Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
SEASON TO START
FOR n CENTERS
Programs Arranged for This
Week Include Drama,
Music and Rhythm.

Community centers in Washington
which last year had a recorded attend
ance OF 1872 persons, will swing into
the Fall and Winter season this week
Fourteen of the centers, which are under
direction of Miss Sibyl Baker of the
Community Center Department of the
public schools. will embark upon their
programs, with the Central Center post
pontng the start OF its athletic program
until October H.
Plans for the season were outlined yes
terday at a meeting of the community
y secretaries at the Franklin AdminlStra-
ton Building Programs of drama, mu-
sic and rhythm have been scheduled in
al TIE centers and in many commune
ties, auditoriums and gymnasiums have
been added to the facilities placed at
the disposal of the public.
Inc Thompson Center. OF which Mrs.
4 A. c. Driscoll is secretary, viii open
=. Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock A
. choral group under direction of Kurt
Hetzel will meet Tuesday night for re-
. hearsal. Childrens groups for rhythm
and tap dancing will meet Thursday and
. Friday afternoons after 3 O'Clock.
Garfield Center to Open.
Garfield Center will open Wednesday
with barn dance and with registration
for art groups, athletics for boys. basket
ball for girls, dramstics and singing.
Mrs. Carrie Kno is community secretary.
Park View Community Center, with
Miss Maud Burkin as community Secre-
tary, viii open Wednesday afternoon at
3 O'Clock with groups in rhythmic and in
tap dancing. Friday night beginning at
z o'clock, there will be children'S game
club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, china
painting group, boys handcreft, model
aircraft group, Christmas gift novelty
group and other groups. Registration
will be held for a women's gymnastic
club. which will begin October 10; for
an adult social dance group, and for a
dramatic group under the direction of
William +, Baker
Four centers will open Thursday. Co
lumbia Heights Center, with Mrs Edith
II. Hunter as supervising secretary, and
Mrs. M. s. Young as assistant, will have
registration for all groups. Basket ball
groups Will begin october 3, as will other
evening groups, while afternoon groups
will assemble for work on October is.
Takoma Center, under the direction of
Mrs. 7. G. LETTERS, community secretary,
will open Thursday afternoon at 3:l5
O'Clock for registrations in rhythmic
dancing, the groups to meet weekly
thereafter on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
at that hour. Girl Scouts will meet
regularly every Monday afternoon at
Takona Center. beginning tomorrow.
Registrations Thursday.
Registration for drill teams wishing to
use the center. athletic teams. social
clubs church athletic teams. swimming
clubs. dramatic clubs and girls basket
ball teams win take place at Dunbar
Community Center Thursday, under SUI
pervision of Mrs. Knox, community sec
Rotary. The opening of Garnet-Patter-
son Community Center under Miss Eta
JOhnSon's direction, will also take place
that evening, all persons being invited to
register for groups in domestic art. home
hygiene and first aid. The use of the
Garnet-Patterson Building is offered to
community organizations for meetings.
rehearssls and neighborhood events.
Basket ball teams are asked to register
with Clarence A. Brown any Tuesday or
Thursday evening at 1880 O'Clock for
entrance into Community Center
League The Deep Purple Alumnae of
the Play Leaders Institute viii hold a
grand ramble" october Q, in Garnet
Patterson Gymnasium.
There viii be five openings on Friday:
Langley and Mcfarland Centers being
under direction of Mrs. A. L. irving.
community secretary. At 7:30 pm. bows
in the neighborhood who can play on
any instrument are invited to organize
o community band The meeting will
be held in the auditorium of the Lang
ley Center. At 7o'clock at Mcfarland
Center, there will be registrations for
bridge, dancing and dramatics. Appli-
cations will be received for the use of
the gymnasium. The first community
dance at Mcfarland win be held Oc-
tober "a.
Southeast Center, with Mrs. M. w
Davis as community secretary. will hold
its nrst Fall session of the children's
dance group Friday, with the opportu-
nifty for registration for cilildren's dra-
mates and for adult groups in dramat-
les and athletics. The center offers two
gynlrasiums, an auditorium and a
number of smaller rooms for the use
OF the people Of the community.
West Washington Center.
West washington Center. located in
Francis Junior High School, will bs
open Friday evening for registration
and assignment of hours An attractive
program is planned for the year, to in.
cluoe games in the gymnasium, basket
Dali practice, handwork, Boy Scouts
ORR Reserves, music groups, boatmak.
ing, kite and model plane making anc
special programs in the auditorium
East Washington Community Center
will open Saturday evening with spe-
cial community program, including mo.
ton pictures and dance. There viii
be registering for rhythmic dancing
dramaticS, athletics and dressmaking
Three evenings each Week-Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays-the center
will be open to the public, with dance;
Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout thu
season. The Washington Boys hide
pendent Band viii hold it's first re
hearsal Tuesday. October 7, and tn
dressmaking group will meet that eve
ming for its first Fall session. Mrs L
W. Hardy is supervisor at this center
with Mrs. Ella Scott in charge.
The Burrville Center will open Mon
day. October 6. for registration in groul
activities including music. Spanish, fol-
dances, games, piano practice and ORA
mates. On Tuesday, october 7.
pageant. Harvest Time" will be pre-
scented as the opening event in the sea
son. TO be followed by general dancing
The center will be open also on Octobe
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