Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-27
SUMNER COMMUNITY
SEASON BEGINS SOON

The Community Center Department,
Mrs l.. W. Hardy. acting director.
Announces the opening of the Summer
JASON on July |. With a full! schedule
of activities centering at Central High
and Dunbar High, including swim
ming. tennis. track and gym, other
athletic sports, and with band con
certs and community singing. at in
tervals throughout the Summer.
At Central High the swimming pool
will open for the first time on Tues
day. July c, with sessions for chill
dren up to IA years of age, every
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday afternoons until August 81
inclusive. Three periods will be Of
fered each afternoon. 1870 to 2:l0, 2:10
to $50. $50 to $50.
The pool at Central High will like
wise he open every Tuesday. Thurs
day and Friday evening, beginning
July 6. with two periods each evening
for girls of fifteen years and over:
and one period each evening for boys
of fifteen years and over. The girls
sessions will be from 1880 to $40. and
from $40 to $40 pm, and the boys
and mems sessions from $50 to 1890.
The tennis courts at Central Will be
open every afternoon from O'Clock
until dark, Saturdays from ] O'Clock
until dark. Mr.. Paul f.. Blocher is
supervisor of the courts. and groups
desiring the use of the courts at reg
ular times are asked to get in touch
with him at 30S West Clifton Terrace,
telephone Columbia 7744. The track
and gymnasium will be used by ath-
letic groups on Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings. Band concerts
-; -, he ,,,if
center department in connection vita
the Summer schedule at Central High,
two in July and two in August. to
be announced later.
The staff in charge Of activities at
| Central High includes Mrs. Edith H.
| Hunter. secretary Central High CEN
! ter; assisted by Mrs. Ida f. kebler
| secretary Columbia Heights center;
Mrs. A. c. Driscoll secretary Thorn
! son center. and Mrs. NJ. W. Davis,
| secretary Southeast center. DR.. G. II.
| White is supervisor of swimming
activities. Miss Martha Ward. Lee J.
kriZ and Gordon b. Rath are life
guards; Mrs. r.. Scott and Mrs. l..
| Wynne are in charge of showers.
Dunbar High center will open July
| l. and an interesting program has
been formulated by Mrs. Gabrielle
| Pelham. general secretary Commu-
nifty Center Department, and Leon
Perry. assistant superintendent of
schools, in charge of special activities.
The center will be open each day in
July and August. and school groups
| are invited to register for regular
| hours for track, base ball and other
athletic sports. There will be radio
service for base ball news for the
community and many attractions.
The schedule will be as follows:
Monday, regular activities-Base ball,
track, practice. quoits. tennis, croquet,
children's games and storytelling and
community singing. Special activity.
community singing from front steps
| of Dunbar.
Tuesday and Wednesday. regular
activities as on Monday. Thursday,
in addition to regular schedule. there
will be, from 1880 to pm, Simon
Comma ndery practice team In the
armory and E,lks' Drill Corps. Friday,
| in addition to regular schedule. the
special activity will be swimming
from to Gas pm, in periods of As
minutes each, for girls, women, boys
and men. respectively.
! Each Friday will be special pro-
gram day for children. beginning with
July 3. when the children headed by
the Montgomery Fife and Drum
Corps will present an exercise, why
| | Love the Flag" on the front steps
of Dunbar High. The corps of as
sistants for the Summer includes en-
| perienced directors in every line of
| work scheduled.