Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-04

Community Center Department, Prank
lin Administration Building, National
1906.
Central Center, Thirteenth and Cliff.
ten streetS-Drin teams basket bal
teams, and the National Capital Rife
Club will open the Center on Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, rs groups being assigned
periods.
Chevy Chase Center, Thirty-sfxth
and Ellicott place-An evening of en-
tertainment with lecture illustrating the
parks of the West and a program Of
dance numbers will be given at the Ben
Murch School January 8 at pm.
New terms in tap dancing for juniors
and adults and in women's gym work
will be on Monday evenings.
Advanced instruction in contract
bridge has been scheduled for the first
three Monday evenings in January.
The first lesson in social dancing fol
adults viii be given January IL at
pm. Children's tap classes will begin
new terms on Friday afternoon
Rhythm groups will start new terms
beginning this week.
Columbia Heights Center, Wilson
Teachers College, Eleventh and Harvard
streets-Children will meet for rhythm
on the afternoons of Tuesday and Wed
nesday, and on Saturday morning. Tar
lessons are given on Saturday at 1C
am. Athletic groups, The Welsh
Society, Columbia Players and Oates
Orchestra are scheduled for Tuesday
evening.
Ye Olde Time Dance is on Thursday
in addition to rehearsals of Columbis
Players, drama, Capitol City Orchestra
and athletic groups. Scouting, athletics
and the Women's Eastern Star Club
are on Friday evening.
East Washington Center, Seventeenth
and East Capitol streets southeast
With % assigned periods this center is
open on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day evenings In addition 10 seven basket
bah teams on Tuesday, the activities
are community dancing, Washington
Boys Independent Band, dressmaking,
and from to pm. open library.
Scheduled for Thursday are seven
athletic groups, drill practice, East
washington Community Players, and
from 5 to 9 pm, open library. On
Saturday there is basket ball practice
by three teams, and social dancing
rhythm for girls, Boy Scout meeting
and moving pictures.
Langley Center. Second and T streets
enthusiastically five basket bal
teams are scheduled and on Friday eve
ming in addition to four athletic groups
there have been arranged a play period
for boys of the community, rhythm foI
children, Elks Boys Band rehearsal, and
social dancing instruction for adults.
Mcfarland Center, Iowa avenue and
webster street-Adults interested in tap,
social or natural dancing are requested
to come to Mcfarland tomorrow be-
tween and pm. group in rhythm
meets at Barnard School Monday after
noon.
The director of the Mcfarland Play
ers will cast three-act play as soon
as the group gets together after the holi-
days. All those wishing to try out for
q part are requested to attend the club
January z. Other groups meeting are
rhythm and tap in the afternoon. Ath-
letic clubs and drill teams meet in the
evening.
A new class in bridge instruction will
form January at 8 pm. Instruction is
followed by an hour Of play. Phil Loria's
Long Island Ramblers will again play
for the community dance this week
Several interested couples representing
the parent-teacher associations and
citizens associations of the community
were present at the dance on December
26. The center is always glad to well
come such visitors and hopes they will
often feel that Mcfarland has some
thing to offer them.
Many of the community center basket
ball league games viii be played at
Mcfarland. Children who have been
waiting to join drama groups should
enter at once before parts for future
plays have been assigned.
Georgetown Center, Gordon Junior
High, Thirty-fourth and Wisconsin ave-
nue-Children wishing to enter rhythm
e. 10
Thursday at PM, at Gordon Junior
Higa School.
Park View Center, Warder and New
ton Children's groups for es-
thetic and tan dancing are on Wednes-
day afternoon, and the Children's Game
Club, woodwork group, and Scout meet
tngs are on Friday In the early evening.
Adults on Friday evening have interest
ing groups in china painting. leather
tooling, hammered silver, gymnasium
exercises for women, athletics and social
dancing.
Southeast Center, Hine Junior High,
Seventh and G streets southeast-The
center Is open on the evenings of Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday for adult
groups including athletics. orchestra
afternoons Of Monday and Thursday for
Gil Scout meetings. Children enjoy
dramatics and 6ancing on Friday eve
ming and Saturday morning and after
noon. A community dance is at $3.50
o'clock Friday. meeting Of the En-
tertatnment Committee is called for jan
uary at 8 pm. in Room 900. The
Southeast Community Players viii hold
two rehearsals q week, Wednesday and
Friday, In preparation for the play tour
nament and the entertainment compe-
Htton for the Southeast Center.
TakOma Center, Piney Branch road
and Dahlia street-Beginning January
5 regular activities win be as follows:
Monday, Girl Scout Troop. No. so: Tues
day, rhythm and tap; wednesday,
rhythm and tap; Thursday, ladies gym
and adult social dancing: Friday, chill
dren's drama group; Saturday, Boys
Athletic Club and youths social dancing
Thomson Center, Twelfth and L
streets:
Adult activities cover q wide variety
OF subjects. Drama, speed-up dictation,
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