Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-25
Y. w. c. A. News

Y. w. q. A. THIS AFTERNOON at O'CLOCK,
in place of the usual music program.
A Victrola concert will be given Sun
day, September l, but the programs
with visiting artists will be resumed
September 8. Miss Mignonette O. Buck
ingham will be the hostess on the roof
this afternoon.
Due to alterations IN the kitchen, the
cafeteria at Seventeenth and K streets
will be closed for dinner this evening
and for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Regular service will be resumed August
rs at the luncheon hour, IL o'clock.
Health Education.
The program for Fall activities
shortly will be ready, offering a vari-
ETY. of choices in the gymnasium and
swimming pools. The new classes are
scheduled to begin on the week OF Octo-
Der /. and registrations for the same
may be made at the health education
Office. Seventeenth and K streets, any
time after September 16.
A new feature in regard to swimming
classes in a special rate to groups OF III
or more, which allows six lessons for 81.
Any group of at least 10 Is eligible for
this class, which will be given in the
street swimming pool
There are to be new classes for little
boys and girls starting shortly. These
will meet three times week, which
enables them to finish before the school
term starts.
Tennis classes and the use of the
tennis courts at Twentieth and B
streets will be continued through the
month of September.
Girl Reserves.
Girl Reserve Summer activities closed
on Thursday. August %. with an out
door program in Rock Creek Park.
After a picnic luncheon. the girls were
entertained by the dramatic group, with
Miss Betty Brundage in charge.
The program of dramatics, hand
crafts, first aid. swimming and nature
study which has been presented by the
Girl Reserve department of the Y. w.
c. A. during the last nine weeks has
been a real experiment. Following a
survey among the 1850 members Of
Girl Reserve Clubs, it was discovered
that 81 per cent of the group would like
vacation. Many girls have proved their
interest by their regular attendance.
Others have taken part between vaca-
ton periods and some of the girls en-
joyed the hobby groups in the short
periods before and after the Summer
school session.
Regular Girl Reserve Club activities
will be resumed with the opening of the
public schools in September. Miss Ma
turned to Ramp Kahlert today and will
be in charge of the program there.
Vacation Lodge.
The outlying grounds of the lodge are
being cleared out and new paths laid,
adding much to the enjoyment of the
guests. Tennis and hiking continue
6n foof 81
door life, large group having taken
advantage of the brilliant moonlight
nights recently for evening hikes.
Ramp Kahlert.
One hundred and twenty campers
joined together in the activities at Ramp
Kahlert and the weeks program began
with a moonlight launch ride out to the
bay on Monday night.
A chatauqua program was arranged
for Tuesday, when several celebrities
were cleverly impersonated. Miss Mary
Middleton as Marilyn Miller sang a
group of songs. Miss Virginia Hunter
interpreted Dorothy Stone in her latest
tap dance and Mrs. Alice Sigworth
Morse, dramatic counselor, as Laurette
Taylor, read Peg O. My Heart" and
won the hearts of all the campers.
On Wednesday night a Valentine |
party was planned by the Ramp Koun- |
Gil and each girl drew the name Of |
another and made Valentine for the |
Valentine box These were distributed |
by Miss Rosabelle Burch, the postman. |
Games, dancing and refreshments COM |
pleted the festive party.
A hike to the estate OF Mrs. H. H. |
Father was taken on Thursday, where !
a picnic supper was served and the |
campers enjoyed another launch ride |
in the evening. On Saturday the eve
ming activities included a pageant. "A |
Wise Woman at the Court of Hygeia,"
by Esse v. Hathaway and several vaude- |
vile features.
The following girls participated in
the pageant: Hygeia, Elizabeth Middle
muss; achievement, Elsa Tavenner;
health examination, Virginia Dawson;
mental health, Estelle Norton; exercise,
Dorothy Cox; nutrition, Isabel Elms;
scription, Mabel Davis; joy. Mary |
Smithson; recreation, Vivian Witt, and
attendants, Ellen Maloney, Dorothy |
Simpson, Georgia Eastman, Jerry Less |
ner. Elizabeth Spasoff, Doris DUNCAN, |
Georgiana Norris, Bertha Lockhart, |
Margaret Fisher. The special features |
consisted Of Barnyard Quartet. in |
which That's Spencer. Margaret Hedge
cock, Margaret Craig and Elizabeth |
Findley were performers: a playlet,
while Breakfast Waited" given by Nell |
Griffith and Frances Fox; a special |
dance by Virginia Hunter, and solo, |
"At the Ball." by Mary Middleton. The |
entire performance was directed by |
Mrs. Morse, dramatic counselor.
A week full of interesting events, !
both day and evening, will close to- i
monial based on the song, New Lamps i
for Old" The ceremonial will take /
place at Camp Fire Point and after |
songs and poems each camper will !;
leave the point carrying little lantern |
made of Japanese crepe paper and |
singing New Lamps for Old"
The following girls served on the !
kamp kouncil during the week, and |,
were responsible for the evening pro- !
grams: Marie Leonard, Jean Burns, |
Lucille Profe, Georginia Norris, Marjorie |
Jane Almond, Ann Tharin, Francis !
Pope, Mary Middleton, Margaret, Fisher, |!
Mildred Slye and Florence Hodge.
Arrangements have been made for q |
special Labor day week end for seniors. |
The bus will 60 down as usual on Sat- |
urday afternoon, August 81, and will |
return on Monday evening. Rates and |
special information may be secured at
the information desk, Seventeenth and |
K streets.
Seniors who left for camp yesterday |
included Misses Mary Short, Ruth /
Finnie, Margaret We'll, Julia Maxwell, !
Lucille Wheaton, Lillian Krause, Flea |
nor Rabbit, Louise CulbertSon, Elva De. |
Graw, Eleanor Westergren and Helen |
Staples. Among the juniors leaving to- |
morrow morning viii be Betty Lee Ale '
exander, Jean Anderson, Mary Arnold, /
Rosemary e. Brown, Jane F. Burns, |.
Mary Cannon, Margaret Clark, Dorothy |
Davidson, Eleanor Davidson, Virginia !
Dillman, Louise Fenton, Lucia FRAZIER,
Frances Virginia Gordon, Carolyn |