Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
At Community Centers

The Community Center Department,
Franklin Administration Building, Ma
tional 1900.
Arrangements are being made by the
Community Center Department to have
rooms opened in the local centers where
people may have games Of checkers,
backgammon, bridge, parchesi and many
others that may be suggested. Also in
some of the centers people will be in
Wted to gather informally to sing IA
vorite songs from words thrown on a
screen and to see slide pictures and
movies.
Game rooms have been established at
Columbia Heights for Tuesday, Thurs
day and Friday nights; at Southeast for
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; at
Mcfarland on Wednesday and Friday;
at Thomson on Thursday, and at Love-
Joy on Monday and Wednesday
Movies are being shown at Garnet
Patterson on Thursday and at West
Washington on Friday nights Commu-
nifty sings, slide pictures and entertain
ments are at the Southeast Center on
Monday and at Thomson on Thursday
evenings.
Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman
and the group of concert dancers will
tute at Mckinley Auditorium, Second
and T streets northeast, February IL, at
8:15 pm.
Central Center, Thirteenth and Cliff
ton streets: Five Community Center
League games will be played during the
week; two Monday, two Wednesday and
one Thursday. The center is open Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, with athletic groups and drill
teams scheduled.
Chevy Chase Center, E. v. Brown
School, Connecticut avenue and McKin-
ley street: Groups in bird study for chill
dren for the four Mondays in February
are under the leader from the Audubon
Society. Rhythm for children is given
both Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3 and
4 pm. to give the part-time school
classes the privilege of this work French
conversation and tap dancing are also
on the schedule for this center.
Ben Murch School, Thirty-sixth street
and Elllcott place: Lessons in contract
bridge and social dancing for adults
The women'S gymnasium group accepts
new members at any time. Public
speaking Fridays at 4 pm. Children's
groups In expression, rhythm and tap
Mondays and Fridays.
Columbia Heights Center, Wilson
Teachers College, Eleventh and Har-
ward streets:
Monday evening, rehearsal for Com
munity Drama Guild tournament; meet
ing OF Columbia Heights Community
Center Advisory Committee.
Tuesday evening, athletic teams, Com
munity Drama Guild rehearsal, Colum-
bia Players, Oates Orchestra. Game
room open.
"Wednesday evening, Community ORA
ma Guild tournament plays. Game room
open.
Thursday evening, athletics, Columbia
Players, American Legion Auxiliary.
Friday evening, basket ball practice,
Boy Scout troops, women's Eastern Star
group. Capital City Orchestra, Commu-
nifty Drama Guild tournament plays.
Game room open. Dancing instruction
for children in rhythm and tap is on
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and
morning.
East Washington Center, Seventeenth
and East Capitol streets: Two Com
munity Center Basket Ball League
games Thursday and Saturday eve
nings. The library is open to the pub
lie Tuesday and Thursday from to 9
pm. Other activities are the Boys In
dependent Band, dressmaking, COM
dancing and basket ball, Tues
day; East Washington Community
Players and athletics, Thursday;
rhythm, scouting, social dancing, NOV
ing pictures and community program,
basket ball practice, Saturday.
Georgetown Center, Gordon Junior
High, Thirty-fourth street and Wiscon-
sin avenue: Thursday afternoon, rhythm
and tap dancing groups for children
and Girl Scout Troop No. IL, Gordon
Junior High School
Langley Center, Second and T
streets northeast: Basket ball teams
practice Monday and Friday. Rhythmic
and natural dancing instruction, boys
play group and Elks- Boys Band re-
hearsal, Friday evening.
mcfarland Center, Iowa avenue and
Webster street:
Monday evening, Women's Benefit
Association Drill Team.
Wednesday evening, basket ball
teams, dancing instruction for adults,
Mcfarland Players, game room open
for adults.
Friday evening, the game room open
for children. and adults, instruction
group in bridge, Boy Scout, Troop No.
80, practice by basket ball teams, Com
munity Center League game, Petworth
VS.. CreScents; Valentine dance at pm.
Children's groups in dancing inStruc-
ton Monday afternoon at Barnard
School and Wednesday afternoon at
Mcfarland. At the Petworth School,
Saturday morning, are dramaticS and
acrobatic dancing for children.
Park View Center, Warder and New
ton streets: Park View Citizens Asso-
citation, Wednesday, 7:30 pm.
Friday evening the activities are
Children's Game Club, tap dancing
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, boys wood
work group, instruction In china paint
ing, leather tooling, hammered silver
and athletics. The PIT. A. will have a
card party and dance.
TakOma Center, Piney Branch road
and Dahlia street: Children's activi-
ties afternoons of Monday. Tuesday
Wednesday and Friday, and Saturday
morning include scouting, rhythm, tap,
drama and athletics; adults have gym
nasium practice and dancing Friday
evening; Junior Club dance, pm,
Friday.
Thomson Center, Twelfth and L
streets: Many of the study and recre-
ational groups are beginning new
courses and will admit additional men,
bers. These include French, Spanish,
auction bridge and tap Tuesday eve
ming; also Tuesday are groups in adj
vanced French and dramaticS by unit
of Shakespeare Society.
Thursday evening, advanced tap fer
adults, Lyric Orchestra rehearsal, Gae-
lie Study group, Thomson Playmakers
Dramatic Group rehearsal Lincoln's
programme which public is in
vited, no admission charge-and lecture
on Irish history.
The activities for Friday evening in
clude French beginners group, begin
ners' tap, advanced tap, Washington
Writers League, social dancing instruc-
ton and practice for adults, open to
any one interested; after 10 pm, cotil-
lion and Virginia reel are taught.
Friday afternoon, rehearsal for
George Washingtons Birthday pro-
nrarnn Ghildren's dancing instruction