Evening star., 1934-03-18
SPRING PROGRAM
OPENSAT CENTERS
Athletics, Music and Drama
Being Stressed In All
Communities.

The Spring recreation program at
the community centers Is now under
way with athletic events, music and
drama festivals and social gatherings
stressed In all communities.
Southeast Center offers two events
School on Tuesday night an informal
dance will be given by the teams Of
basket ball players that have used the
gymnasium there throughout the
Winter. The presentation Of medals
to the members of the Miller Furni-
ture Co. players, the winning team in
the Southeast Basket Ball League, will
be made Tuesday night and the run
ners-up in the Winters contest, the
Anacostia business mems team, will
receive q basket ball trophy. Acrobatic
tumbling, tap dancing and variety
of prizes for floor stunts will also be
awarded.
A soft ball" league has been
Heights, Miller Furniture Co., Dixies,
Eastons, Christ Church, Washington
Passers and the Anacostia Business
Men join in the series of games.
The weekly social dance at Bu-
chanan auditorium of Southeast Gen.
ter on Thursday night will be the oc-
casion Of the presentation of prizes to
the winner Of the popularity contest to
select Miss Buchanan"
The boxing and wrestling section Of
the Mcfarland Community Club will
not hold its usual session in Roosevelt
Armory Wednesday night, but will re-
lease the use Of the armory to the
Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association
for q card party for the benefit Of Ger
tain underprivileged students.
lexington Center offers a program
of activities featuring a series of bas-
ket ball games in Langley Center
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
held Friday night in Langley gym
nasium.
Thomson Center will hold benefit
performance Tuesday night of Gin
derells and the Silver Slipper" TO aid
the Parent Teacher Association fund.
Thursday evenings events comprise
an adult class in modern dancing,
meeting Of the Gaelic study groups
and music and drama club rehearsals.
Afternoon recreation for juniors in
cludes a children's voice class and
violin classes at 3:15 o'clock on We'd
nesday and the Hobby Club for chill
dren and grown-upS on Thursday at
the same hour.
Special community dance classes for
children are held Tuesday at the
Force School building at sis and on
Saturday in John Quincy Adams
School building at 10 and at II o'clock.
Three periods Of general activity are
scheduled for Monday night at Birney
Center, commencing at 7:30 with boys
games, junior art group, the Young
Peoples Social Club and an art group
for women. followed at o'clock by
the Twilight Whist Club, Wisteria
DRAMATIC Club, Girls Glee Club and
Birney Harmonizers, and at $50 by
harmonica group, boys handcraft,
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Girls Social Club and Anacostia Ath-
letic Club.
Thursday and Friday nights at
Dunbar Center there will be special
events and activities for young people
including whist and other games, the
Dunbar boys chorus and Young Peo-
ple's Social Club, also the Dunbar
senior chorus and a program by tai
ented groups, with games of all kinds
Wednesday Is community night at
Francis Center, with chorus rehearsal,
dramatic clubs, games and basket ball
events open to all corners. TUESDAY Is
community night at Burrville Center,
offering the same variety for meft and
women and for juniors as the other
important community centers. The
Burrville Women's Club will meet that
night also.
Community night Is Wednesday at
Garfield Center. Beginning at 7:30
o'clock there will be activities of all
kinds for young and older folks, to
which the neighborhocd at large is in
vited. The usual full program Is
scheduled for Garnet-Patterson Gen.
ter, which specializes in a nightly
schedule Of basket ball and other ath-
letic games, as well as music, drama
and general recreation.