. Stevens was the
hostess at the luncheon which pre-
Ceded the business rneafino