Evening star., 1924-05-04
PLAN FOUR PAGEANTS
AT SCHOOL CENTERS
District Communities Will Portray
History of Sections in
Living Pictures.
AFFAIRS WILL. START MAY Is
Climax to Come in Combination of
Three at End.

Four complete pageants telling the
story of Washington will be pre-
sented by the community center de-
partment of the public schools begin
ming Thursday night, May Is, when,
at new Eastern High School. the
East Washington Community Center
will put on I'm the Shadow or the
Dome. under the superv Son OF
Lucretia Walker Hardy, acting gen
eral director of the department, with
Mrs Ella Scott as the executive in
charge.
Marie Moore Forrest will direct
this pageant. assisted by groups rep
resenting the Capitol Hill History
club. the National Capital Players
as well as Utopia, Epworth and Au-
rora Athletic Clubs meeting in East
Washington Center. A prominent
lodge of Masons will present the cpl
sode of the laying of the corner stone
of the Capitol building. Music for
the pageant will be rendered by the
ira. conducted by Prof. Henry stop
sack, with Mrs. Stopsack at the piano
and the BOYS Independent Band,
James Kidwell. leader. Costumes for
I'm the Shadow of the Dome. when
arc largely historical in character
and brilliant in color. will be under
the direction of the classes In dress
making and millinery at the EAST
Washington Center.
"T'he College City"
The following night. Friday. Ma
16. at Johnson-Powell Center The
College city will be given it's nrst
presentation under the direction OF
Mrs. Edith Hunter. community sec
rotary OF Johnson-Po Powell and Ida
e. kebler. secretary at Wilson Nor
NAL Center. and on Tuesday night
May 20. The College City" will be
releated at Wilson Normal Center.
these two communities having COM
bined their interests and their efforts
for the production of this pageant,
which tells in its various episodes
not only the story of the develop
'ment of the Mount Pleasant and Colum-
bia Heights sections of the city.
but also the history of Washington
as an educational center in the
country.
Marie Moore Forrest. Mrs. Aurora
NJ Poston. director of the Wilson
Normal Community Players, and Mrs.
Laura J. Bogue, director of the Ed
Nor Dramatic Club at Johnson
Powell Center are directors in charge.
Wells Society of the Children of the
American Revolution, under MIS-.
Clayton Enig's direction. is present
ing two episodes. and Miss Florence
FentOn Is IN charSe Oh uullpeT VI
period dances. Mrs. Hunter is being
,abIy assisted in the Johnson-Powell
end of the production by her execu-
tive committee. including DR.. l.. L.
Harter John De La Mater. David D.
Caldwell Mrs. Morris Blumenfeld and
Mrs l.. J. Bogue. The costumes COM
mittee includes Mrs. Minnie Young.
chairman CWilson Normal Center).
Mrs g II. Baker. Mrs. j. u. Burnap,
Mrs. SydenStricker and Miss Joyce
all of Johnson-Powel.
Assisting in Pageant.
Assisting Mrs kebler at Wilson
Normal Center are Herbert l.. Davis,
president. and a. B. Carty, chairman
community activities of the Columbia
Heights Association: the Wilson Nor
NAL Community Players. the Rec
reatton and kindergarten Clubs and
athletic groups at the center; Children
of the American Revolution. Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts and the adult class
Of the rhythmic dancers, directed by
Florence Fenton.
Along the Water Front" will be
presented Saturday evening. May Il.
at Hine Junior High School audito-
rum by the Southeast Center. under
the supervision of Mrs. NJ. w. Davis.
acting assistant general director
Community Center Department, as
sisted by Miss Carol H. Johnson, with
Mrs. Forrest as general director.
Other directors associated in the pro-
duction of Along the Water Front
are Margaret Hopkins Worrell of the