Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-17
COMMUNITY IDEA
TO Be CELEBRATED
Tenth Anniversary of Centers
Will Be Observed at
School Tonight.

The origin and development of COM
munity centers in the District will
be related by Edgar c. Snyder, United
States marshal as one of principal
features of the tenth anniversary
celebration of Community Center De
partment at Central High School to-
night.
A community dinner at els o'clock
will open the extensive and varied
program arranged for the occasion.
f. e. Graham, chairman of the Com
munity Center Council. will preside,
and District Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty will act as POSTMASTER. In
response to a roll call by Miss Sibyl
Baker. director Of community centers,
brief responses will be made by the
following: Alton r. Carly, president
of Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation; f. F. Colladay of the e. v.
Brown Center, DR.. Willard S. Small
of East Washington Center; Walter
B. Fry of Macfarland Center; George
Russell of Park View Center, Miss
Mary Lazenby of Reservoir Center;
Allan Davis Of Southeast Center and
Mrs. NJ. H. Darton of Thomson
Center.
Brief Talks Planned.
Row l.. Neuhauser will conduct a
series of brief talks by prominent clti-
zens on Contributions to Community
Service as Rendered by Our School
Buildings" Speakers include: Charles
F.. Carusi, on trusteeship OF school
buildings: Mrs. Edouard Albion, on
music; Gideon A. Lyon, on drama; r.
V. Thomson, on athletics; DR.. PAU
Bartsch, on Scouts; Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, on parent-teacher associations;
-
tons. and DIR. Frank w. Ballou, on
the school system.
Representative Kelly of Pennsyl-
vania will deliver one of the principal
addresses on Americas Use of Her
Schoolrooms Grade School Orches-
ira. directed by Mrs. Laura F. Ward.
will render selections for the dinner
program.
"Open house" will he held following
the dinner until II o'clock. A program
including motion pictures, music. mod
ern and old time dancing, social games
and a basket ball game has been ar
ranged. The public is invited to both
the dinner and entertainment.
Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy, first direc-
tor of District community centers, who
is now living in the Bahama Islands,
has sent a message of congratulations
to the Community Center Department.
DIR. John Van Schaick. former presi-
dent of the Board of Education, now
residing in Boston, and Leroy f. Bow
man. secretary of the National Com
munity Center Association of New
York, are also among those who have
sent their congratulations.
Organizations Represented.
Among those who will be present
oionpr and MrG Dough
erty, Representative Zihlman of Mary
land, Representative Rainey of Della
ware and Mrs. Rainey, +. c. Graham
and Mrs Graham, Louis BrownlOw,
William Bruce King. Judge +. l.. Sid
dons. Judge Mary O'Toole. Isaac Cans
and Mrs. Cans. Mrs. Howard l.. HodG-
kins, Mrs w. Fl. Heron. Henry Gilli
gan, Asst. Supts. of Schools S. E. kra-
mer and r. i. Haycock. Harry O..
Hine, DR. George F. Bowerman, Maj.
E. B. Hesse, Mrs. Fred Du Bots, T.
Lincoln Townsend. Miss Leila Mech
lin, c. E. Beckett, Miss Rose Hardy and
Miss Fay Bentley.
Leading organizations which will be
represented include: Chamber of Com
merce, Board of Trade. Rotary Club.
kiwanis Club, Zonta Club, Women's
City Club, d. c. Chapter. American
Red Cross; D. c. Educational Associa-
ton. Federation of Womens Clubs.
Congress of Parent-Teacher Associa.
tons, High School Teachers Associa.
ton. Twentieth Century Club. Thir.
teen Club, Federation School Mems
Club. Writer'S League. Columbian
Women Of G. w. L., Young Women s
Christian Associa ton, Petworth Won
ems Club. Girl Scouts. Boy Scouts.
Washington College of Music, Special
Child Study Club, keene Parent
Teacher Association, Columbia Heights
Citizens Association. MidCity Citi-
zens' Association. Petworth Citizens
. Association, Columbia Heights Bust.
ness Mems Association, Georgia Ave
nue. Business Mems Association.