Evening star., 1926-01-26

pies OF the national BODY.
Sixteen organizations We're repre-
scented at last nights gathering, in
Guiding Walter Reed Hospital, Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls. Y.
W. c. A. Central High School, Ma
tional Catholic School of Social Serv-
ice, Hood College, Frederick, Md:
George Washington University, Com
munity Center. Marjorie Webster
School. Metropolitan Athletic Club,
Washington Athletic Club, Business
High Night School, Martha Washing
ton Seminary, Chevy Chase School and
the District Playground Department.
Plans were discussed for securing a
centrally located gymnasium one night
each week for basket ball practice.
to be open to any member of the
N a. a. +. group who should desire
the recreation. An effort will be made
to secure such a gymnasium in the
near future.
Meet Again Soon.
Thursday. February %, was selected
: the date of the next meeting, which
will be in the form Of a dinner, to be
held at the Cosmos Club, on Madison
place, at ! o'clock in the evening
DR.. Thomas Wood of the Teachers
College, Columbia University, will be
the speaker of the evening
Further information concerning the
dinner can be had from any member
OF the executive committee Reser-
HatiOns can be made through Grace
Neefe, chairman, at Main 1928 or Co
lumbia 6443, or through any of her
committee members.
Marjorie Webster has offered the
use of her gymnasium, at Massa-
chusetts avenue and Fourteenth
street, on the night of February l9
for the purpose of instruction in
dancing. Miss Webster said that she
will have a teacher there that night
10 teach clogging to any member Of
the group who wishes to learn.
ClOgging Is Helpful.
Those who have tennis or golf
aspirations and read the story re-
Gently of how Helen Wills improved
her game vastly through taking les
sons in cloggfng during the Winter
months will no doubt hasten to en-
brace this opportunity to learn some
thing of this dance. which is said
To give one fleetness of foot as well
AZ muscular control. 1t is reported
that Miss Wills showed such marked
Improvement in covering court after
practicing the gentle art of clogging
for one season that all her critics
remarked upon the change. 1t is
also said that many of our leading
golf and tennis players resort to clog
sing each Winter to help keep them
selves in condition.
Following the business session last
night Miss Meigs of the y. w. c. A.
conducted a program of games, which
vas enjoyed very much.
Friends School basket ball tossers
will play a brief interscholastic Sched-
ule during February, starting with
game with the Eastman School sextet
on February in the Epiphany Church
svmna SUM.
HoIton Arms will be met on February
l.. also at Epiphany. This will be the
big game of the season. On February
y tairmont Seminary will play the
Friends School contingent in the last
game that is scheduled definitely.
An interesting addition TO the
Friends court program this year will
he the participation of midget
squad in games with midget suqads
from E.astman's and Holton Arms.
Girls Il years and under are eligible
as midgets. Those who have been
named on this junior squad are Polly
Foote. Henrietta Berry, Priscilla Dove,
Ivonne Morse, Catherine Reeve, Ell
sic Grosvenor. Betty Hoover, Lolane
Rogers, Betty Jane Scott and Janereed
Anderson. 1t is probable that a diff
ferent lineup will be used III each of
the midget games. in order to conform
10 the y. A. A. f. standards, which
encourage participation of the maxi
mum number Of players.
Hilda Molesworth. basket ball coach,
has announced the personnel of the
regular squad, also. This group will
participate in the interscholastic
series. From their number will be
picked the letter winners at the end
of the season: Martha Harris, captain;
Mariana Thomas, manager; Alice
Hyde. Patsy Ridsdale. Mary Elizabeth
Acker, katherine Hoover. Louise
Hoover, Ruth Rogers, Mildred Burn
ham. Mildred Clark. Sitsuka Matsu-
dairi, Margaret Berry, Ida Claggett,