Evening star., 1934-02-11

by Miss Bessie Litman Other events
continue as usual.
Roosevelt Center, open Monday
through Thursday, in the evening be-
ginning at 7 o'clock, will have con-
tract bridge, social dancing, tap and
rhythmic dancing; a dramatic club,
and a short-story class. Full tnfor-
nation may be had at the center on
these nights from Mrs. A. L. Irving,
community secretary.
The Mcfarland Community Club,
for boys and young men. is open all
four nights from Monday through
Thursday, with basket ball, volley
ball, wrestling, boxing, dramatics, mu-
sic and debating. The boys and young
men of the neighborhood are invited
to use this club. A glee club Is being
formed, to which all young men who
want to sing are welcome.
Southeast Center offers many free
activities in Hine Junior High School
Branch, Monday evening being devoted
to music for adults, and Friday to mu-
sic for children, under an experienced
leader, beginning at $50 O'Clock. Play
producing and drama groups are fea-
tu-ed here on Friday beginning at
$50 for children, and at o'clock
for young people and adults. A So
! cial hour on Friday will be held in
the girls gymnasium, to which every
body Is invited.
Buchanan Branch of Southeast
Center features special events on
Thursday, with social dancing, and
on Saturday the Recreational Club,
both at 8 o'clock.
Thomson Center features this week
the following activities: Wednesday
afternoon at 3:15, voice training class
for boys and girls; Thursday evening
at g. ball room dancing for adults
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock, Boys
| Athletic Club, with all sorts of att-
letic games and stunts taught by Joe
GalaSso. Special classes are held Sat-
urday morning in John Quincy Ad-
ans School Building, in children's
dancing, to which children in the
neighborhood are invited. Tuesday
afternoon at 3:15 o'clock In Force
School Building, children are invited
to attend the children's dance group
Negro History week is being cele-
brated by many Of the community
Birney, Burrville, Garfield and Gar
| net-Patterson. At Birney Center, a
joint meeting will be held on Monday
! at 8 pm. by the Hillsdale Citizens
Association, Birney School PIT. A.,
Frederick Douglass Peace Circle and
Birney Community Center Among
the speakers of the occasion will be
Representative Oscar De Priest, Mr..
Morris Lewis, Miss Anne L. Goodwin
Of the community center department
and DR.. Amanda Hillyer. There will
be musical selections and other social
| features.
History Week Celebration.
At Garfield Center, the Negro His
tory week celebration will be held
Wednesday at pm, under the aus
pices of the Garfield Citizens Asso-
citation and the Garfield Community
Center Dean West of Howard Uni
versity will be the speaker Of the
evening, other features being dramatic
readings, one-act play, music and
recitations. The public is invited.
Burrville Center will have a special
pageant performance Tuesday evening
at 8 o'clock entitled up From the
Deep" arranged and presented by the
Burrville Women's Club. directed by
Miss Mamie Foster. The public Is
| invited to attend this celebration.
Garnet-Patterson Center will hold
/ its celebration in the auditorium of
| the center, Thursday night at 8:15
! o'clock, sponsored by Mrs. Amanda
Gray Hilyer and Miss Eta johnson,
/ community secretary. The program
of the evening will include numbers
by the Amphion Glee Club and the
/ Krigwa Players, including John Mat
thews and Willis Richardson. The
| public is invited to this event.