Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01
COMMUNITIES PLAN
FORRECQRDSEASON
Eighteen Centers viii Open
Registration Officially
During Week.

With the official opening of the 1928
20 Community Center department. OF
the Public Schools this afternoon, reg
istration for classes to meet regularly
throughout the Winter will begin this
week in seven white ccnters ana clever
colored centers, and others will bcgir
during the month. New plans have
been announced forecasting the Biggest
year in the history OF community center
activities.
New buildings are bcirg planned tc
include recreational activities for boti
schools and the community rs larger
number of citizens groups are making
use of school buildings for monthly
meetings. Last year 81 buildings in the
city were used by civic groups under
tbs auspices of the Community Center
Department, and to date this year. lis
civic associat ionS have filed applications
to use the city's centers this Winter for
regular meetings.
For the coming season, the depart
ment under the direction OF Miss Slbyl
Baker will place at the disposal OF the
public a larger number of centers and
a greater number of special activities
than ever before. Regular activities OF
the center include athletics, music,
drama, handcraft, industrial art, Ian
guages and many others.
Columbia Heights.
Columbia Heights Center with Mrs.
Ida e. Keller as secretary, opens at
once for registration in advance Of the
big opening rally on October 10. the
new schedule at this center includes
Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Fri
day regularly, with extra nights for
special activities.
East Washington Center, with Mrs.
L. w. Hardy as supervisor and Mrs.
Ella Scott as executive in charge, will
also begin it's regular schedule AT once.
which includes tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday nights and features variety
of activities. This center has announced
the holding of its first motion picture
entertainment on Saturday, to which
the public is invited.
Southeast Center will begin registra-
ton at once, but regular activities Will
not be started until october 8.
Thompson Center will also open to-
day for registration in classes including
languages, music, bridge, speed-Writing.
dramatic art, rhythmic dancing and
physical training for adults with classes
on Monday, Thursday and Friday eve
nings
Registration will begin at once in
Loveloy Center for athletics, industrial
art, music, drama and clubs for boys
and girls, but its official opening will
not be held until Monday, October 8,
and Saturday nights will be
community nights at Military Road,
where piano classes and the Buzzing
Bees Club will be continued along with
other features.
Other Openings.
Smothers Center will open this aft
ernoon. featuring music and art classes
as will also the centers in divisions
1913. Mrs. M. E. Ellis, secretary at
Birney, announces Monday and Friday
as regular center nights, with music
extension classes on Saturdays.
Tomorrow a Community Get-to-
gether" will be held at Burrville Center,
with registrations for classes in indus
trial art and club meetings. The Cleve-
land Community Center schedules in
cludes sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays
during the Winter, including activities
in industrial art, first aid, home nurs-
ing, dietetics and surgical dressings.
Adult piano extension classes will be a
new feature at. this center.
Park View Center will open with a
community social on wednesday eve
ming. to which the PARENT Teachers
Association, Citizens Association and
members of the community are invited.
Garfield Center will also open We6nes-
day night with big community meet
ing and Sing" at 1880, as we'll as
club meetings.
Centers scheduled for opening on
Thursday are Deanwood and Dunbar;
on FRIDAY. Mcfarland Center and
West Washington Center, in the Phil
lips School, Randall Center will open
on October 10, at 1880 pm.