Evening star., 1928-12-01
COMMUNITY GROUP
HOLDS CARNIVAL
Miss Mary Shomette Crowned
''Queen" at Southeast
Center'S Festival.

approximately 1000 persons made
merry at carnival, featured by shows,
contests and dancing. in the Southeast
Community Center, Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. last
night.
The affair was under the auspices of
various organizations of Southeast
Washington, with general welfare and
other groups outside that section CO.
operating in making the affair a
success.
Although several hundreds, perhaps,
were kept from attending due to in
clement weather, those present refused
to have their spirits dampened by the
rain outside and joined merrily in the
spirit of the occasion.
AS a befitting climax to the evening
the carnival queen" was selected in
the person of Miss Mary Shomette, 2l
years old, of 635 A street southeast. by
a committee of judges from the Colum-
bia Heights Business Mems Association.
Persons from without the community
were chosen to avoid any possible
chance of favoritiSm. The committee
adjudged the queen" from the volume
of applause from the audience.
Pay Honor to Queen.
The queen" was seated upon her
throne in the center Of the stage in
the auditorium of the building, where
she had numerous honorS paid her by
the ladies of the court in the form
of classic dances, while the court jest
ers" in the persons of tiny tots did
series of acrobatic dances. These were
as follows:
Ladies of the court-Sarah Bergling,
Ganevieve Bergling, Ella Bergling, Vir-
ginia Wilson, Margaret Swenk, Dollie
Swenk, Dorothy Brady, Vivienne Hen
bricks, Marion Roch, Fanny Goldman,
Anna Capanelli, Estelle Guy and Mar
garet Edge. Court jesters-ElSie Smith
son, Mary Colin, Margaret Colin and
and dances were directed by Miss
Evelyn Davis.
A vaudeville program was opened
with Introductory remarks by Mrs.
Helen W. Zeller, after which the BuSi-
ness High School Music Club, directed
by Miss Louise Thompson, was present.
ed Selections were rendered by the
clubs vocal seXtet, composed of Paul
Wall, Edward Leonard, Millard Bowen,
Bernard Rosenblot, Fred Schaeffer and
Joe Ginberg, and xylophone solo was
played by Henry Goldstein.
Next came a sketch, "a Pair OF
Luuatics," presented by Elizabeth Hun
ter and William Rigney of the South
east Community Players. This was fol-
lowed by song and dance act by
Geraldine Stevens and "blackface
act by Elsie Hall and Clara
.euli. A violin solo was rendered by
Isadore Fisher of the Washington Col
lege of Music, following which was
"bIackface act" by Chick" Godfrey
and Phil OSthaus. A special demon
stration was then given by the I'm
proved Order of Red Men and the
Degree of PocahontaS.
Win Parade Prizes.
Little Ivy Thompson, 8 years old, OF
13 Sixteenth street southeast, ano
Howard Kindle, jr., 953 Fourteenth
street southeast, were awarded prizes
In a children's costume parade. Miss
Pauline Hayden was in charge OF the
latter.
other features included marionette
show, staged for the young children; a
basket ball game between children of
House, and social dancing
in the basement.
Various exhibits were placed on the
first floor and a first aid station was
established there in charge Of DR.. John
Ajax of Casualty Hospital, with corps
of nurses under the direction Of Miss
Betty Hahn for taking care of any
skinned fingers, bruises or any other
possible casualties. Other first-hoor
exhibits included neatly arranged
little model Of the southeast branch Of
the Public Library, in charge Of Miss
Frances S. Osborne, branch librarian;
a Boy Scout exhibit, in charge of
arl VXYnlAcfoy oSc{ctoOf pnu CnnHYf
executive in the District an exhibit by
the Instructive Visiting Nurses Society,
in charge of Miss Mary O'Brien, assist
ed by Miss Margaret OLone; an exhibit
by the tuberculosis Association and the
Associated Charities, in charge of Miss
Helen Story.
The committee of judges from the
Columbia Heights Business Mems AsSo-
ciatio nfor selecting the queen was
composed of william Snellenberg, Harry
Somack, D. Hartsell Morris Schlosberg
and S. Hoffman.
Groups Cooperating.
ORGANIZATIONS cooperating in giving
the affair, which was under the general
of Mrs. M. w. Davis of the
Southeast Community Center, were:
The Southeast Business Mems Asso-
citation, Southeast Citizens Association,
Lincoln Park Citizens Association,
Parent Teacher Associations of the
Southeast schools, Friendship House,
Southeast Library, Instructive Visiting
Nurses Society, Associated Charities,
Casualty Hospital, Southeast Com
munity Players, Southeast Community
Children's Dancing Groups and Martha
cambridge drill team. Groups of stu
dents from the Hine Junior High School
and from the Lenox Vocational School
also, as we'll as other persons in the
community, Improved Order Of Red
Men, Degree of PocahontaS and the
Boy Scouts also assisted.
Cake, candy and soft drinks were
on sale on several floors, the proceeds
to be appropriated toward community
center work.
While all was in progress wild
animals" in caricature, with boys fur
nishing the power Of locomotion,
roamed the halls.
The committee on arrangements for
the affair was composed of the follow
ing: Charles H. Jenkins, president;
Charles A. Everett, secretary of the
Southeast Business Mems Association;
Harold E. Warner, principal of Hine
Junior High School; Mrs. M. w. Davis,
community secretary of the Southeast
Center, and Mrs. M. J. Moran.
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