Evening star., 1927-05-08
CHILDREN'S RECITAL
GIVEN AT CENTRAL
Community Center Groups Appear
in Program of Dances and
Musical Numbers.

Great success attended the annual
chiidrens recital of the Community
Center Department at Central High
Center yesterday afternoon, when
several hundred children from all sec
tions of the city presented program
Of dance and musical numbers before
| large audience of parents and
| friends. The recital was arrnged as
a demonstration of the work and
progress made during the present sea.
son at the various centers.
A small exhibit of handwork of the
boys and girls in Southeast Reservoir
| and Petworth Centers was on view in
the corridors, including games, toys
and Indian articles, as we'll as a num-
workshop members. The exhibit was
under the direction of Mrs. E. w.
Burr, Miss Fannie Harris and Miss
Evelyn Davis.
The Mount Pleasant Community
Orchestra opened the program, and
the harmonica class of Southeast
gave number, both groups being un-
der the direction of George E. Hurt
East Washington center. presenting
dances from "Alice in Wonderland" :"
was represented by Charlotte Batten-
field, Edna Moore, Catherine Moore.
Jean Congdon, Mary Dove, Helen
Flournoy. Helen Foley, Lorraine
Hayes, Phyllis Hickman, Marjorie
Murray, Erma Norwood, Winifred
White. Ruth Critchfield. Jessie Chase.
Margaret Grim, Virginia Burnett,
Margaret Brannock, Dorothy Jarrett,
Eleanor Murray Margaret Unklesbee
and Irene Vossilman. The group was
directed by judy Lyeth
Columbia Heights group, presenting
May Pole Garlands," included Alice
Powell. Edith Gramm, Dorothy Lewis,
Louise Beville, Ruth Peltz, Muriel
Jacobs, Rozanne Mumper, Grace Raub,
Marjorie Mccain, Beatrice Marsh,
Jacqueline Embrey, Aletta Dare,
Josephine Hisey. Virginia Monroe.
Jean Eggieson, Mary Jane Sterling,
Dorothy Sterling and Louise Freitag.
They wene directed by Evelyn Davis.
Thomson Center presented THE Cir
Gus" with Audrey Hill, Leonora
Shaffer. Beatrice Fleishman, Mariamia
Diepgen. Elizabeth Hix, Martha Lud-
wig, Helen Chakalkkis, Virginia
Grumman, Constance Spur. Mary
Wilson, Mary Ellen Howard, Dorothy
Darden, Rose Oberlin, Caroline Ober-
lin. Janice Hale and Katherine Keeier,
directed by Evelyn Davis.
Southeast Center presented Pirates"
and "Pierrot Land" with children in
Guiding Rita Dunigan, Josephine Ham
mer. Anna Capanelli, Inez Chester,
Elizabeth Capanelli, Nola Stone, Mary
Frances Bunting, Lois Loffier, Doris
Helmuth, Marguerite Scott, Ella Berg.
ling, Vivian Hendrix, Jacqueline EN-.
berry, Anna Bradley. Marion Taylor
Sara Bergling, Genevieve Bergling
Ruth Hartung. Jane Robertson, Mary
Jane Clarke, Virginia CARROT. Dorothy
Ferguson, Elsie Smithson. Genevieve
Rogers, Eva Marie Wysong, Gladys
wood, Vista Henry, Gertrude Henry,
Joanna Verhey. Estyleene Lawson,
Lyndell Golden, Eleanor Frances Nor
| gan, Eleanor Alfred, Margo Alfred,
Vivian Thruelson, Mary Roys. Amy
| Pizza, Helen Verhey and Sara Bunorni,
| directed by Evelyn Davis.
Groups from Columbia Heights,
| Curtis-Hyde, Southeast and Thomson
| Centers gave the Cherry Blossom
Ballet" which was a feature of the
recent cherry blossom festival at
Hams Point. This dance was under
Evelyn DAVIS direction.
Other numbers were presented by
groups from Park View Center giving
Spring in a Garden" THE Founda.
ton" and Lantern Dance" from the
cherry blossom festival, directed by
Mary Schultz: groups from Petworth
Center giving Dance of Spring.
Statue Dance" and Flower Dance, -
directed by Mary Virginia Leehie.
groups from f. v. Brown Center. di-
rected by Evelyn Walter, in THE
Storm and by Marjorie Schuster in
| a Dutch Dance"
The Mid City group under Dorothy
Collins direction, presented two num-
bers, 'Vaise Caprice" and Joyous
Spring" Curtis-H Hyde group appeared
In Snow White" and in Patterns in
the Air" with Evelyn Davis rs in
structor The names of members of
these latter groups already have been
| published in The Star.