Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-22
TAKOMA HON0RS
FIRST PRESIDENT
Athletic, Musical and Other
Features on Washington
Birthday Program.

Washington's birthday is being
celebrated today at the Presbyterian
Community Hall, Takoma Park. Md,
under the auspices OF the Presby
terrain Community Hall activities
committee.
| The program started this afternoon
; AT i:la o'clock with the sounding of
Assembly" by n buclar from Takoma
| Park Troop. No. 81, Boy Scouts Of
America. followed by a Junior boys
ba sket ball contest the teams being
cap,ained by Peter RHmsen. jr., and
! tulbertson Clark. AT | 80 O'Clock an
intermediate boys basket bali contest
| + scheduled between the Junior boys
| teams from Takoma Park, Md. High
| School. I
VOIley Ball Contest.
| At 80 o'clock volley ball contest
Will he played between teams from
he brotherhood gym class captained
! by Mr.. Adamson and Mr.. Axtel. A
la sket ball contest between the Davis
girls class and the intermediate girls
team will he featured at $40 o'clock.
Miss ENangeline paravanno il mana
ger or the former team and Miss Ruth
McNary captain OF the latter team.
Maj. Norman will direct exhibi-
t'VhS Huu tohtcStS nv the boy NtOitS.
starting at $3.50 O'Clock. Colonial days
in music will lie presented ut 4:.o
! o'clock by the school children OF the
Takoma Park, Md. School, under the
direction Of Mrs. Paul V. futile.
From to o'clock a Coloni..l din
ner will he served in the community
hall, the proceeds to he used for
equipment OF the hall. The affair will
be in charge OF the following com
mittees: Ladies advisory committee,
Mrs. Leavitt, Mrs. Remse, Mrs.
findlay, Mrs. Hun, Mrs Coffman and
Mrs. Hooker: dinner. Mr.. Scrivener,
Mr.. Bond, Mr.. Foulk, DIR. Hooker;
publicity. Mr.. Coffman and Mr.. Skin
| ner decorations. Mr.. Heffner and MIR.
Hsff; tickets, Mr.. Axtell,' chairman
and treasurer. a
Gives Organ Recital.
In the main auditorium Mrs. Jack
son will render an organ recital from
$50 to { o'clock. followed by general
singing, led by Mr.. Warner, from Ito
7:4S o'clock. Others on the committee
are Messrs. Norma ndy and Linton.
At o'clock another basket ball
contest will be staged between the
Remsen class team. with MIR. Will
Hams captain and Mr.. Hendrick
ma mayer. with the House pages team
as the opposing team, captained by
Thomas White. The evenings pro-
gram will conclude with a final basket
ball contest between the Takoma
Athletic Club team, managed by
Dillow Smith. and the Walter Reed
Center team. All events are free to
the public except the dinner.
Community Fete Tonight.
The annual community celebration
of Washington's birthday anniversary
will take place tonight at s o'clock in
Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall. on
Piney Branch road, Tskoma Park,
with Rev. Clarence True Wilson as
the principal speaker of the evening.
The affair is being given under the
| auspices Of the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association, the, Citizens Asso-
, citation Of Takoma, p. G; the Com
munity League, the District of Co
lumbia Parent Teachers Association,
the Maryland Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, the Civic Study Club and the
Council of Mothers Clubs, represent
ing II mothers clubs in Takoma
Park
The program of the evening will
include vocal selections by Mrs. f..
Clyde Shade and Herbert Lawson.
community singing and four surprise
numbers which the committee has ar
ranged for the Occa sion.
The officers Of the general commit
tee in charge of the celebration in
clude: Chairman. Herbert Walton
Rutledge: secretary, F.. r.. Staebner:
treasurer, Mrs. Karl F. krumke. adj
visory members, S. II. McCrory, C. c.
Waters and r. f. Gould.
Personnel of Committees.
The subcommittee are as follows:
Program r. f. Staebner, chairman:
DR. III. W. Whitaker. G. w. G. Brett
DR.. W. A. Hooker, Mrs. w. r. Matt.
son. Mrs. G. ID. Blachley, Mrs F.. L.
Lewton. Music-W. r. Mattson.
chairman; Mrs. Farenback, Mrs.
Samuel Sc,ibner. Mrs. E. Clyde Shade,
ii. l. Houston. Mrs. f. w. Quinter
Mrs. Leona Hills. Walter Trey, f. f.
Reynolds. Publicity-John w. Coff
man. chairman: Howard =. Fisk. ]. q.
Belt, William I.eavitt, II. A. Axtell.
Col. r. =. Porter. Mrs. r. &. Pierce,
Mrs. ID. F. Angler, Mrs. John W.
Coffman. reception Mrs. Louis
Nogt. chairman; Airs. Walter Trey.
Mrs. =. q. Waters. Mrs. Mary Iamond
White, Rev. j. II. Gillespie. Mrs. J. G..
Nellis. &. ID. BIachley. &. II. Spencer.
Mrs. A. Owen Penny. Mrs. A. W.
Miller. Mrs. w. A. Hooker. Mrs. A.
l.. Barrows. Mrs. Mida Cady, Mrs. l..
w. kephart. Mrs. H. r. Ewing, Roy
y. Ferner. e. A. Cha ndler. Refresh
ments-Mrs. Karl +. krumke. chair
man: Mrs. s. j. Dennis, Frank Rep
pert. Mrs. Sherman W. Jack. Mrs. A.
l.. Jones, Mrs. G. V. Johnson, Mrs.
Herbert Walton Rutledge, Mrs. Ru-
dolph Wilson, Mrs. r.. r. Iadd, DIR.
&. G. Galloway, Mrs. Peter Remsen,
Miss Tingle and Mrs. Mckenney.