Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
BUILDING CENTERS
OPEN FOR SUMMER
Facilities Are Available for
Constructing Model Yacht
# and Aircraft. s

More than 100 boys and girls attended
the "model-building centers" in the city
last week and many more are expected
to take advantage OF these opportunities
this week, when the IL centers will be
In full operation for the months Of July
and August They are being conducted
by the District Model Aircraft League
sponsored by the Community Center De-
partment with the cooperation OF the
Department of Fairgrounds.
Plans for the season include model
yacht building. in all centers, with
model yacht regattaS to be arranged, In
addition 10 the weekly schedule OF
model aircraft events and contests, in
preparation for the annual tournament
in August The contests IN model air.
craft will take place July IL at Boiling
Field for scientific hand-launched
gliders and helicopter. July ID at Con-
Stitution Hall Tor fuselage and scientific
hand-launched planes tpilots and aces
only, and July IS at Macfsrland Com
munity Center for scientific hand
launched baby ROF and helicopter.
Facilities Supplied.
Plans for building simple models in
aircraft and yachts are supplied at the
IL centers and materials are also pro-
Vided for the building of the models.
Contests are likewise held at the differ
ent centerS. with awards being given In
the form of materials and tools. Regis
trations are received for membership in
the D. C. Model Aircraft League at the
centers. where the boys may qualify as
novices and receive their novice buttons
after a 5-seeond flight.
One of the newest models. a tractor,
s'The AScender." Is easily made by in
experienced builders and makes 80 sec
onds in its first flight. Its cost to make
is only II cents. Plans for the building
of The Ascender' may be obtained at
both the Community Center Department
and the Playground Department, as well
as the plans for Jack Parke's record
breaking plane with which he broke
the world record at Boiling Field re-
Gently with a flight of "a minutes, 80
seconds.
Schedule for Summer.
The complete schedule for the Sum-
mer of the model building centers fol-
lows:
Adams Center. Nineteenth and Cali
fornia streets. Thursday pm.
E. v Brown Center, Connecticut
avenue and Mckinley street, Tuesday
pm.
Buchanan Center, Thirteenth and E
streets southeast, Monday pm.
Burroughs Center, Eighteenth and
Monroe streets northeast Tt 'lr- day pm.
Central Cent?. -nlrteenth and Cliff
ton strr 49, tuesday, and Friday pm.
.cIs Junior Center. Twenty fourth
and N streets, Thursday pm.
Garnet-Patterson Center Tenth and
u streets, Friday pm.
Gordon Center Wisconsin avenue
and Thirty fifth street, Friday am.
Mcfarland Center. Iowa and Web
ster avenues, Thursday am
Murch Center. Thirty sixth and Eli
colt streets, Friday pm.
Fark View Center. Warder and New
ton streets, Wednesday pm.
Wheatley Center, Montello avenue and
Neal street northeast. Wednesday pm.
Morning hours are from to II;
afternoon hours are from to 4 O'Clock
John H. Williams. supervisor of model
aircraft building, will be assisted in the
centers by Ohio Williams, Ernest Stout
and James Monroe, assistants in the
Playground Department assigned to this
model building program.